Uduka: Shin Kyung has made a lot of progress in defense recently, Durant lets young players continue to improve

Rockets coach Uduka talked about Rockets player Alperen Shinkin's recent performance in Türkiye's national team.

"He recently played some really critical defensive performances at the last moment of the game, which helped them win some games, and seeing his efforts pay off, which is really good. In the semi-finals, Turkey will play against Greece led by Giannis Antetokounmpo. Last season, Shinkin averaged 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks.

talked about Kevin Durant allowing the Rockets' young players to continue to be themselves and continue to improve.

"It is obvious that I worked with assistant coach Roy Ivey before at the Nets, and he played a very efficient season there. "But at the same time, he is a person who doesn't want us to rely on him. He wants to integrate into this team and doesn't want his teammates to weaken his original role in the team because of his arrival. This is the message he sends to many young players: be yourself and continue to improve in those aspects, and I will integrate into the places we think are necessary.

In order to get Kevin Durant, the Rockets sent two starters from last season. Rockets coach Uduka revealed that the last candidate in the starting lineup of the Rockets in the new season will be determined at training camp.

"This will be confirmed in the future. I do think Jabbarry Smith has made great progress this offseason. It is obvious that he started most of the time before being injured. "Uduka said.

"But we'll look at all the options, we feel that our new season's roster is very deep and comprehensive, so in that respect we can move in a lot of different directions, and I think some situations will be verified in training camp. "Wuduka said.