Several "Rocket veterans" have performed well in the NBA this season, the first of which is naturally former Rockets superstar James Harden. Harden, who recently transferred to the 76ers, played MVP-level performance and data in 2 games for the 76ers, and there is no more praise here, even the 37-year-old veteran Chris Paul has led the Suns all the way to the top, and the Suns are currently ranked first in the West, which is closely related to Paul's performance.
And some of the role players who have played for the Rockets have mostly found new owners. For example, Guard Armony Brooks, who was cut by the Rockets not long ago, has signed a contract with the Eagles' development league team, although it is only a development league team, but Brooks's idea is good, he wants to play his own level in the development league and brush up beautiful statistics, as a springboard to return to the NBA.
In addition, the Lakers also signed rocket point guard DJ Augustine today (March 1st). Interestingly, Augustine and Brooks were cut by the Rockets half a month ago, when the Rockets cut them directly to free up players for the trade. Now both of the Rockets' old shooters have found new owners, and there's good news from DJ Wilson, a big forward who briefly played for the Rockets last season!
According to Raptors reporter Aaron Rose, former Rockets veteran DJ Wilson has signed a 10-day short contract with the Raptors for the third time, which also means that the young big man will continue to play for the Raptors in the next 10 days. Wilson has signed to the Raptors on a 10-day contract twice this season, and in his 20 days with the Raptors, Wilson has played in 3 games, averaging 8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.3 assists in 16 minutes per game, shooting 72.7% from the field.
The low contract value, the individual willingness to work hard, and the data played are also beautiful, especially the 72% shooting percentage, which makes the Raptors happy. Being able to attack and defend well, not only playing as a big forward/small forward, but also making a cameo appearance as a center, Wilson's all-round skills are one of the reasons why Wilson is favored by the Raptors. Although in the past 2 years, DJ Wilson has changed teams, he first played for the Bucks, and then the Rockets exchanged PJ Tucker for Wilson, DJ Augustine and a first-round pick.
After coming to the Rockets, Wilson played in 23 games for the Rockets last season, including one start, averaging 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 14.3 minutes per game. It's just that the Rockets have a large number of young players in the front line, not only such as Tate and Nouaba, but also young forwards like Martin Jr., so Wilson did not receive a contract extension offer from the Rockets after the end of last season.
After becoming a member of the Raptors this season, it is clear that Wilson is more valued. I believe that if he can stick to such a performance, after the expiration of this 10-day contract, the Raptors are likely to send an NBA standard contract, leaving DJ Wilson until the end of the season. This summer, whether Wilson can get a contract extension from the Raptors depends on his performance in the remaining regular season and even the playoffs. Anyway, from unsolicited free agents to raptors forwards, DJ Wilson has temporarily gained a foothold in the Raptors.