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The Rockets are the only team under the Thunder. If Fan is injured, there will be an empty team under the Thunder.

5:46pm, 8 November 2025【Basketball】

If Fan is not injured, the Rockets will be the only team under the Thunder. If Fan is injured, there will be an empty team under the Thunder, and then there are the Rockets and Nuggets. Don’t forget that this is the Thunder’s home court. The Thunder’s lineup that won the championship last season is a T0-level team.

The Rockets' trade for Durant this season is already a running-in period. Not to mention that Jaywe is not available, and the Rockets' main point guard is not available. Jaywe is great, but no one can guarantee whether Jaywe will play well in every game. When Jaywe is on, other players will reduce their playing time. For the same reason, the Rockets and the Thunder played two overtimes and lost by one point. What's the current situation of the Rockets?

Unless Shepard super-evolves, only outsiders can steal his starting spot. You don't expect Corgi to continue to start next season, do you? If you can grab someone with a contract other than VanVleet this season, he will definitely leave. Who on other teams will wait for him for a season. Or which other team has such a weak number one position vacant and can still wait for VanVleet to return. Don't tell me that Amen doesn't need VanVleet to practice ball control. Their functions do not overlap.

I don’t understand, why do you think VanVleet is no longer part of the Rockets’ future plans just because they have to win the championship this year? That rocket operation is not the operation in front of Stud. The championship is a window period. Durant has renewed his contract and will continue to work together this season. Now the Rockets only want to build a championship lineup. If it is like you said, then I clearly say that VanVleet can make the Rockets sick to vomit. In the end, we will see VanVleet defend the Rockets alone.

Didn’t the Warriors and Klay have enough trouble? To put it bluntly, respect is mutual. Because your injury prevented the Rockets from competing for the championship, you had to leave. This has nothing to do with the Rockets' two-year tenure as a rookie. VanVleet extended his contract with a salary cut of 15 million. Isn't this sincerity? Then are you going to say that VanVleet is worth 25 million? The Rockets' strongest lineup should be Amen, Ethan, Jaa, Durant, and Shenkyo.

An old man leads four fierce young men. This can be regarded as a five-forward formation, and it is also a five-out lineup. Ethan and Xiao Jia's ball-holding ability is a bit weak, but they can also dribble and hit two. This lineup is actually quite reasonable. Although Amen doesn't know how to play pick-and-roll at the top of the arc for the time being, there is no problem for him and Ethan to take turns dribbling the ball across the half court and teaching the ball to Durant and Shen Jing on the upper line.

Durant, Shen Jing, and Xiao Jia are playing a pick-and-roll on one side. Whether Durant or Shen Jing initiates it, they will have a clear advantage. Xiao Jia seizes the opportunity to run back and directly layup, which is a huge threat. If the layup fails, the ball can be given to Ethan in the far corner to shoot a three-pointer, or Amen on the line can make a second breakthrough, which can disrupt the opponent's defense.