With Friday’s agreement to buy out and waive forward A.J. Griffin, the Rockets have an open roster spot for a player with a standard NBA contract. They will have five players in camp with two-way or training camp contracts. That would seem to make that open spot up for grabs.

The Houston Rockets are eager to return to the postseason. The first arrival to the playoffs typically comes with some growing pains -- as teams like the Rockets are usually built around young players unfamiliar with the environment of a playoff game.

The Houston Rockets have decided to buy former first-round pick AJ Griffin out of his contract due to the forward's wishes to step away from the NBA and the game of basketball, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.