Very ambitious last summer with tens of millions of dollars to spend, the Rockets positioned themselves on Brook Lopez to support Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. in the paint. This is what reveals ESPN which reports that Robin's brother, a free agent, had really hesitated to join Houston where Ime Udoka had just been appointed as coach.
It must be remembered that there was a lot of uncertainty in Milwaukee after the departure of Mike Budenholzer and the failure of the season, and the Rockets' millions of dollars were attractive. Finally, Lopez decided to extend, and the offer was impossible to refuse: $48 million over two years!
In the end, Houston did quite well in its market with Fred VanVleet, Jeff Green, Jock Landale and Aaron Holiday. Above all, the leaders did not ultimately sign any big names under the panels, and this allows Alperen Sengun to progress at great speed, to the point of being one of the favorites for the trophy for the best progress.
