The media urges the Rockets to renew their contract soon: Defensive traits will attract multiple teams to rob each other tomorrow. Experts recommend 90 million in four years

On August 3, SI Rockets reporter Jed Katz wrote an article "Tari Iko's contract renewal with the Rockets is imminent". The 2022 rookie renews the contract early at the latest on October 20. If the Rockets have not finalized Ethan's early contract renewal in October, Ethan will become a free agent in the summer of 2026. The article reads: After getting Durant, Capela, Finney Smith and Okogie, the Rockets' operations this summer have come to an end, but their maintenance of the lineup has not yet ended. Ethan's early renewal after consecutively meetings with Van Vleet, Jabarri Jr., Jeff Green, Tate and Holiday should also be put on the agenda.

Ethan is a 2022 rookie. If he has not reached an early contract renewal with the Rockets this summer on October 20, he will become a free agent in the summer of 2026. Even if the Rockets give him a qualification offer, he is still a restricted free agent. His defensive traits will attract the snatch of many teams.

Ethan averaged 12 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals last season, and his defense has soared to one of the best in the league, because he only played 22 games due to injury in the 23-24 season. This young forward played with Mou Zujin last season. The 24-year-old Ethan has only one year contract of 5.7 million. Jabbarri Jr. has just reached a five-year, 122 million early contract renewal with the Rockets. Stone's eyes should turn to Ethan.

It is reported that Rockets general manager Rafael Stone has been communicating with Ethan's team on a new contract, but because Kevin Durant's early contract renewal has not been finalized, the team's early contract renewal with Ethan has not been reached. The Rockets need to reach an early contract renewal with KD before considering Ethan's contract period and amount.

According to previous analysis by Sam Vecenie, an expert on salary structure, Ethan's average salary is likely to not exceed Jabbarri Smith, and Jab's average salary is 24.4 million, and Ethan's contract is likely to be 90 million in four years, with an average salary of 22.5 million.