Five players salary is over 100 million next season! The Rockets will make a lot of money to build a luxurious No. 1 position, and it is difficult to stay in the team if the main controller does

According to the analysis of NBA reporter Mark Stein, whether the Rockets' Van Vreet can stay in the team next season depends on two points: First, whether he is willing to cut his salary. If he is willing to cut his salary, the Rockets should give him a long-term contract, which is very rare for a 31-year-old veteran. Van Vreet's performance this season is mixed: in the regular season, his performance was not stable enough and he was missing for more than a month due to injury; on the offensive end, key data such as scoring and shooting percentage are all the lowest in recent years, and his passing ability and field control ability seem to be much worse than before.

But the highlight is that in the three games of the playoffs, Van Vreet scored a total of 80 points in these three games, led the Rockets to two victories, and tenaciously tied the score from 1:3 to 3:3. It can be said that without Van Vreet's performance alone, the Rockets could not defeat the Warriors at all. Therefore, Van Vreet is still a very important main point guard for the Rockets. However, if he is unwilling to cut his salary and still asks for an annual salary of 44.9 million next season, the Rockets are likely to not keep him.

Second, the Rockets may use Van Vreet to trade a superstar. After all, Van Vreet's annual salary of more than 40 million yuan, and with another one or two players, the salary balance can be achieved. Van Vreett's contract will not be decided until the end of next month, so he is still a key figure in the Rockets today, and his stay or stay will determine the Rockets' prospects for next season.

Of course, if Van Vreet is willing to take the initiative to cut his salary and renew his long-term contract with the Rockets, it will be a win-win situation. Otherwise, the Rockets will have no need to invest more than 40 million in salary next season - after all, the Rockets' No. 1 lineup is already quite luxurious.

Moreover, if Van Vreett's 44.9 million contract is officially executed, the Rockets will occupy a huge salary space in No. 1. Let’s look at Van Vreet’s annual salary next season is 44.9 million; Amen Thompson and Shepard’s annual salary are both around 10 million; Aaron Holiday of the Rockets, if the team option in the second year is executed, the annual salary will also reach 5 million US dollars next season; Jaylen Green, who can play a guest point guard, has a new contract for the next season, with an annual salary of 33 million, making him the third highest annual salary player in the Rockets. The combined salary of these players will make the Rockets point guard position total salary for about $100 million next season.

You should know that the Rockets' salary space cannot be allocated to No. 1 position, and the forward position and inside line also require salary space. Especially veteran Adams needs to renew his contract, and the Rockets' Shin Kyung's annual salary will also increase to nearly 40 million next season, so the Rockets' No. 1 position does need to be cleaned up.

There are so many point guards that are really redundant. Although Jaylen Green is a double-season guard, he often holds the ball for a long time and plays the role of point guard. If Van Vreet is neither willing to cut salary nor reduce salary space for the Rockets, then the Rockets really don't need to leave the 31-year-old point guard, after all, the Rockets management has always been reluctant to pay luxury taxes.

Give up Van Vritte and clear out more than 40 million in salary space, so the Rockets can use it to strengthen other positions. In the point guard position, Amen Thompson, Holiday, Shepard, and Jaylen Green are enough to manage this position in an orderly manner.