As Rockets head coach Kevin McHale's rotation beings to flesh itself out, the young, 'inexperienced' players are spending more time riding the pine. K.J. McDaniels was surprisingly sent down to the D-League early this week, now Sam Dekker appears set to join him on the Rio Grande Valley Vipers roster.
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) November 13, 2015
Houston Chronicle's Jonathan Feigen is reported that Dekker didn't make the trip to Denver for the Rockets' game against the Nuggets.
The Rockets selected Dekker with 18th-overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft out of the University of Wisconsin.