Two international stars are coming across the pond to play for the Houston Rockets. Former number two pick in the 2008 draft and Chinese Basketball Association MVP Michael Beasley will be joining the Rockets along with former Lakers product turned Eurocup Basketball MVP Andrew Goudelock aka ‘Mini-Mamba’.
Both Beasley and Goudelock had less than stellar NBA careers but now the Houston Rockets, a team with two new roster spots after releasing Ty Lawson and Marcus Thornton, are signing a pair of players to help their playoff push.
Following from ESPN’s Marc Stein.
ESPN sources say that the Houston Rockets are closing in on a deal to sign Michael Beasley
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) March 2, 2016
Sources say Michael Beasley is en route to Houston to sign with the Rockets on a rest-of-the-season deal … with a team option next season
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) March 2, 2016
Following from International basketball insider, David Pick.
Source: Rockets, Andrew Goudelock deal is guaranteed for the season. Year II for minimum, affective August 1.
— David Pick (@IAmDPick) March 2, 2016
Goudelock’s NBA career was very short, after being a second round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. He played from 2011-13 with the Lakers and a couple D-League teams before he took his talents overseas.
Beasley on the other hand has bounced between the NBA and China since he was released by the Miami Heat in 2014. Beasley has played for the Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns from 2008-2015. He recently won the Chinese Basketball Association MVP award along with the CBA All-Star Game MVP award.
