Houston abandoned players made 8 of 10 shots, hit 21+4+3! Help the Hawks defeat the Rockets, did Stone miscalculate him?
7:15pm, 15 July 2025Basketball
There is a very noteworthy phenomenon in the league, that is, some players will either be traded or cut off once they leave the Rockets, and will always perform very well after they transfer to other teams. Especially when facing the Rockets, these players can always burst out with extremely strong combat power, defeat the Rockets with their best performance, and avenge the revenge of being cut or traded. On July 15th, we saw another example of this today. In today's NBA summer league, the Rockets lost to the Hawks at the last moment and suffered a three-game losing streak. In this game, the Rockets' 21-year-old shooter Shepard did not play. The Rockets were worried that he had a calf injury, so they did not let him play again. Shepard would not play again even in the next few summer league games.
The Rockets had no star players in this game, and it was inevitable that they would lose in the end. The Hawks had a first-class performance, and he was the forward scorer McVeigh, who came from Australia.
McVie was a Rockets player last season. He got a contract given by the Rockets. However, because of his poor defensive ability, Uduka did not give him too many opportunities. He did not play a few games in the regular season, and he had no chance in the playoffs. It is difficult for him to enter the rotation lineup throughout the season. Even in the last few regular season games, the Rockets' record has been confirmed, and Uduka is unwilling to give McVay too much playing time.
Not long ago, the Rockets finally decided to quit two-way contract scorer McVeigh in the offseason. And now McVeigh has not returned to play in the Australian League, and he still wants to find a chance, so he decided to represent the Hawks in the summer league and prove himself again. This 28-year-old shooter, although he is older, has a very good three-point shooting ability. He is a famous three-point shooter in the international basketball world, but because of his defensive ability, he is generally not valued by the Rockets.
After all, Rockets coach Uduka prefers to use players with strong defensive abilities, such as Cameron Matthews, who is from the University of Mississippi, just got a training camp contract from the Rockets. Although his personal scoring ability is not good, Matthews can defend, which is the main reason why the Rockets are willing to sign him.
As a former Houston player, McVeigh made 8 of 10 shots and 4 of 6 three-pointers, scoring the team's second highest 21 points, with 4 rebounds, 3 assists, plus 1 block, and even his plus-negative value reached +19, which is the highest in the team. In other words, McVeigh helped the Hawks beat the Rockets in a difficult situation, while McVeigh took his excellent shooting performance to revenge his old club.
Although it will be difficult for McVeigh to get a formal contract next season, there is still a chance to stay in the NBA. Although McVeigh has average other abilities, he can shoot and has a big heart, so among many teams lacking shooters, McVeigh can at least get a two-way contract, just like last season with the Houston Rockets.
Mcway does not want to leave the NBA and return to the Australian League to play. He still wants to make a name for himself in the NBA and play. It can only be said that Manager Stone's cut of this first-class scorer is indeed a bit miscalculated. After all, in the summer league game, McVeigh was much more normal than Rockets' rising star Shepard, and the Rockets really shouldn't have cut him so quickly.
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