NBA Rockets and forward Ethan s contract renewal are at a deadlock

On August 1, US media revealed: The contract renewal negotiations between the NBA Rockets and forward Tari Ethan during the offseason were not very smooth, and the two sides were already in a deadlock. The latter hoped to get a contract renewal of hundreds of millions of dollars with Jabarri Smith Jr.. If the Rockets are unable to meet the situation in the end, it is very likely that Tari Ethan will enter the trading market as a free agent in the offseason next season, and will inevitably be pursued by many teams in the league. After all, his aggressiveness and dominance on both offense and defense are still worthy of recognition!

Tari Ethan, playing as a forward, played for the NBA Rockets in the 2024-2025 season. He played in a total of 57 games in the regular season, averaged 24.9 minutes per game, scored 12.0 points + 6.4 rebounds + 1.5 assists + 1.7 steals + 0.9 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 48.0%, a three-point shooting percentage of 34.0%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 75.0%. If converted into a 36-minute efficiency value, it has the potential to cut 18+10 dual data.

played 7 games against the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, averaging 18.9 minutes per game, scoring 7.6 points + 4.3 rebounds + 0.7 assists + 1.1 steals + 1.0 blocks, shooting percentage is 47.0%, three-point shooting percentage is 36.0%, and free throw shooting percentage is 60.0%.