Van Jordan is reimbursed for the season! The Rockets are in disguise? The main push Amen to serve as point guard, Uduka has a plan

On September 24, everyone also saw the difficulties the Rockets are facing now. Their core point guard Van Vreett was reimbursed for a torn ACL in his knee. According to experts' estimates, it may take 9-12 months to return, which means that he will basically miss all the games next season. Even a year later, it is still unknown whether Van Vreet's competitive state will affect it. There have been many players who have suffered such injuries before, and their condition after returning is not very good. I wonder if Van Vritte will be affected this time. In short, don’t expect Van Vritte to be the Rockets’ point guard next season.

Van Variett, nicknamed "Van Jordan", is the best player on the Rockets' outside. After Jaylen Green was traded, he became the only core of the Rockets' back line. Many experts believe that Van Variett is the only reliable player in the Rockets' backcourt. Although the Rockets have centers Adams and Shin Kyung in the interior, and famous players like Durant, Smith Jr. and Ethan in the front line, without Van Vreet, the Rockets may really not be able to play in the backcourt.

So how will the Rockets deal with it? On the one hand, the Rockets can sign new point guards through trades, but now they don’t have many players, and they are all core players, so there is no need to trade; in addition, the Rockets can develop internal potential, with three point guards available. In addition to 29-year-old Aaron Holiday, 22-year-old Amen Thompson and 21-year-old Shepard can be trained in the last season.

For the Rockets, Van Vreet's injury is actually a huge blow, but for the two young point guards Amen Thompson and Shepard, this is also a good opportunity for them to get on the post, because they are likely to be the rotation of the Rockets' point guard position next season. Amen Thompson is expected to be the starting player and Shepard will serve as the substitute. The two of them will share their playing time at No. 1.

According to NBA reporter Dan Walker, before Van Vreet was injured, the Rockets actually planned to improve Amen Thompson's role in the offensive system, which means that the Rockets planned to let Amen Thompson participate in the organization of the offense. Although Amen Thompson was more often a forward in the past year, Amen Thompson played as a point guard in his rookie season.

Amen Thompson can play both inside and outside roles and develop his organizational skills, which is also one of the key plans for the Rockets next season. Now this plan has no obstacles, and the Rockets have to push Amen Thompson to the front due to Van Vreet's season reimbursement. He needs to be the starting point guard of the Rockets and play a more important organizational role.

Amen Thompson may not score too much next season, but his assists may rise. After all, next season, Amen Thompson's task is to pass the ball to his teammates and connect the Rockets' offensive system. The second job is to score by himself.

So next season, Amen Thompson and Shepard will become the key training targets for the Rockets' point guard position, which has always been the plan of coach Uduka. Especially Amen Thompson, who has specially improved his passing ability this summer, which is what the Rockets are most looking forward to. Although VanVreet cannot play, if Amen Thompson and Shepard can develop passing skills, the Rockets' record will not be bad next season.