The AJ Griffin trade, Aaron Holiday's extension and Reed Sheppard being drafted: the Rockets have made only minor adjustments since the market opened. Sure, there was that trade with many draft picks, with Kevin Durant as the target, no less. However, no major shakeups to report on Houston's side.
Especially since the franchise's main targets, Mikal Bridges and Donovan Mitchell, are no longer available: the first was sent to New York, the second has just extended his contract in Cleveland.
So what to do? Extend the youth for example, to continue to move forward with this hard core, so promising. Nevertheless, according to The Athleticthe chances of seeing the franchise offer the maximum to Alperen Sengun (21 years old) and Jalen Green (22 years old) this summer are slim.
The future of Sengun, Green and Fred VanVleet decided in 2025?
Both players can hope for a five-year, $224 million extension, and thus imitate other 2021 Draft comrades, extended in recent days: Cade Cunningham, who will get $236 million in Detroit, and Scottie Barnes who broke the bank with potentially $270 million in Toronto.
Unless a really sweet deal comes along in the next few weeks, the Rockets will keep millions in reserve, wait and see if a star becomes available or not. So give themselves another year before making that decision on the interior and guard.
It is also another season to test the two players – the team's top scorers last season – who must confirm next year and continue to improve.
The summer of 2025 will also be important for the Texans because the team has a $44.8 million team option on Fred VanVleet, the team's third-leading scorer, for the 2025/26 season. In short, it is the management who will decide whether or not to keep him. So much so that the future of this trio could be decided at the end of next season.
