A.J. Griffin is stepping away from basketball and can be waived by the Houston Rockets. Griffin can be purchased out by the Rockets and quit a good portion of the $3.9 million he was owed for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
Griffin was beforehand reported to be contemplating abandoning his NBA profession whereas citing undisclosed private and family-related causes. Griffin was the sixteenth general decide within the 2022 NBA draft out of by Duke by the Atlanta Hawks.
Griffin was traded by the Hawks to the Rockets this offseason and appeared in 5 video games in Summer season League. As coaching camp drew nearer, Griffin’s communication and appearances on the follow facility diminished.
The Rockets don’t have any quick plans to fill Griffin’s instantly vacated roster spot.