The old defender returns to the Rockets and joins the management to complete the transformation. Will he help Houston recruit superstars?

In fact, if a team wants to achieve long-term success, management's operational ability will be crucial. Take the Houston Rockets for example. It is impossible to do all the work well with the general manager Raphael Stone alone. He will inevitably need other helpers. Everyone will perform their duties to make the team successful.

Now old player guard DJ Augustine returns to the Rockets, but not as a player, he joins the management and completes an identity transformation. The news was first revealed by Rockets reporter Carey Aiko, and it was confirmed by many sources that even Augustine himself posted social media updates, which can be seen to be announced by the official.

As the No. 9 pick in the first round of 2008, although Augustine failed to become an All-Star, he was always a qualified starting point guard at his peak, especially in the first round of the 2019 playoffs, Augustine hit a three-pointer in the first game. Although his Magic was finally eliminated, considering the opponent's Raptors, he finally won the championship, and this victory was very valuable. Augustine played for the Rockets twice throughout her entire career. Although she was in her twilight years, in the middle of the 20-21 season, the Rockets sent PJ Tucker to the championship Bucks of the same year and got Augustine, but the Rockets chose to cut him in the next season, who joined the Lakers as a free agent. In the 22-23 season after

, Augustine returned to the Rockets, but in fact she did not win a chance to play. It seems that the Rockets just asked him to serve as the mentor of young players and gather a roster. Augustine knew that he was old and could no longer play a great value in the league, so he announced his retirement in October last year. After that, he was actually very close to the Rockets management. There were rumors that he would join the uniform group.

Now this has become a reality. Compared with most practitioners, Augustine's biggest advantage is that he has rich professional experience and maintains close contact with many active players. For example, Suns superstar Kevin Durant, Augustine once worked as a teammate. Although this does not mean that the Rockets will definitely pursue Durant, or the latter will inevitably join, Augustine's connections may help Houston recruit superstar players after he joins the Rockets' management. After all, in this league, many times it really depends on the world and off-court life. The Rockets really need big names to join to solve the problem of their lack of ability to fight tough battles.