Houston Rockets Rumors: What a re-sign of Bobby Brown signals to fans

With the uncertainty of the Houston Rockets aspirations as the Feb. 8 trade deadline date approaches on the horizon, at least there’s word that familiar face will be back with the team. According to a report, the team is looking to re-sign him after the trade deadline. But what does this really mean?

Houston Rockets fans — although this may seem like minor news for the rest of the NBA, this actually is something notable to talk about as it relates to us as fans. It’s terrific to have Bobby Brown back on the roster as he was one of those “glue” guys that you just have to have around to make things whole for the team.

He’s James Harden‘s dog from back in their AAU days and many have said was one of the instrumental characters in coaxing Chris Paul to sign with the Houston Rockets. It’s admirable to affirm the level of respect this guy commands in the locker room as would a starter/featured player would. He’s a talented baller that has scrimped and scrapped his way through his career our guys understand that. That’s why his voice continues not to fall on deaf ears.

Marc Stein reported that it’s quite possible that the team will re-sign veteran guard after the trade deadline:

Rockets whisper from tonight: Provided it has roster room, Houston is hoping to bring back veteran guard Bobby Brown after the Feb. 8 trade deadline
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 25, 2018

Although it has been reported for quite some time that it’s something that the Houston Rockets want to do, whether or not it happens remains to be seen. The team is currently carrying 14 players on its roster with one spot open for the likely reason of maintaining flexibility.

There still must be some uncertainty if a deal is going to be struck within the next two weeks to help improve this roster in some way. Although we have tremendous depth at just about every position, there are always methods to get better. Daryl Morey institutes a “never satisfied” approach to building a roster so I can’t rule it out.

Brown was waived Jan. 5 as his contract would’ve been guaranteed for the season had they continued to carry him. That would be considered a handcuff and I’m sure Morey wants as few of those as possible as he has enough of those already.

But what does a re-sign of Brown really signal? I’ve read between the lines. If he’s on this roster after the deadline, this certainly means the Houston Rockets will have stood pat at the deadline, bar none. If for any reason they decide to acquiesce to Brown’s desires of returning before the deadline, this will also indicate that the team has back off any aggressiveness to make a move.

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In other words, if we all see a return of Brown, I’m 100 percent positive that this will signal that the team is complacent with the makeup of the roster and Brown will round out the rest of it. Of course, he does sign, he’ll be with the team the rest of the season as well as the playoffs.

I don’t think I’ve spent so much time going into the depth of such a minor transaction — even for a guy not under contract — but I see Brown as a card in Morey’s hand of poker that he’s not ready to show yet to the rest of his NBA brethren. If he uses it, it will mean he has backed off but if he continues to hold it back up until the deadline, many will wonder what he has up his sleeve.

And ladies and gents, that’s exactly what Morey be doing as he doesn’t show his hand to anybody out of his close knit circle. It’s the shrewd way to do business and for this, I’m glad he’s my GM.

The Houston Rockets usually grab a huge chunk of the headlines around the trade deadline, draft and the off season and they’ll be damned if that changes any time soon.

Hold those cards back Morey.

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Brown, 33, has averaged 2.5 points per game as well as possessing a .356/.333/.750 shooting line through 45 games — 5.3 MPG — over the past two seasons.

Go Rockets.

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