Congratulations to the Rockets! The 5-player training camp has officially started, 3 veterans lead 2 new players, and the Cake King vs. Old Green

On August 26, according to reports, several Rockets players trained together, which was also a mini training camp organized by the Rockets internally. Although most of the Rockets players did not participate, such as their ace superstar Durant and All-Star center Alperen Shin Kyoto failed to participate, veterans and newcomers led by Van Vreet and Jeff Green all participated in the training camp.

According to reports, the Rockets officially formed a mini training camp with five players during the offseason. The players participating in this training camp include three veterans: 31-year-old Van Vreet, Capela, and 39-year-old Jeff Green; in addition, the young Jabbarri Smith and Amen Thompson also participated in the training camp.

In the starting lineup of the Rockets next season, Amen Thompson and Smith Jr. should be the absolute main players who cannot be defeated, and Van Vreet is also the only candidate for the starting point guard position of the Rockets; as for Capela and Jeff Green, they will also be quasi-rotary players. Once a player in the Rockets' second team is injured and absent, Capela and Jeff Green will both reach the position, after all, their competitive state is quite good. Although Capela became a substitute for the Hawks last season, he was able to average 9 points and 8 rebounds per game. Jeff Green even served as the starter of the Rockets last season. At that time, Smith Jr. had a broken hand and injured in training. She was missing for about a month. In addition to Ethan and Amen, coach Uduka also allowed Jeff Green to reach the starting lineup in several games. The veteran performed very well. He can not only complete the offense at the basket, but also pull to the outside to shoot three-pointers. He has also made great achievements in rebounding protection and basket protection. It can be said that the training camp where the three veterans lead two newcomers is very capable of training people, especially allowing Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson to add more experience.

And in the photo, we also see that veteran Capela and Jeff Green are fighting together, after all, both players can play in the center position. More importantly, both of these players have joined the Rockets and are now considered to be the "second entry into the palace". At that time, beside the two superstars, Harden and Westbrook, Jeff Green once joined the Rockets. Later, he switched to teams such as the Nuggets and won the championship with the Nuggets. He only signed a new contract with the Rockets two years ago to join the team.

Capela was the Rockets' absolute main center back then. However, in the transaction involving Covington, Capela was sent directly to the Atlanta Hawks by the Rockets' management, where she spent several years. Now Capela has been signed first and then transferred to the Rockets, which is also the second time this 31-year-old "Pie King" has played for the Rockets.

Rockets players basically train alone during the offseason, but the effect of single training is definitely not as good as that of players who combine to conduct confrontation training. Now the Rockets have officially entered the preparation period for the new season. As the new season is approaching, more and more Rockets players will gather together to train. Of course, the Rockets' formal training is expected to start in September, and all Rockets players will gather, including new superstar Kevin Durant.