The Rockets traded for Tyler Ennis., sending Michael Beasley away in the deal.
Which is why it was a bit of a surprise on Monday when early reports had the Rockets waiving Ennis, but either the report was off or the Rockets changed their minds.
Sources: The Rockets changed course on point guard release: waived Pablo Prigioni, kept Tyler Ennis.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 24, 2016
With Patrick Beverley out injured, this leaves the Rockets thin at the traditional point guard spot. However, in practice James Harden, Eric Gordon and others will initiate Mike D’Antoni’s offense, so the bigger challenge will be defensively. Prigioni was not much help there at this point in his career.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a team snaps up Prigioni as insurance, or he certainly can make money overseas. Prigioni played last season as a backup point guard for the Clippers.