Scored 25+6+5 in 2 games, only 1 turnover! Can the Rockets edge guard enter the starting lineup? Amen can return to the 4th position

The tradition of the Rockets is that every few years there will be a large-scale trade to introduce superstars. For example, the Rockets directly signed the free agent Howard; and the Rockets used Lamb, Kevin Martin and draft picks to exchange for the Thunder's super sixth man James Harden; and later used seven players from the Clippers in exchange for Paul, and Paul in exchange for Westbrook. These operations are all like this.

There are many super deals among the Rockets, just like before this season, the Rockets traded Jaylen Green, Dillon Brooks and draft picks for superstar Durant. The Rockets are very good at using big deals to chase stars. I use them to make stars become the first core of the Rockets and lead the Rockets to compete for the NBA championship.

In fact, in addition to super deals, the Rockets are better at picking up base salary leaks. In recent years, the Rockets have had many players who were paid very little but were very capable, such as Gerald Green, Rivers Jr., Mbah a Moute, etc. who were under D'Antoni on the Rockets. These players all received basic salaries, but they all made quite good contributions. Now the Rockets have another successful leak, that is, Rockets general manager Rafael Stone signed last season's Celtics backup point guard JD Davison to a two-way contract.

Davidson has a lot of background. He was the best player in the Development League last season, and his performance and statistics in the playoffs were also quite impressive. In the regular season last season, when he was playing in the Development League, he averaged 25 points and 7 assists per game. His scoring and passing abilities were very strong.

In the Rockets' two preseason games, edge guard Davidson also performed very hotly: in the first game, he scored 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, only made one turnover, and made 5 three-pointers; in the second game against the Jazz, although Davidson's performance and data were not as hot as the first game, his data and performance were indeed good.

In this game, Davidson made 3 of 7 shots in 17 minutes, scoring 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block. As a backup point guard, he only made one mistake in two games, and his plus-minus value: In the first game, the Rockets ranked second, second only to Shen Jing; in the second game against the Jazz, Davidson's plus-minus value reached +17, ranking first in the Rockets, even higher than the plus-minus values ​​of the four core players of Durant, Smith Jr., Amen Thompson and Shen Jing. Although the data is relatively average, through the plus and minus values, we can see how huge Davison's role is in the Rockets' No. 1 position.

In 2 games, Davidson scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and only made 1 turnover.

In fact, the Rockets should not put Amen at the 1st position, because Amen Thompson's current passing and control ability is not very good. Amen Thompson is now more suitable to play without the ball, especially cutting to the basket, which is a skill he is very skilled at. It would be ideal if he continues to return to the 4th position as the starter.

With his performance, Shepard is really not suitable to be the starter. In this case, if Davidson can be allowed to be the starting point guard, Shepard can be the substitute, Durant can be the shooting guard, and Amen Thompson can be moved to the 4th or 3rd position, it seems to be a pretty good choice. After all, Amen Thompson's performance at the 4th position last season was much better than his performance at the 1st position.

In the playoffs, the Rockets' starting power forward has always been Amen Thompson. Davidson has shown strength and performance at the starting point guard level. If he is righted and placed in the starting point guard position, I believe the Rockets' No. 1 position will be improved on both offense and defense, and Amen Thompson can go to the position he is most familiar with, which can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.