Recently, ESPN famous reporters Tim MacMahon, Brian Windhorst, and Tim Bontemps talked about the Rockets' offseason operations this year in the program "The Hoop Collective".
Brian Windhorst: "This is also what I talked about when Durant entered the trading market: If a team regards Durant as a player whose contract is about to expire - whether Durant is willing to accept this, he still feels that he must give him a two-year contract renewal of $110 million to $120 million. This will affect the price each team is willing to pay for. And as you said, I want to say that Raphael Stone has signed many big contracts since he was the Rockets general manager, but most of them are short-term. For example, Jaylen Green's contract is relatively short, and Van Varret has signed two short-term contracts. Even the contract they signed with Finney Smith is guaranteed only for two years."
Tim MacMahon: "Shin Kyung's contract is much lower than the maximum salary."
Brian Windhorst" "The two long-term contracts he gave, Shin Kyung and Jabbarri Smith - it depends on their health, but the league believes that the two contracts are cost-effective. ”
Tim Bontemps: “Yes. Stone did a great job, and the Rockets also understood the league's new economic environment as a whole. We have talked about this many times. Teams must carefully calculate every penny when negotiating contracts. Look at the Rockets' operations, they did a very good job. To be honest, the only thing that doesn't fit that well is Jaylen Green's contract, but they got rid of this trouble with the Durant deal. When you have so many young players and want to keep the roster deep in the future – we have seen in the past few years that teams with deeper rosters are more likely to succeed in the league – you have to act cautiously on contract issues and avoid triggering the second luxury tax line too early, thus facing financial difficulties. ”
Jabbarri Smith Jr. signed a five-year, 122 million contract with the Rockets this summer, while Shin Kyung is carrying a five-year, 185 million contract.
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