Daryl Morey had Joey Dorsey (The Dorsal Fin). Rafael Stone has…Daishen Nix?
Rockets sign Daishen Nix
Stone just doesn’t know how to quit you, Daishen Nix.
It appears to be true. Stone just doesn’t know how to quit Nixing.
A transaction went down with the undrafted guard who played more minutes in a season for the Rockets than the number three overall pick Reed Sheppard did last season. Granted those were very different seasons, with highly different expectations, but still.
In any case, the Rockets signed Nix and Caleb McConnell, a 6’7” shooting guard who went undrafted in 2023, and spent last season playing for the Greensboro Swans. Lest you think this is actually a shooting guard, well, kind of, he was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. The 26 year old McConnell attempted 5 shots a game for the Swans, and shot a robust 27% from three, so a perfect Ime player in some regards. You can follow the link for some stats.
Nix played a little last season for the Timberwolves, and good bit for the RGV Vipers, and that’s what he’ll be doing again it seems. He was kind of dismal in the Valley. You can look at his Viperish stats here. Forgive me if I don’t want to spend a lot more of my life talking about Daishen Nix. Rafael Stone on the other hand just can’t stop giving him money. Who knows why? To avoid any scurrilous speculation, I’m going with “He’s Joey Dorsey for the modern world.”
The transaction appears to be that the two were signed for camp, then waived, then signed to the RGV Vipers.
Anyhow, if Daishen Nix gets a single minute over Reed Sheppard in anything but garbage time, I riot.
