The Rockets are poised to acquire former Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Houston will execute a sign-and-trade deal with Memphis to bring in Brooks on a four-year, $80 million contract.
Brooks lived up to his “Dillon the Villain” moniker last season as one of the NBA’s most controversial players. He collected 18 technical fouls last seasons—second-most in the league behind the Warriors’ Draymond Green—and was fined $25,000 for not speaking with the media during the Grizzlies’ first-round playoff series against the Lakers. Previously, he was suspended and fined $78,621 in February for hitting the Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell in the groin.
During the postseason, he infamously insulted Lakers star LeBron James, calling him “old” and saying he was “not at the same level as he was on Cleveland, Miami-winning championships.” Los Angeles went on to eliminate Memphis, 4-2, in the opening round with James getting the last laugh.
