Jae'Sean Tate #8 of the Houston Rockets (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
The signing of Jae’Sean Tate was one of the least discussed moves of the Houston Rockets‘ offseason, for a number of reasons. For one, many weren’t familiar with Tate, as he had never played in the NBA, and secondly the Rockets made much bigger moves, like trading Russell Westbrook for John Wall and signing Christian Wood to a three-year contract worth $42 million.
The Rockets also ushered in Rafael Stone and Stephen Silas to replace outgoing GM Daryl Morey and coach Mike D’Antoni, which was a move that had a pivotal impact on Tate’s career, as the former duo wasn’t very keen on the idea of young, developmental players.