The Rockets have agreed to bring back guard Aaron Holiday and forward Jeff Green on one-year, minimum-salary contracts, reports Kelly Iko of The Athletic (Twitter link). The news doesn’t come as a surprise, given that word broke on Friday that Houston intended to re-sign both players – along with free agent forward Jae’Sean Tate – to deals at or near the veteran’s minimum. Tate … [Read more...] about Rockets Agree To Minimum Deals With Aaron Holiday, Jeff Green
Dorian Finney-Smith To Sign Four-Year Contract With Rockets
Free agent forward Dorian Finney-Smith is leaving the Lakers in order to sign a four-year, $53MM contract with the Rockets, sources tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The agreement includes a trade kicker and a mutual option (ie. a non-guaranteed player option) in year four, tweets Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Finney-Smith will likely be signed using Houston’s … [Read more...] about Dorian Finney-Smith To Sign Four-Year Contract With Rockets
Clint Capela Agrees To Three-Year Contract With Rockets
9:12pm: The Rockets are acquiring Capela in a sign-and-trade with the Hawks, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link), who reports that Houston is giving Atlanta a second-round pick swap in 2031 and cash to complete the deal. 7:03pm: The Rockets continued to retool their frontcourt by agreeing to a three-year, $21.5MM contract with Hawks free agent Clint … [Read more...] about Clint Capela Agrees To Three-Year Contract With Rockets
Rockets To Pursue Dorian Finney-Smith
The Rockets may be a prime candidate to secure the services of unrestricted free agent Dorian Finney-Smith, according to Mark Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (via Twitter), who say that Houston has emerged as a “viable landing spot” for the veteran forward. Finney-Smith declined his $15.4MM player option on Sunday. Reporting at that time indicated that while there was … [Read more...] about Rockets To Pursue Dorian Finney-Smith
Rockets To Sign Jabari Smith Jr. To Five-Year Extension
The Rockets intend to sign Jabari Smith Jr. to a five-year rookie extension worth $122MM, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania (via Twitter). Smith was in and out of the Rockets’ starting lineup this season, but is presumed to be in line to take the starting power forward role following the Rockets’ trade for Kevin Durant. The No. 3 pick in the 2022 draft, Smith posted a career-low in … [Read more...] about Rockets To Sign Jabari Smith Jr. To Five-Year Extension