Houston Rockets reportedly sign new center

N’Faly Dante is coming off a stellar college basketball season for Oregon.

He averaged 17.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.7 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 69.5% from the field in 22 games.

As of Thursday, Dante was not selected in the 2024 NBA Draft.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that he will now sign a contract with the Houston Rockets.

Via Wojnarowski: “Undrafted Oregon center N’Faly Dante has reached a two-way deal with the Rockets, sources tell ESPN.”

Over five seasons at Oregon, Dante averaged 11.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 65, 4% on the field in 103 games.

Considering he had such a good season, the Rockets seem to have a good prospect without having to use a draft pick.

The Rockets finished the 2023-24 season with a 41-41 record, placing them 11th in the Western Conference.

They were 5.0 games behind the Golden State Warriors for the final spot in the play-in tournament.

Despite missing the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, the Rockets showed very promising results.

The Rockets also selected Reed Sheppard (of Kentucky) with the third pick in Wednesday’s draft.

There is a lot of excitement about him potentially becoming one of the best shooters in the NBA.

He finished his only season of college basketball averaging 12.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game while shooting 53.6% from the field and 52.1% from three points.