Forced into the lineup due to ineffectiveness and injury, a secondary offseason signing has proven to so far be the most important one.
It's not always the splashiest moves that end up helping a team the most. In the lead up to the season, the Rockets' offseason trade for point guard Ty Lawson was thought to be the piece that would put them over the top for a title run. And it still may be.
But as Lawson's looked unsure of himself and gotten off to a slow start to the tune of 10.