The Rockets signed back to the former inside player with a lot of money. Is it really worth it to operate like this for a third center?

According to the report of ESPN authoritative reporter Shams Charania, Clint Capela, who previously played for the Atlanta Hawks, reached an agreement with the former club Houston Rockets. Capela received a three-year contract from the Rockets with a total amount of $21.5 million.

In the NBA regular season this season, Capela played a total of 55 games in 82 games, with injuries affecting a total of 55 games, of which 41 games were played as the starter. His average playing time reached 21.4 minutes, with an average of 8.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.1 blocks, and 0.9 turnovers and 1.9 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 55.9% and a free throw percentage of 53.6%. Since finishing the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on March 10 this year, Capela has been waving the free card due to injury, and he also missed the team's play-off game.

Capela's decline this season is actually very obvious. His performance in scoring and finishing at the basket has dropped significantly. He also feels more or less unable to do so on the defensive end. His performance in interior defense and basket protection has also declined. Perhaps because of the obvious decline, Capela has lost the starting position since the middle of the season, and his playing time has also decreased significantly compared to previous seasons. Capela's data also fell to the lowest point in recent seasons. Coupled with the impact of injuries, his physical condition is no longer as good as before. Therefore, the Eagle did not keep him, and his market conditions in the market were not so ideal, and he could not get a higher salary contract.

In fact, from the perspective of salary, the Rockets' contract to Capela is still good. There is basically no obvious premium factor in the price, and it is also a very reasonable price. The problem is that the Rockets are overcrowded in the interior position. Alperen Sengun is the team's well-deserved interior core. Steven Adams' performance during the playoffs and his importance to the team on the defensive end are quite prominent. The Rockets have not cut off another substitute center, Jock Landale, so far. Capela also finds it difficult to shake Adams' position after joining the team, and he can only play the role of third center. Then the question is, the Rockets actually have room to strengthen in other positions. Why use their valuable salary space to sign Capela as the third center? No matter how you look at it, they should have better choices, right?