On February 14, Beijing time, it was reported that The 23-year-old shooter Armony Brooks, who was directly cut by the Rockets a few days ago, has received the attention of many teams, and these teams that are interested in him are nothing more than Brooks's excellent three-point shooting ability. Although Brooks has only shot just over 30 percent from three-point range with the Rockets this season, he has been one of the Rockets' best shooters.
Brooks did better last season compared to the season when performances were erratic, and was even seen at one point as the future hope for the Rockets' backcourt. But brooks also lost his spot this season due to the arrival of Jaylen Green, Christopher and Matthews. Although he was still a member of the rotation before he was cut, Brooks's playing time and tactical position at that time could not be compared with last season.
Brooks has played 41 games for the Rockets this season and averaged 6.2 points, 1.2 assists and 2 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game. The current news is that in addition to multiple teams interested in Brooks, the Rockets are also interested in the veteran. According to Rockets reporter Kelly Iko, Brooks will become a free agent once he passes the "clarification period" after the buyout. At that time, the Rockets may still sign him back.
Is it fair to assume that the Rockets regretted cutting Brooks? It seems that it can be said that after all, the Rockets' first cut and then sign operation is incomprehensible. Because it is the Rockets who take the initiative to lay off people, so Brooks this season's guarantee contract Rockets will also pay Brooks a lot of points, the previous 4-year contract, the last 3 years are team options, if the Rockets do not want Brooks, as long as the end of the season will not perform his contract, there is no need to cut and sign again.
In addition, many people have a question, why can the Rockets sign Brooks again? The answer is simple, if it is a player who is voluntarily traded by the Rockets and then laid off by other teams, the Rockets are not eligible to sign. However, if it is the rocket team itself that takes the initiative to cut the player, after the clarification period, the rocket team still has the qualification to sign this player.
The question is, Armony Brooks has already been cut by the Rockets, will he ever come back to the Rockets? After all, in addition to the Rockets, there are 29 teams to choose from, and there are not a few teams that need quality shooters, so why do you have to go back to the Rockets? In fact, this is true, the Rockets' Green, Gordon, Matthews, Christopher and even the new Schroeder are all strong competitors after Brooks returned to the Rockets. Instead of returning to the Rockets, Brooks might as well try his luck on another team.
So we can say that the Rockets do have an interest in Brooks, but it may not be possible for Brooks, who has just been cut by the Rockets, to return to Houston. A lot of teams are interested in Brooks, so why would he choose a team that once cut himself? Compared to those teams that are interested in Brooks, the Rockets may have fallen behind in the pursuit of Brooks. But I have to say that the Rockets should know Brooks' team best, Brooks is also familiar with everything about the Rockets, and the two sides do not need to run into each other to cooperate again, which is probably the only advantage of the Rockets.