Congratulations to the Rockets! The 16th person joins, a new lineup list is released! 1 position lacks people still has a shortcoming

Now that the Rockets have signed Okogie, their lineup has become 16 players, 14 players are holding standard NBA contracts, and another player with Exhibit 10 contracts, he is defensive forward Cam Matthews. In addition, the Rockets not long ago gave forward guard swingman Kevin Harris a two-way contract. Currently, the Rockets still have two two-way contract quotas that have not been used. It is expected that one of them will be given to the undrafted center Enfalley Dante who played for the Rockets last season. The Rockets may not sign new players for the other two-way contract position.

In addition, the Rockets have 14 players with standard contracts, which is still one short of the 15 players stipulated by the league, but the Rockets are probably not going to sign new players again, because the league stipulates that after the start of the regular season, a team with a formal contract will have at least 14 players. Now the Rockets have met the standards, and the remaining player position, the Rockets general manager Rafael Stone, may be used in the middle of the season. If the Rockets have a deal or need to strengthen the lineup, that player position can come in handy. Now, in order to ensure the flexibility and space of the lineup, he does not seem to want to sign new players immediately.

Okoji is the 16th player to join the Rockets and is likely to be the last player to join the offseason. Now the Rockets' lineup has been completely released.

If divided according to 5 positions, the point guard positions include Van Vreet, Holiday and Shepard, two veterans and one newcomer. In the shooting guard position, it's a pity that Jaylen Green and Nate Williams do not have standard shooting guards now after trading and being cut.

However, Shepard and Aaron Holiday can play guest appearances in this position, such as Tate of the Rockets and Harris holding a two-way contract. The small forwards include Durant, Finney Smith, Okogie, Tate, Harris and Matthews. In the power forward position, the Rockets include Amen Thompson, Ethan, Jabbarry Smith Jr. and Jeff Green. The center position has Shin Kyung, Adams and Capela.

It can be said that the Rockets' point guard position seems to be insufficient, but in fact, there is no shortage of people in this position. Van Vreett's attendance rate is not low, and Shepard will be entrusted with an important task next season. He expects to get about 15-20 minutes of playing time per game, as Van Vreett's first substitute. Aaron Holiday, a veteran, should be the third point guard next season, and his playing time may shrink, but he is also the best backup in the No. 1 position.

The problem is that the Rockets do not have a standard shooting guard, especially after Jaylen Green is traded, who will be the starting shooting guard for the Rockets next season? Many people think that letting Amen Thompson return to No. 2 may be a good choice. Although Amen claims to have played from 1 to 5, he rarely serves as a shooting guard in his two years of career, and his shooting ability is not good, so it is difficult for him to open up space for other teammates as a shooting guard.

So although the Rockets have a pretty strong lineup now, there is a lack of players available in the shooting guard position, which is still the Rockets' biggest shortcoming.