Rockets match Donatas Motiejunas offer sheet

The Houston Rockets choose to match Motiejunas’ offer from the Nets

The Nets initially offered Donatas a partially guaranteed four year deal, that was likely worth $35-37 million. The Houston Rockets have matched the offer sheet. The actual terms of the offer sheet is lined with “protections” and non-guaranteed for the final two years, which means Houston can cut D-Mo and not have to pay the remaining balance of his contract.

Although D-Mo passed a litany of tests when he signed the initial offer from the Nets, he still has to pass a physical before he can make his season debut and return to practice. It still seems as though the Rockets may not fully trust him and his back, seeing how the…