Durant transforms? Become a puzzle-type star! The Rockets treat people equally, which may affect the maximum salary renewal

Theoretically, the Rockets have won Kevin Durant, one of the 75 superstars in NBA history. Then next season, no matter whether Durant is 36 or 37 years old, he will be the only superstar among the Rockets. However, the Rockets management and coach Uduka, who specialize in team basketball, do not seem to regard Durant as the Rockets' savior and the only core of the team.

In their opinion, many young players of the Rockets have the potential and ability to become the core, such as Shin Kyung, who was selected for the All-Star lineup for the first time last season, and Rockets forward Amen Thompson, who became one of the best defensive players, and even veteran Van Van Vreet performed well in the playoffs, and he is also one of the core of the Rockets. Don’t forget that there are also the Rockets’ forward double Ethan and Jabbarry Smith Jr., who have the potential to become the core. The Rockets will also reuse their Tanhua Show Shepard next season, making him the first substitute for the Rockets Van Vreet, sorting out the offense of the entire team and commanding the team’s defense.

According to NBA famous reporter Brian Vinhorst, several sources revealed that Durant is now like the Lakers' super forward James, and he is no longer regarded as the absolute core of the team by the team, because the Rockets ushered in a group of new core players in the draft. What does the Rockets see Durant as?

According to reports, the Rockets regard Durant as the final component, which means that Durant is not the Rockets' super core and only core. He is just a very important star puzzle on the Rockets' road to winning the championship. Because Durant is a veteran, he can make the Houston Rockets a real contender in the league. The Rockets also need to take care of other young core members. Van Vreet and Smith Jr. all signed new contracts this summer, Shin Kyung won a big contract and became an All-Star, and Amen and Ethan are also waiting for early renewal of the offseason.

So, Durant is of course very important, and although he is extremely brave on the offensive end, the Rockets cannot be just Durant's team alone. He is completely unable to play as important as Jokic to the Nuggets and Alexander to the Thunder.

In fact, this is also beneficial to the Rockets, because once Durant is absent due to injury or his condition declines next season, the Rockets have other star players who can stand up and take over the game. If you rely too much on Durant, the Rockets will suffer in the end. After all, no one can guarantee that Durant, 37, can play 82 regular season games and all playoffs, and no one can guarantee that he can score 26 points per game next season.

So, the Rockets treat people equally and have no absolute privileged superstars. Durant also needs to transform and become a puzzle-type star to help the Rockets win the championship. So, although Durant is important next season and is still the first player for the Rockets, his role will be much worse than before. In fact, this is also beneficial to Durant. After all, he will play more easily next season, but this may affect Durant's maximum salary renewal.

According to this reporter, Durant may cut his salary and renew his contract, and it is difficult to get the legendary two-year, super maximum salary contract of $124 million. After all, Durant is just a perfect puzzle among the Rockets and is not the only core of the Rockets.