On Friday, the Houston Rockets and Donatas Motiejunas agreed to a four-year contract for him to return to Houston. Much has been written over the past several months (and especially over the past couple of weeks) about the protracted negotiations between Rockets GM Daryl Morey and Motiejunas’s agent (BJ Armstrong), so there’s little reason to re-hash that here. This article will focus solely on the terms and salary cap impact of the contract Motiejunas has signed.
Trade Restrictions
Because Motiejunas signed a new contract with the Rockets, rather than the Rockets matching his offer sheet with the Brooklyn Nets, the Rockets are not bound by the one-year restriction that would not have allowed them to deal Motiejunas without his consent.