The Houston Rockets announced on Saturday that they have waived four players on non-guaranteed training camp contracts, reports Keith Smith of Spotrac. The four players — all of whom could be headed to the G League to play for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers — are Vernon Carey Jr., Ricky Council IV, Tyrese Hunter and Cameron Matthews. Hunter, a 6-foot guard, and Matthews, a 6-foot-7 forward, went undrafted earlier this year out of Memphis and Mississippi State, respectively. As a senior last season, Hunter averaged 13.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 32 games (34.0 MPG), posting a shooting line of .415/.401/.774. Matthews, meanwhile, averaged 7.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.4 steals in 29.4 minutes per game across 34 appearances as a fifth-year senior. Council holds recent NBA experience, having spent the past two years with the 76ers, who waived him in late July. The 24-year-old wing was expected to land with the Nets, but that deal fell through, and he wound up signing a trainRead More
Rockets waive four players
