Comeback is far away? Rockets 32-year-old forward’s injury update: Only light training, Uduka is helpless

On November 8th, the Rockets played against the Spurs in the NBA Cup today. Both teams are very young and have superstars. The Rockets have two All-Stars in Durant and Shen Jing, while the Spurs have a super center in Bunyama. The two teams are equally strong, but both teams also have players missing due to injuries. Overall, the Rockets have more injured players and are more important. For example, Rockets veteran VanVleet is out for the season. In addition, the Rockets' 32-year-old new forward Finney Smith has not played once for the Rockets so far. The good news is that Adams of the Rockets returns to participate in this game.

Finney Smith is a new player signed by the Rockets during the offseason. Finney Smith played for the Lakers last season and was one of the Lakers' best outside shooters and defensive players. However, Finney Smith switched to the Rockets during the offseason, and the Houston Rockets signed him with a full mid-level contract. The specific contract size was four years and 53 million.

Although Finney Smith looks older, he is in pretty good shape, but he has been plagued by injuries, making it impossible for the Rockets to send him out now. Finney Smith has not played once for the team since joining the Rockets. He missed all preseason games and has no record of appearances in the regular season. Finney Smith was said to have resumed shooting training before, and today Rockets coach Udoka also talked about Finney Smith's recovery.

He said that what Finney Smith needs to do is to gradually increase the intensity of training. He is currently undergoing mild non-confrontation training and needs to observe the ankle's response to increased load. Therefore, the Rockets have no way to give a timetable for Finney Smith's comeback. In other words, Finney Smith is still recovering from injury and will not be able to return in a short time. Uduka is also quite helpless. Veteran VanVleet is absent and reimbursed for the season. Adams and Jabari Smith Jr., two big insiders, have also been absent in recent games.

Now that Finney Smith is missing, the Rockets really have a headache. After all, the Rockets now need Finney Smith's defense and three-point shooting. However, there is no definite news as to when Finney Smith will come back. In other words, Finney Smith's comeback is far away. Did the Rockets sign him wrong? In fact, the Rockets did not expect that Finney Smith's injury would last until now.

It can only be said that the Rockets signing Finney Smith is correct in itself, because the Rockets need his defense and three-pointers, as well as his comprehensiveness. However, Finney Smith took too long to recuperate from his injury, which made this four-year, 53 million contract seem a bit unworthy.