Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey announced that the team assigned guard Nick Johnson to Houston’s single-affiliation NBA D-League partner, Rio Grande Valley.
Johnson (6-3, 200, Arizona), has appeared in three games with the Rockets so far this season, totaling two points and a rebound in 11 minutes of playing time. The former Arizona standout was selected by the Rockets 42nd overall in the 2014 NBA Draft. This will be Johnson’s first appearance in the NBA D-League.