After buying out Wall and sending away Wood, the Rockets still have 18 players with standard contracts, but don't forget that there were some fringe players in the Rockets last season who could be replaced. The Rockets have renewed contracts, such as point guard Schroeder and center Fernando from the Celtics, as well as two players from the Development League Vipers who have two-way contracts - Lamb and Trev. Lin Quinn.
Especially Quinn, not only was the D-League Finals MVP last season, but he was also the best player in the D-League regular season and was selected to the first team. With the help of Quinn and Lamb, the Vipers successfully won the championship. But now it seems that neither Quinn nor Lamb, nor the Rockets' backup center Bruno Fernando, are likely to stay with the Rockets and continue to play next season.
According to a report by "Houston Chronicle" reporter Jonathan Fagan, the Rockets refused to provide "qualifying offers" to three substitute players-Quinn, Lamb and Fernando. We know that Fernando's rookie contract has expired last season and is facing contract renewal issues this summer, and the two-way contracts of Quinn and Lamb also expired after the end of last season, so the three players all want to get a contract. A contract extension provided by the Rockets.
But unfortunately, there are too many young players in the Rockets. Even dunkers like Martin Jr. think that they will not have more playing time, so they directly show off to the Rockets and ask the Rockets to trade themselves. Don't talk about fringe players like Quinn.
The Rockets refused to provide contract extensions to three people, which also means that the Rockets have officially given up three fringe players. Next, these three players will be put into the free agent market and can sign with any team - if they If you are able. In fact, looking at the current situation, it should not be difficult to find a home for big center Fernando. Although his skills are not good, his body and confrontation ability are quite strong, and his defense at the basket is excellent. In several games with the Rockets, Fernando scored double-doubles several times.
Quinn and Lamb may have to hang out in the Development League in the future. Although Quinn is the G-League MVP, his performance in NBA is not stable, especially in a few games with the Rockets, where he only averaged 4.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game, and most of them were in garbage time. The data is completely at the level of an edge guard, and it is difficult to find playing time in the NBA.
The same is true for Anthony Lamb. Since 2 years ago, he has been in and out of the Rockets' lineup. He has been waived many times and has been re-signed by the Rockets many times. He wants to join the Rockets in the new season where forward players are gathered. Finding a location is quite difficult.
The above operation is the result of the Rockets' preliminary screening of the current lineup. Some young players with poor strength have been abandoned, such as Smith, Ethan and Taitai Washington and other rookie players. It is expected that the Rockets will play in the new season. The team gets more playing time. The Rockets' current lineup is too bloated and they urgently need to streamline the lineup. Now Stone has taken the first step to streamline the lineup.
But for the three former Rockets fringe players headed by Quinn, the good news is that they are all young. As long as they can perform impressively in the Development League or other teams in the new season, they can still One that stands firm in the NBA league.
