The Houston Rockets signed free agent forward Luc Mbah a Moute today.
Mbah a Moute (6-foot-8, 230 pounds) was originally the 37th overall pick by Milwaukee in the 2008 NBA Draft. He hasn’t played much in recent seasons: no games so far in 2019-20, and in the 2018-19 season he played four games for the Los Angeles Clippers.
His overall NBA career average is 6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in 686 career games with 453 starts.
Mbah a Moute won’t score much, but should provide solid defense off the Houston bench.
Per the Houston Chronicle: “He hasn’t played in two years,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said of Mbah a Moute’s potential to crack the Rockets’ rotation. “I don’t know. I have no clue. That’s why the three weeks (of workouts) and the eight games will be highly important to get the rotation down. Whether it’s eight, nine or 10 guys, that’ll be determined. Hopefully we can make a good choice there.”
The Cameroonian native appeared in 61 games with 15 starts for Houston in 2017-18. The Rockets were 17-1 when he scored in double-figures. Since the start of 2016-17, Mbah a Moute has shot 49.3% from the floor and 37.4% from 3-point range.
