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1 trade 3 signing! The strongest frontcourt lineup in the NBA was born, and the Rockets 14-man team made a big team to strive for the championship

11:33am, 26 July 2025Basketball

On July 26, the NBA free market has returned to calm, and the Rockets have taken crazy moves before, becoming one of the big winners in the offseason. The second place in the Western Conference in the 24-25 season, but unfortunately they lost to the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, which also made them determined to make changes. This summer also completed 1 trade and 3 signings, making the lineup more competitive.

In the 24-25 season, many of the games that the Rockets lost suddenly collapsed at critical moments, and no absolute stars stood up. For this reason, the Rockets got superstar Durant through a trade this summer and sent Jaylen Green and Brooks away. Green's performance in this playoffs is still a bit disappointing. With Durant, the Rockets' lineup became more reasonable, and at critical moments, there were finally stars to support the game.

In the subsequent free market, the Rockets first signed Finney Smith to make up for the vacancy left by Brooks; then signed former former player Capela to further improve the depth of the inside, with Shinkyung and Adams in the team; recently signed Okogie with a one-year contract, and the defensive strongman was cut by the Hornets. In this way, the Rockets made continuous moves successfully made the lineup more competitive. Compared with the main core lineup last season, Jaylen Green and Brooks became Durant, Finney Smith, Capela and Okogie.

In this way, the Rockets directly formed the strongest frontcourt lineup in the NBA, with height and talent. Smith Jr. and Ethan are young representatives, with Durant, Finney Smith, Tate and Jeff Green behind them, and anyone can take over at any time. The inside lineup has Shin Kyung, Adams and Capela, which makes it difficult for the opponent to limit, and everyone has different characteristics. The Rockets have also successfully formed a luxury roster of 14 people. The starting lineup is likely to be Van Vleet, Amen, Durant, Smith Jr. and Shinkin, and the bench is Shepard, Holiday, Okogie, Finney Smith, Ethan, Tate, Jeff Green, Adams and Capela. This lineup is still very competitive, the key is that the combination is very reasonable. Durant can concentrate on scoring on the court and no longer need to do dirty and tiring work.

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