The Rockets lost their only core defender, and Durant s fortune after leaving the Warriors is almost gone

The NBA offseason is not over yet, and we are still immersed in the joy of many teams being strengthened. The Rockets, who are the favorites in the championship, have lost their only core defender Van Vritte.

According to ESPN reporter Shams, Rockets guard Van Vreet suffered a torn ACL and is likely to miss the entire season. The current injury is likely to lead to season reimbursement. At the same time, Rockets reporter Iko added that Van Vreet was injured in a mini training camp and will undergo surgery this week.

Last season, he played 60 regular season games for the Rockets, averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 37.8% and a three-point shooting percentage of 34.5%. However, in the playoffs, he averaged 18.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1 steal per game, with a shooting percentage of 43% and a three-point shooting percentage of 43.5%.

The scoring efficiency in the playoffs is higher than that of the regular season, and the output has also improved a lot. This is a complete playoff player, and his personal performance is not subject to the opponent's defensive strategy. It can be said that the Rockets are inseparable from Van Vreet when they can fight the Warriors in seven games in the first round, and they are worthy of being the champion guard of the Raptors in the past. Of course, the Rockets did not treat him unfairly, and offered him a two-year, $50 million contract for him during the offseason; but now facing season reimbursement, the Rockets' losses are not small.

If you look back carefully, you will find a phenomenon: after Durant left the Warriors, he did not go well, and his personal fortune was almost tortured.

While playing for the Nets, although he had two superstar teammates, Irving and Harden, the former was obsessed with saving all mankind and not playing well, while the latter was injured due to excessive load. To get a hindsight, the Nets actually use Harden and Durant as the core structure to send Irving away for two outstanding wing 3Ds. This team's offense and defense will be more balanced, and perhaps they can go further.

After coming to the Suns, the team's configuration was originally very healthy, and Paul, Booker, Durant and Ayton were the four core points; but the management used trades to Bill, which completely overlapped with Booker's position, and was used to get defender Jones but did not give enough ball rights, and the tactics still rely on superstars to play singles; in the end, the Suns fell apart, and Durant also left Houston.

has only joined for a short time and before it even started playing a formal regular season game for the team, teammate Van Vreet may be reimbursed for the season. What's wrong with Durant? There is no good luck everywhere. Is this the so-called "fatalism" that the two champions during the Warriors era consumed all their luck? Does

also exist in the field of basketball? We don't know, but the Rockets' new season will be difficult, and Van Vreet's losses will trigger a series of butterfly effects. Although Amen Thompson can pass the ball, he is not a professional defender after all, and his shooting ability will be uncomfortable to play the defender; the Rockets' offensive launch may rely more on Durant and Shin Kyung, which may cause the core star to be injured, so how can he win the championship? Durant's use must be restrained, and he cannot take over the big things.

In fact, there is no way. The Rockets can apply for an injury special case and use it to sign Westbrook; firstly, Westbrook has played here, and secondly, he once fought with Durant in the Thunder, and has value and feelings. What are the Rockets management hesitating about?

Disaster is the basis of good fortune, and good fortune is the basis of bad fortune; without Van Vritte, Shen Jing's organizational pass value will have the opportunity to be magnified, and he will have the opportunity to play a triple-double in the new season. If the Rockets lead the Rockets to the No. 1 record in the Western Conference, they will be on the MVP list.