The Rockets at this time coincided with the departure of star Harden from the Nets. The arrival of Wall and Oladipo still cannot fill the vacancy left by Harden. The team needs a young and potential player to take on the future of the Rockets.
It can be said that Kevin Potter Jr. caught up with a good opportunity, and it can also be said that the Rockets caught up with a good opportunity. For such a talented and promising young man, having a team is a golden opportunity.
Perhaps the rockets are too smart and have too much vision, which is a bit similar to the situation when they got Harding. They are too good at taking advantage of people's danger and robbing them!
In order to save a lot of contract fees, Thunder released Harden, one of the third leaders of the team, and let them lose the most important chance to win the championship. Keeping Harden means that they have a chance to win the championship in the next decade and even establish a dynasty!
There are few such young and promising Big Three in history, which makes people have to admire the talent vision of Thunder management. Durant was ranked second in 2007, fourth in 2008 with Westbrook and Ibaka, and third in 2009 with Harden. In just three years, a team with championship strength has been established through the draft, which is like opening your eyes! This young thunder once killed the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant, the Spurs led by GDP, and even fought against the Big Three in the finals. They are only one or two years away from the championship, which is really embarrassing!
After getting the cornerstone of Harden, the Rockets changed from a lousy team to a playoff team. Since then, the Rockets have been regular playoff visitors. Although they didn't win the championship, the Rockets and Harden can be regarded as complementary success.
Going to Harden in Brooklyn and Kevin Porter in Houston seems to make people see the same person in different time and space. He has too much in common with Harden. They are all organized shooting guards, left-handed, with excellent rhythm, and even the technical movements are exactly the same, just like copying and pasting. Except for her figure and hair, Kevin Porter is simply a copy of Harden. Such conditions made his development in the rocket very smooth. Although Wal-Mart, Audi and Wood are all on the team, Wal-Mart and Audi are a little older and obviously not the future of the Rockets from the perspective of potential. Wood is excellent, but not the core player. He doesn't have the excellent ball holding and passing ability as Potter, but he is a good second-in-command. From this perspective, Kevin Porter is likely to become the star of the Rockets in the future. The only thing he has to do is to play like his template Harden, and this rocket team is built for him.
Look at Kevin Porter's comments on the Rockets. Maybe you will be more sure of this. After playing the first game back, Wood said, "This is my first time to play with Potter, and we are beginning to have chemistry." .
Rockets coach Silas also spoke highly of Porter: "Porter is calm on the court, and it is very good for a young man to do this." "Porter plays point guard very well, makes few mistakes and finds an open teammate."
Even Oladipo praised him: "For his age, he is super talented, and his performance is beyond his age. He is a good boy, willing to study, and he wants to win. This is the key, the sky is his limit. "
Of course, for a 20-year-old young player, it is still unknown whether he can play. It takes a process to develop his talents. This process is not only a Potter process, but also a rocket process. Good players and good teams are mutually successful, just like the Spurs and Duncan, the lone ranger and Nowitzki ... What height Potter can reach has a lot to do with the training and use of the rockets, but it seems that at present.