Some good news for the Houston Rockets, if not surprising news: the team picked up the $1.8 million player option on Jae’Sean Tate over the weekend, giving him at least one more year in H-town.
The 26-year-old Tate (27 when the upcoming season starts) will in his third year with the team after coming aboard in 2020 from the Sydney Kings of the Australian NBL.
Since arriving to the Rockets, he’s shown himself to be a fantastic glue guy, with defensive versatility and the capability to play and guard multiple positions, including power forward even though he stands just 6’4”.