Brooklyn Nets: Evaluating Houston Rockets fire sale possibilities

Gary Clark

Gary Clark traveled the hard road to the NBA after going undrafted following a four-year career at the University of Cincinnati.

Clark got a camp contract from the Rockets last July which was converted to a two-way deal in the preseason. In early December, Clark’s two-way deal was converted to a three-year, $3.7 million standard contract and his $1.42 million for next season only includes a guarantee for $708,426.

Clark showed the Rockets enough to earn a full contract, but had fairly dismal numbers overall, averaging just 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 12.6 minutes per game over 51 appearances, while shooting only 33.1 percent overall and 29.7 percent on 2.7 3-point attempts per game.

Inside the arc, Clark shot 69.2 percent — but only took 13 of his 151 total attempts from inside the line.

Even the much-maligned Treveon Graham managed to shoot the same 29.7 percent mark from deep for the Brooklyn Nets last season, so it’s hard to see any upgrade potential here.

Overview

Clint Capela is an intriguing possibility, but with less of an all-around game than Jarrett Allen at a much higher price.

As for the other guaranteed contracts Houston could be trying to move, Chris Paul, Eric Gordon and P.J. Tucker are all getting close to their “best if used by” dates and would not be great fits with a young core on a growth track.

Morey may be looking to sell and rework his roster, but it would be a surprise if Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks was looking to buy any of it.