Gerald Green is a free agent veteran wing who shot 35.4% from three last season — the kind of player a lot of teams could have used heading into the NBA’s restart in Orlando. He was traded by the Rockets and waived by the Nuggets at the trade deadline because a foot injury and surgery that sidelined him for the season, but the delay before the restart gave him extra time to get healthy and he was medically cleared.
However, as teams start to land in Orlando today, Green is still at home.
This is by choice, several teams were interested reports Marc Stein of the New York Times.
One free agent who drew interest from multiple teams before the NBA's transaction window shut June 30, league sources say, was veteran swingman Gerald Green
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 6, 2020
Sources say Green elected not to play in the Fla. restart for family reasons, among them an expected childbirth in August
Out since the pre-season with a broken foot, Green has recovered and received medical clearance to play. The 34-year-old will proceed to the free-agent marketplace in October
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 6, 2020
The Rockets had traded Green at the deadline as part of the four-team Clint Capela deal, which took them out of the running to re-sign Green.
Green will have offers come free agency this October, but for now he will be home watching the NBA restart on television, just like the rest of us.
