Native Houstonian and NBA veteran Gerald Green hopes to re-sign with the Rockets this offseason, per Kelly Iko of The Athletic.
In his latest offseason notebook, Iko writes:
Free agent Gerald Green has been training privately in Houston as he ramps up his recovery, in hopes of a Rockets return, league sources told The Athletic. It’s been over a year since Green last played an NBA game, missing the entire season with a broken foot before being included in the multi-team trade that sent Robert Covington to Houston. Green was waived by the Denver Nuggets and has remained in Houston ever since February.
Source: Free agent Gerald Green has been training privately in Houston in hopes of a future Rockets return, league sources told The Athletic. https://t.co/XC9rFsPNEy
— Kelly Iko (@KellyIkoNBA) October 8, 2020
Known best for his 3-point shooting, Green hasn’t played in the NBA since injuring his foot last preseason. The 34-year-old fan favorite then had season-ending surgery last October, and he was traded for salary reasons in the blockbuster deal that brought Covington to Houston.
In two seasons with his hometown team from 2017 through 2019, the 6-foot-6 reserve swingman averaged 10.3 points (36.0% on 3-pointers) in 21.1 minutes per game. Among Houston’s rotation players in the 2019-20 season, only Ben McLemore (40.0%) and Danuel House Jr. (36.3%) shot a higher clip than that from 3-point range.
