On December 29, Beijing time, the Eastern team Atlanta Hawks has not been in a good condition, the day before they just lost to the powerful Bulls, harvested two consecutive defeats, this young team with Trae Young and Capela, no longer has the style of last season's Eastern Dark Horse. Now that the Hawks are only 15-18 and 11th in the East, it looks like they're getting farther and farther away from the playoffs. Keep in mind that a few months ago the Hawks were an Eastern Conference Finals-level team, but after a few months the Hawks seemed to be slipping a little too fast.
Several players have been sidelined due to injuries and due to health and safety agreements, which is the main reason for the Eagles' recent poor record. To this end, the Eagles management has also made a new move, and today according to NBA reporter Shams, the Eagles have decided to sign a 10-day short contract with two players who have played for the Rockets. The two players are: Missed rookie point guard Chris Clemmons, who played for the Rockets in the 2018-2019 season, and Cameron Oliver, who briefly played for the Rockets last season.
Clemmons, now 24, played a full season for the Rockets in 2018-2019, when he was the Rockets' No. 3 point guard and Harden's main bench, though Clemmons didn't get many chances in the second half of the season and in the playoffs. In the preseason before last season, Clemmons was seriously injured and led to the season reimbursement, although the Rockets cut him, but never let him leave Houston, Clemmons at that time in Houston until he recovered, before leaving the Rockets.
Clemmons has fully recovered this season, and he's finally back in the NBA after a year. When Clemmons played for the Rockets in the 18-19 season, he averaged 4.9 points, 0.8 assists and 0.9 rebounds in 33 games, although the offensive ability is excellent and the speed is amazing, Clemmons is only 1.75 meters tall, and the defensive end lacks confrontation ability, which is the main reason why the Rockets gave up on him.
Oliver, 25, is a well-rounded player who briefly joined the Lakers this season and is now playing for the Lakers' development league team, the South Bay Lakers. He has played 14 games in the Development League this season, averaging 14.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.4 steals per game, and is a technically all-round forward swingman.
Clemmons and Oliver signed two short 10-day contracts with the Hawks, although it was only a temporary save contract, but for the two of them, it was very difficult to return to the NBA.
It is worth mentioning that the Eagles originally had Capela and Luis Williams two "Rocket veterans", and now coupled with Capela's former teammate Clemmons, and the Rockets' backup small forward Oliver last season, 4 Rocket veterans gathered in Atlanta, which is also a relatively rare thing. I also hope that the two new signings can help the Eagles get out of the predicament as soon as possible and win more.