Former Rockets scorer signed with the NBL League! One year s sluggish performance made him bid farewell to the league! One advantage can t hide 3 shortcomings

What the Rockets lacked last season was not defense. In terms of defensive ability alone, the Rockets were able to rank among the top five in the league. Even their star forward Amen Thompson was successfully selected for the Best Defensive Team. Veteran Adams, young Ethan and Smith Jr., are all defensive masters, and the Rockets' overall defensive ability is at the top level in the league. Coach Uduka has a policy of employing people, that is, it doesn’t matter whether a player scores a goal or not. Just adapt and try slowly, but if he cannot provide high-quality defense on the court, it will be difficult for him to be recognized, and such a player will find it difficult to gain a foothold in the Rockets.

For example, last season, the Rockets' small forward Whitmore, who was able to attack or defend, was directly swept out by the Rockets and sent to the Wizards. Even if the Rockets lost the first-round draft pick that year and only received two second-round draft picks, the Rockets' management didn't care, because Uduka is the Rockets' final decision now, and everything has to be built around him.

Another Rockets' two-way contract shooter, McVeigh, is actually this type of player. He made good three-pointers last season, but he didn't have many opportunities in the Rockets. He only played 9 times last season, averaging 1.6 points per game, poor defense and poor confrontational ability. McVie is not adapted to the current NBA environment. A player who can only shoot three-pointers cannot be recognized by Uduka. He even finds players with stable three-pointers in the league to get a lot of them. Just like Rockets forward Novak, three-pointers were much more accurate than McVie, but under Adelman, there were still not many opportunities.

Last season, McVeigh also had to enhance his defensive ability, various offensive means and pass support ability, which McVeigh did not have very much. Therefore, this former Rockets shooter can be said to have destroyed his future. The Rockets have clearly given him some opportunities, but McVeigh did not seize it. Even in the Development League, his average data performance of 16 points per game is very ordinary. Now he is not only unable to stay with the Rockets, but he also has no place in the NBA.

Latest news says that McVeigh wanted to stay in the NBA, but eventually failed. He joined the Australian NBL Cans team with a two-year contract of 2 million. Although such a contract is a very valuable contract in the Australian League, for the NBA, the contracts of basic players are two or three times more than that. Therefore, McVeigh's year-old performance with the Rockets made him bid farewell to the NBA and he is expected to never have a chance to come back. After all, he is already a player who is almost 30 years old. The lack of defensive and confrontational ability makes it difficult for him to find opportunities in the NBA to gain a foothold. Although there is a huge advantage of three-point shooting, it is difficult to hide three shortcomings, namely poor confrontational ability, insufficient defensive ability, and lack of organizational ability. Such a player does not have much chance in the Rockets, even in the league, which is also an important reason why McVeigh wants to stay in the NBA and try it out, but no team provides him with a new contract.

However, if you go to other leagues to play, McVay's ability can still be fully supported and can even become the core of a team. A different environment is more suitable for McVeigh.