Rockets officially announced 5 signings! The latest 13+1 luxury list, Durant joins to strive for the championship

On July 11, the Rockets shone brightly in this summer's offseason, taking very quickly, and decisively adjusted the lineup, sending away Jaylen Green, who performed poorly in the playoffs, and introducing star Durant to make up for the team's most lacking link. This time, the Rockets officially announced five signings, and the lineup has become more luxurious. The goal of the new season is to strive for the championship. The Rockets officially announced that they had completed a contract renewal with defender Van Vleet, and the two sides signed a two-year, $50 million contract. Among them, the Rockets rejected Van Vliot's team option of $44.9 million in the 25-26 season, which was equivalent to a large reduction in salary. Although the Rockets refused, if Van Vliot did not agree, they could choose to leave Houston. Obviously, VanVleet still wants to stay here, and his salary reduction also gives the Rockets more room to operate.

In addition, the Rockets also announced an early contract renewal with Smith Jr., signing a five-year, $122 million contract, with full guarantee without any options. In the regular season, Smith Jr. averaged 12.2 points and 7 rebounds per game, which is quite worth it compared to the five-year maximum of $250 million provided by the Thunder to Homegren.

The Rockets then announced the signing of Jeff Green, Holiday and Tate, both of which were 1-year minimum salary contracts, making the team's lineup more in-depth.

With the official announcement of 5 signings in one go, the Rockets' lineup also changed, with 13 official contracts, namely: Durant, VanVleet, Shinkin, Adams, Finney Smith, Smith Jr., Shepard, Amen, Capela, Ethan, Tate, Holiday and Jeff Green, and a two-way player Kevin Harris. This lineup is still very luxurious. After all, without Durant, the Rockets have achieved second place in the Western Conference in the 24-25 season. Their goal in the new season is to strive for the championship. After years of reconstruction, the Rockets finally got on track. They made it to the playoffs for the first time in Harden, but were unfortunately eliminated due to lack of experience in the first round of tiebreak. The Rockets also focused on strengthening this summer, and the trade was obtained by league star Durant. Although he is 36 years old, he still makes stable contributions on the court. He averages 26.6 points, 6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in the 24-25 season, and his scoring ability at critical moments is even more needed by the Rockets. Many times this season, the Rockets are no one standing up in the last quarter, which eventually leads to losing the game. With Durant, this can be changed. In addition, compared to the Suns, Durant can focus on scoring in the Rockets, just like playing for the Warriors, without taking big shots.