Rockets firm up two-way roster slots

The Houston Rockets made several moves over the weekend when they signed former Boston Celtics guard JD Davison as well as forward Isaiah Crawford to a two-way deals. The team’s third two-way deal (the maximum) belongs to guard Kevon Harris, who the Rockets signed back on July 5.

The 22-year-old Davison was drafted by the Celtics in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft. He played on a two-way deal in Boston before being converted to a standard deal by the Celtics in 2025.

Davison a 6’1” point guard who’s played in just 36 total games over the three seasons of his NBA career, never averaging more than 5.8 minutes per contest. He carries career averages of 1.9 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game on 38.5 percent shooting from the field and 28.1 percent from beyond the arc.

He did have some good G League numbers, averaging 25.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game on 48 percent shooting from the field and 33.3 percent from deep.

The 23-year-old Crawford, who stands 6’6”, went undrafted, but linked up with the Sacramento Kings last season as one of their two-way players. He played in 15 games with the Kings, averaging just 3.3 minutes per contest.

In the G League, he averaged 13.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game on 50.2 percent shooting from the floor and 44.7 percent from three.

Harris also went undrafted, but has been on an exhibit 10 deal with the Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks, as well as a two-way deal with the Orlando Magic.

Harris is a little older, at 28, and did play in 34 games with the Magic in the 2022-2023 season, averaging 4.1 points and 2.1 boards in 13.4 minutes per night.

Last year in the G League, he averaged 19.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals per night, while also shooting 44 percent from the field and 40 percent from deep.

The Rockets have completely remade their two-way roster this year, and now all three slots are filled for the season.