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Troy Williams Signs With Houston Rockets
3/10/2017 1:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
According to a tweet from Daryl Morey, the GM of the Houston Rockets, former Indiana standout Troy Williams will be signed by the Houston Rockets. Reports from other outlets and first reported by Shams Charania of The Vertical, it will be to a 10-day deal.
Williams played in 24 games this season – his rookie season – with the Memphis Grizzlies and averaged 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocked shots in 17.4 minutes per game. Most recently, he has been playing with the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League.
The Rockets are currently 44-21 on the year and in third place in the NBA's Western Conference.
The Houston Rockets plan to sign guard Troy Williams of D-League Iowa to a 10-day contract, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 9, 2017
Welcome to the @HoustonRockets @troywilliams_ ! Some highlights https://t.co/YFMEY54LKP
— Daryl Morey (@dmorey) March 10, 2017
Williams played in 24 games this season – his rookie season – with the Memphis Grizzlies and averaged 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocked shots in 17.4 minutes per game. Most recently, he has been playing with the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League.
The Rockets are currently 44-21 on the year and in third place in the NBA's Western Conference.
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