that year, Rockets sent away Capela for small forward Covington , the Rockets, which changed to play in a pure small ball lineup, were also eliminated by the Lakers in the second round of the playoffs . After that, Rockets' Westbrook and Harden left the team because they could not see hope, and the Rockets entered the reconstruction period. For two years, the Rockets have been missing Capela's center who can defend, eat cakes and not take the ball.
htmlIn the 12 seasons, the Rockets actually have many star centers. From Wood , Cousins , to Olynick and Thece , each center is a famous player in NBA, but the Rockets' record is not ideal, because Silas lacks the "black and hard" power-type and defensive-type center guarding the basket until Fernando arrives. In the preseason game with the Spurs, Fernando received a four-year, $10.9 million new contract from the Rockets before the game. You should know that he still held a training camp contract a few days ago, and then it was converted into a two-way contract.
Now that the four-year contract is ready, Fernando is also very excited in the game. In 11 minutes of a single game, Fernando made 3 of 3 shots and 2 of 3 free throws. He contributed 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 assist in the whole game, with a plus or negative value of up to +18. It has to be said that Rockets general manager Rafael Stone has a good vision. He can always turn some NBA marginal players into important rotations for his team. Last season there was scorer Garrison Matthews, and now there is Fernando.
More importantly, the Rockets, which saves money, did not spend much money when signing Fernando. It seems that Fernando's contract is $10.9 million for four years, which is equivalent to getting an annual salary of nearly 2.7 million per year. But in fact, the Rockets played a "little trick" on the four-year contract - according to NBA famous reporter Mark Berman, Fernando's agent gave some details of the contract. The contract only has a salary of 2.9 million for the first year, which is guaranteed, and the remaining three years are just non-guaranteed contracts.
This also means that in addition to the first year of Fernando's $2.9 million, it will definitely be in hand. In the remaining three years, if Fernando's performance does not meet the Rockets' expectations, or if the Rockets have a better No. 5 "replacer", then I'm sorry, the 24-year-old Bruno Fernando is likely to be cut. At that time, the Rockets can ask Fernando to leave without spending a penny. Stone also has extraordinary wisdom in giving players contracts.
Take a step back, if Fernando can perform very well in the next three seasons, his average annual salary will be only about 2.7 million US dollars, which is not a problem for the Rockets at all. Looking at the entire league, a powerful inside basket-protecting big man with an annual salary of less than 3 million US dollars is truly a "bad price".
It has to be said that the Rockets "go forward and backward" in this signing contract. They can always use the cheap Fernando as a substitute center, or they can lay him off at any time to deal with emergencies. By the way, Fernando is only 24 years old. His age can be perfectly adapted to young players such as Green , Shin Kyung, and Smith, which is conducive to the reconstruction of the Rockets.
