The Houston Rockets elected to bring back Boban Marjanovic when they signed him to a one-year, $2.8 million contract with $1.3 million guaranteed this offseason. Despite appearing in 31 games last year, it isn’t really Boban’s on-court prowress that has him back in the fold, it’s his role as the ultimate locker room glue guy and veteran presence.
Boban is perfect for this team. He’s light-hearted and a nine-year NBA professional, meaning there isn’t too much he hasn’t seen, and the well-loved Boban becomes an easy guy to listen to behind the scenes.
On the court, he’ll be the third or even fourth center, behind Alperen Sengun, Jock Londale and possibly either Jeff Green or even Jabari Smith Jr.