Three days after the Rockets were eliminated! Finally, there was a new move, delaying the transfer of one person to the right, Stone was free to advance and retreat

On May 8, the Rockets fought against the Warriors in seven games in the first round of the playoffs before, but they were finally eliminated. After the Rockets were eliminated, the next step is to summarize the issues, evaluate the current lineup, and then do targeted reinforcement work during the offseason. This morning, the famous reporter Shams brought the latest news about the Rockets. Three days after being eliminated, the Rockets' management finally had a new move, that is, the Rockets officially decided to postpone Van Vreet's team option worth $44.9 million. Originally, whether the contract was transferred would need to be completed within 5 days after the end of the season, but after negotiation, the two sides postponed the time until June 29 before making a decision on whether to implement it.

Another famous reporter also revealed the intention of the Rockets and Van Jordan to delay the transfer of the formal contract, saying that the adjustment was to buy more time for both parties, and then evaluate whether to execute the contract or negotiate to reach another new long-term contract. Van Jordan's salary next season is $42.85 million, and next season is a team option worth $44.89 million. His regular season data is 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and 34.5% of three-pointers. He averaged 18.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1 steal per game in the playoffs, and his three-point shooting percentage was 43.5%. It can be seen that his data in the playoffs has improved significantly compared to the regular season, but this data is obviously not worth the Rockets pay him another 40 million yuan in maximum salary.

Therefore, from the Rockets' new action today, it can be seen that the management's operation is also a secret, at least it can ensure that it can be free to advance and retreat in renewal and future transactions. First, let’s look at the strategy of taking a step back. Postpone the contract with Van Jordan to become a regular. First, tell Van Jordan that although you have returned some of your worth in the playoffs, it is still not worth 40 million. Now, postponing the conversion to a regular is actually because you don’t want to execute a maximum salary of 40 million. You can go outside to try how much money others can give, so that Van Jordan himself has a clear understanding of himself. If you talk about renewal at that time, it will be smoother, so as to avoid major mistakes in a hasty decision in 5 days, and eventually get a new contract that is beneficial to the Rockets.

Let's take the Rockets' further ideas. The Rockets' management also said yesterday that it is inclined to retain its current lineup, but if there is a chance to create a winning lineup, there will be no non-sale products in the team. Therefore, even if the negotiations on the salary reduction and contract renewal of Van Jordan are not going well, or if Van Jordan still insists on not compromising, then I feel embarrassed. Van Jordan, who has more than 20 million yuan, can stay, and even if Van Jordan, who has 40 million yuan, executes your last year's contract, you can only become a bargaining chip. The Rockets are already lacking a strong star who has a final say, and this maximum salary expiration contract just becomes a bargaining chip. Therefore, this time the postponement of the regular is a win-win choice for the Rockets.