The Rockets ended Summer League with a 3-2 record. Although this result is a step back from the Rockets' record in the previous two years of summer league, the media said that Houston still has three major gains.

The first is Dongte. Green's offensive firepower. THE 208CM TALL GREEN SHOWS HIS POTENTIAL TO BE AN IMPORTANT SCORING POINT IN THE FUTURE. He can hit three-point shots, has amazing bounce, and is not slow. Throughout the summer league, Green averaged 22 games per game. 7 points, ranked second. He shot 37 percent from three-point range and 86 from the free-throw line. 2%。

The second is that Brooks is averaging seven assists per game, which is the second highest on the assists list in the summer league.

The third is Dorsey's terrifying rebounding ability. Dorsey has only played two Summer League games for the Rockets, but has already shown his terrifying rebounding ability in a short period of time, averaging 13 in 30 minutes per game. 5 rebounds, 6 of which were frontcourt rebounds; If that were converted into 48 minutes of rebounding per unit time efficiency, he could have grabbed 21. 6 rebounds.

Houston basketball experts are most optimistic about Dorsey, saying that Dorsey is more than just a book when it comes to grabbing rebounds. Wallace, more like the "muscle version" of Dennis. Rodman, whether he comes on as a backup center or a backup power forward this season, can defend the restricted area for the Rockets. What's even more commendable is that Dorsey also showed a certain mid-range shooting ability in the summer league, which was a windfall for the Rockets.

Zhou Xuan scoffed at the opinions of the so-called experts, Dorsey only relied on physical talent to play in the two games, and there were problems with the regional joint defense position, and he had no brains at all, if the Rockets let this kind of person who could run away defend the restricted area, unless the coach was crazy.

Zhou Xuan returned to Los Angeles and continued to guest appear as a chef at the Olson mansion, where he had become accustomed to living. Zhou Gaozhuo and Martha, who were far away in China, saw a lot of news that was unfavorable to him and were very worried about his future. He called to reassure his parents that they would see each other before October.

The Olsen sisters are full of confidence in Zhou Xuan, thinking that he will definitely find a team, and not going to Houston will only be a loss for the Rockets, and they are the people who know Zhou Xuan's extraordinary things best.

Zhou Xuan in the summer league was not without gains, he realized his weakness more deeply, that is, strength! He can't resist the opposing shooting guard at all now, so will he never play against anyone else when he plays point guard? Modern basketball is all about constantly blocking and dismantling, creating misplaced offensive opportunities. So the first thing he did when he returned to Los Angeles was to get a fitness card, and he played bench presses and squats for two hours a day to keep up his strength.

At the Toyota Center in Houston, summer league materials were put on Morey's desk, and assistant coach Elston reported to the job, mainly for Morey to look at the data, a man who believes in data.

When Alexander announced the name of the next manager of the Rockets, Darrell. Morey, the whole league was amazed. It's no surprise that no one in basketball has heard of him, and it's no surprise that this MIT graduate is definitely an outlier in the NBA, having previously worked either with math or designing software.

Many people think that Morey's style of doing things is more like that of an economist, looking for the biggest price difference in the market, striving for the best profits, and never doing anything stupid. Morey's trading is like speculating in stocks, the player's data is the intrinsic value of the stock itself, and the value of the player is the nominal value of the stock, and he only focuses on the difference between the actual and nominal value of the player, as well as the market situation. All he does is look for undervalued potential stocks in the market, buy them and hold them for the long term, much like Warren Buffett's early style. However, real superstars are worth a lot of money, there is no such thing as undervaluation, and economists will never praise it, so it is difficult to expect Morey to trade for a superstar, let alone bring him a championship to the Rockets. He is here to make money for the boss when he is a manager, and don't expect anything else. Unless, after a few years, Morey can change his mind and really understand the game of basketball.

After Morey looked at the data sheet, he circled four names with a red pen, Brooks, Green, Dorsey and Zhou Xuan. Then he smiled and asked, "Mr. Turner, now tell me about the performance of these four people, especially Stephen." Week. ”

Especially that Chinese? That kid's physical fitness is a mess, what is there to say? Do you expect him to bring commercial value to the rocket like Yao Ming? Elston was dismissive. He started with the other three, especially blowing Brooks' performance out of the blue. Lightning-fast speed, steady ball control, accurate outside shooting, and the ability to attract defense after blocking and dismantling, although he is not tall, he can rely on his speed to interfere with opponents and wait for opportunities to steal. If you didn't look at the name, you'd definitely think it was talking about Chris. Paul.

Green's style can be a good substitute for Maddie, and Dorsey is a devil and has development value.

