80 points in 3 games, the Rockets main control is still key! Should I cut my salary and renew my contract? 1 or 4 insurance may be the best choice

In this offseason, in addition to chasing potential superstar players, another important thing for the Rockets is to leave some players worth renewing their contracts. As we all know, the Rockets have a tight salary space, so if you want to renew some players, you must think about it again and again. After the season ends, some Rockets' contracts expire, but basically focus on some substitutes, such as Rockets' 29-year-old forward Jay Sean Tate, and Rockets' 31-year-old veteran center Steven Adams; in addition, Rockets' 38-year-old power forward Jeff Green's contract has also expired.

There are two other players, one in the team option, and the other in the right and wrong contract - Rockets' Aaron Holiday is in the team option; while Langdale is in the right and wrong contract, and if the Rockets directly cut him, there will be no loss.

Among these players, the first choice for players worthy of staying is Adams, and the second is Rockets' all-rounder Jay Sean Tate. After all, Tate's contribution to the bench this season is really important, and the third place is Rockets' shooter Aaron Holiday, and the fourth place is Rockets' third center Jock Landale.

Jeff Green is older and may consider saying goodbye to the league. In addition, Smith Jr., Amen and Ethan are already there at No. 4, so Jeff Green has no need to stay. Some of these four players have expired their contracts, some are facing team options, and some are holding non-guaranteed contracts. The Rockets need to promise to execute their contracts so that they can officially get their salary next season. So, although these four players are not super core players, and some are not even regulars in rotation, they also have a very important position in the Rockets.

The Rockets must have more people playing in 82 regular season games. Otherwise, judging from the Rockets' state of being injured this season, if they do not have excellent lineup depth next season, it will be difficult for them to continue to be the top 2 in the West. So for the Rockets, when the salary space is very tight, the only option is to let some players on the team who hold big contracts take the initiative to cut their salaries, such as Van Vritte.

Van Van Vreet is in the team's option next season, with an annual salary of about 45 million. Many experts estimate that the Rockets must ask Van Vreet to reduce their salary and sign a long contract to free up salary space for other purposes, such as accepting a superstar's contract, or directly using the salary space freed up by Van Vreet to renew other players. After all, the Rockets' quasi-maximum salary of Jaylen Green and Shin Kyung has begun to be executed next season. The Rockets don't have much salary space to renew their contracts. If Van Vreet can take the initiative to cut their salary, four important players in the second team, such as Adams, Langdale, Holiday and Tate, can get a reasonable contract and stay with the Rockets.

Some people say that if Van Vritte is not left behind, can you free up more salary space? In fact, from the playoffs, VanVleet is still important to the Rockets. Taking the seven games in the playoffs as an example, Van Vritte scored a total of 80 points in three consecutive games. His form gradually recovered, and Van Vritte's value can be better reflected in key games. So if you let him go rashly, the Rockets will definitely suffer a lot of losses in lineup. It is really better to leave Van Vreet with a lower long-term contract, and his salary space can renew four substitutes.

In this way, the Rockets' overall lineup depth will not be affected at all next season, and they can still leave a main point guard like Van Vreet, which can kill two birds with one stone. Reducing Van Vreet's contract and ensuring that four substitutes can stay in the team normally is the Rockets' best choice.