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True love! Uduka: I really hope VanVleet will return next season

4:37am, 12 May 2025Basketball

The Rockets lost to the Warriors in tiebreak and were beaten to the 7th. After the game, head coach Uduka was interviewed by the media. When talking about Van Vleet's future, Uduka said: "I think both sides hope that he can stay here and that he can continue to play for the team. He is an extremely important part of our team's growth. To be honest, I like everything he does. He completed his mission perfectly, which has helped our defenders and young players in the growth of their own. He is doing both balls and off-balls. It is an excellent example for young players. I personally hope he can return to the team next season, and I think he has the same idea. "

VanVleet's salary this season is 42.85 million, which is the highest-paid player in the Rockets team. The contract has a contract of 44.89 million and is the team option. He definitely hopes to continue playing for the Rockets for another year. After all, there will definitely be no team in the free market to give him an annual salary of nearly 45 million. I wonder if the Rockets will execute his contract.

Van Fleet played 60 games in the regular season this season, averaging 39.4 points per game, scoring 19 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists, shooting percentage of 42.5% and three-point shooting percentage of 42.9%. He is the team's main controller and is also the most stable three-pointer. It is very important for the team. Although he is not a good point guard, for the Rockets now, he is the only qualified point guard. The Rockets hope that Green can hold the ball and that rookie Shepard can grow, but the two of them don't need more time to grow at the moment.

Van Vreet's performance was ups and downs in seven games between the Rockets and the Warriors. In the first three games, he was not in good shape, averaging only 11.3 points, shooting percentage of 26.8% and three-point shooting percentage of 20.7%. However, in the fourth and fifth games, he suddenly broke out, averaging 25.5 points per game, his shooting percentage increased to 61.5%, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 66.7%. In the sixth game, Van Vreet continued to perform well, scoring 29 points, shooting 53.8% from the field and 66.7% from the three-point shooting percentage. He also performed well in the tiebreak today, scoring 17 points and 2 of 4 three-pointers.

In general, in the first three games, Fan Datou was defeated, and later he beat him back.

continued to talk about Uduka's interview. The reporter asked if the team's goals this season have been completed? Uduka said: "We have a rough goal at the beginning of the season, but when you make a mistake on the court, everything is no longer important. It is true that we are out."

"The players performed poorly in tiebreak, which will make people feel uncomfortable for a long time. I won't make excuses for them, and they do have bad performances."

The Rockets still have many problems. Not to mention the defense for now, but there are indeed big problems with offense. The team only scored 70 points with 4 minutes left in the game. In this era of fast-paced offense, there are really too few. And when the critical moment comes, there is really no player in the team who can score, but there is no strong point in the offensive. At present, there is no one in the team that can calculate one, and Shen Jing, Green, and Van Vleet are not stable.

In the end, there was still no good point guard. Van Vleet was Van Jordan two games, but he also made it through offense. He was not a point guard, but also made it through swing. Green is undoubtedly disappointing. He disappeared completely after a game, and he is also the main attacker. Amen has increased the ball, but more energy is on defense.

The Rockets want to go further, and the lineup needs to be changed, or young players can go further, such as Green's offense is stable, Shin Kyung adds frame protection, Shepard can grow, Amen's three-pointers can be trained, Smith Jr. increases his low post skills, etc.

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