Point guard Jeremy Lin was nothing but professional when discussing his two seasons with the Houston Rockets after the organization traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers in a cap-clearing maneuver.
"The writing was kind of on the wall," Lin told Basketball Insiders' Alex Kennedy. "For me, I just felt like they were heading in a different direction, which is okay and I totally understand it from a business standpoint."
But in the wake of Lin's departure, a different kind of writing is now on the wall. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is tasked with restocking his team's depth after parting ways with Lin and separately dealing center Omer Asik to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Signing swingman Trevor Ariza will go a ways toward replacing Chandler Parsons (who signed as a restricted free agent with the Dallas Mavericks), but Houston's depth remains an area of concern.
Especially at the point guard spot.
With 26-year-old Ish Smith currently the club's best bet to back up starter Patrick Beverley, it should come as no surprise that Morey and Co. are investigating other options.
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