The Houston Rockets have made deals to keep swingman Corey Brewer and point guard Patrick Beverley.
Brewer agreed to a three-year deal
worth $23.4 million, sources said.
Beverley's agreement, meanwhile, is
for four years and $23 million, his agent said, according to The Associated
Press. The first three years and $18 million are guaranteed, with the team
holding a $5 million option for the fourth year.
"I think if we can keep our
group together and stay healthy, we can win it all," Brewer told ESPN.com.
"I'm just happy as can be. So glad to be back for three more years."
Sources
said, Brewer had serious discussions with the Sacramento Kings and New
York Knicks before talks with the Rockets gained steam.
Beverley, one of the better
defensive point guards in the league, was greatly regarded by several teams and
was close to reaching an agreement with another in the Western Conference,
according to a source.
Brewer the 29-year-old, developed as
a key contributor in Houston after the Rockets acquired him via trade from
the Minnesota Timberwolves in
December. He averaged 11.5 points during the regular season, and then in
the postseason he had seven games in which he scored 15 or more points.
Brewer scored a career playoff-high 22 points in Game 4 of the Western
Conference first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks.
Beverley, a restricted free agent,
missed the final 16 games of the regular season and all of the postseason with
an injury – a torn ligament in his left wrist.
He is likely to fully recover before
training camp. He was seen shooting jumpers with a cast on his wrist toward the
end of the postseason.
The Rockets had shown their desire
to bring Beverley back to the team regardless of whether they improve the guard
position.
Meanwhile he wasn't the best shooter
from the perimeter, connecting on a career-low 38.3 percent from the field,
Beverley was a solid defender. Opponents shot just 32.1 percent against
Beverley from 3-point range during the regular season and 35.6 percent from
beyond 15 feet. In three seasons with the Rockets, Beverley has averaged 8.9
points, 3.5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
This shows that the deals made by
are reasonable and all what is left is for the players to prove their worth.
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