Days (ankle) was waived by the Rockets on Monday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.
Days was unavailable for Friday's preseason finale against the Heat due to a right ankle sprain, and he'll be let go by Houston shortly before the start of the regular season. However, if he clears waivers, it wouldn't be surprising to see him land a role in the G League at some point.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Won't play Wednesday
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Days won't play in Friday's preseason finale against the Heat due to a sprained right ankle, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Per Feigen, Days left Wednesday's exhibition during the final minute after suffering the injury. The second-year big man is under a two-way contract, so when healthy, he'll likely report to the Rockets' G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
Days has been ruled out for Friday's Summer League game versus the Trail Blazers due to a non-COVID illness, Jackson Gatlin of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.
Days will miss the Rockets' first Summer League game. He'll look to clear the aliment in time for Sunday's matchup against the Pistons in Las Vegas.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Remains in Houston
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The Rockets signed Days to a two-way contract Friday, Alykhan Bijani of The Athletic reports.
Days will spend his second season in Houston on a two-way contract. As a rookie, he averaged 3.8 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.3 minutes across four NBA appearances.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Struggles in pros
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Days concluded his rookie campaign with averages of 3.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.3 blocks in 6.3 minutes per game across four contests.
Days was a February depth piece with a few starters and rotation pieces banged up, but he wasn't able to make his way into the rotation at any other point during the 2022-23 campaign. The LSU product impressed in the G League this season, averaging 24.4 points and 9.8 rebounds, but it will be difficult for him to carve out a significant role with the Rockets, who have a solid young frontcourt duo in Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Scores 29 again
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Days logged 29 points (12-24 FG, 4-14 3Pt, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block across 37 minutes during the Vipers' 121-111 win over Santa Cruz on Thursday.
Days has logged 29-point tallies twice across March. The month continues to showcase his consistency, which has helped the Vipers improve from a negative record to 17-11 at the moment.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Scores 29 points
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Days logged 29 points (10-23 FG, 7-19 3Pt, 3-3 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and three steals across 43 minutes during the Vipers' 134-124 win at Birmingham on Sunday.
Attempting a bunch of three-pointers helped Days log an excellent point tally at Birmingham. Since the 2023 All-Star break, he has averaged 31.0 points across three games.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Logs 37 points, 10 rebounds
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Days logged 37 points (13-19 FG, 8-11 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist and one steal across 36 minutes during the Vipers' 109-100 loss to Long Island on Tuesday.
Unlike during his short time with the Houston Rockets, Days is expected to be one of their G League team's best scorers and rebounders moving forward. Following the double-double, he is averaging 22.9 points and 9.6 rebounds across his 18 G League games this season.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Returning to G League
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The Rockets assigned Days to the G League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Tuesday, Adam Wexler of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.
Houston is set to get at least one starter (Jalen Green) back from a multi-game absence Tuesday against the Nuggets, while Kevin Porter (foot) is listed as questionable and may also be ready to return to the lineup. As a result, the Rockets won't have much of a need to keep either of their two-way players on hand as added depth, so Days and guard Trevor Hudgins will head back to Rio Grande Valley. Days made his first four appearances of the season for Houston following his call-up from the G League earlier this month, averaging 3.8 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.3 minutes during those contests.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Recalled by Houston
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The Rockets recalled Days from the G League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Sunday, Adam Wexler of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.
Days has been solid in the G League but hasn't yet made his NBA debut. Despite his success with Rio Grande Valley, he's unlikely to see much run with the parent club.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Another double-double
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Days logged 20 points (7-17 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 11 rebounds and one block across 36 minutes during the Vipers' 131-125 loss to Salt Lake City on Saturday.
Days continues to be the Vipers' most reliable option on offense. Without Trevor Hudgins (who was promoted to the NBA on Saturday) or a high-quality frontcourt starter playing alongside him, he is expected to continue leading the Vipers.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Logs 40-point double-double
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Days logged 40 points (14-20 FG, 5-9 3Pt, 4-4 FT), 11 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block across 38 minutes during the G League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers' 124-120 overtime win Tuesday over the Mexico City Capitanes.
The 40 points were a new career high in the G League for Days, who is one of the Rockets' two two-way players. The rookie is still waiting on his NBA debut, but he's averaging 22.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per contest across his 13 G League games so far.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Scores 23 points
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Days logged 23 points (10-21 FG, 2-10 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 10 rebounds and two assists across 33 minutes during Rio Grande Valley's 110-107 win Friday against the Ignite.
Despite shooting just 20 percent from the three-point line, Days also shot nearly 80 percent inside the arc. He also logged his second consecutive double-double, which helped the Vipers win.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Double-double during win
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Days logged 29 points (12-22 FG, 5-12 3Pt), 10 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block across 30 minutes during the Vipers' 132-105 win at Birmingham on Tuesday.
Unlike most of his other double-doubles across 2023, Days' 29 points and 10 rebounds helped the Vipers log a rare win, only their third since the G League Showcase ended back in December.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Another double-double
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Days logged 20 points (9-19 FG, 1-9 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 11 rebounds, one assist and one block across 32 minutes during the Vipers' 124-110 loss Saturday versus Sioux Falls.
Days has three double-doubles logged across the Vipers' first three games of 2023. During that three-game span, he's averaging 23.3 points and 11.3 rebounds across 34.3 minutes.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Excellent across 32 minutes
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Days logged 30 points (11-19 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 4-4 FT), 12 rebounds, one steal and one block across 32 minutes during the Vipers' 115-104 loss Friday against Sioux Falls.
Days logged a 30-point double-double despite playing a relatively short amount of minutes compared to how much he played across his last two games. Right now, he is among the best players on the Vipers.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Records double-double
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Days logged 20 points (8-25 FG, 3-14 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 11 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal across 39 minutes during the Vipers' 122-117 G League loss Tuesday at Oklahoma City.
Despite missing 68 percent of his shots, including almost 80 percent of his three-pointers, Days was able to log at least 20 points again. He somewhat compensated for his lackluster shooting by recording a double-digit rebound tally once more. Days has two double-doubles across his last three G League games.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Makes seven three-pointers
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Days logged 30 points (10-20 FG, 7-15 3Pt, 2-3 FT), eight rebounds, two assists and one steal across 38 minutes during Rio Grande's 136-132 win Saturday at Maine.
Days logged 51 points during Rio Grande's final week of December, draining 10 three-pointers in that span. On the year, he's shooting 49.6 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from deep.
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Rockets' Darius Days: Records double-double
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Days logged 21 points (9-23 FG, 3-10 3Pt, 0-1 FT), 12 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block across 28 minutes during Rio Grande Valley's 118-98 loss to Maine on Friday.
Days' latest stat line indicates how valued he could be for the Vipers. Days is a 22-year-old big man that has the potential to record many points and rebounds for a Vipers team without much impressive depth.
