Renew Amen s contract with a maximum salary, and chase superstars again! The Rockets plan to surface in 2 years? It will receive a huge salary space

Now, from the lineup, the Houston Rockets are quite strong overall. They are strong and have outstanding players in every position. At the center position, All-Star Alperen Shinkin, and Amen Thompson and Durant are in the forward position. There are also former Eastern Conference All-Star point guards like Van Vreet in the defender position. The Rockets' lineup is obviously aiming at the championship. No matter what happens next season, the Rockets' goal is to strive for the championship. Although the West has a stronger Thunder team, as well as the Clippers and Nuggets after strengthening, and veteran teams such as the Warriors and the Lakers are also eyeing each other, the Rockets' plan will not change. The reason for the 37-year-old superstar Durant is that they want to win the championship.

But to take a step back, even if the Rockets failed to compete for the championship while Durant was in the team, there was actually no big loss. The Rockets have enough chips to rebuild the second time. After all, young players such as Smith Jr. and Shin Kyung have already obtained long-term contract renewal. And Amen Thompson, the future superstar, will also be the main goal left by the Rockets. Amen Thompson has two years left in his rookie contract, and he can negotiate with the Rockets to renew his contract early after next season.

As some celebrities say, as long as Amen can make three-point shooting, he is a super giant in the top 10 levels of the league, and the Rockets also think so. So the Rockets still have the opportunity to rebuild around Amen Thompson and Shin Kyung in the future. Of course, the premise is that those veterans leave the team after their contracts expire. The Rockets have enough salary space to not only sign superstars, but also renew the team's core Amen Thompson.

The famous reporter Brian Vinhorst directly stated in a program that the Rockets' series of operations this summer are all aimed at maximizing their capacity in the summer of 2027. By then, Van Vreett's two-year, 50 million contract will be executed, and Finney Smith's contract will also be included in the team option, and Durant's contract will expire in one year. Now Ethan has not renewed the contract with the Rockets in advance, and Smith Jr.'s contract will also decrease in 2027.

The Rockets now look strong, but if they don't go well in the championship next season, the Rockets can continue to rebuild immediately. The summer of 2027 is the time when the Rockets can free up huge salary space. Then, they will start chasing superstars from scratch (many superstars will become liberos that year), and create a new lineup around Shin Kyung and Amen Thompson, and at the same time, give Amen Thompson a maximum salary renewal, the Rockets can immediately become a stronger team.

This is also the plan for the Rockets two years later, that is, the offseason in 2027. This is just the analysis of this reporter, but it is obvious that the contracts of these players who have renewed or signed this summer will basically expire in the 27-year offseason. So at that time, the maximum salary will be renewed, and then the superstar will be pursued, and the inside core Alperen Shinkyung and the rebuilding of a lineup of role players, as well as Uduka's clever guidance, the Rockets still have the opportunity to launch an attack on the NBA championship.

Of course, their current championship window has arrived. Even if they fail to win the championship in two years, the Rockets can start the second plan.