Gerald Green has officially resigned as rocket player development coach, and now he has signed as a player with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the Development League Rockets. The 36-year-old Green has always had the idea of returning to the NBA, and although he loves Houston very much, he can't play for the Rockets, which is unacceptable to Gerald Green. Green's goal is obvious, his first goal is to play his own performance on the Vipers, and then attract the attention of some NBA teams, of course, if the Rockets can sign him again, it is naturally the best.
If the Rockets can't sign Green, I believe Gerald Green will not rule out joining other teams, after all, he can run and jump and has experience and three-point shooting ability, who doesn't like such a veteran? The Rockets now have few requirements for the record, and even if they lose Green, it will have little impact on the coaching staff. So without harming the interests of the Rockets, the Rockets showed great support for Green's decision.
The Rockets did not embarrass Green in resigning, and Fertitta and his team happily accepted the resignation of "Son of Houston". Green was also very grateful to the Rockets management for their willingness to release people afterwards, and he specifically thanked the "Big Three" of the Rockets management in an interview - boss Tillman Fertitta, team operation Patrick Fertita (son of the Rockets owner), and Rockets general manager Rafael Stone.
In addition, Green also specifically mentioned Rockets coach Steven Silas, who said that in a short period of time, he learned a lot from Silas: "He taught me how to prepare for the game. ”
The Rockets management is also very personable, and Fertitta, who has always been regarded as a stingy boss representative, as well as Fertita Jr. and Stone, also said after Gerald Green's resignation that the Rockets' door will always be open to Green. If Green wants to return to the Rockets as a coach, the Rockets will welcome him back at any time!
In fact, this sentence is very important, we know that the 36-year-old Green, even if he is more capable, he is unlikely to continue to find a new opportunity in the NBA. At most, he played for a while in the development league Vipers, and finally waited for Gerald Green, which was only a way to retire.
But for Green, in fact, the Rockets have been very good to him, the Rockets still leave a "back road" for Green, if Green has no chance to develop the league as a player, the Rockets will welcome him to return to the team at any time to continue to be a coach. We also look forward to Gerald Green, who has been working in the NBA for 12 seasons, to one day continue to return to the Rockets, both as a player and as a rocket assistant coach.