Don t forget him, the Rockets old player can lead the bench when he returns, and a trait may surprise the team

The Rockets are very active in the player trading market this year. Before the free agent market opened, the team had already solved the contract renewal issues of Adams, VanVleet, Jeff Green, Holiday, and Tate. In the next stage, the team will introduce a main player on the bench to rotate backcourt, or will complete the reinforcement work this year's offseason.

However, the competition among the players who are currently in the free agent market is very fierce among the teams. For example, Jerome of the Cavaliers, Alexander Walker of the Timberwolves, and of course Grimes of the Philadelphia 76ers, the Rockets may have to pay a lot of money for the Rockets because the continuous price increase of each team will not be very cost-effective even if they are successfully signed by then.

However, today, a player attracted people's attention, that is Schroeder, who played for the Pistons last season, said during a live broadcast on social media that he really wanted to stay with the Pistons, but the Pistons would no longer wait for him. Last season alone, Schroeder was traded twice by the team. He was first traded to the Warriors by the Nets, and then sent to the Pistons by the Warriors.

Schroeder played 28 games for the Pistons, averaging 10.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists per game, shooting percentage of 37.8% and three-point shooting percentage of 30%. If this state continues, the Pistons will naturally not be able to keep him. But in the first round of the playoffs, in the series where the Pistons lost to the Knicks, Schroeder averaged 12.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game, with an average shooting percentage of 49.1% and a three-point shooting percentage of 47.6%, showing a good leader temperament.

In fact, Schroeder played for the Rockets as early as the 21-22 season. That year, he played for the Rockets in 15 games, averaging 10.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. However, the team was in the reconstruction stage at that time, and the two backcourt stars Porter Jr. and Jaylen Green urgently needed a lot of playing time and ball rights to train them, so during the offseason, the team did not choose to renew their contract.

And this year, Schroeder's two-year, $25.43 million contract will expire, and he will officially become a free agent on July 1. At that time, the Rockets can give a quote and try to win the 31-year-old veteran. Compared with young players like Jerome, Walker, and Grimes, Schroeder has a clear advantage in experience.

is different from those role players who frequently change teams. Although he has played for 9 teams so far in his career, he can always earn an annual salary of more than 10 million US dollars, which is very telling. So far in his career, except for the rookie who averaged 13.1 minutes of playing time with the Hawks, he averaged 3.7 points per game in the other 11 seasons.

So Schroeder's joining can not only enhance the team's offensive firepower, but also help in support. More importantly, he does have good leadership and can even lead the team to win games alone. In the summer of 2023, Schroeder led the German national team to win the men's basketball World Cup with a complete victory.

You should know that in that game, the German team faced Serbia, who had the NBA first player Jokic, and his team had signed Wagner, who had a maximum salary of more than 200 million US dollars. But Schroeder was the only protagonist in that game. He scored 28 points in the whole game, helping the team to the highest podium in the end.

So the Rockets can try to sign him with a contract of tens of millions of dollars. This not only solves the problem of ball holding and independent offense in the backcourt bench, but also gives VanVleet and Durant an additional "interim commander" on the court when VanVleet and Durant are out of the court. Often, such players can play a big role when the game is critical.

As a matter of course, the Rockets can find players with stronger strength and more famous to strengthen, but within the range of tens of millions of players, Schroeder is definitely an option worth considering. Do you think the Rockets' signing of Schroeder will improve the team's strength? Welcome to like, follow, and leave a message to discuss!