Rockets restart player previews: Danuel House Jr.

Photo by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images History: Media Day 2019. Danuel House Jr. had a sense of peace as he talked to reporters about the upcoming 2019-20 season. No longer playing under the pressure of a two-way contract, House expressed his excitement to play an entire campaign with the Houston Rockets. A season that started full of promise instantly derailed off track. House’s year prior to the pandemic mirrors the narrative of the NBA as a whole.

The Houston native began the year fulfilling the Rockets’ desire for a Three-and-D player. While average 12.4 points, House established himself as a solid perimeter defender shooting 44.4% from behind the arc through his first 14 games…