Rockets Sign Free Agent Jeff Green

Updated: July 8, 2023 -- 3:32 p.m. CT

Posted: July 7, 2023 -- 12:25 p.m. CT

Friday afternoon, the Houston Rockets announced they have signed free agent forward Jeff Green. The contract, according to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks, is reportedly a 2-year, $16 million deal with the 2nd-year non-guaranteed and worth $8M.

Green (6'8", 235) recently finished his 15th NBA season by averaging 17.2 minutes played during Denver's championship playoff run. In 1,107 career games with 650 starts, he has averaged 12.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 28.5 minutes per game.

Over the past three seasons, Green averaged 9.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 1.4 apg in 24.0 mpg while shooting 50.3% from the floor. In 68 games for Brooklyn in 2020-21, he averaged 1.5 3-pointers made on a career-best 41.2% shooting. Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was an assistant coach with the Nets that season.

This will mark Green's second stint as a Rocket. He joined the team during the 2019-20 season and helped Houston advance to the Conference Semifinals as part of the Orlando “bubble” experience.

Green made his NBA debut as a 21-year-old with the Seattle Supersonics in 2007 and has teamed with eight players who won the MVP award at some point during their career: Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, James Harden, LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Shaquille O'Neal, Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook.

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