Give up 44.9 million in one year and re-sign 50 million in two years! Van Jordan is reimbursed for the season, and the Rockets continue to win the championship

Planning depends on people, and success depends on heaven! During this offseason, the Offston Rockets introduced Durant, Finney Smith, and Capela, renewed their contracts with Adams, Van Jordan, Jabarry Smith Jr., and Jeff Green, creating a luxurious team with a sword aimed at the championship! Overall, the Rockets have stockpiled Durant + Finney Smith + Jabarri Smith Jr. + Amen + Ethan on the front line, which is the top team in the league; Shinkin + Adams + Capela have been created in the interior, which is enough to compete with the defending champion Thunder; the only hidden danger is in the backcourt, and the configuration of Van Jordan + Shepard + Alon Holiday is slightly thin. What's even more difficult is that the Rockets have not yet made the team's move, and the backcourt player Van Jordan was seriously injured and was reimbursed in advance in the season, which undoubtedly made the Rockets' unrich backcourt worse, but this does not mean that the Rockets have withdrawn from the championship sequence in advance!

Turn back to the offseason, Van Jordan and the Rockets each got what they needed and went in both directions! Van Jordan gave up the last year's player option contract worth $44.9 million and re-signed a two-year, $50 million new contract with the Rockets. As a result, Van Jordan's annual salary in the new season is only 25 million US dollars, and the salary cut is so large that many people can't help but call on the NBA to investigate it strictly. It is precisely because of Van Jordan's righteousness that the Rockets have built this championship team as if they were on a flat side, and Van Jordan is also an indispensable part of the Rockets' independent backcourt core & championship! How delicious is Van Jordan? Data won't lie! According to statistics from the NBA official website, last season's playoffs, when Van Jordan was on the court, the Rockets' offensive efficiency was as high as 115.3; when Van Jordan left the court, the Rockets' offensive efficiency was only 86.3.

Just today, bad news came from the Rockets. According to NBA famous reporter Shams, Rockets guard Van Jordan suffered a serious injury from a torn ACL. Subsequently, US media and sports medicine expert Evan Jeffries followed up and reported that Van Jordan is expected to undergo surgery this week, and the recovery cycle of this surgery is usually 9-12 months! According to the NBA's arrangements, the new season begins on October 22 and ends at the latest in mid-June next year, which means Van Jordan is reimbursed in advance for the season! For the Rockets, losing the most reliable organizer in the backcourt and the most stable three-point shooter is undoubtedly a devastating blow, but the arrow is not turned back. Instead of lamenting that the bad luck is not good, it is better to accept reality; rather than rushing to find a replacement for Van Jordan, it is better to wait and see what is wrong than to be too bad!

First, the Rockets can tap into the potential of new stars internally! Van Jordan fell, and the Rockets' young people must be brave enough to stand up and take responsibility! For example, Shin Kyung is an organizational center and has also demonstrated his improved three-point shooting ability in the European Cup. He can undertake more tactical initiation tasks and continue to develop in the direction of Teacher Yo. For example, Amen, there have been rumors before that Uduka intends to try to play one more position. Amen’s defense is already at the DPOY level, and organization and three-pointers will be the only way for Amen to evolve from a star to a superstar. Uduka is completely likely to force him to break through in the new season. There is also Shepard, who doesn’t have many opportunities to show in the rookie season, and defense and three-pointers are disappointing. Van Jordan’s injury will be an excellent opportunity for Shepard to prove himself. If he fails, he will be successful!

Secondly, the Rockets are not in a hurry to find a replacement for Van Jordan. The Rockets' current total salary is US$194.7 million, which is only 1.2 million away from the first rich line (US$195.9 million). This means that if the Rockets want to find a replacement for Van Jordan in the free market, they must first trade and make free up places. But the problem is that only people who can use the Rockets for trade are Durant, Amen, Shinkin, Jr. Ja, Ethan and Shepard. According to the NBA's labor and capital agreement, after December 15, Adams, Capela, Finney Smith, Okogie, Tate, Holiday, Jeff Green and others can all use the trade. In other words, even if the Rockets have their favorite candidates now, they cannot sign or trade quickly. The period from December 15 to the mid-season trading deadline is the best time for the Rockets to take action.

When the old man lost his horse, how could he know that it was a blessing? It is unfortunate that Van Jordan will be reimbursed for serious injury, but from another perspective, injury is part of the season and a test that the teams competing for the championship have to face. Even if Van Jordan is reimbursed for the season, the Rockets' goal of continuing to win the championship will not be shaken! Fortunately, the Rockets have a solid foundation, and the Rockets have enough time to find the most suitable Van Jordan replacement - this replacement may not be famous all over the world, nor may it have championship experience, but it must be healthy, able to control the field and organize, and also have projection ability! In short, since the Rockets have chosen a distance, they can only travel through storms! I wish Van Jordan a speedy recovery, and I hope someone can truly fill Van Jordan’s vacancy! Fans, who do you think is the most suitable to be a real Van Jordan replacement? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.