The Houston Rockets today announced they have signed\u00a0free agent forward Tyler Bey and free agent guard Daishen Nix (DAY-shin).<\/p>\n
Bey (6-7, 216) was the 36th overall pick by Philadelphia in the 2020 NBA Draft before his rights were acquired by Dallas.\u00a0 He appeared in 18 games for the Mavericks as a two-way player last season and was also assigned to the G League.\u00a0 In a total of 13 G League games for Long Island and Salt Lake City, Bey averaged 15.1 points and 9.2 rebounds while shooting 49.3% from the floor.<\/p>\n
Over his final two seasons at Colorado from 2018-19 through 2019-20, Bey was one of six Division I players with 50-plus games played to have averaged at least 13.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.00 spg, and 1.00 bpg.\u00a0 He was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year as a junior.<\/p>\n
Nix (6-5, 224) was eligible for the 2021 NBA Draft after spending last season with the G League Ignite, where he was teammates with Rockets rookie Jalen Green.\u00a0 The 19-year-old joined Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. and Kobi Simmons as the only G League players in 2020-21 to have averaged at least 5.0 rpg and 5.0 apg.<\/p>\n
A McDonald\u2019s All-American, Nix was born in Alaska but moved to Las Vegas at age 13.\u00a0 He originally committed to UCLA before signing with the Ignite.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonRockets\/status\/1430548656952852480<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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