Say goodbye to the Rockets! A center with a average of 4+3 per game was cut, with an annual salary of 8 million, and there are still actions to activate the salary space?

Since the Rockets got Durant in the trade, the Rockets' movements have not stopped. They also re-signed Van Vreet today with a two-year, 50 million contract. Of course, the Rockets cannot execute Van Vreet's third-year team option worth 44.89 million. Van Vreet took the initiative to cut his salary by nearly $20 million, which is a huge help to the Rockets. Because the Rockets can free up more salary space, and now in addition to Van Vritte staying in the team and Durant joining, the Rockets have another new move.

NBA famous reporter Evan Cedry reported that the Rockets are expected to cut off their third center, Jock Langdale from Australia. We know that two years ago, Langdale signed a four-year, $32 million contract with the Rockets, but except for the first year, which is guaranteed, the remaining three years are non-guaranteed contracts. The Rockets have decided to cut Landale now, and they don't have to pay for it. Next season, Langdale's annual salary reaches $8 million, although he has performed well with the Rockets.

's first year of joining the Rockets, he was once the main rotation of the Rockets and Alperen Shinkyung's first substitute. However, due to Adams joining last season, the Rockets' inside line basically took turns to play. In addition, Smith Jr., who can serve as center, the Rockets' Langdale's playing time and playing opportunities have been sharply reduced. So now the Rockets finally decided to cut Langdale.

The 29-year-old center will become a free agent and is expected to sign with other teams at a basic salary. Although Landal is not important in the Rockets and is about to be cut, his personal performance and personal abilities are actually quite good. Back then, Landale even performed better than No. 1 pick Ayton in the playoffs. Last season, among the Rockets, Langdale made a total of 42 appearances, and he averaged 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 11.9 minutes.

More importantly, Landale shot up to 42% from three-point shooting percentage. He is a big man who can defend and shoot, and it is indeed a pity that the Rockets cut him. Fortunately, Langdale has strong personal abilities and is not afraid of not being able to find a team to join. Many teams that need centers should chase Langdale. For example, a Los Angeles Lakers that need excellent centers will probably become one of the pursuers of Langdale.

Apparently, the Rockets freed up 20 million cap space in Van Vreet's contract, and the Rockets can free up 8 million cap space after they cut off Jock Landal. So, if the Rockets quickly clear their salary space, there will probably be trading moves. After all, the only one that the Rockets can call superstars is Durant. They also need shooters and excellent forward players, and even a useful and inexpensive third center.

Therefore, in the next period of time, the Rockets may have actions to strengthen their lineup. After all, the Rockets will not clear the cap space and player positions for no reason, and they should have follow-up actions to serve the lineup next season to become more perfect.