In recent times, many players who have played in the NBA have returned to the league, such as the Pacers signed a contract with Stephenson until the end of the season, Thomas Jr., Joe Johnson, Chalmers and other players have also played for NBA teams on short-term contracts, and even the Rockets' assistant coach Gerald Green has put down the coaching whip and put on the jersey to develop the league to play.
Among these players, the more inspirational one is the former Rockets center Markis Chris. After the end of the 2017-2018 season, Ryan Anderson, who did not perform well in the playoffs and did not have many opportunities at all, was abandoned by the Rockets, he was sent to the Suns by the Rockets, plus a first-round pick, the Rockets exchanged center Chris and point guard Knight, unfortunately, in the Half Season of the Rockets, Chris did not have many opportunities, the Center Position Rockets already have Capela, Nene and other players, and even Tucker can play as a center in the small-ball lineup, naturally there is no Chris position.
Half a season later, the Rockets packed him up with Knight and sent him to the Cavaliers. Chris then ended his contract at the end of the season, and then went to the Warriors for two seasons, and finally became a free agent who did not find a home. Now that the Lone Rangers' inside star Porzingis has been absent for a long time, the team has given the Rockets two 10-day contracts to Chris, and now that both 10-day contracts have expired, the Lone Rangers have made a decision that they will sign a formal contract with Chris for a period of 2 years!
Although it has not been announced how much this contract is worth, it can be expected that it should be a basic salary contract, after all, although Chris has performed well, he is still an NBA marginal player, and it is very difficult to sign a basic salary contract. In the 12 games he played for the Lone Rangers, Chris averaged 6.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per game, shooting 63 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from three-point range. Being able to shoot three-pointers and also receive outside assists to complete the "eat pie" score is Chris's advantage.
According to reports, in order to sign Chris and free up player positions for him, the Lone Rangers did not hesitate to cut NBA star center Cauley Stein. Today, Chris no longer has the unreasonable demands of agents to increase the playing time of the Rockets management, as he once did. Although the 24-year-old Chris is still very young, his style of doing things is becoming more and more low-key, diligent and low-key and has a certain strength, which is the real reason why the Lone Rangers turned to Chris's contract.
Being able to support the Lone Rangers' superstar guard Doncic this year and next year is nothing short of wonderful for Chris. Doncic is also a passing expert in the league, with him feeding the ball, I believe Chris's personal data will not be bad. It's just that the Rockets were a little too hasty to make a quick profit, and seeing that Chris could not adapt to the Rockets' system for the time being, they immediately sent him away, but now Chris seems to be better than the Rockets' backup center Theis.
Especially in the rockets' home game against the Lone Rangers not long ago, Chris contributed 6 points and 3 rebounds in 9 minutes; he also contributed a beautiful stat of 15 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist in the Lone Rangers' victory over the Grizzlies 2 days ago. It was a pity that the Rockets could not keep Chris that year. Seeing Chris's growth and maturity now, I don't know if the Houston management has a feeling of regret.