Houston Rockets Reportedly Add Recent NBA Lottery Pick For Summer League Training Camp

According to Kelly Iko of The Athletic, the Houston Rockets will add a former first-round pick for NBA Summer League training camp.

Nov 12, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Kira Lewis Jr. (13) lies on the floor after knocking into a Dallas Maverick on his way to the basket during the fourth quarter at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Hinton-USA TODAY Sports / Matthew Hinton-USA TODAY Sports

Kira Lewis Jr. is coming off a season where he played for the New Orleans Pelicans, Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz.

The former Alabama star finished the year with averages of 3.2 points and 1.3 assists per contest while shooting 37.0% from the field in 28 games.

This summer, Lewis Jr. became a free agent who is available to sign with any team in the league.

On July 8, he still remains unsigned, but Kelly Iko of The Athletic reports that he will join the Houston Rockets for NBA Summer League training camp.

Via Iko: "Free agent guard Kira Lewis Jr. will join the Houston Rockets in Vegas as part of their summer league training camp, sources tell @TheAthletic."

Free agent guard Kira Lewis Jr. will join the Houston Rockets in Vegas as part of their summer league training camp, sources tell @TheAthletic.

— Kelly Iko (@KellyIko) July 8, 2024

Lewis Jr. was the 13th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and has played four seasons in the league.

His career averages are 5.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest while shooting 39.7% from the field and 29.4% from the three-point range in 131 regular season games.

Apr 14, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Utah Jazz guard Kira Lewis Jr. (13) goes up for a shot against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports / D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports

Lewis Jr. is only 23, so there will likely be a lot of teams with interest in adding him to their training camp roster in September.

He has also spent time in the G League and averaged 15.0 points and 5.6 assists per contest in 10 regular season games last year.

Watch Kira Lewis Jr. FLY! ✈️💥@PelicansNBA x #NBARooks

NOP leads HOU 30-25 after Q1 on TNT pic.twitter.com/sxOo4DwUUs

— NBA (@NBA) February 10, 2021

As for the Rockets, they finished the 2023-24 season as the 11th seed in the Western Conference with a 41-41 record.

They were 5.0 games back of Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors for the final play-in tournament spot.