Gerald Green, who joined the Rockets as a player development coach in October, plans to revive his playing career and sign with the G League, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. Green’s goal is to eventually return to the NBA, Charania adds.
The 35-year-old swingman has played 12 NBA seasons, most recently with Houston in 2018-19 when he averaged 9.2 points and 2.5 rebounds in 72 games. He suffered a broken foot in October of 2019 and hasn’t played since, although he worked out for the Rockets in September.
Selected by the Celtics with the 18th pick in the 2005 draft, Green began his career as a spectacular dunker, winning the 2007 Slam Dunk Contest and finishing as runner-up a year later. He developed into a reliable three-point shooter and was a rotation player as Houston reached the Western Conference Finals in 2018. Green played for eight NBA teams, with 658 total games and a career scoring average of 9.7 PPG.
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