Win the King of Cakes + DFS, the Rockets signed 5 people in a row! Stone s 9 magical operations upgraded to 15 people s roster

Winning two new players, Cake King + DFS, the Rockets signed 5 players in a row! In the past half month, ZTE has performed continuously, completing 9 signings and signings in total, successfully upgrading the 15-person roster. The famous reporter called A++++++ rating.

4-year, 53 million signing DFS

According to ESPN famous reporter Shams, the Rockets and former Lakers forward Finney Smith reached a four-year contract worth $53 million, which is the first team-changing contract in the free market this summer.

For the Rockets, this is a key reinforcement operation. After losing Dillon in the 8-for-1 Durant, Houston has been trying to find a forward stand-in to fill the gap, and Finney Smith is undoubtedly the best target in the free market.

In the 24-25 season, he averaged 8.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 41.1%. Unlike Dillon's defensive end, he focused more on spiritual attributes. Finney Smith is a real and diverse top defender.

When facing the All-Star player with half-court defense last season, Finney Smith successfully limited his opponent's shooting percentage to 47%, ranking 10th among the 125 defenders.

Most importantly, the Rockets not only completed the robbery, but also won DFS with a relatively low contract.

According to follow-up reports from HoopsHype famous reporter Michael Scotto, the four-year, $53 million contract is insured in the last year and is a team option, which greatly reduces the risks the Rockets will face in the future.

You should know that Finney Smith rejected the $15.38 million player option to enter the free market, and the average salary signed with the Rockets is not only less than 15.38 million, but even less than the full middle class with $14.1 million.

Lakers reporter Anthony F. Irwin subsequently disclosed the inside story, why Finney Smith was willing to join the Rockets with such a cost-effective contract instead of staying behind the Lakers.

The reason is that while Pelinka was trying to reduce the price of Finney Smith, he spread the problems of DFS's ankle potential to cause injury to other teams, and his team learned about it.

Ankle injury did plague Finney Smith for many years, but he has been playing with injuries, including playing for the Lakers last season, and did not undergo surgery until this summer to completely resolve the problem. He will return in the 25-26 training camp.

3-year $21.5 million welcomed the cake king

After successfully poaching Finney Smith, ESPN famous reporter Shams revealed that the Rockets used a three-year $21.5 million full contract to welcome Capela, which is another intercept of the Lakers, because the latter has always regarded Capela as one of the inside reinforcement goals.

As an old player of the Rockets, Capela spent all the first six seasons of her career with the Rockets, and gradually grew into a "cake king".

During the 24-25 season, he still averaged 8.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1 block per game. Whether it is the ability to eat on the offensive end or the guardrail on the defensive end, he has reached the level of elite substitute center.

Like the signing of Finney Smith, the contract is also cost-effective, with an average salary even lower than the Rockets' ability to clean up Langdale ($8 million).

The Rockets signed 5 people in a row. While completing two major signings, Stone also quietly renewed three role players with a cheap contract and completed 5 signings in one go.

First, he renewed his contract with Tate for $3 million a year, and then used his veteran's basic salary to renew his contract with Jeff Green and Holiday.

The three seem to be marginal players, but they all have qualified rotation ability. With the effect of locker room stabilizer, these three contract renewals are also cost-effective.

9 magic operations have been upgraded to the 15-man roster

Since the offseason, Stone has completed 9 magic operations in just half a month and has successfully upgraded to the 15-man roster.

The first transaction: 39 million RMB renewal of Adams in 3 years;

The second transaction: 8-digit contract with an average salary, long-term contract contract;

The third transaction: 50 million RMB significantly reduced the salary by 2 years by about 20 million RMB renewal of Van Jordan;

The fourth transaction: packing Jaylen Green, Dillon Brooks, 2025 No. 10 and 5 second round picks 8 for 1 to get Durant.

The fifth transaction: Delay the protection date for the $8 million non-guaranteed salary of Landae to July 7 (it is expected to be part of the Durant deal).

The sixth transaction: $122 million in five years and renewed contract with Xiao Jia in advance;

The seventh transaction: Cut off 29-year-old McVeigh, renewing contract with Jeff, Holiday and Tate;

The eighth transaction: signing Finney Smith in four years and 53 million in four years and

The ninth transaction: 21.5 million in three years and welcome back Capela.

The Rockets' 15-man team is as follows:

point guards: Van Jordan, Holiday, Williams;

point guards: Amen, Shepard;

small forwards: Durant, Finney Smith, Whitmore, Tate;

power forwards: Jay Jordan, Ethan and Jeff Green;

centers: Shinkyung, Adams and Capela.

Facing Stone's magical operations, famous reporter Kevin O 'Connor commented: "Rockets A++++ rating this summer."

It is worth mentioning that the Rockets can also trade up to 5 first-round picks for trading reinforcement, such as further expanding Durant's trade.