Gerald Green deserves better from the Rockets

Gerald Green often threw up the H to celebrate a big play with his hometown Houston Rockets.New Rockets coach Stephen Silas says it only took two weeks for him to realize Gerald Green is one of his all-time favorite players.

So, why did the Rockets cut the hometown favorite? Like most things dealing with the NBA salary cap: It's complicated.

After two weeks of training camp, it seemed like a lock that Green would be back with the Rockets, but an injury to Chris Clemons changed everything.

FROM 2018: All the reasons you should love the Rockets' Gerald Green

When Clemons ruptured his Achilles in a preseason game, his non-guaranteed contract became guaranteed for the entire season. Suddenly, that…