2023-07-02 00:23:05
The Spanish center Usman Garuba will leave the Houston Rockets for the Atlanta HawksThe Athletic portal reported this Saturday.
The Rockets, now with Ime Udoka on the bench, Garuba will be sent to Atlanta along with TyTy Washington and additional draft compensation, which will save them nearly $5 million in salary.
The international for Spain and former player of Real Madrid He was selected by the Rockets 23rd overall in the 2021 draft.
Garuba landed on the NBA hand in hand with some Rockets in full reconstruction and installed at the bottom of the West, so much so that in the 2021-2022 season they were last in their conference (20-62) and last year they occupied the penultimate position (22-60).
The center He played 24 games in his first season averaging 10 minutes in which he achieved 2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
In his second year in the NBA, and after having left behind the physical problems of his rookie year as well as his participation in the G League development league, Garuba increased his presence in the Rockets with 75 games played, averaging 12.9 minutes with 3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.
Now it lands in some Hawks headed by Trae Young and that last season they lost in the first round of the East against the Boston Celtics.
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