Trading and layoffs are two-pronged, and the Rockets are leaving the team one after another! The 29-year-old trade is popular, but it remains firmly for 6 seasons

The Rockets should be the fastest team in recent years to rebuild. Since the Rockets traded Harden and Westbrook in the 20-21 season, the team immediately started the reconstruction mode. The Rockets hired rookie coach Silas, who led the Rockets have been taking the initiative to play badly and compete for the No. 1 pick. Although the Rockets were not lucky and failed to win the No. 1 pick, the Rockets also won a very good high pick in three years, taking Jaylen Green with the No. 2 draw, Jabbarri Smith Jr. with the No. 3 draw, and Amen Thompson with the No. 4 draw.

In addition, the Rockets also had a great idea: they chose Shin Kyung with the 16th draw, and Tari Ethan with the 17th draw, and this core lineup was successfully formed. In addition, the Rockets introduced veterans like Van Vreett, Jeff Green, Holiday, and Dillon Brooks two years ago, and their overall strength has further increased.

Although the Rockets did not enter the playoffs in the first year of this lineup, the Rockets became the second in the West last season. They finally scored 52 wins and 30 losses, and ranked fourth in the league in the record. It only took five or six years for the Rockets to go from weak to strong. In these six seasons, the Rockets have the oldest player, 29-year-old forward Jay Sean Tate.

That year, Tate was signed to the team by Rockets general manager Rafael Stone with a basic salary. At that time, Tate was still playing in the Australian NBL League. He was the best player in the Australian League that year. The Rockets took a fancy to him and signed with a basic salary. Afterwards, Tate became one of the most important players in the Rockets' forward line in the reconstruction. He worked with Harden and with veteran players of the Rockets such as Gordon and Tucker. Later, he had long-term cooperation with core players of the Rockets such as Wood, Wall, and Porter Jr.

And now, the Rockets have completed the reconstruction, and Tate has remained with young players such as Shin Kyung, Amen Thompson, Smith Jr. Although he fell from the main team to the third lineup and faded out of the rotation lineup, the 29-year-old Tate still has a significant say in the Rockets. After all, he is the player who has played for the Rockets for the longest time. He is about to start his sixth season with the Houston Rockets, and his teammates around him have also changed from Wall and Wood to superstars like Durant and Shin Kyung. The Rockets took a two-pronged approach this summer, clearing out some redundant players in the lineup through trades and layoffs, such as Whitmore for two second-round draft picks, Dillon and Jaylen Green for Durant, and at the same time cut Landale and Nate Williams.

In addition, three two-way contract players, Dante McVay and David Roddy, also left the team one after another. The Rockets have eight people left the team this summer, and of course Capela, Finney Smith, Okogie and even super forward Durant have joined. But the only thing that remains unchanged by the Rockets is that Tate stays on the team. In fact, in recent years, Tate has been the hottest candidate for the Rockets' trading. Many teams have asked the Rockets for the price to get Tate, but the Rockets did not send him away in the end.

Because they know that Tate has comprehensive abilities, can both hold the ball and break through, and has three-point shooting ability; on the defensive end, although he is short, he is full of strength and can chase and defend the opponent's arrow figure. Tate's fighting spirit and familiarity with the Rockets' tactical system also make the Rockets reluctant to trade him. Therefore, this 29-year-old Rockets' hottest trading has become one of the most stable players in the Rockets' substitute lineup. He has played for the Rockets for 6 seasons and has experienced all the changes in the Rockets in these 6 seasons.

Next season, the Rockets have given Tate a year-long basic salary contract, which also means that if it is not traded, Tate will successfully finish his 6th NBA season with the Rockets.