With skills refined to better fit with the way the game had changed, Anthony Bennett joined the Rockets looking for another chance. The first player taken in the 2013 NBA Draft, Bennett had spent the past two seasons in the G League and much of the previous season in Turkey, improving his 3-point shooting to be the sort of range-shooting forward the NBA values and the Rockets covet.
When training camp began on Saturday, however, Bennett was forced to watch with tendinitis in his left knee. Still, having had to pay so many dues, patience has become as vital as shooting touch.