Less than an hour into free agency, the Houston Rockets are bringing back one of its best defenders.
According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Rockets will ink Nwaba to a three-year, $15 million deal.
David Nwaba is signing a three-year, $15 million deal to stay with the Houston Rockets, says his agent Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) August 2, 2021
Nwaba played in 30 games this season for the Rockets, averaging a career-best 9.2 points per game to go with 3.