Houston Rockets reportedly make $7.6 million move

Jae’Sean Tate just completed his fourth NBA season with the Houston Rockets.

The former Ohio State star finished the year averaging 4.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game while shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 29.9 percent from three-point range in 65 games.

SATURDAY, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Rockets would pick up Tate’s option contractwhich will earn him $7.6 million for the 2024-25 season.

Via Wojnarowski: “The Houston Rockets are picking up Jae’sean Tate’s $7.6 million option for the 2024-25 season, sources tell ESPN. »

Tate had an excellent college career for the Buckeyes.

He went undrafted in 2018, then joined the Rockets in 2020.

His career averages are 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 49.5 percent from the field and 30.6 percent from three-point range in 244 regular season games.

As for the Rockets, they’re an intriguing team coming off a season where they were the 11th seed in the Western Conference with a 41-41 record.

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

The Rockets have not been able to make the NBA playoffs since the 2020 season, when James Harden was still with the team.

That said, they have a very intriguing roster that includes Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet, and Jabari Smith Jr. (in addition to Tate and others).

Ime Udoka begins his second season at the helm.