On July 19, the same day the Houston Rockets traded for point guard Ty Lawson, they also agreed to re-sign the highlight machine known as K.J. McDaniels to a three-year, $10 million contract, solidifying their already deep bench.
McDaniels was acquired last year at the trade deadline in exchange for Isaiah Canaan and a 2015 second-round pick (which eventually became power forward Richaun Holmes).
However, after he came to Houston, both McDaniels’ stats and minutes plummeted. As you can see in the chart below, though, he was essentially the same player in both cities.