Alperen Sengon has no contract constraints or national team tasks before the draft, so there is no need to consider liquidated damages and has a lot of time to participate in the trial training of each NBA team. However, during the trial training, he exposed his shortcomings of slow shooting and inaccurate shooting, so he fell from the top ten and was eventually captured by the Rockets.
Garuba is not as easy as Sengon. He played for the Spanish national team at that time and was unable to participate in the trial. If he wanted to log in to NBA, he would have to pay a buyout fee of up to 3 million euros. These factors also led some NBA executives who were originally optimistic about him to cross it out of the draft list.
The Rockets' goal is to become a team at the championship level again and need a defensive strongman like Garuba. Stone chose him without hesitation. Garuba is eager to make a contribution in Aviation City. After returning from the national team, he regained his freedom in a relatively short time and could officially sign a contract with the Rockets.
Rockets gave Garuba a 4-year, $11.81 million rookie contract, guaranteed in the first two years, but not in the next two years. Garuba's total salary in the first two years was less than $5 million, and taxes were required. Considering the buyout fee, Garuba was in vain for the first two years.
Green, Sengon and Christopher all performed eye-catching performances last season, and most of the news about Garuba is related to injuries. Some fans said that Garuba was in a state of relief and was likely to leave the NBA after two years of playing.
Garuba also admitted that the days last season were very difficult. He was once confused and found his direction after returning to the national team.
Rockets general manager Stone has always believed that Garuba can become one of the team's defensive cores, and recently he has given him a reassurance.
Fegan revealed that Green, Sengon, Christopher and Garuba's contracts will be transferred to guarantee in advance from the 2023 to 2024 seasons. The famous reporter said that the Rockets' move also reflects their trust and support for Garuba.
Garuba contributed high-quality cover and defense in European Cup and preseason. It is wise to transfer his $2.59 million contract to the third year to guarantee in advance.
Garuba also needs to improve his shots to be reused, and he has been practicing hard recently.
As the starting center of the Rockets, Sen Gong is the same, he must practice three-pointers. Judging from the recent training video, he only made 3 of 6 three-pointers in the corner, which was worse than Ethan, not to mention competing with Smith. The young man still needs to continue practicing, which is related to his future development and contract.
Before the league commemorated Russell , all teams retired No. 6 jerseys, and those who have already worn them do not need to change their numbers. So if Martin wants to wear the No. 6 jersey, he must stay in Rockets . The competition between the center and power forward is fierce, so Martin Jr. can only play as a small forward. He is currently practicing ball-holding, three-point shooting and outside defense. Selas said Martin Jr. performed well in training camp and would give him more opportunities in the preseason. Tate, who made a comeback, said in an interview that the Rockets will get better and better, and that these young people are very talented.
Smith practiced too hard and caused a sprain of ankle. He has put on protective boots now, so there shouldn't be a big problem. Anyway, he doesn't have to prove himself in the preseason, and he can directly prepare for the regular season.
Preseason is the stage for young people. It is reasonable for the Rockets to arrange Gordon rest, which is also a protection for him.
Three new players Maledon, Hackles and Feworth have come to the Rockets to register and complete the jersey number selection. They have also participated in the team's joint training and are expected to be inspected in the preseason.
Some Houston journalists and media people said that Maledon, Harklis and Favors are likely not in the Rockets' plan and are expected to be traded or laid off.
Jazz recently arranged for Clarkson and Conley to play in two preseason games, with playing time around 20 minutes, which is obviously inspecting the goods.
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