Sacrifice cut of 20 million! Thanks to Van Jordan for assisting! The Rockets won 14.1 million exceptions, and can be signed and rotated by players

Before and after the draft, the Rockets finally had their latest moves. On June 26, according to NBA reporter Case Smith, Van Vreett's last-year team option worth 44.9 million was not executed by the Rockets. However, Van Vritte did not leave Houston for other teams, because the Rockets have always wanted to keep Van Vritte and give him a new contract, and Van Vritte is willing to stay in Houston for a long time, and now the two sides hit it off. The Rockets gave Van Vreet a new contract renewal, which is worth $50 million for two years, and the second year is the player option. Van Vreet is expected to execute the second year player option and continue to stay with the Rockets after next season. The 31-year-old Van Vreet is really good enough - the Rockets gave him a three-year super maximum salary of 130 million yuan two years ago, and now Van Vreet is also a thank-you, and he cuts his salary significantly when the Rockets need the most salary space. Van Vreett's annual contract salary is expected to be around 25 million next season, and if the Rockets execute his third-year team option, the contract is basically worth around 45 million.

In other words, we can do a very simple subtraction: Van Vreett's new contract renewal roughly frees up $20 million in cap space for the Rockets, which is very valuable. You should know that in addition to Van Vritte, the Rockets have superstar Kevin Durant with an annual salary of more than 50 million, and Alperen Shinkin's salary will also exceed $30 million next season. The Rockets may also renew their contracts with two 22-time players, Ethan and Smith Jr., in advance in the offseason, and after next season, the Rockets will have the opportunity to renew their star forward Amen Thompson in advance.

So, although there are many young players in the Rockets now, these contract renewals will require a lot of salary space in the future. If Van Vreet is unwilling to cut his salary, the Rockets' salary space will be very tight, and the Rockets will have to pay a lot of luxury taxes to keep Ethan, Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson. And more importantly, Durant is also waiting - he can sign a super maximum salary contract with the Rockets for up to two years with a maximum salary of $120 million. Therefore, Van Vreet is really a timely rain for the Rockets. The voluntary salary cut of 20 million has made the Rockets' salary space easy. At least after this season, Manager Stone has more room for strengthening action in the offseason. According to analysis, after Van Vreet's salary cut, the Rockets have more cap space available to use during the offseason this summer. The Rockets are expected to use a full-time middle-class special case worth $14.1 million to sign free agents. Judging from this salary, the Rockets have a chance to add another player to the rotation lineup, such as a shooter or a substitute guard, etc.

Van Villet took the initiative to cut his salary, and a significant salary cut of $20 million, which is really worthy of the Rockets' gratitude. Of course, the Rockets gave Van Freit a three-year premium contract of 130 million yuan two years ago, which is probably one of the main reasons why Van Freit is willing to cut his salary by 20 million yuan. The Rockets and Van Vritte achieved each other: when Van Vritte needed a big contract, the Rockets took the initiative; when the Rockets needed salary space, Van Vritte was very kind to cut salary and assist. It looks like the Rockets' roster is expected to become stronger next season.