Rockets become a hot commodity in the opening game and Christmas game! Durant returns to the top star? But the team has no intention of renewing the contract

On August 9, the league announced the schedule for the Christmas game and the NBA opening match. The most surprising thing this time is the Clippers. They formed such a luxurious lineup, but did not enter the Christmas game or the opening match. It is probably because the league did not intend to build momentum for these veterans. After all, not all veterans are James, Durant and Curry. These three bring not only an improvement in strength, but also a significant increase in attention.

Let's first talk about the opening game. The NBA opener will start on October 22. The two games are the Thunder's home game against the Rockets and the Warriors' home game against the Lakers. The significance of these two games is also different. The Lakers' match against the Warriors is a competition between traffic teams. The three top stars, James, Curry and Doncic, talk head-on. No matter which side wins in the end, it will probably be very exciting. After all, it is the NBA's Spring Festival Gala.

The Rockets and the Thunder are in a strong conversation. From this we can also see that the league is optimistic that the Rockets will become the biggest obstacle for the Thunder to win the championship this season, and this game is still at the Thunder's home court. Durant is equivalent to going home to play against his old club. After introducing Durant, Capela and Finney Smith, the Rockets have been admired by the league. Indeed, they can compete with the Thunder in terms of athletic ability and talent, and even have some advantages.

Next to talk about the Christmas battle. The Christmas battles are the Lakers vs. Rockets vs. Knicks, Spurs vs. Thunder, Mavericks vs. Warriors, and Timberwolves vs. Nuggets. Yes, you read that right. The former Christmas battle of the Celtics has not entered the Christmas battle because of reconstruction. However, there are many things worth paying attention to here. The Cavaliers vs. the Knicks are a head-on conversation between the two strongest teams in the East, and the Bucks did not even enter the Christmas battle. It is also surprising that the Bucks did not even enter the Christmas battle.

Mavericks will face the Warriors, the new No. 1 pick will challenge Curry, and the battle between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets will be staged again. Almost every time Jokic faces the Timberwolves, he will lose. The Wolves' lineup seems to be Tianke Nuggets. The Spurs are playing against the Thunder, which is to build momentum for the future league appearance, and the Wenban is playing against Alexander. The most popular one should be the Lakers against the Rockets, Durant against James, the former top two in the league. Although he is old, he still has enough immediate combat power around him to help them win.

Judging from the arrangements of this year's competition, Durant seems to have returned to the top ranks. In the past few years, everyone knows that although the Suns have formed a grand formation, Durant's attention is far less than that of James and Curry, and the team's record is not ideal. Now Durant has joined the extremely talented Rockets, which not only brings the Rockets the opportunity to win the championship, but also gives them more attention. How long has the Rockets not played in the Christmas game? Durant and the team achieved mutual benefit and win-win results.

However, whether Durant will receive a large contract renewal has become a place that many fans pay more attention to. Durant has the ability to sign a two-year, 120 million contract renewal contract with the team this offseason. It is estimated that many Rockets fans do not want the team to renew their contracts with Durant as big as such. After all, Durant is here, and the team still has many young players who need to renew their contracts, such as Amen and Ethan. If Durant is given a super maximum salary, then the Rockets will have great salary pressure in the future.

And ESPN reported on this, they said: The Rockets are not expected to provide Durant with any contract renewal that is close to the maximum salary, and the Rockets are not in a hurry to negotiate a contract renewal with Durant. If Durant enters the new season with his current contract, the Rockets will not panic. The Rockets are now unintentionally pushing for Kevin Durant to provide contract renewal. Durant has a year of 53.28 million contract left.

It is not difficult to hear from this that the Rockets do not want to renew Durant's contract. They probably want to observe Durant's situation after the start of the new season. Perhaps they will wait until the team will consider renewing Durant next summer, and Durant may choose to leave the team with a salary cut. After all, what Durant has always wanted is to win. He should now understand that he is not the absolute cornerstone of the team. The Rockets still have a future, and there are still many young people who need to renew their contracts.

Durant has made enough money so far in his career, and his endorsement contract is very high every year. Perhaps he will choose to cut his salary to help the team just like he did when he was in the Warriors. The Rockets will have considerable salary pressure tomorrow summer. If Durant is not considered, Amen Thompson is facing an early renewal. This person is definitely worth renewing the contract in advance. If he does not renew the contract in advance, it may cause unpleasantness and lay a bad foreshadowing for future cooperation.

Then is Ethan. Ethan could have renewed his contract in advance this offseason, but the Rockets did not do so. They probably intend to see Ethan's attendance rate in the new season. He has good potential, but his attendance rate cannot be guaranteed. In this case, the team will lose money if he gives him a big contract. Having said that, what do you want to say about the Rockets now? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.