PJ Tucker and the Houston Rockets are splitting up, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon. Like LaMarcus Aldridge in San Antonio, the 35-year-old veteran striker is looking for a home with a rival team.
Wojnarowski and MacMahon tweeted a summary of the situation this morning.
With the NBA Trade Deadline within two weeks – and Houston losing 14 games in a row – PJ Tucker probably played his final game with the Rockets. https://t.co/k9vp3z4WX6
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 12, 2021
Stephen Silas on PJ Tucker: “We will try to find something that works for him and works for us, as long as he is no longer on the team. I was guessing that he was going to play tonight and he didn’t. That was disappointing. “
– Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) March 12, 2021
They reinforced the description in an article on ESPN.com.
Tucker is increasingly frustrated that he has not yet been moved to a competitor and has made it clear that he prefers to stay out of the games until the front office finds a deal for him before the March 25 deadline, sources told ESPN. .
… The Rockets have had several simultaneous business discussions with teams in the past few weeks involving Tucker, negotiations that are expected to result in a deal for Tucker before the March 25 deadline, the sources said.
The article mentions the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and Brooklyn chains as possible destinations for the swingman. Portland Trail Blazers were also casually mentioned by experts as a good option for Tucker, although no real link or line of interest has been established between the entities.
Tucker played 32 games for the Rockets this season. He has an average of 4.4 points and 4.6 rebounds with 36.6% of field shots, 31.4% of the three-point arc in 30 minutes per game. He is in the final year of a contract that pays him $ 8 million.