Up to 100 million in three years and 45 million in three years! It is revealed that the Rockets are expected to leave Van Vreet and Adams behind this summer

Although the 2025 NBA offseason has not yet arrived, news about the renewal of Rockets players will still attract the attention of fans, after all, it is the former home team of Chinese fans. Isn't this? TA reporter Sam Vecenie revealed during his participation in the show this week that the Rockets are expected to spend a lot of money to keep people. For Van Vreet, it is planned to leave him in Houston with a three-year contract of $90 million to $100 million. For veteran Adams, the expected contract extension is in the range of $42 million to $45 million in three years.

Van Vreett and Adams are both 31 years old now, and this age is in the NBA, a three-year contract that will likely cover their remaining peak period. According to Sam Vecenie, Adams' contract money is likely to be paid from the portion saved by Van Vreet's salary cut.

The Rockets are now holding the 44.9 million USD option for Van Vreet in the 2025-26 season, but as news comes out, the Rockets intend to discuss with Van Vreet to a contract renewal with a longer term and a lower annual salary. In this way, for Van Vritte, more guaranteed salary can be locked in; for the Rockets, the salary burden next season can also be lighter. In this way, a win-win situation can be achieved, so why not do it?

Look at Adams again, his salary this season is $12.6 million. During this offseason, the starting salary of the NBA's non-luxury tax full-time middle class is about $14.1 million, and many teams can give contracts of this level; so if the Rockets want to keep Adams this summer, the competition is not small.

In my opinion, there are many reasons for the Rockets to keep these two veterans. Although the Rockets have a good lineup, they still lack offensive development after all. Van Vritte is the core of the backcourt. Although the regular season data does not look outstanding, in the playoffs, they can contribute 18.7 points, 4.4 assists per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of up to 43.5%, which is an indispensable part of the team's offensive engine and tactical system. Although Shen Jing can assist, he is an inside line after all, and the difficulty of offense development is not small; in order to reduce mistakes, he still has to rely on Van Vreet's ball holding initiative at critical moments.

Fans who have watched the game must remember that once Van Vreet rests, the Rockets' offense is in a singles, and it is directly the headless fly who takes the ball. Really Van Vreet, the Rockets are likely to be unable to play with the Warriors until the tiebreak, and of course the management will see it.

Adams' regular season data looks average, but the defensive and inside deterrent power in the playoffs are reflected. He averages 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, has excellent ability to protect the Rockets' inside. In fact, you can also understand that in the first round of the playoffs this season, Adams caused considerable trouble to the Warriors in the penalty area and is a rare talent in the traditional inside line. Although the Rockets' inside configuration is not bad, centers like Adams are still missing.

From the perspective of external factors, it is difficult to find suitable candidates who can replace them in the free market. There are not many point guards suitable for the Rockets system, and traditional insiders like Adams, who are experienced and able to play an important role in the defensive end, are also very scarce. Of course, the price of these two contracts is not low. If the contract is really renewed, the Rockets' salary space pressure will increase. But for the sake of the stability of the team's lineup and the continuity of tactics, gritting teeth and leaving them seems to be the Rockets' helpless move this offseason, it depends on whether the money is worth it.