Shuai Tang named Durant: When he was a defender, he still performed first-class! No wonder Stone no longer signed a defender

Although Tom Janovic, the famous coach who helped the Rockets win two NBA championships, has retired for a long time, he has always cared about the Rockets he once coached. Although the Rockets have not yet reached the championship for 30 years, the Rockets have another very good chance to win the championship next season. The joining of 37-year-old veteran superstar Durant has given the Rockets this hope. In addition, with super center Alperen Shinkyung who performed well in the European Championship, their young forwards Amen Thompson, Smith Jr. and Ethan, as well as Shepard and Van Vreet in the backcourt, the Rockets will not have many shortcomings in each position next season, and even 3 to 4 players can be found in each position.

For example, in the center position, in addition to Shin Kyung, there are Capela and Adams; not to mention the forward line, there are substitutes such as Finney Smith, Jeff Green and Tate. The back line seems to be the weak link for the Rockets, because there are fewer people in this position, and there are not many reliable defenders except Van Vreet, Shepard and Holiday.

But the Rockets actually have many players who can play guest roles in the defender, such as Amen Thompson, who focuses on point guard in the rookie year, new player Okogie, and several two-way contract players, such as Kevin Harris and Isaiah Crawford, who can all be competent for the shooting guard position. In fact, Rockets' Kevin Durant also has a chance to serve as the Rockets' defender.

The Rockets coach Tom Janovic recently named Durant and talked about his performance when he first entered the NBA. Tomjanovic said Durant can do a lot because he is a very comprehensive player. When he first joined the league, the Thunder used Durant as a defender, and that scene also surprised Tom Janovic.

Tang Shuai said that his experience at that time brought a lot of help to Durant's future games, because his ball holding has become more and he needs to defend players who are shorter than him. So when Durant was in the No. 3 or No. 4, his speed could be reflected - because he was too fast, and the opponent's players could not keep up with him at all.

So for the Rockets, Durant should still be the starting small forward of the Rockets next season, and he can also play a cameo as a power forward in a small lineup, just like what he did with the Warriors before. Durant can even serve as a guard, he can hold the ball and shoot, and has quite good defensive ability and personal speed. With his tall figure, he can easily score with a jump shot, after all, the opponent's small defender can't defend Durant at all.

This is probably why manager Stone doesn't introduce new players even though he knows that the Rockets' back line has too few staff members - because he knows that in addition to players such as Tate, Amen, and Okogie who can serve as defenders, all-rounders like Durant can also play guest guards. So it is probably this factor not to introduce new defenders.