The Rockets first signing was born! Aquaman stayed successfully, with 39 million in three years and retained the double tower configuration

June 15th news, this morning, famous reporter Shams brought the latest report about the Rockets. The Rockets agreed to renew center Adams with a three-year, $39 million full guarantee, becoming the Rockets' first signing this summer. Adams plays as a substitute center for the Rockets. At some specific times, he was entrusted with important tasks by Uduka, and partnered with Shin Kyung with the Twin Towers tactics to solve the team's defense and rebounding problems, achieving good results. This time, Adams was able to stay in the team successfully, which on the one hand demonstrated the Rockets coaching staff's ability to recognize the ball with keen eyes, because Adams is indeed worth staying. On the other hand, it is estimated that Adams himself is comfortable with the Rockets and has no hesitation to renew his contract.

Let's talk about Adams' new contract, a three-year, $39 million full guarantee contract, which is reasonable and inexpensive. Adams is 32 years old. Although he suffered a major injury before, after the trade with the Rockets, the coaching staff also gave him half a season to recuperate and did not return until this season. Adams averaged stats in the regular season: 3.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game, and 5.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in the playoffs. Although his data doesn't look very eye-catching, his presence in the game is very strong. Nowadays, the league's salary has generally increased sharply. Adams has regained his value in the playoffs, and $15 million has been poached to other teams to play as starting centers.

In addition, the starting center of the Rockets Shin Kyung is strong in offense and weak in defense, so the existence of Adams is of great significance. If the Rockets want to rely on Shin Kyung's offense as the team's basic platform, they need a frame-protecting center like Adams to assist Shin Kyung to solve and improve the team's defensive problems. Uduka has great experience in using Adams. In the final stage of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, it was precisely because he used the double tower tactic to ensure the team's defense and rebounds, allowing the Rockets to play high-quality defense and achieve the second-place record in the Western Conference. Although he was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, he still had seven games with the Warriors, so it is appropriate to retain the double tower configuration.

It is worth mentioning that after renewing Adams, the Rockets have two more focuss, one is renewing Van Vreet and the other is trading stars. Van Jordan's contract of more than 40 million this year is the team's option, and the Rockets have the right to choose to execute or not to execute before the end of the month. If Van Jordan's contract extension can be pushed to around 25 million, it will be very ideal for the Rockets. To take a step back, even if Van Jordan is unwilling to stay in the team, the Rockets have a backup plan, that is, to execute his expiration contract to use it as a transaction. From the current point of view, the Rockets' first step in strengthening the lineup this summer is smooth, and they still have to make some breakthroughs in the future. They need to make some things to make good use of the rookie bonus period.