Rockets new plan to sign aid! Wait for another 5 months, three people with a basic salary can be traded, Stone can wait and see

It seems that the Rockets' signing work this summer has ended. After Okogi signed with the Rockets for 3.1 million yuan a year, they now have no salary space to sign players on formal contracts. However, for the Rockets, they still have the opportunity to sign two more players with two-way contracts. After all, everyone knows that in the NBA's salary rules, two-way contracts will not be included in the total salary. Therefore, although the Rockets still have a formal contract player position, Stone Manager should not use it to sign new players again, because if that happens, the Rockets will surpass the first hard salary cap and pay more luxury taxes, which is not what the Rockets are willing to see. The most urgent task is that in the next few months, the Rockets may continue to introduce new players with two two-way contracts. Of course, we don’t know what kind of players we sign, but the Rockets seem to attach great importance to what kind of players we can introduce in these two two-way contracts.

Rockets' team reporter Kelly Iko said that after getting Okogie, the Rockets are already very close to the first luxury tax line. But this is not a big problem, because if the Rockets can exert some creativity, they can solve the problems that arise. Now the Rockets only have Kevin Harris holding the two-way contracts, and the remaining two-way contract places are looking for ways to use them flexibly.

However, if there is no player in the free agent market that can change the situation, the Rockets may choose to wait and endure, because by December 15 this year, five months later, the three basic salary veterans that the Rockets renewed during the offseason - Tate, Aaron Holiday and Jeff Green, will all be eligible for the transaction.

In other words, the Rockets can give away a veteran to free up salary space and then introduce the players they like, which is also one of the Rockets' recruitment plans.

Although the Rockets may not continue to make big moves to trade now, the Rockets have always wanted to continue to upgrade their lineup. So after the new season begins, the Rockets may use the current 16-man lineup to play. If they perform well, the Rockets may not change anything at all. But if the Rockets' record does not achieve the expected results, the Rockets may continue to make some minor repairs, such as sending out one or two of the three veterans Jeff Green, Holiday and Tate, and then introducing new players, such as strengthening their back line, etc., are all options that can be made.

So the Rockets' goal now is to use two two-way contracts to strengthen the lineup in a few months. Of course, after the new season begins, Rockets general manager Stone will wait and see if there is any chance to continue to free up salary space to strengthen the lineup. If necessary, the Rockets will definitely let go of the trade. After all, Durant is 37 years old, and the Rockets' window for winning the championship is only 2 to 3 years. Stone and the Rockets' management do not want to waste this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win the championship.