Rockets take action again! Leave 3 old players at the base salary, sign 2 more big gates! The 18-man lineup is released, with a list

On July 1, the free agent signing market officially kicked off. The Western Conference powerhouse Houston Rockets have made frequent moves. They not only left three old players with their basic salary: 38-year-old Jeff Green, 29-year-old Tate and Aaron Holiday, but even won two very cost-effective players in the free agent market. The Rockets first used a four-year, 53 million contract to sign former Lakers forward Dorian Finney Smith, and then used a three-year, 21.5 million contract to recall the Rockets' previous main center Clint Capela.

We know that these two new players from the Rockets Capela and Finney Smith are both so-called "defensive gates." Capela was known as the "Big King" in the Rockets. With the help of Harden and Paul, Capela randomly "eats" in the interior, and his inside defense ability was also quite strong - Capela made an incredible contribution to the Rockets being the first in the regular season league that year. Although he is older (31 years old) and his condition has declined, Capela was able to average 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block per game with the Hawks last season, and his competitive state is actually pretty good.

And Finney Smith is the Lakers' previous best three-point shooter and forward defender. Now he has been poached by the Rockets, which is Stone's masterpiece. He is also the most important reinforcement for the Rockets this summer besides Durant, perfectly replacing the No. 3 vacancy left by Dillon Brooks, and even upgraded the Rockets' small forward position. After all, Dillon Brooks has good defense, while Finney Smith's defense is more practical, and Finney Smith's three-point shooting percentage last season is as high as 41%, slightly higher than Dillon Brooks. Although Finney Smith is 32 years old, his competitive state is actually quite good.

Keep three old players with a basic salary and sign two more defensive gates. Now the Rockets' lineup list has been expanded to 18 players. It is said that the Rockets will cut off their center Randale - this is basically true, after all, the Rockets left Adams and signed Capela. This also means that it will be difficult for the 29-year-old Gotallanddale to remain in the Rockets. He will either be cut or packaged for transactions, and it will be difficult for him to appear on the Rockets' roster next season.

Now, let's take a look at the Rockets' new 18-man roster based on their position:

Point guards: Van Vreet, Aaron Holiday

Scorebacks: Shepard, Nate Williams

Small forwards: Durant, Finney Smith, Whitmore, Tate, Matthews

Power forwards: Amen Thompson, Ethan, Smith Jr., David Rody

Centers: Shinkyung, Adams, Capela, Enfalley Dante, and Langdale, who are temporarily staying in the team, originally Jaylen Green and Dillon Brooks were traded, the Rockets had shortcomings in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, but now Finney Smith is here, and the Rockets have no worries about the No. 3 position. Next season, the Rockets will reuse Shepard at No. 2, and Whitmore also has strong scoring abilities. If possible, the Rockets are expected to sign another backcourt scorer to strengthen the shooting guard position, so that the Rockets' lineup will be more perfect.