Had the Houston Rockets never signed Armoni Brooks to a two-way contract, the 22-year-old Texas native would have spent the rest of the 2021 NBA season playing professional basketball in New Zealand. But instead of traveling to a foreign country to continue his basketball career, Brooks made the most of his new opportunity playing three hours away from his hometown with the Rockets.
For a team derailed by injuries and sitting at 13-36 by the time he arrived in April, Houston was the best place for Brooks to showcase his potential on an NBA level. He took advantage of the opportunity by averaging 11.