There is no hope of signing a deal! The Rockets are looking for point guards and encounter obstacles. Uduka has the only option left, and 4 players are more than enough

The man-calculation is not as good as the heaven-calculation. The Rockets originally built a very strong lineup this offseason. Not only did they introduce superstars like Durant, but they also won three defensive players, Finney Smith, Okogi and Capela, strengthening the Rockets' forward, back and center positions respectively. In this way, the Rockets can only wait for the start of the new season to make a big move.

However, it is very regrettable that the NBA news the day before that the Rockets' main point guard Van Vreet had a torn ACL, resulting in a season reimbursement. The Rockets' Van Vreet is one of the most important players. Although he averaged only 14 points per game last season, he is the Rockets' most reliable ball holder and passer. Without him, the Rockets' offense and defense on the outside will be greatly affected.

What's more troublesome is that the Rockets now have no way to sign new players due to the restrictions of the first hard salary cap. Moreover, the Rockets are basically unable to trade because players who have completed the contract renewal with the Rockets this offseason cannot be traded before December, unless the Rockets wait patiently for three months and wait until the transactions of these players are unfreezed.

So, the players who can trade the Rockets now are Smith Jr., Shin Kyung, Ethan, Shepard, Amen Thompson and Durant. The Rockets are simply impossible for the Rockets to trade such core players. Originally, their point guards were pitifully small. If Shepard was traded again, the Rockets' No. 1 position would be even more stretched.

Therefore, the Rockets' trading is impossible now, and there is no hope for signing free agents. The restriction of the hard salary cap makes Rockets general manager Raphael Stone really a clever man. The Rockets played well, but they didn't expect the main point guard Van Vreet to encounter such an incident.

The Rockets are now looking for a point guard substitute. Although some people say that the Rockets should sign star point guards like Westbrook or Ben Simmons, even if the Rockets want to sign people, even if these point guards want to come to the Rockets to play, the obstacles from the hard salary cap will make the Rockets unable to sign them at all. Unless the Rockets clear their salary space after the Rockets trade in December and then sign the starting point guard, this is a more feasible plan.

So, the only option left for Rockets head coach Uduka is to use the team's point guard to replace Van Vreet's injured and absent. Amen Thompson, Shepard, Aaron Holiday, and even their fourth point guard - JD Davidson, a young player with a two-way contract, can all play as point guards.

It seems that everyone in the Rockets' No. 1 position has shortcomings: Shepard is a rookie defender, Holiday is short and has poor organizational skills, Amen can't shoot three-pointers, JD Davidson is just a marginal player and has never proved himself in the NBA. But in fact, Uduka still has many choices, and these four players also have their own advantages. If the four of them can be integrated together and the advantages and disadvantages are complementary, the Rockets are actually more than enough in No. 1 position.

, and the Rockets' Shin Kyung and Durant have strong organizational capabilities, so these four players only need to dribble through the half court and hand over the ball to Shin Kyung and Durant to handle it. This is also a solution for the Rockets. After the Rockets can trade in December, they will trade it to exchange for a starting point guard. Even if the Rockets' Shepard or Amen Thompson played at the starting level in the past three months, the Rockets don't have to trade at all, and it's enough to reuse these young players.