Theo Maledon no longer has an NBA contract

bad news for Theo Maledonone week before the start of the 2022/23 regular season: The Athletic Announces indeed that the French leader is cut by the Rockets.

Included in the large transfer to eight players between Houston and Oklahoma City at the beginning of the month, the former Asvel was therefore not in the Rockets’ plans. On his post, Daishen Nix and rookie TyTy Washington Jr. actually seemed better positioned to get playing time at the lead, in relay of Kevin Porter Jr.

It should also be noted that the Rockets had been quite well above the maximum limit of 15 players for several weeks, and that the recent signing of Bruno Fernando with a “real” contract was not a good sign for the Frenchman.

The timing of this announcement is clearly not ideal, since the EuroBasket silver medalist will have to bounce back as soon as possible, if he wants to keep a chance of integrating an NBA roster this season. This will surely go through a “two-way contract”, since the franchises have almost all their 15 contracts guaranteed…

Otherwise, the leader will have to go through the G-League. Unless a return to Europe to find regular playing time and sensations is the best solution…

In addition, the Houston Chronicle adds several elements : Moe Harkless is also cut and therefore becomes a “free agent”, while Willie Cauley-Stein will inherit the same fate in the coming hours, but with the aim of immediately joining the club’s G-League team, the Rio Great Valley Vipers. Finally, Darius Days, former LSU strong winger seen in the Summer League with the Spurs in July, and cut this Sunday by the Heat, takes advantage of the last-minute cleaning in Houston to invite himself to the last days of the “training camp” .