The first person to leave the team? Zhu Meng praised him for playing like a veteran, but Uduka didn t give him a chance

On May 5, the Rockets were eliminated by the Warriors today. Although it is rare to be defeated by the West by the Seventh, to be honest, this is understandable. First of all, the seventh in the West is not the true level of the Warriors. They only got Butler after the trade deadline. If Butler is available at the beginning of the season, the Warriors may be the top three teams in the West. They are not worse than the Rockets. Secondly, the Rockets players are too young, they lack experience, and it is normal that they cannot beat them.

has been eliminated now, and the Rockets should look forward. To be honest, the Rockets have exceeded the task this season. Their goal in the early stage of the season may be to enter the playoffs or enter the playoffs. As a result, they advanced to the playoffs with the second place in the West. Such a result is too outstanding. How the Rockets will operate next is a question that everyone is concerned about. Will they choose to continue building teams around young players, or to win a star through trade to quickly complete their rise?

I think the latter is more likely. After the game, Uduka also revealed some possible operations of the team. When talking about Van Jordan, he said that the team hopes Van Jordan will come back next season. Van Jordan will be a team option contract in the offseason. It is estimated that the Rockets will discuss with him that the two sides will sign the contract again. After all, the big contract between Jaylen Green and Shin Kyung will be implemented next season. What they may want to do is to continue to build a team around young players. After all, the team will have a first-round pick from the Suns during the offseason, and this first-round pick may eventually become the No. 1 pick.

However, even if the Rockets continue to build a team around their seven sons, they probably will try to send away several people, such as Jabbarry Smith and White Demon Whitmore. The talents of these two are visible to the naked eye, but the problem is also very obvious. Uduka does not give them a chance, especially Jabbarry Smith. The White Demon often makes low-level mistakes and does not pass the ball. It is understandable that Uduka does not give him a chance, but Smith has shown the potential of a top blue-collar insider, but he still doesn't get a chance.

Uduka prefers the inside line who can squat. He doesn't want to use the fourth space position like Jabbarri Smith, so he would rather let Adams play on the court and play the double tower than let Smith go up and open up the space. The Rockets are successful under the leadership of Uduka. They will definitely not give up Uduka, and the team will continue to build a team around Uduka's ideas. Smith may be the first to leave the team. After all, he is facing an early renewal, and he still has transaction value now. If he doesn't trade him and is as unreused as this season, he will not be sold at a high price.

Jabbarri Smith averaged 7.4 points and 4 rebounds per game in the playoffs, with a shooting percentage of 50%, a three-point shooting percentage of 45.5%, and averaging 1.4 three-pointers per game. Such shooting efficiency is definitely the top space inside, but Uduka only gives him 20 minutes of playing time per game, and there is no offensive tactics. If Uduka is put into the traditional basketball era, he will definitely be a very outstanding coach, but in the small ball era, he does not seem to be a top coach.

For the inside line like Jabbarri Smith, if he is put on other teams, such as the Warriors, Pacers and the Celtics, he is a hot spot. He plays very hard, does not occupy the ball, and has excellent defense. It is a perfect puzzle, but Uduka can't use it and there is nothing he can do. After today's game, Zhu Meng Green's first praise was not Shin Kyung, Amen, and others in the interview, but Jabbarri Smith.

He said: Jabbarry Smith's performance was incredible, and he played like a veteran throughout the series. After the elimination, the US media also made suggestions for the Rockets' next operations. They traded the Rockets for 5 for 1 and got Durant: the Rockets sent Dillon, Jabbarry Smith, Randall, the Suns' first-round picks for 25 years and 27 years. This 25-year first-round pick is very important to the Suns, which is related to the Suns' future destiny.

And one of the players the Rockets hopes for most is Durant. They lack a stable scorer. Durant is the ideal player. After all, Uduka has a good relationship with him, but using these chips alone wants to exchange for Durant. I think the Rockets are a bit crazy, unless this first round pick will become the No. 1 pick in 25 years. If the Rockets did not send Jabbarry Smith away in the offseason, nor did they renew his contract in the big contract, then I suggest he force the palace to leave the team.

He has a future worth looking forward to, but it is meaningless to waste it with the Rockets. He is a rough jade. He is even said to be the most stable among the Rockets. The so-called stability means that he has a ball quotient and talent. The upper limit is definitely very high. He is not like Jaylen Green, the upper limit is extremely high, but he is likely not to reach it. He is not like Shen Jing, the ball quotient but his athletic ability is limited. Having said that, what do you want to say about the Rockets today? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.