Secretly completing 10 signings, the Rockets became the strongest team in the NBA! The suspense of the new season is getting smaller and smaller

NBA free trading market has been opened for more than 20 days, and there are fewer and fewer players to choose from on the market, and each team has basically completed the reinforcement operation. Several traditional giant teams in the Western Conference, the Lakers are waiting for James' contract to expire next summer to free up salary space for Doncic to find helpers; the Clippers bet on winning the championship next season, signing Daluo+ deals in succession to come to Collins+Bill and Paul to join. The Clippers have 11 players in the new season, Harden has the starter and Paul has the substitute, Bill and Xiaoka can all be used as stable end points. The Clippers' paper strength has been promoted to the first level of the league, but the biggest problem is age. 8 people in the team are 30+ and 4 people are 35+, which depends on whether they can survive healthily until the playoffs. But if we say that the most successful team this year's offseason must be the Rockets.

Charania reported that the Rockets signed Oakge with a minimum salary of 3.1 million in one year. The team has 14 formal contract players, with a total salary of US$194.7 million next season, and the hard salary cap is 1.2 million, and there is no way to continue signing people, and all the space is used up. Let’s review the Rockets’ offseason operations: 1. Renew Adams in 3 years and 39 million US dollars; 2. Renew Van Vritte in 50 million; 3. Renew Jan for 122 million in 5 years and 4. Renew Jan for 122 million in 5 years and 4. Renew Capela first and then 3. Receive Capela for 21.5 million in 3 years and 3. 5. Send Jaylen Green + Brooks + No. 10 + several second rounds, and get Durant; 6. Sign Finney Smith in 4 years and 53 million in 4 years and 7. Renew Jeff Green in 1 year and 3.6 million in 1 year and 3.08 million in 1 year and Holiday; 9. Renew Tate in 2.7 million in 1 year and 2.7 million in 1 year. Including Oakge, 10 operations!

Since then, the Rockets' aircraft carrier-level lineup has been officially released! Back line: Van Vreet + Shepard + Holiday (Amen and Oakji can swing); Front line: Durant + Jabarry Smith Jr. + Amen + Ethan + Finney Smith + Tate + Jeff Green + Oakji, Center: Shinkin + Adams + Capela. What is the Rockets' lineup level in the new season? In the 22-23 season, the Rockets ranked 29th in the Rockets' defensive efficiency league. Uduka entered the Rockets' first season. The Rockets' defensive efficiency league ranked 9th, and last season's fourth in the league (When Jaylen Green was not on the court, the Rockets' defensive efficiency league ranked 2nd in the Rockets' defensive efficiency league). Simply put, Uduka advocates tactical basis, which is defense! Among the Rockets' seven talented sons, Whitmore and Jaylen Green eventually became victims, and the players they received strengthened all their shortcomings.

Durant came to the Rockets in two directions. Both the management and Uduka liked Durant very much. Last season, Durant averaged 26.6 points, 6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 52% + 43% in both events. Durant is the strongest scorer in the league in health! The biggest problem of the Rockets last season was their weak offense. Jaylen Green averaged 13.3 points + 37% + 29.5% of the two shooting percentages in the playoffs, which was disappointing! Durant's arrival has improved the team's ability to solve the game at critical moments. To borrow Uduka's words, young Jabarri Smith and Ethan can use Durant as mentors. The Rockets' three-tower combination in the new season is adapted to Uduka's two-tower tactics + joint defense system. In the playoffs last season, Adams + Shin Kyung's inside partner did perform well. The arrival of Capela is equivalent to adding a layer of insurance, and the team's basket protection and cake eating efficiency have also been significantly improved. And the Rockets' strongest part is the forward line! In ESPN's words, no team in the league can compete with the Rockets' depth in front line. Uduka is good at using the joint defense system and once played the five major combinations of Amen + Ethan + Xiao Jia + Shen Jing + Adams last season. In the new season, the Rockets can play the Death Five Fighters: Amen + Ethan + Finney Smith + Durant + Jabbarri Smith. Needless to say, the height and deterrence of the defensive end are needed, the key is that the offensive end will form many natural misalignment advantages! Even Okerji, at the end of the rotating frame, has the potential to be a defensive arrow, providing the 1-4 position switch counter elasticity, releasing Amen's pressure.

It is certain that Amen + Ethan + Finney Smith + Oakge on the Rockets' forward line in the new season can all show the leading role of death-wrapped. Of course, the Rockets' backcourt is a little weak, but this is exactly the part that the Rockets don't worry about the least. Van Jordan's stable playing time can provide control and organizational support. The Rockets focus on defensive counterattack + using Durant's offensive deterrence to provide teammates with projection + three centers (Shen Jing has both support). The Rockets' entire 14-man large-scale rotation framework is too flexible. For Durant, his job is very simple. He has a perfect defensive framework system around him and has sufficient teammates as defensive engineers. He can take over the offense and play more efficiently! At critical moments, Durant controls the team's ceiling.

Even the Thunder, the lineup depth is far inferior to the Rockets. There are some controversies in the Thunder winning the championship last season, especially when they struggled to advance to the Nuggets and advanced to the seventh game, and they also received preferential treatment in the finals, which is not enough to convince the public. Judging from paper strength, the Rockets' defense is the strongest level in the league. Durant is the bottom line on the offensive end. Young people's growth trajectory is obvious. Amen and Xiao Jia have a chance to explode in the new season. The Rockets' deep lineup depth can make them feel at ease during the long season. To be honest, the suspense of the NBA in the new season is getting smaller and smaller.