I renewed my contract in advance, for the fourth time in my career! A total of US$210 million, a top blue-collar player!

According to ESPN, the Rockets have completed a contract renewal with center Steven Adams, with a contract of $39 million for three years.

Subsequently, Adams and his Rockets teammates also posted a message confirming the news of the early renewal. Adams was the 12th pick in the first round in 2013 and was selected by the Thunder. I wonder if you still remember Adams' draft player in the same class, who is the No. 1 pick, and who is the No. 1 pick and Tanhua? The No. 1 pick is Bennet of the Cavaliers, Oladipo of the Magic, and Otto Porter of the Wizards. These three are not in the NBA at present.

Of course, there are still many players playing in the NBA in the 2013 draft, such as Antetokounmpo, Pope, Gobert, Hardaway Jr., and Adams. And Adams can definitely be called the top blue-collar worker in the NBA. At the current pace of the NBA, it is Adams who can still have blue-collar players who are doing so well, right? Not to mention, Adams is a center without a projection. With such a data, Adams has never entered the free market so far in his career, and except for rookie contracts, every contract of Adams is obtained by the team's early renewal contract before the original contract expires! So far in his career, Adams' total contract amount has reached US$210 million. As a blue-collar player and a center without shooting, such achievements are exaggerated. Adams' rookie contract is $9.6 million for four years. When the rookie contract did not expire in 2016, the Thunder gave him a four-year contract of about $100 million.

When he was just sent to the Pelicans by the Thunder in 2020, the Pelicans immediately gave him a two-year, $35 million early contract renewal. Then he played for a season with the Grizzlies in 2022 and got another two-year, $25.2 million contract renewal given to him by the Grizzlies. Now with the Rockets, I have received another contract extension. Although Adams' contract expires this offseason, strictly speaking, the free market has not yet been opened, and the player's contract for the 2024-25 season has not yet ended. So looking back, the four early contract renewals Adams received are the key to his continued stability in his career for more than ten years. In 2020, the market value of centers in the NBA without shooting was very bad. For example, Drummond averaged 17.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game with the Cavaliers in the first half of the season. After being bought out by the Cavaliers, he averaged double-double in the Lakers, but in the 2021 offseason, Drummond could only get a basic salary.

Adams at that time had an annual salary of $17 million, but his data was not as good as Drummond. In 2022, Adams suffered an Achilles tendon injury, which made the team wait for him for a season by renewing his contract in advance. He ushered in a comeback in the 2024-25 season, and then gained a firm foothold again with his stable performance. Adams's stable performance, in addition to averaging 5 offensive rebounds and third in the league, averaged 7.3 screen assists per game, is even more top-notch! Although Adams averaged only 3.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in the regular season this season, his data averaged 5.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in the playoffs. And fans who have watched this year's playoffs Rockets should be able to realize how important Adams is to the Rockets, right? Although he was eliminated in the first round, Adams' performance in the winning games in the series against the Warriors was quite critical.

In addition, for the Rockets, Adams' role is not only on the field, but also off the field. Its role in the locker room cannot be ignored. The Rockets' first move has already appeared. Will they have any action next? Will it be a contract renewal with VanVleet?