It was a good season for the Rockets. Reviews kick off with the bench.
With the 2024-2025 NBA season in the books for the Houston Rockets, it’s time to take a look back at how things went for each player on the roster. We start off with the back of the bench.
Nate Williams
Williams had been one of Houston’s two-way guys, but the Rockets converted his contract this past season to a standard NBA one. He’s signed for four years, $8 million, which means the Rockets have some faith in the 6’5” shooting guard. Williams played in 20 games for the Rockets, averaging 7.4 minutes per night and 3.3 points per game. He was great in the G-League, averaging 17.3 points and 4 assists per game for Rio Grande Valley. Williams mostly is what he is at this point in his career, as he’s now 26 years old, but the Rockets obviously like him enough to have given him a raise. He’ll remain an end-of-the-bench player barring injuries.
David Roddy
Roddy took Williams’ spot on the two-way list, and the 24-year-old Roddy averaged 16.7 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Vipers in the G-League. He played sparingly with the varsity, only appearing in three contest for the Rockets, averaging 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds. The power forward is built like Charles Barkley, standing just 6’4” and weighing 255 pounds, earning the name “Big Body Roddy.” If only he played like Sir Charles. Anyway, Roddy’s been around a bit, spending time with Memphis, Atlanta, Phoenix and Philly, but there’s a chance he sticks as a two-way for the Rockets, depending on how the upcoming draft goes. Houston has both a first and a second round pick this year, meaning they’ll need to make some roster space for incoming players, provided they don’t trade the picks. If they keep both picks, we may have seen the last of Roddy.