New Rockets forward Dillon Brooks is taking on a familiar challenge as he joins Houston for the 2023-24 season.
Brooks, a six-year veteran who will turn 28 in January, spent each of his first six NBA seasons in Memphis, playing a critical role with the Grizzlies as they rose to contender status in the Western Conference after a three-year playoff drought. He emerged as a defensive ace who hounds the league’s best guards and wings, and he brings a notable toughness with an agitator’s edge. For a Rockets team often embarrassed by the top players in the Western Conference last season, Brooks’ arrival could mark a change of fortunes.