David Nwaba re-signed with the Rockets on a reasonable three-year, $15 million deal. The deal pays at roughly $5 million every year, increasing slightly, until the third year, which is a team option.
The deal was criticized in some quarters at the time, but that criticism always seemed foolish. Why? Because David Nwaba, until he hurt himself heroically playing on a injury last season, so that SOME Rockets could get a night of planned rest, was a really effective player.
Here’s some copy from the NBA.com site about the signing that looks like it could have been written by David Nwaba’s agent:
He appeared in 30 games with nine starts last season, averaging 9.