Josh Smith Back To Rockets from Clippers

The Houston Rockets have re-acquired l.  a.   Clippers forward chaff Smith.The Clippers had thought of waiving Smith, league sources aforesaid. The trade permits them to save lots of $2 million in luxury ta
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Several Rockets players were anticipating the the team to bring back Smith, league sources told Yahoo.

After losing Smith to the Clippers in representation in Gregorian calendar month, his inability to seek out a job with l.  a.   created him expendable rapidly.

Smith had regret over deed the Rockets, wherever he had found a major role within the team’s run to the Western Conference Finals last season. Smith signed a annual upset the Clippers for the league minimum, however ne'er meshed with coach Doc Rivers.

The Clippers can send money to hide the remaining $460,000 on Smith’s $1.4 million minimum earnings this season and therefore the draft rights to Sergei Lishouk. Houston sends the Clippers the rights to Maarty Leunen. Neither player is anticipated to play within the NBA.

Smith averaged twelve points, six rebounds, 2.6 assists and one.2 blocks in fifty five games for the Rockets a season agone.

This year, as well as 3 DNP's in his final 5 games with the Clippers, Smith averaged five.7 points in fourteen.3 minutes a game.

The Rockets are 22-22 and holding onto the seventh contest seed within the Western Conference.