In the game between the Rockets and the Lone Ranger team, the Australian center Joe Landale, who had been snowbused in the third quarter of the game, finally played again, but it has to be said that at that time, the Rockets had led by more than 20 points, and the outcome of the game had already lost suspense, in this quasi-garbage time, Uduka sent Landale to play.
Can only say that in the regular time, Landale almost can't touch the time, unless it is Shen Jing, Jabari Smith Jr. or Jeff Green three of them are injured, which can turn to Landale to play, otherwise the Rockets' interior line three tall towers take turns, there is no time for Landale to play.
As we all know this summer, the Rockets spent four years and $32 million, from the free agent market to sign the former SUNS backup center Joe Landale, but unfortunately the Rockets this signing may have been wrong from the beginning, Landale last season in the playoffs, but it does not mean that he is strong enough to serve as the Rockets reserve. According to statistics, Landale is now only 16 appearances for the Rockets, he can only get 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 8.5 minutes per game, and the shooting percentage is as low as 35.7%, as an internal big man, shooting percentage is not as good as the outside guard, it is more exaggerated, which also reflects the poor performance of Landale this season from the side.
After signing Landale, Rockets general manager Rafael Stone may feel that Landale still has a certain training value and use value, so he has not let go of saying that he wants to trade Landale, but now according to nba reporter Jack Fisher, according to a number of sources, the Rockets' Landale has fallen out of the rotation. After the Rockets may be around Shen Jing to upgrade the front court lineup, meaning that the Rockets may put Landale as the first trading chip to clear him off, after all, Shen Jing, Jeff Green, little Jabari Smith can play a key role in the interior, even if the veteran Marianovic, his value in the locker room is unparalleled.
But Joe Landale empty annual salary of $8 million in the Rockets performance is not good, even his performance in the Rockets, is completely negligible, keep such a player, empty salary space and player quota, really not as timely as to trade him away. Landale four-year contract, only the first year of the 8 million contract is guaranteed, the last three years are non-guaranteed contracts, so for some want to clean up the salary space of the team, Landale this contract is very valuable, so the Rockets do not have to take the draft to send Landale, believe that Landale's contract and Oladipo's contract also have trade value.
