JULY 7: The Rockets have officially signed Green, the team announced today in a press release.
As we relayed in a separate story, the terms of Green’s deal have reportedly been amended — it’s now a two-year, $16MM contract, with a non-guaranteed second year. He was signed into Houston’s cap room.
JULY 1: The Rockets and free agent forward Jeff Green have agreed to a one-year, $6MM contract, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
Green, who will turn 37 in August, is entering his 16th NBA season, but showed with the Nuggets in 2022/23 that he still has a little left in the tank. He averaged 7.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 19.5 minutes per game across 56 appearances.
Green’s three-point percentage dipped to 28.8% last season, but he has a career 33.7% rate and can defend multiple frontcourt positions. He played rotation minutes during Denver’s championship run, appearing in all 20 playoff games and averaging 17.2 minutes per night.
The Nuggets were open to a reunion with Green, but not at the salary he’s getting from Houston, tweets Mike Singer of The Denver Post.
It has been a busy day for the Rockets, who have agreed to a series of moves that will eat up most of their cap room, including a free agent deal with Jock Landale, a sign-and-trade for Dillon Brooks, and a trade for Patty Mills, who will be rerouted as part of the Brooks sign-and-trade. Depending on how Houston structures its transactions, Green could either be signed into cap space or the room exception.
The Rockets likely envision Green as a player who can be a leader in the locker room and provide some veteran savvy on the court.
Love it he actually played great when he was with the rockets a few years ago
Damn…. Good pick up. Good culture guy who should net a 2nd round pick by trade deadline. Hopefully he’ll end up with a contender by Feb.
4 players got double overpaid, insane?
VanVleet
Brooks
Jock Landale
Jeff Green
The adults arrive to the room with the bag.
Jeff Green got the championship ring and now he prioritizes the bag
Rockets making a ton of moves to crack into the play-in.
They have to try. OKC has their 1st round pick next year, unprotected I believe.
I think it’s too 4 protected, but they would have to be bad to get that pick and with some talented young players they may not have a good chance of getting that pick anyways
Ime Udoka definitely putting his imprint on this team.
Jeff Green and Patty Mills are two guys Udoka developed relationships with in Brooklyn and San Antonio respectively.
Patty got redirected to OKC
Trying to guess where these moves would project Hou in standings (I still know a lot to be sorted out). Right now I see Denver, Phoenix, LAL, LAC, GS, and Sacramento as better (not in order). That puts everyone else in play-in. That is Memphis and OKC as two of them. Rockets likely still fighting for one of other two with Mavs, T-Wolves, and Pels.
Just not being the worst team and winning 30+ games would be a huge improvement
With the addition of Collins and heir rumoured pursuit of Lillard it looks like the Jazz may trying to win sooner than later as well.
As a nugget fan sadness has overcome me
Rough offseason so far, 2/3 of our playoff bench is gone. If Watson takes a big jump nugs will be ok
I feel like we need more one more vet
Did the Nuggets get surprised on draft day? Did they think it was going to be a week later ? Good maneuvering for what? Yes, we love Jordan as a wise old presence. Maybe the numerous overseas bigs could have been slotted into those open minutes at 4 and 5.
Rockets going to be a real awkward team next year
Thompson Green Brooks Smith Jr and Sengun
Mills KPJ Eason Green Landale
Lack shooting among the starters. Thompson shot 25% from 3, Green 34%, Brooks 32%, Smith 31% and Sengun 33%.
A lot of streaky scoring and heavy reliance on slashers. Should be alright defensively but because of their age and lack of experience they won’t be that good. Off the bench you have some really old guys Mills is soon to be 35 and Green soon to be 37. Eason I like a lot, KPJ is like sixth man shot chucker and Landale is underrated hard working centre.
All just seems like a bunch of mush. Udoka has relationships with Mills and Green from his time with the Spurs and the Nets. KPJ was the only player at Udokas first presser. I just don’t see this all coming together and working. It’s all just very forced and unnatural, which is what happens when you try rush the rebuilding process.
Did you forget about FVV?
FVV makes even less sense. Now what they drop the 4th overall pick to the bench for their undersized, also poor shooting, max salary point guard. He’s a good leader but I don’t see how doing anything for them.
Leader was the biggest position to fill after last year.
You sound so clueless it’s comical
Just wait and see then. Or better yet try correct me and point out how I am clueless. Since I used facts such as shooting percentage and age.
Challenge accepted
The rockets have been the worst team for the past 3 years and it’s obvious. Even if they could’ve traded everything they did yesterday and came away with Lebron James they would still be a horrible team. You can’t go from the worst team to the top in one offseason, unless you pull some crazy stuff like Boston that year they grabbed Garnett out of nowhere,
On top of everything the rockets culture has been a joke, it’s been nothing but 20 year olds running the show and pretty much anarchy. So the front office got together and decided who their best 6-7 prospects were and added some veteran talent around them.
This was about taking a step or 2 forward while rebuilding their image so they could attract future players. FVV has a team option in year 3, so if the rockets kids do show vast improvement he could be a very nice trade piece. Brooks before the playoffs last year was known as one of the best perimeter defenders in the league. Sure their 3pt shooting could use a little help but you’re acting like there will be no growth from the kids.
The rockets have been using Kevin porter as their starting point guard and it’s no secret Kevin porter is not a point guard. Just having FVV running the show will help immensely
Lastly if you’re still blind to this compare the team the rockets had before they signed FVV to their current squad now. If you can’t see an improvement then there’s nothing more I can say.
Latest news is the sign and trade with Memphis will now include both the Atlanta hawks trade and the la clippers trade all in one huge sign and trade. As is the rockets would still have 14 mil or so left, if they can also move Tate that would jump up to around 20 million.
He should have got full MLE. Jeff is a legend