Van Jordan may be reimbursed for the season. Fire Notes suggest Amen plays point guard: Refuse to sign Westbrook again, and the 13-man roster is also very strong

On September 23, ESPN reporter Shams reported that Rockets guard Fred Van Vlitter suffered a serious knee injury and he is likely to miss the entire 25-26 season. He just reached a two-year, 50 million contract extension with the Rockets this summer. It is reported that Van Vlitter suffered a torn ACL ligament in his knee.

If VanVleet was reimbursed for the season, the Rockets could have applied for an injury exception of 14.1 million, but because the Rockets signed first and then changed, the Rockets were in a hard cap and could not use the injury exception to continue signing players, so it was meaningless for the Rockets to apply for an injury exception.

US media NBA Central asked Rockets fans: Is it okay for Houston to give Russell Westbrook another chance?

Rocket reporter Bradeaux directly retweeted and refused: No need.

Fire recommended that the team use Amen Thompson, who is 6-foot-7, play the point guard after the start of the game, Finney Smith play the second position (6-foot-7), Durant plays the small forward (6-foot-10), Jabbarry Smith plays the power forward (6-foot-11), and Shin Kyung continues to play the center (6-foot-11).

He showed the Rockets' lineup after Van Vleet was reimbursed for the season:

Starting: Amen, Finney Smith, Durant, Jar Jan, Shinkyung;

Main substitutes: Shepard, Ethan, Adams;

Third lineup: Holiday, Okogie, Capela, Jeff Green, Tate.

He believes that the Rockets are strong even if they lose VanVleet. VanVleet can continue to use experience and leadership in the locker room and on the sidelines to help the team. [Of course, if there is a suitable point guard in the free market, I believe Stone will try it out]

There is a question that is, can Amen really play the number one position well? In history, Durant really needs a good passer, but there is no good passer in the Suns.