Just a few days ago, Rockets’ coach Mike D’Antoni said that signing Austin Rivers was “probably the most important thing we’ve done all year,” according to ESPN 975’s Salman Ali.
Rivers thrived as a starter for the Rockets after having an up and down year for the Wizards. He’s a good spot-up shooter, a capable defender and he can create his own shot and get others involved, a skill that Houston desperately needed during a 17 game stretch without Chris Paul.
In Rivers’ first 10 games with Houston, he averaged 13.