At the end, Elston talked about Zhou Xuan. "I think this Chinese is embarrassed. He's played five games, didn't have a single outside shot, had a negligible mid-range shot, and almost all of his points came from breakaways. And he was poor on the defensive end, scoring a lot of points against the opposing players and not controlling fouls well, so there were only two games where he played more than 20 minutes. ”

Morey wondered: "But he also averaged six assists per game, and he was more efficient in assists than Brooks, which proves that he is a good playmaker, right?" And he has a small number of shots, a high shooting percentage, and the Rockets have Maddy, Yao Ming, and Scola, and I plan to bring in another person. Green is playing beautiful numbers, and we're not far from trading success. In this case, we don't need a defender who likes to shoot, but we need a guard who can pass the ball and control the shots strictly. And in the Development League, he has a good mid-range shot and is good at blocking and pick-and-roll, are you sure he can't shoot? ”

Data analysis is what Morey does best, and he got to the point. He had seen Zhou Xuan's stats on the defenders, and compared them with the five games in the summer league, he felt a little strange. Zhou Xuan's shooting rate in the NBDL is not low, and he still has a certain degree of certainty in the middle shot, since he can shoot for Lu, why not shoot? Didn't he do his best? How is this possible, and he doesn't know how important the summer league is to a newcomer like him?

"He really didn't shoot, I don't know why." Elston concealed Zhou Xuan's play as a shooting guard, and this summer league lineup was not reasonable and lacked a scoring guard.

This is exactly what Morey wonders, if Elston says it, Morey will consider letting Zhou Xuan play in the preseason for the Rockets, playing the No. 1 position, and completely release his energy. Alstom's old, and Morey is already thinking about a trade. But Elston didn't make it clear, Morey thought that Zhou Xuan was averaging 6 assists per game while possessing the ball, although the assist data was okay, but poor defense and not being able to shoot were hard injuries and were not suitable for the Rockets' system.

The Rockets don't want to look for a poor defensive guard anymore. Morey made up his mind and drew a cross on Zhou Xuan's name.

A week later, Zhou Xuan got the expected news that he had no chance with the rocket.

Mitchell comforted: "Stephen, the Rockets have no intention of inviting you to the preseason, I talked to the uniform team in detail, and Morey said that you are not a player who fits their system, and suggested that you play for other teams in the preseason. I'm in the process of contacting the team for you, so I'm sure you'll find your next home, but I hope you're mentally prepared......"

Zhou Xuan smiled bitterly: "Psychological preparation for no ball to play? Didn't you say I would definitely get a job? You know the characteristics of my style of play, please find a team that can give full play to my skills. The Knicks and the Warriors should be the best fit for me. ”

Zhou Xuan had long been aware of his embarrassing position.

Two days ago, the Rockets and Kings made a trade in exchange for Green, who played well in summer league, for Ron. Artest. The 10 players now have guaranteed contracts and will be confirmed to be part of the 12-man squad. The five players in the starting position are Maddie with an annual salary of $19.6 million, Yao Ming with 15.1 million, Artest with 7.4 million, Alston with 4.9 million and Scola with 3.1 million. The main rotation bench players are Battier with 6.3 million and Luthor with 1.9 million. Hyde, Brent of 1.9 million. Barry, Chuck of 1.9 million. Hayes and Aaron of 1 million. Brooks.

Remove Green, who was traded, second-round rookie Joey. Dorsey and Carl. Landry will also sign with the team. Because the Rockets lack an interior line, there is still no action in the digging of the center bench. Look at Jamal. With cheap centers like Magloyle out of his house, the Rockets still seem to think it would be a wise choice to play center with Scola or Landry or even Dorsie. If the Rockets can't renew Mutombo's contract, then in fact, there are still a lot of hidden dangers in the team's No. 5 position, after all, Yao Ming, who has missed 86 games in three seasons, will be the team's biggest time bomb inside. Under this premise, it is difficult for them to spend a spot to sign an already crowded outside line.

There are many rookies in the second round of the NBA who are not guaranteed, but in order to protect the interests of the team, the selected player can not report to the team that selected him in the NBA, but if this is the case, he must not play in other teams in the NBA, so if the player wants to play in the NBA, he must first play for the team that selected him and complete the rookie contract. If you don't have a contract, you can't sign with other teams freely before the team announces that you will give up on him, which makes Zhou Xuan disgusting the most, and it is better to be happy about the rookies, at least those people can freely contact the team for a trial.

Now Zhou Xuan can only trust Mitchell and let him negotiate with the Rockets, and it is unlikely that he will give up voluntarily, so the Rockets can only use his signing rights to trade with other teams.

Before the start of the training camp, his plan was to practice shooting and strength. No matter what position you play, poor shooting and lack of power are big flaws. With his status as a Chinese, he believes that things will turn around.