On October 17th, famous reporter Charania reported that Rockets and Porter renewed their contract in advance. Porter received a four-year contract of 82.5 million. On the deadline of the 2319 rookie renewal, the Rockets and Porter reached a contract renewal.
Then Wo Shen also confirmed the news of Porter's contract renewal. Porter finally got a fat appointment and he should celebrate it well.
Porter's 4 years and 82.5 million was indeed unexpected. According to previous news, the Rockets originally wanted to give Porter a contract of 4 years and 50 million, but the Rockets stopped negotiations. There are reports that the Rockets wanted to reduce the price and complete the contract renewal with Porter. Now that Porter suddenly got 82.5 million in four years, he really felt happy. Maybe he wouldn't have thought that the Rockets would give him such a big contract.
Potter played in 31.3 minutes last season and scored 15.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.1 steals. However, Porter averaged 3.15 turnovers per game and was also very eye-catching. Porter was not a point guard and was transformed into a point guard. He was not very adaptable to this position. But the Rockets believe that as time goes by, Porter will be competent as the position of the organizational guard. There is a very interesting phenomenon. Green's data will be good, and Porter's data will be good, which also shows that Porter and Green are perfect backcourt partners.
Porter trained very hard this summer. He and Green and other players have been training consciously. Porter has been practicing his three-pointers this summer. Perhaps Porter's diligence has also touched the Rockets. Even Goddon says that the Rockets and other rookies have been training this summer. Gordon also praised Porter and others for their diligence.
Porter can score 16.8 points, 4 assists, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 steals, shooting percentage 47.8% and three-point shooting percentage 52.3%. Although the performance in the preseason cannot tell the problem, the Rockets have also seen Porter's first ambition, so the Rockets are willing to renew his contract with him with a high salary.
However, Porter's contract is only the first year, which is guaranteed by the other three years. Although the amount of the guarantee is unclear, it is certain that the amount of the guarantee will not be too much. The Rockets can cut Porter at any time every summer. The reason why the Rockets signed such a contract with Porter is to encourage him to play well and not cause trouble. The Rockets mean that Porter will have sugar when playing well, otherwise he will be fired.
Porter had never been confident about whether to renew his contract with the Rockets. He said that his basketball life was given by the Rockets, regardless of whether the Rockets renewed his contract with him, he was grateful to the Rockets. Maybe it was Porter who had such a mentality that allowed the Rockets to see his mature side, so the Rockets decided to renew his contract.
The Rockets 82.5 million in 4 years are a bit big, but they can lay off Porter every year, which also protects the interests of the Rockets. Perhaps the Rockets' psychological price for Porter is 70 million in 4 years. The Rockets give Porter a larger contract, but setting the team option terms is to give Porter a tight hoop for him to play well, so the current contract is very satisfied with both the Rockets and Porter.
The Rockets gave Porter 4 years of 82.5 million, which means that Porter will earn about 17 million in the 23rd-24 season, which will occupy the Rockets' salary space. In this way, the Rockets' maximum salary space will be reduced from 70 million to about 53 million, but this is also enough to sign a top player.
The Rockets guaranteed the first year of the contract for Porter, and then every year Porter has partial guarantees in NBA. The Rockets can choose whether to cut Porter or keep him every year. Porter's willingness to accept such a contract also means that he has a good idea of playing well. Previously, Nets was also willing to give Irving 5 years of 250 million, but there are additional terms, and the team selected every year was rejected by Irving. In this regard, Porter's attitude is much better than Irving.
The Rockets renewed the contract with Porter means seeing Porter as the core of the team. In the future, the Rockets will form a lineup around players such as Green, Porter, and Smith. Porter may be the core guard of the Rockets in the next five years.