The starting point guard of Houston Rockets Fred Vanvlet has recently contracted a devastating torn ACL that will probably keep him out for the entire next season. With this injury and their current depth card, the rockets are now pushed into a similar position as the Phoenix Suns without proven point guards.
This makes the rockets a direct competition against the Suns for free agents and trade goals on that key position.
The Rockets and Suns will compete for the same players.
The Rockets is now expected to start the third-year player Amen Thompson at Point Guard and shift their already gigantic line-up even bigger. Thompson is not the most natural Point Guard, especially when it comes to making his own shot on the circumference, but last season solid passing pork chops in specific situations.
This places the rockets in a similar, perilous situation such as the Suns, which Jalen will start at Point Guard. Green has never played a good Point Guard in the NBA, but has shown flashes of playing on Drives to the edge. Both teams will rely on the growth of the game of these young players to maintain their seasons.
This situational parable will also compare the two teams against each other in fighting for the services of a veteran -point Guard. If the Suns want to pick up a free agent such as Russell Westbrook to make Point of Back Up Green run, they must now also have to contend with Rockets offers.
Given that the rockets were expected to fight before this injury for a championship, veterans may be more inclined to sign there than in Houston.
However, the Suns have an advantage in the diversity of point guards who would suit their team. Between Devin Booker, Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks, the Suns actually have many options that can accelerate the floor or attract defensive attention of the ball. The same cannot be said for the rockets, which rely on defensive wings around Kevin Durant and Alps Sengun.
Between this injury to Van Vleet and the Trek specified for Durant, the Rockets have lost most of their 3-point shooters from last season. Every new point guard that comes in to fill the void must make up for a part of that gap, which limits the rockets from the pursuit of drive-first options such as Westbrook.
The VanVlete injury and his shock waves on the Rockets season are memories of how important quality depth is, especially in important positions. The Suns saw this first hand last season when their stars missed the time. Even now they still miss depth on the most important point guard position and now it can be even more difficult to obtain a quality option to strengthen the schedule.
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