American News: Rockets are trying to win the championship after a break season, Van Jordan may not reach the expected level after injury

Recently, Keith Smith was a guest on the podcast program "NBA Front Office", and talked about the Rockets after Van Jordan was injured.

"The Rockets are trying to win the championship all the offseason. However, in the Western Conference, it is not enough to be a good team. It is necessary to be the top two or three teams to have hope. At present, the Rockets should not be able to reach this level after Van Jordan was injured. The NBA chose to let the Rockets play against the Thunder in the season opener and play against the Warriors on Christmas, which shows that the league has high expectations for the Rockets. However, they are facing huge challenges now. Of course, they are still outstanding now, but they are not as expected." Keith Smith said.

The Rockets' offseason operation is as follows: New: forward Kevin Durant (traded from the Suns), forward Dorian Finney Smith ($52.7 million in four years), center Clint Capela (gets a three-year $21.5 million contract through signing with the Hawks), defender Mojave King (traded from the Pelicans), defender/forward Josh Okogie ($3.1 million in a year), defender Isaiah Crawford (two-way contract), defender JD Davidson (two-way contract), defender Kevin Harris (two-way contract), forward Cameron Matthews (Exhibit 10 contracts), 2026 second round pick (traded from the Wizards), 2029 second round pick (traded from the Wizards)

Lost: Guard Jaylen Green (traded to the Suns), forward Dillon Brooks (traded to the Suns), forward Cameron Whitmore (traded to the Wizards), forward David Roddy (traded to the Suns), center Jock Langdale (laid off), defender Jonathan Williams (laid off), center Carman Maluach (traded to the Suns), forward Jama Mashak (traded to the Grizzlies), 2026 second round pick (traded to the Suns), 2031 Hawks second round pick swap True, 2032 second round pick (trade to the Suns), forward Enfley Dangt (signed with the Hawks), forward Jack McVeigh (free agent)

renewal of the contract: center Steven Adams (39 million in three years), forward Jeff Green (3.6 million in a year), defender Aaron Holiday (3.08 million in a year), forward Jessean Tate (2.6 million in a year)

renewal in advance: defender Fred Van Vreet (50 million in two years), forward Jabbarri Smith Jr. (122 million in five years), coach Ime Uduka (year contract)

source:7m cnvn