Stone ransacks the free agent market! Rockets Bridges, Grayson Allen?
The American newspaper "hoopshype" has listed a list of 25 stars this summer, among these 25 stars are James, Paul George and Maxey. Also there are Siakam, Anunoby, James Harden, Tobias Harris, Jrue Holiday , Bridges Jr., Claxton, Clippers, Russell, Monk, Bruce Brown, Grayson Allen, Hield, Pope, Willis, Teus Jones, Hayward, Saddiq Bay. Of course, it can't be ruled out that there are some people who want to give it a try, such as Kohashi, Monk, Allen, Jones, who have all performed very well this season and will fight for higher wages this summer.
Among them, in addition to the players who have been confirmed to remain with the team, Rockets general manager Rafael Stone wants to sign Myers Bridges the most. According to Fagan of the Houston Chronicle, Stone had offered Bridges a new contract before the transfer deadline, but the diminutive shooter has publicly stated that he will not be joining another club this season (he has signed a contract with the Hornets and has the right to decline this season). Despite Bridges' poor performance, Udoka is hoping to find a forward who can play both offense and defense in order to make the playoffs for the Rockets.
Bridges has averaged 37 minutes per game this season, contributing 215 points, 71 rebound, 34 assists, 11 steal, 3-pointer mid-range 3-pointer to reach 371%。As the Hornets' second-point guard, he has a strong physique, amazing explosiveness, and a lot of skills on offense, including mid-range and jumpers and low-post individual shots. Defensively, he's very active, he's fast passing, he's physical, and he can block a lot of attacks. But with the addition of the gifted Brandon Miller, the future of the Hornets is no longer like Bridges'"Domestic violence scandals"。This summer, Rockets manager Stone spent a lot of money to sign VanVleet, Deron, Longday and Jeff Green, so he could offer Bridges a good price.
Another big factor was Grayson Allen, who was traded to Phoenix after playing well with the Suns. He has averaged 32 appearances per game this season8 minutes, 128 points, 39 rebounds, 32 assists, 3-pointers, a whopping 48A 2% three-point record, the highest in the league. Allen is a three-point guard with excellent shooting skills, his off-ball skills are okay, and his defense is also very active, because he is too wide to defend and is likely to hurt opponents, so he has"Bad boy", in the entire NBA, there is no good reputation. But it's clear that the Rockets' management team doesn't think so, and Brooks was controversial before joining the Rockets, but he's already shown himself with his excellent performances. Due to the Rockets' poor performance on the three-point line, they lack enough firepower from the outside, and the arrival of Grayson Allen will solve that problem.