The Rockets have only 1 suspense left in the starting lineup, 2 point guards may be shortlisted, Uduka is unwilling to take risks

After the Rockets' training camp ended, their head coach Uduka bluntly stated in an interview that there are currently 4 positions in the Houston Rockets' starting five-man team. As many people expected, the four players in the Rockets' starting lineup next season are Jabbarri Smith Jr. and Shin Kyung. In other words, Shin Kyung will still focus on the center position next season, rather than being transferred to the power forward position; Jabbarry Smith Jr. serves as the starting power forward for the Rockets, and he beats Finney Smith, Ethan and other players and continues to serve as the starting power forward of the Rockets.

There is no suspense between Durant and Amen Thompson. They are the Rockets' strongest forward combination - one is good at attacking and the other is good at defense, and they have very good passing abilities. However, since Smith Jr. acts as a power forward, Durant should return to the small forward position. As many people expected before the season, Amen Thompson will become the main shooting guard of the Rockets, replacing Jaylen Green, who has left the team and was traded to the Suns.

Some people say that Amen Thompson should be used as starting point guard, but in fact the Rockets have no need to do so. If Amen Thompson serves as the starting point guard, who will serve as the starting shooting guard? Durant is too tall and it is indeed difficult to defend a small guard. He is already a 37-year-old veteran and has suffered a serious injury to the Achilles tendon. It is impossible for Durant to take the No. 2 position. This is too risky.

Although Durant is also an option to serve as a shooting guard, in order to stabilize the record in the new season, I believe Uduka dare not let Durant be a shooting guard rashly - after all, in the entire career, Durant's best position is the small forward and power forward. If you change to the shooting guard, then Durant needs to adapt again. It is really hard to say whether he can find the feeling. Therefore, Durant and Amen Thompson should be the main small forwards and shooting guards of the Rockets. As for the starting point guard, there is no big suspense.

21-year-old Shepard and 29-year-old shooter Aaron Holiday are very likely to be the competitors for starting point guard. Shepard has a high ball game, good pass ability, relatively stable three-point shooting, and is young enough and has first-class talent; and Holiday once beat Shepard in the competition last season and returned to the rotation lineup, playing the role of the second point guard. Shepard was not stable in three-pointers last season, while Holiday's three-point shooting percentage was as high as 39.8% last season, and he would not occupy too much ball rights - although he served as a point guard, he often played the role of an off-ball shooter, and took the ball to the frontcourt and handed it over to Shin Kyung or Durant.

Holiday is far better than Shepard's defensive and confrontational ability, and he is also a veteran of NBA and has a complete victory over the young Shepard in terms of game experience; but Shepard plays very smart and has strong creativity. The two point guards may be shortlisted for the last starting position, and the two will compete.

The Rockets now determine the starting lineup, which is the double tower and the double striker, and the last starting point guard position should be competed by Shepard and Holiday. I believe that after the end of the four preseason games, the Rockets will choose the final regular season starting five-man team.

Although Uduka mentioned many times that the Rockets can form a large lineup: let Amen Thompson be the point guard, Durant be the shooting guard, the two forwards are Smith Jr. and Shin Kyung, and the inside center is Adams; at the beginning of the season, Uduka should still use the traditional starting lineup, and he is unwilling to try to take risks for his own team changes.

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