There’s no other player on Houston Rockets roster that is seeing the clock ticking as fast as K.J. McDaniels. The 23 years-old small forward was signed by the Rockets with the team’s mid-level exception last season to a three-year $10 Million contract but has seen very little regular season action since then.
Picked 32nd in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft McDaniels had a breakout half-season with the Philadelphia Sixers. He played over 50 games and scored 9.2 points and close to 4 rebounds prior to getting traded to Houston. Once here he was relegated to very limited minutes in the following seasons.