The Rockets veteran takes the initiative to show his goodwill! Unwilling to give up the 44.89 million contract? Changliu Space City is a win-win situation

The Rockets were eliminated by the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs with a score of 4:3. Although the Rockets are second in the regular season Western Conference, in the playoffs, in games where superstars need to play, it is obvious that there are no Curry and Butler-like superstars in the Rockets. The only player that the Rockets can be called a star is Alperon Shinkyung, who has just been selected as an All-Star in the season. So for the Rockets, in terms of overall strength, they are not inferior to the Warriors, and they can even compete with any team in the league. However, in terms of the number of stars, probably only Shin Kyung and veteran Van Variett can play.

Although Van Vreett performed poorly in the first three games of the playoffs, in the last three games, he played All-Star guard-level performance and data, leading the Rockets to a record of 2 wins and 1 loss. Moreover, he also helped the Rockets defeat their opponents in the sixth duel, tied the score to 3:3

, winning the Rockets the opportunity to have a tiebreak battle with the Warriors. It can be said that Van Vreet is the key defender of the Rockets. He is in a better and better form in the playoffs. He is completely different from Jaylen Green who started high and ended low. He is a reliable playoff player. The young Jaylen Green obviously needs to be trained and polished. Jaylen Green should be the worst performer in the Rockets rotation this season's playoffs.

Van Vreett re-proves his value and consolidates his big contract with his outstanding performance in the last three games. We know that the Rockets signed a three-year contract of 130 million yuan with Van Vritte that year, and this contract was in a 2+1 model, and both were fully guaranteed contracts in the first two years. Last season and this season, Van Vreet received an annual salary of more than 40 million yuan.

But now, the two-year contract has been executed, and Van Vreet is about to face the team option as the Rockets are eliminated by the Warriors. The Rockets can decide whether to execute the third year team option to leave Van Vreet. If the Rockets are willing, then Van Vreet's annual salary of 44.89 million will be stable next season; if the Rockets are unwilling to keep Van Vreet, then Van Vreet will become a free agent. By then, he can either sign a new contract with the Rockets or choose to join other teams, which is Van Vreet's personal freedom.

However, after the team was eliminated, Rockets coach Uduka immediately expressed his hope that Van Vritte can continue to play under his command, and Van Vritte currently has the intention to continue to play with the Rockets. According to Rockets' team reporter Kelly Ico, a source revealed that Van Vreet has expressed his gratitude to the Rockets and is willing to play in the Space City for a long time.

And after the tiebreak ended, Van Vritte officially confirmed this. In other words, Van Vreet certainly does not want to voluntarily give up the contract of $44.89 million next season. After all, with his current ability, age and data, it may be difficult to match this big contract. So, if the Rockets are willing to execute the contract, Van Vritte is naturally willing to stay in Space City for a long time. Therefore, it depends on the Rockets' intentions. Van Vreet has expressed his ideas, and it depends on whether the Rockets can keep him.

In fact, for the Rockets, keeping Van Vritte, on the one hand, the team's tactics will not change much, and on the other hand, Van Vritte is also trustworthy in the playoffs. In order to seek stability, Van Vritte also wants to stay with the Rockets for a long time. After all, he has the ball rights here, is the core of the team, and can also get a big contract, so staying with Variette should be a win-win operation.