The Rockets signed 5 contracts overnight! Finney joins Capela, and the new Hao Formation aims at the championship

On July 1, the NBA free market officially opened, and the Rockets are still the protagonist. After introducing Durant, they did not stop and were constantly strengthening, hoping to make the lineup stronger. Five more signings have been reached in the past night, renewing Tate, Holiday and Jeff Green, and then grabbing Finney Smith and Capela in the free market, making the lineup more luxurious. The Rockets performed very strongly in this offseason. They previously obtained Durant through a trade, and then renewed their contracts with Adams, VanVleet and Smith Jr., making the core lineup more stable. I thought their path to strengthening was almost done, but I didn’t expect that they were still very active in the free market and reached 5 more signings, making the lineup more profound. It seems that Durant chose this place.

First of all, the Rockets renewed the contract with three veterans and renewed the contract with Tate for one year of $3 million, allowing him to stay in the team to improve the depth of the front line. The Rockets then renewed their contracts with veterans Jeff Green and Holiday, both signing a one-year veteran's basic salary contract. Among them, the Rockets had previously refused to execute Holiday's 4.9 million team option, and now their salary has also dropped. This is also to make the salary space more flexible and ultimately give them strong support in the free market.

Because of sending Brooks away in Durant's trade, the Rockets wanted to improve their forward defense ability. In the end, they signed Finney Smith for 4 years and $53 million, successfully achieving reinforcement. Finney Smith had previously refused to execute the $15.38 million player option, and the Lakers failed to stay as they wished. In the end, the Rockets got the opportunity to provide him with a multi-year contract, of which the last year was still the player option. After joining the Lakers in trade, Smith averaged 7.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

I thought the reinforcement would stop, but I didn't expect that they signed Capela with a three-year, $21.5 million full guarantee contract, and the King of Pie returns to the Rockets. This is somewhat surprising. After all, there have been no rumors before, and Capela returned to the Rockets at the end of his career. He has played here for 6 seasons, averaging 12.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.

The Rockets' operations this summer are really invincible, and the lineup has become stronger. The goal of the new season is to target the championship.