Can catch up with a 37-year-old shooter in the offseason, improve your three-point shooting ability? What the Rockets lack?

If the Rockets' Van Vreet agrees to a request for a salary cut and renewal, the Rockets will free up a lot of salary space this summer, and the Rockets can also give up the contracts of Tate, Langdale and Jeff Green. In this way, the Rockets' free salary space can not only cover the new contract between Shin Kyung and Jaylen Green, but also have the opportunity to allow the Rockets to sign some players in need. If Adams doesn't stay with the team, the Rockets still need a substitute center to serve as a substitute for Shin Kyung. In addition, the Rockets need some shooters.

Rockets coach Uduka showed up directly after being eliminated in the playoffs. He bluntly stated that the two shortcomings of the Rockets this season are the lack of a stable free thrower and a stable three-point shooter. So, a player who can shoot and score has become the Rockets' reinforcement goal this summer.

This is also a great opportunity for the Rockets to upgrade their weaknesses. After all, the Rockets can free up a lot of salary space. In addition, the Rockets have a middle-class special case this summer, and can sign free agents. So even if the Rockets no longer chase stars like Antetokounmpo and Durant, their overall strength will still rise steadily next season. Chasing some role players and veterans seems to be the Rockets' main choice this summer.

According to reports, if Adams is poached by other teams and no longer reaches a contract renewal with the Rockets, the Rockets actually have a backhand, and the general manager's backhand is to chase Brooke Lopez, 37-year-old center who has become a free agent. Lopez, the Grande averaged 13 points per game this season, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 37%. Daluo is also one of the best players in the league to block shots. If he can get him, the Rockets' overall shooting ability will be taken to the next level.

and it is also reported that the Rockets will give Shepard and Whitmore more opportunities next season, especially rookie shooter Shepard. When he was at Kentucky, he was a super shooter and a double-athlete defender with ball-holding ability. At the same time, Holiday and Van Vritte, who the Rockets want to stay, are also players with good three-point shooting ability: Holiday's three-point shooting percentage is as high as 38% in the regular season, and Rockets veteran Van Vritte's three-point shooting percentage is as high as 43.5% in the playoffs.

In this way, retaining some veterans with three-point shooting ability, developing the team's shooting potential, giving outside players like Shepard and Whitmore more playing time, the Rockets' three-point shooting ability and offensive level will be upgraded. Although three-point shooting and scoring are the Rockets' weak events this season, if the Rockets can introduce Lopez next season and retain the potential of some veterans and development teams' shooting, the Rockets will become a team with extremely balanced offense and defense. This is what is called making up for what is lacking.

The Rockets' defense and lineup depth were reassuring last season, and it was time for them to introduce some offensive shooters in the offseason. It seems that introducing a shooter is more reliable for the Rockets than chasing a superstar.