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Renewing Adams, decide to stay at the Rockets third center? A 3-year non-guaranteed contract can streamline the inside
4:12pm, 19 May 2025【Basketball】
Although the Los Angeles Lakers ranked third in the Western Conference in the regular season, they were eliminated by the Timberwolves in the first round with a score of 4:1. This team has two superstars Doncic and James. However, the natural shortcomings in the inside make it difficult for the Lakers to compete with the strong inside line of the Timberwolves, which is also the main reason why the Lakers lose out of the game: their center position reserves are too weak, and Hayes will probably be difficult to even substitute centers when going to other teams. However, in the Lakers, he is the Lakers' starting center.
So, the Lakers' first goal this offseason is not to introduce a third giant, but to introduce a qualified starting center. Adams of the Rockets, and even third center Jock Landale, have been seen by the Lakers, and if necessary, the Lakers will try to chase them.
In fact, for the Rockets, there is no shortage of people in the center position in the team now. They have star center Alperen Shinkyung who can average 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game as the starter, and Adams as the substitute, and the third center is Randale. You know, when Landaile was a rotation center in the second team, whether in the Spurs or the Suns, he was not even a second center in the Rockets. This season, Landare's appearances and playing time have dropped significantly, and Adams firmly suppressed Landare, reducing his tactical status and playing time in the Rockets.
And this summer, the Rockets' main goal is to renew the contract with 31-year-old veteran Adams. Looking at the regular season performance alone, Adams' tactical status does not seem particularly important, but when he played against the Warriors in the playoffs, the Rockets have been using the double tower mode, and Adams' tactical status in the interior is no less than Shin Kyung.
Therefore, Adams, who performed harder in the playoffs, became the main job of the Rockets during the offseason. If Adams can be left behind, there is no need for Rockets' third center Randale to retain it, because Rockets' Jr. Smith can also serve as center, and even fourth center Dante can continue to stay in the team.
But the problem is that Adams will become the most popular center in the free agency market this summer, and it is clear from his playoff performance how popular Adams is in the free market. If the Rockets really can't keep Adams, there's no problem. It's understandable that they will continue to keep Langdale as Shin Kyung's first substitute. Even Langdale's outside shooting ability is far better than Adams. Although his inside defense ability is not as good as Adams, Langdale's defense is actually not weak. Using Langdale and Shin Kyung to partner with the double towers seems to be a good tactical choice.
Rockets third center Jock Landale signed a four-year, $32 million contract with the Rockets two years ago during the offseason, but only the first season was guaranteed, and the last three years were non-guaranteed contracts. This season, the Rockets have executed Landal's second-year contract. I wonder if he can be left behind by the Rockets next season. Whether Adams can be renewed will directly affect the Rockets' decision to stay and stay for third center Landale.
Still the same thing, if Adams stays in the team, Landal is likely to be cleaned up. After all, the 8 million salary space is not a small number for the Rockets. There are not many players who can serve as center, so there is no need to continue to stay third center Landale. If Adams cannot stay in the team, then using Langdale as Adams' stand-in should be the most reasonable choice. After all, Langdale was Shin Kyung's first substitute two years ago.
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