The Rockets have parted with former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. Bennett’s fate was sealed with the announcement last week that he will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his sore left knee, but today’s move makes it official.
The first player selected in the 2013 draft, Bennett was hoping to revive his career in Houston after four failed stops with the Cavaliers, Timberwolves, Raptors and Nets. He was coming off a promising G League season and appeared to have a legitimate chance to win a roster spot as a back-up power forward before the knee flared up and the Rockets brought back Ryan Anderson.
Cutting Bennett leaves Houston with 19 players, one below the league limit for the preseason. The Rockets are free to make another addition ahead of the October 21 cutdown date, when all rosters must be trimmed to a maximum of 15 players.
Damn, I hope he catches on with a terrible team that will give him a chance to show his stuff.
I would imagine he should have been able to show his “stuff” by now … maybe him and Greg Oden can start up a Big 3 team w Nate Robinson …
LOL Nate would be the star of that team
It won’t be any time soon since he’s about to have knee surgery.