Dillon Brooks will forever be tied to LeBron James and the Lakers for all of the wrong reasons. Few players in the history of the NBA have stuck their foot in their mouth to the degree that Brooks did this postseason.
After plummeting out of the playoffs, Brooks was basically immediately banished from the Grizzlies and entered uncertainty in free agency. Eventually, he was given a rather absurd contract by the Houston Rockets in free agency.
Many asked who the Rockets were bidding against to pay a pretty penny for Brooks.