The NBA Rockets will likely advance to the All-Star lineup in the new season

Houston media analysis on August 3: With the perfect improvement of the offseason signing and upgrading work, there is no doubt that their record can definitely remain within the top four in the Western Conference, perhaps at least in the top two in the Western Conference. What is more worth looking forward to for them is that there may be three players in the All-Star lineup: Durant, Shin Kyung and Amen Thompson.

There is no need to be any surprise for the 37-year-old Durant to be selected as the All-Star. Even though the Suns ranked 11th in the Western Conference with a regular season record of 36 wins and 46 losses this season and missed the playoffs, Durant was still selected as the All-Star lineup with a super popularity average of 26.6 points + 6.0 rebounds + 4.2 assists. He is still a leader in the Western Conference forward position!

For the 23-year-old young center Shin Kyung, he averaged 19.1 points + 10.3 rebounds + 4.9 assists + 1.1 steals + 0.8 blocks in the 2024-2025 season, as well as the Rockets' impressive record of 52 wins and 30 losses in the regular season, second in the West. In the end, Shin Kyung was successfully selected for the Western Conference All-Star lineup for the first time. In the new season, he will continue to consolidate the dominance of the Western Conference center with the assistance of Durant, and may be selected for the All-Star lineup again!

Amen Thompson was selected as the best defensive first team in the league without any suspense in the 2024-2025 season. He averaged 14.1 points + 8.2 rebounds + 3.8 assists + 1.4 steals + 1.3 blocks per game this season, and was selected as the All-Star Game rookie lineup. If both offense and defense are improved again in the new season, then the All-Star Game main lineup is just around the corner.