draft and the trading market have been opened in less than a month. Therefore, teams with draft picks are busy picking rookies, and there is only the Rockets. But we also know Fertitta's character, that we can spend it without spending money. Not only does the team have no draft picks, they are not even prepared to use cash to buy a second-round pick. It doesn't matter if there is no draft pick, the operations in recent years have almost locked the team's cap space, which makes it extremely difficult for them to win some free agents.
has no draft rights, and it is very difficult to sign people from the market, so the Rockets have tried to find some young players elsewhere. This time the Rockets set their sights on an overseas player. According to "Athletics" reporter John Hollinger, the Rockets are currently very interested in free agent Jacin Tate. No need for picks and no drafts to win some young players who want to enter the NBA. This is the most important way for the Rockets to replenish the "young blood" of the team in recent years. More importantly, such players are not expensive.
Tate is 25 years old, and he has not been selected by the team for 4 years in the NCAA, which is regarded as a perennial "lost draft". In the past two seasons, he played in the Australian League, and it is precisely because of his excellent performance in this league that he has attracted the attention of the Rockets. In the past season, he averaged 16 points and 6 rebounds per game. For comparison, this year's top three favorite Lamelo Ball averaged 17 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7 assists. Of course, three goals are only 20 years old, and only played 12 games, and Tate has been a professional basketball player for many years.
However, the Rockets can fall in love with him, naturally because he has something to do with it. Tate's physical fitness is very good, athletic ability is very strong, defensive consciousness is not good, but the potential is not small. In games, he can often stage dunks, and he is not afraid of physical confrontation at the basket. In addition, the ability to set three-pointers is also in line with the Rockets' team building ideas. Last season, the three-pointer percentage reached 40%. However, although the Rockets’ new head coach Silas said at the press conference a few days ago that the team needs a traditional center to make the team’s play more diverse, this time it will disappoint the fans again. His height is still less than 2 meters.
, with a height of 1.93 meters, played as a striker in the Australian League, and he also perfectly fulfilled the task given to him by the team. Thanks to his excellent physical fitness, he was able to fight for singles inside. Similar to the Rockets' current center PJ Tucker, they are both shorter and stronger insiders. It seems that the Rockets set their sights on Tutt to find a substitute for Tucker. This is also a good thing. After all, Tucker is no longer young. It is really dangerous to let the 35-year-old play 40 minutes.
It is worth mentioning that Tate has already followed the Rockets’ Harden, Westbrook, Tucker and other major rotation players on social media. In addition, the Rockets are now interested in taking him. Maybe, he will become the Rockets. The first signing goal of the season. However, even with such a good physical player, the Rockets still have not resolved the substantial problems. Tate's height is at best a striker, and he still has no inside height. Although the Warriors may rise next season, there is no problem for the Rockets to supplement their forward strength, but for the time being, the overlord of the Western Conference is still the powerful Los Angeles Lakers inside.
