The Rockets announced on Saturday that they have waived four players on non-guaranteed training camp contracts, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac. The four players — all of whom could be headed to the G League to play for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers — are Vernon Carey Jr., Ricky Council IV, Tyrese Hunter and Cameron Matthews. Hunter, a 6’0″ guard, and Matthews, a 6’7″ forward, … [Read more...] about Rockets Waive Carey, Council, Hunter, Matthews
No Rookie Scale Extensions For Rockets’ Eason, 11 Others
The Rockets and forward Tari Eason failed to come to terms on a rookie scale extension ahead of the 5:00 pm Central time deadline on Monday, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Entering the day, Eason looked like one of the top remaining candidates to sign a rookie scale extension, along with Nuggets wing Christian Braun and Hawks guard Dyson Daniels. However, while … [Read more...] about No Rookie Scale Extensions For Rockets’ Eason, 11 Others
Rockets Plan To Apply For DPE Over VanVleet’s Injury
The Rockets plan to file for a Disabled Players Exception due to Fred VanVleet‘s knee injury, Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports tweets. Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, the exception would be worth $12.5MM — the equivalent to 50 percent of VanVleet’s $25MM salary. The DPE allows a team to sign a player up to the value of the exception without using cap space. If the … [Read more...] about Rockets Plan To Apply For DPE Over VanVleet’s Injury
Southwest Notes: Rockets, Fox, Grizzlies, Gafford, B. Williams
Losses to Oklahoma City and Detroit aren’t a cause for panic, but the Rockets have problems to work out following an unexpected 0-2 start, writes Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle (subscription required). Kevin Durant exploded for 37 points on Friday, but the rest of the offense seemed disconnected. The lack of an experienced point guard means the team is often slow to … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Rockets, Fox, Grizzlies, Gafford, B. Williams
Southwest Notes: Eason, Durant, Poole, Dumars, Johnson
After not reaching an agreement with the Rockets prior to Monday’s deadline for rookie scale extension, forward Tari Eason said on Tuesday that he still wants to be in Houston long-term, per Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle (subscription required). “Of course,” he said. “I got drafted here. This is home. The brought me in. Since kind of day one, Houston’s been like home … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Eason, Durant, Poole, Dumars, Johnson