All of this, by the way, is for a player the Houston Rockets traded at the deadline. Ultimately, the Motiejunas issue only emphasizes one fundamental fact; the Rockets aren’t sure of their direction.
On February 22, 2016, the Houston Rockets traded the Lithuanian power forward to Detroit for a protected pick. The Pistons, in turn, voided the deal because Motiejunas failed a physical due to a back injury.
He played in 37 games last year while posting greatly diminished stats from his breakout 2015 campaign. Between 2015 and 2016 Motiejunas saw his accuracy from the field drop by 6% (8% from deep), output decrease by 6 points per game, and pull down three fewer boards per game.