The Houston Rockets announced yesterday that they had waived Green, last year's NBA Slam Dunk Champion, who they had just acquired in a trade. Replacing him is this year's Slam Dunk Champion, Mike Harris of the CBA.
Mike Harris participated in the Rockets' pre-season training camp last year, but was ultimately let go. Afterwards, Harris played in the CBA for the Dongguan New Century team and helped them achieve fourth place. This time, the Rockets have signed a 10-day short-term contract with him. Recently, the Rockets also signed a 10-day short-term contract with young rebounding specialist Justin Williams, who was cut by the Hawks. The reason Green was let go by the Rockets is because he claimed that, given his abilities, he should...
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