Jeff Green‘s 10-day contract with the Rockets doesn’t expire for a couple more days, but it sounds like the two sides will extend their relationship beyond Thursday. According to Jordan Schultz of ESPN (Twitter link), Green intends to sign with Houston for the rest of the season.
Green, who was released by the Jazz in December, was a free agent for nearly two months before agreeing to sign with the Rockets last week. He and the team initially reached a 10-day deal so he could evaluate the situation before making a rest-of-season commitment. Both Green and the Rockets are “really happy with the fit,” per Schultz.
In three games so far with Houston, Green has averaged 9.3 PPG and 3.0 RPG on .833/.714/.750 shooting. It’s a safe bet that those shooting marks will decline going forward, but the 33-year-old has looked comfortable as a de facto big man in the Rockets’ small-ball lineups.
When Green’s rest-of-season contract becomes official, Houston will have a full 15-man roster. The team had a pair of open roster spots following the All-Star break, filling them with Green and DeMarre Carroll, who was bought out by San Antonio.
The exact value of Green’s new contract will depend on when it’s made official. If he signs a minimum-salary deal on Friday, the day after his 10-day contract expires, he’d earn $695,526 the rest of the way, with a $439,475 cap hit.
Good signing, but his 83% shooting will probably drop a lot.
Probably can expect both his FG% and 3p% to drop to half at what they are now.
Even .357 is fairly decent from three-point range.
Especially for a “center”
Green is still a decent player. I was surprised he was unemployed for so long.
Good luck finding fans of his previous teams who praise him.
“decent” isn’t praise.
Green hasn’t been around long enough for that many fans to praise him because he has played for 9 different teams over the past 10 years. But someone with .440/.334/.805 career shooting numbers while averaging 13 PPG seems quite adequate for the 8th/9th/10th player in a rotation.
And if that’s the case, then it’s indicative of a deep team. Rockets haven’t had this kind of depth the last two years.
He’s made a great impression for the rockets so far. He wasn’t even bad for Utah earlier in the year, and Rayjon Tucker isn’t much better. Ed Davis is the one under performing for the Jazz