50 million in 2 years, Van Jordan has a big salary cut! After trading KD, the Rockets have upgraded to 11-person teams with one sign and one slash.

$50 million in 2 years, Van Jordan has a super salary cut and renewed the Rockets contract! After winning KD with 8 for 1, the Rockets completed one sign and one ruling to upgrade the 11-man team roster.

2-year, 50 million contract renewal

According to ESPN reporter Shams, on the occasion of the draft, the Rockets rejected Van Vleet's team option worth $44.9 million in the 25-26 season, and then signed a new two-year, $50 million contract with him, the second year was the player option (26-27 season).

Van Jordan's salary cut

There is no doubt that like Durant's previous low-priced transaction, this operation is also a side that won a great victory.

Because before the official renewal was officially completed, the league generally predicted that the Rockets would renew Van Jordan with a new contract of about 100 million US dollars, and the latter's performance was worthy of such a salary.

Even though Van Jordan's production and efficiency declined in the 24-25 season, he still played the most stable ball-holding role of the Rockets, with assists and turnovers seventh in the league. At the same time, he averaged more than 35 minutes per game in the past six seasons.

Most importantly, Van Jordan once again proved himself in the playoff series against the Warriors.

Van Jordan averaged 18.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1 steal, and started low and closed high, with a three-point shooting percentage of 43.5%. In 5-7 games in the series, Van Jordan was the most dazzling player of the Rockets, and he handed over 25+ points in three consecutive games, which is also the biggest contributor to the team being able to drag the series into a tiebreak.

Results The Rockets not only reduced the overall risk than expected during contract renewal, but also successfully reduced the average salary, significantly increasing the space for subsequent operations. Why is

Van Jordan willing to cut his salary?

Why can the Rockets convince Van Jordan to cut his salary when the agent is Ritchie Paul? The reasons may come from the following three aspects.

The first point is that Van Jordan had previously given a premium contract. Before signing this contract, the Rockets gave Van Jordan a super premium contract of $130 million.

The second point is that famous reporter Shams revealed that the two sides planned to cooperate for a long time, so Van Jordan took the initiative to cut salary to allow the Rockets to gain flexibility this summer, and also allow themselves to enter the free market again next summer, when more teams will have cap space. The third point is to facilitate the Rockets' strengthening. Since Van Jordan's salary in the 25-26 season was reduced from 44.9 million to about 25 million US dollars, the overall salary of the Rockets was reduced by about 20 million US dollars in one go, successfully lowering it below the luxury tax line.

This allows the Rockets to reinforce this summer with a full-money deal special, such as chasing high-quality 3D wings like Alexander Walker in the free market.

One sign and one severance upgraded the 11-man roster

While re-signing Van Jordan, Forbes Sports NBA reporter Evan Sidery followed up and revealed that the Rockets planned to sack the substitute inside Randale to free up $8 million in salary space.

Landal is also one of the players who signed a premium after the Rockets' reconstruction. The salary in the 25-26 season was as high as $8 million, but for the unsecured contract, the Rockets did not have to pay any price to sack him.

In fact, Langdale is a good substitute blue-collar insider, so Evan Sidery revealed that he was laid off by the Rockets and pointed out that many teams in the market regard Langdale as a high-quality target for signing basic salary. After the end of one sign and one ruling, the Rockets' current 11-man roster is upgraded as follows: Potential starters: Van Jordan, Amen, Durant, Xiao Jia and Shin Kyung.

6 substitutes: Ethan, Shepard, White Devils, Holiday, Adams and Williams.

Stone's magical operation of the Rockets is going to do big things

Faced with such a great choice, Bradeaux, the Rockets' record of Bradeaux, also exclaimed and showed off a series of magical operations from Stone since the offseason.

The first transaction: 39 million renewal of Adams in three years;

The second transaction: Uduka renewal for many years;

The third transaction: No. 10 + Jaylen Green + Dillon + 5 second round picks and low-priced transactions Durant;

The fourth transaction: 50 million re-signing of Van Jordan in two years;

The fifth transaction: Cut Landale to free up 8 million space.

plus the Rockets can also trade up to 5 first-round picks. Whether it is pursuing Antetokounmpo or Jokic, the Rockets will be a contender that cannot be ignored.

ClutchPoints Lakers reporter Anthony F. Irwin mentioned Wiggins in the latest report, the Rockets also appeared on the list of potential next players, ranking sixth.

With the arrival of this super offseason, the Rockets will surely be one of the teams most likely to do big things.