Give up 15.38 million and switch to the Rockets! The 32-year-old veteran shows kindness to Uduka: He is the most stern coach

The Rockets were able to get Durant and Finney Smith this summer. In addition to the team having a certain strength to attract star players, the personal charm of the Rockets' young head coach Uduka is also an important reason why these players are willing to join the Rockets. In fact, everyone knows that many reports have pointed out that many players in the league want to cooperate with Uduka and are willing to play for him. After all, Uduka is very popular in the league, and many players respect and like him very much.

Among the Rockets last season, Uduka directly brought the Rockets, the 11th West, to the second in the West. Although his performance in the playoffs was slightly worse, it was more caused by the personal reasons of the Rockets Jaylen Green. Now Jaylen Green has been cleared out of the team for a 37-year-old superstar like Durant. Durant had in-depth cooperation with Uduka, who was also Nash's assistant coach at the time, and now the two sides have reunited, but the location where they played came from Brooklyn to Houston.

As a 32-year-old veteran, Finney Smith, he is also willing to play for Uduka. According to reports, Finney Smith gave up the $15.38 million player option for the Lakers' final year and turned to the Houston Rockets alone. The Rockets did not waste any bargaining chips when they got Finney Smith. Finney Smith transferred to the Rockets for free and signed a 4-year, cost-effective contract with the Rockets to replace the position left by Dillon Brooks. Obviously, Jaylen Green's departure and Durant's joining have made the Rockets' scoring ability on the outside improved by leaps and bounds.

Durant is the Rockets' most important signing this summer, but don't underestimate Finney Smith's joining. He can not only greatly upgrade the Rockets' forward defensive ability, but also quickly improve the Rockets' three-point shooting ability on the outside. After all, last season, Finney Smith shot a three-point shooting percentage of 41% in the Lakers. He is also one of the best forward shooters in the league. He is not in the ball and is obedient and willing to do dirty work. He is willing to do dirty work and tiring work. He does a very good job in assisting defense or one-on-one defense.

Fenney Smith also talked about Rockets coach Uduka, who said that this Rockets are really hard to play. Everyone knows that Coach Uduka is one of the most harsh head coaches in the entire NBA league. He has never seen him laugh when he played against the team he coached before. Finney Smith said the first time he saw him laugh was about two weeks ago when they had dinner together. Finney Smith thinks Uduka is very appreciative, and that's the stance of the competitor.

So, when joining the Rockets, Finney Smith was probably inspired by Uduka's personality charm. In addition, the Rockets made a four-year long appointment and the Rockets had the opportunity to compete for the NBA championship, so it is not surprising that Finney Smith chose the Rockets instead of the Lakers. With Uduka, the Rockets can attract those star players, and this is the coach's personal charm.