Donatas Montieju016bnas was recently released by the Houston Rockets, bringing an end to a truly bizarre career with the team. Montieju016bnas was traded to the Detroit Pistons in February but failed a physical when reporting.
The Pistons voided the trade after that, and Montieju016bnas stayed a Rocket. He was a restricted free agent this offseason and remained an unusually long time before signing a 4 year, 37 million dollar offer sheet with the Brooklyn Nets earlier in December. The Rockets decided to match the offer but ran into disputes over certain incentives on the contract. They wound up agreeing to a new 4 year, 37 million dollar deal before the Rockets pulled the offer without much available information as to why.