Griffin has been released by Houston.
The Houston Rockets and AJ Griffin have agreed to a buyout, according to local media outlet The Athletic. A buyout means that the team and player agree on a deal and the player is released as a free agent. It’s effectively a release.
Griffin will be selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 16th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. At the time, Griffin’s selection was controversial because he was a highly touted prospect in high school, but also because he didn’t do much on the collegiate level.Griffin was a highly touted prospect in high school, and virtually every top program in the country wanted him, including basketball powerhouses Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA, UConn, 파워볼사이트 추천 and Villanova. Griffin chose Duke.
At Duke, Griffin averaged 10.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game over the course of a year and entered the NBA Draft, where he was selected by Atlanta.
Griffin was expected to be a scoring forward, not a 3-and-D type. He had the dribbling skills and shooting accuracy to be a high-potential player.
He didn’t disappoint, averaging 8.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in his rookie season in Atlanta. However, in his sophomore season, 2023-2024, he averaged just 2.4 points and 0.9 rebounds and was essentially a non-factor.
There were no reports of any specific injuries, so there was a lot of doubt about Griffin’s sudden disappearance. Atlanta traded Griffin to Houston at the end of the 2023-2024 season. Griffin was the 16th overall pick and had been a decent player in the NBA just one year earlier. It was a bargain, considering.
However, Houston and Griffin parted ways before playing a single game. Griffin”s situation was revealed. According to rumors, Griffin was experiencing psychological problems due to a family crisis. In other words, he wasn”t in a position to focus on basketball.
In the end, the Houston organization understood his situation and mutually agreed to release him. Griffin said that he wanted to take some time to collect himself and decide whether to retire or return to the game.
Will Griffin ever return to the NBA?