Rockets decline option on veteran guard Avery Bradley

The Rockets will not pick up their $5.9M option on Avery Bradley, making the veteran guard an unrestricted free agent, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets.

The move was expected, as Houston is in full rebuild mode.

Bradley is expected to draw interest from multiple playoff contenders once he hits the open market on Monday.

Bradley wound up in Houston during a deadline deal during an injury-riddled season. Following the trade, Bradley averaged 5.2 PPG (while shooting 31.4% from the field and 27.0% from deep), 2.3 RPG and 1.9 APG across 23.0 MPG in 17 contests with the team.

Bradley, 30, has also played for Boston, Detroit, Memphis, Miami and both Los Angeles teams. He was on the Lakers’ roster in 2019-20 but opted not to play in the Orlando bubble when the Lakers won the NBA title.