Detroit — James Ennis III, who played a reserve role in 27 games for the Pistons after being acquired at the trade deadline last season, is a full-time starter this season for the Houston Rockets.
Ennis has started all 14 games he’s played for Houston, once again pegged as a championship contender.
Entering Friday, his minutes this season have gone up to a career-high 25.0 a game after he played 20.4 last season in Detroit.
On Wednesday, he made two 3-pointers in the final nine minutes in a 126-124 win for the Rockets, who brought him in on a two-year contract this offseason to help negate the free-agent losses of Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute.