Due to the comeback of Brooks, Shin Kyung and other players, the Houston Rockets management has also delegated some players who are temporarily unused to the development league Vipers. We know that the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, as the Houston Rockets' subordinate team in the G League, have been doing well in recent years, and even won the Development League championship that year under the leadership of the current Clippers center Haltenstein 3 years ago, and center Haltenstein also won the Player of the Finals Award.
After 3 years, the current Rockets are no longer the super team led by Harden and Paul, and the Vipers' record has still been good. The reason is probably that the Rockets often let some players with NBA strength go. Look at this season, many of the Rockets' players have had the experience of the Vipers, and Garrison Matthews and Christopher, who can currently occupy a position in the Rockets rotation lineup, have all played for the Vipers for a while, and Garruba, Knicks and Quinn have also been developing league play for a long time.
Even some of the Rockets' veteran players, such as Lamb and Kabenguele, played in the Vipers, not to mention the Rockets' recent player development coach Gerald Green, who gave up coaching to become a player and signed the Vipers. Recently we saw Gerald Green training with the Vipers, and today, the Vipers also had a game on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers' team, the South Bay Lakers.
It is worth mentioning that this game is the first time that Rockets veteran shooter Gerald Green has played for the Vipers! And just after the start, Green helped the Vipers score the first point with a beautiful dunk — the first point Gerald Green has scored in the development league since the 2011-12 season, which is gratifying. Although we know that Green is already a 36-year-old player, but this veteran is indeed "sword is not old", look at Green's breakthrough speed and outstanding explosiveness, we can draw conclusions: Green is still adapting to the intensity and rhythm of NBA games!
It's just that if Green wants to return to the NBA to play, he must continue to have a first-class performance in the Vipers, otherwise no NBA team will sign him. Unfortunately, even if the Rockets want to sign him again this season, it is impossible. Because Green has already taken the Rockets' coaching contract, it is impossible to become a member of the Rockets this season to get a player contract.
But the other 29 teams, with the exception of the Rockets, are eligible to sign Green. Again, the opportunity is left to those who are prepared, as long as Green firmly believes in playing well in the Vipers, I believe that in the second half of the game or even before the playoffs, there will be NBA teams willing to give Gerald Green a chance to try. Being able to play well and perform well with the Vipers in the Development League is also the reason why Green insists on coming back.