Just a few months after serving as rocket assistant coach, Gerald Green announced that he would not retire from the military and planned to retire from the assistant coaching team in search of an opportunity to sign a contract with the G League as a springboard to return to the NBA.
A native of Houston, Green joined Silas' team in October as a player development coach. It's a smart choice for both the rebuilding Rockets and Green, who have several young, athletic but inexperienced rookies to train.
At the same time, Green's love of basketball and loyalty to Houston has always infected many people and has become one of the most popular players in the area. Although he is 35 years old and has not played since the 2018-19 season, he is eager to make a comeback and now is the best time for these players to return to the league.
Because of the spread of the new crown and the health and safety agreements, almost all teams in the league are facing a shortage of personnel, coupled with the NBA's official new policy, which has made a large number of veterans, G League players, and marginal figures who have left the NBA sign 10-day short contracts to seize the hard-won opportunity.
Looking closer, for example, Stephenson, who recently signed a 10-day short contract with the Pacers, scored 20 points in a single quarter and 30 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the whole game in yesterday's game against the Nets, and once again played his beloved earth lute at The Gambrig.
Gerald Green, who has always been eager to return to the field, will naturally not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Due to the "circumvention" rule, even a comeback Green is not eligible to play for the Rockets because he is part of the coaching staff. But according to Fagan's report, Green is likely to play for the "big" Vipers while seeking to play on other teams and win the favor of NBA players.
In his career, Green averaged 19.8 minutes per game, 9.7 points and 2.5 rebounds, and shot 36.1 percent from three-point range. In his first three seasons out of the league, Green averaged 5.3 three-pointers per game and shot 35.9 percent from the field.
In the 2017-19 seasons, during those memorable times, the figure of Gerald Green has always existed in the minds of Rockets fans, making a significant contribution as a substitute shooter for the Rockets. Unfortunately, after suffering a fractured foot during the 2019-20 preseason season, Green quietly faded out of the league.
I wish the Nine-Fingered Man a speedy way to find his favorite job and get an NBA-level contract through performance, after all, we all miss his presence on the court too much, even if he does not wear a red jersey.