Last year the arrival of Making Udoka on the bench of Houston I had put an end to a rather long period in which the team, and to some extent the entire franchise, had lived a chaotic situation. The former Celtics coach, supported by a very successful market based on veterans and role-players placed in the right place, was therefore almost managed to bring the Rockets back to those playoffs that they have been missing since 2020. A goal that only eluded us at the end of the regular season, but to which Udoka will aim bluntly in the season that begins Tuesday night. The arrival of Reed Sheppard dal Draft has brought a further injection of talent and the hope is that on the one hand the veterans will continue to do their part, and that on the other the many young people on the roster can make the long-awaited leap in quality. The problem, however, is that those who they should be the two cornerstones of the future of the franchise they don’t seem to be held in high esteem by the front office.
Green, Sengun and an unconvincing perspective
The coexistence between the talents of Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun it remains the same junction from which the fate of these passes Rockets. The Turk, the great protagonist of the first part of last season for Houstonsuffered a serious injury after which it was Green who took charge of the team, showing flashes of pure class. The impression, therefore, is that To fully develop their potential, the two must be separated. On the market, however, i Rockets have not found great interest in either of the two young stars, compared to whom he now also stands the problem of contract renewal. Both selected in the 2021 draftIndeed, both Green and Sengun would be eligible for an extension of the agreements that bind them to the franchise, and rightly or wrongly they believe they deserve a renewal at the maximum salary. The management of Houstonhowever, according to what was reported by Shams Charania of “ESPN”, it seems think about it differently and up to now it seems to have offered figures far from the players’ expectations. If it is not found a solution welcomed by both parties, Green and Sengun could become restricted free agents next summer.
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