After renewing the Rockets with 50 million yuan, Van Jordan has lost weight, Uduka talks about tactics for the new season

The Rockets who got Durant's goal has gone from entering the playoffs to competing for the championship. And the team has enough helpers to help Durant reach the top, and the rookie has five Rockets. Shinkin, Smith, Ethan, Amen and Shepard, they are still improving. In terms of combat power, Van Jordan, electric fans, Okogie, and Adams are all easy-to-use players. Even Capela, Jeff Green and Holiday can only play as the third substitute, and the Rockets' lineup can be said to be extremely luxurious.

Of course, the most important core team is the Rockets' Five Sons and Van Jordan, which is the confidence of the Rockets' regular season record. Especially Van Jordan, when he gets an annual salary of 44 million, it is definitely a premium, but in this offseason, Van Jordan cuts his salary and renews the Rockets' contract. The two sides reached a two-year contract of 50 million, and the second year is the player option. Then Van Jordan, who gets 25 million, is very good. After all, he is the championship guard. In 2019, Raptors Van Jordan snatched a FMVP vote from Leonard in the finals.

Especially in his performance when facing the Bucks in 2019, Van Jordan was super talented and he was extremely tough at critical moments in the finals. In fact, although he lost to the Warriors in the first round of this year, Van Jordan's performance is impeccable. He is the Rockets' most amazing player. Compared with the average of 14+3+5 in the regular season, the shooting percentage is only 37.9%. Van Jordan in the playoffs contributed comprehensive data of 18.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 7 games, with a three-point shooting percentage of up to 43%.

Van Jordan performed poorly in the first two games, but he was superb in all over the last five games, averaging 22.8 points, a shooting percentage of 50%, and a terrifying three-pointer of 57%. The Warriors were actually dragged into the tiebreak, but they were stunned by Van Jordan's point. If Jaylen Green is replaced by the starting point guard of any team in the league, the Rockets may be better than the Warriors. Many people always compare Van Jordan with Harden. Van Jordan is indeed not as good as Harden, but he is very suitable for the Rockets at a low price.

plus Van Jordan's annual salary has now become 25 million, which is very cost-effective based on his performance. And Van Jordan was also arranged to serve as Shepard's mentor. Van Jordan can hold the ball and catch the ball on the offensive end, and is solid in the lower set of the defensive end and is not afraid of confrontation. His speed is as difficult as a dog skin plaster. These are all things Shepard can learn. After all, Van Jordan is only 1.85 meters tall, while Shepard is 1.91 meters tall. In addition, with Durant's joining, Van Jordan's pressure on both offense and defense has also been greatly reduced. The team doesn't need Van Jordan to make a final decision at a critical moment, and Durant is here to come.

Van Jordan can also lose weight in body shape. Rockets coach Uduka talked about Van Jordan in a recent interview, and he revealed that Van Jordan has successfully lost weight. The main reason is that Van Jordan was forced to gain weight when joining the Rockets. The team has many defense changes, and he even has to defend tall players. With Durant here now, the Rockets' starting lineup no longer needs Van Jordan to misplace the top. Van Jordan, Durant, Smith, Amen and Shin Kyung, the starting five Rockets, except Van Jordan, are all tall, and Van Jordan can be more comfortable.

Next season Van Jordan is like returning to the Raptors to play in the past, because the Rockets' forward group is even more exaggerated than the Raptors back then, and Durant can compete with Leonard. Coupled with Shin Kyung's growth, Van Jordan's organizational pressure is decreasing. A Van Jordan who does a good job in blue-collar work is definitely a good helper for Durant. Of course, the pressure to join the Rockets Durant is also greatly reduced. The Rockets are not the Suns and the Nets need him to maintain the playoffs lower limit. Without Durant, the Rockets are also the second team in the West. What the Rockets want is Durant's trembling at the critical moment. Therefore, the Rockets are also a good place to reap honors against Durant. If the team leads the championship and wins the championship, the FMVP will definitely belong to Adu.