Forward free agent Iman Shumpert has decided to decline the Houston Rockets contract offer and will remain a free agent, according to Shams Charania from The Athletic. Shumpert will not be attending to the team training camp in Las Vegas.
After months of discussions, free agent Iman Shumpert has decided to decline the Rockets' contract offer, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Shumpert will not attend team minicamp this week in Las Vegas.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 17, 2019
According to Charania, the Rockets offer Shumpert a deal with a similar structure like the two-year and $20 Million that was offered to Nene this summer. Nene’s deal has a base salary of $2.6 Million and $7.4 Million in bonuses.
Rockets are no longer able to use Nene’s full $10M salary as trade chip, per league and union agreement. Houston signed Nene, discussed similar proposal for Iman Shumpert, potentially to move for someone like Andre Iguodala. Nene still has opportunity to earn $7.4M in bonuses. https://t.co/8lOxEj67w6
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 19, 2019
Shumpert has 8 years in the league and played for several teams like the New York Knicks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Sacramento Kings. In his time with the Cavaliers, he won one championship against the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals.
This past season, Shumpert was traded by the Sacramento Kings to the Rockets in a three-team trade that included the Cleveland Cavaliers. For the Rockets, Shumpert played in 20 regular seasons games and averaged 4.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 19.1 minutes per game.
