Adams renews his contract with two choices? A high salary short contract or a long contract with a long contract with a salary cut! The Rockets value salary flexibility more

Currently, there are 18 players on the Rockets' roster, of which 8 players hold formal contracts and are all within the contract period. If the Rockets do not take the initiative to trade them, the eight players represented by Shin Kyung and Jaylen Green will still be members of the Rockets next season. In addition, the contracts of two players like Williams and Langdale are non-guaranteed next season. If the Rockets want to save salary space, they will not suffer substantial losses if they are cut.

Van Fleet and Aaron Holiday's contract is in the team's option state, and the contracts of 6 players have expired, of which Jeff Green, Tate and Adams have become free agents. They can not only re-sign with the Rockets, but also choose to join other teams.

Adams, as the Rockets' second center, showed his star-level inside level in the playoffs, and this summer's offseason will surely attract the pursuit of many teams. It's no exaggeration to say that Adams should be one of the best centers in the free agent market this summer.

Although he was seriously injured and was reimbursed for the season, he recovered well last season. After his comeback this season, he quickly occupied the Rockets' second center position, and even squeezed out the Rockets' original second center, Langdale. Now that Adams' contract has expired, he can join other teams and continue to stay with the Rockets. If he plays for other teams, Adams will definitely get a contract with a higher amount and may even serve as the main center. After all, he was a main center in the Thunder, Pelicans and Grizzlies, but was demoted to substitute for the Rockets, but because there was star center Shin Kyung in the interior.

Therefore, there are variables to whether Adams will continue to stay with the Rockets. It depends not only on the contract amount given by the Rockets, but also on the length of the contract, and whether the Rockets can continue to provide Adams with sufficient tactical status. If Adams pursues the starting position, the Rockets will naturally find it difficult to keep him, but judging from the current situation, Adams has adapted very well as the substitute center.

NBA expert Pierce also gave two plans to renew Adams: the first one was to give Adams a high-paying short-term contract with an annual salary of 12.8 million, with a contract term of only one year; the second one was to provide a 2-3-year long-term contract, but Adams needed to lower his salary. His annual salary was 12.6 million last season. If it can be reduced to about 10 million, the Rockets are expected to continue to keep Adams with a two-year contract of 20 million.

For this veteran, a stable long-term contract with a salary cut may be a better choice. However, the Rockets are unlikely to give Adams an overly high or too long contract, because the team values ​​the flexibility of the salary space more. Adams is 31 years old and his condition is unknown next season. If his condition declines due to his age, the Rockets will obviously face risks if they sign a long-term contract renewal with him.

This is the advantage of short-term contracts: if Adams insists on seeking a long-term contract, he will inevitably need to accept a salary cut, and it is almost impossible to get a salary of more than 12 million yuan a year. And a year or two later, the Rockets will need to leave room for the renewal of Amen Thompson, Whitmore and even Shepard, and the new contract between Smith and Ethan will also enter the execution stage.

If the Rockets rashly give Adams a long-term contract, they may face the dilemma of not being able to retain these more promising young players. Therefore, giving Adams a short-term high-paying contract seems to be more in line with the Rockets' future salary space planning requirements.