The Rockets are waiving wing Nate Williams, per The Houston Chronicle’s Danielle Lerner (Twitter link).
Williams’ $2,270,735 contract for the 2025/26 season with Houston had been non-guaranteed until opening day. The 6-foot-5 vet had been partaking in his fourth Summer League with Houston this year.
The 26-year-old Williams has played sparingly for Houston across the past two seasons, appearing in 42 total contests with the Rockets. In those games, the Buffalo alum averaged 3.0 PPG and 0.9 RPG in 6.6 MPG.
Lerner notes that Houston is also signing Cameron Matthews to an Exhibit 10 training camp deal, an agreement that had been previously reported last month.
A two-time SEC All-Defensive Teamer while with the Bulldogs, Matthews averaged 7.1 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 3.6 APG and 2.4 SPG in 34 appearances during his final NCAA season, 2024/25. Matthews had been ranked as the No. 83 best prospect among this year’s class by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic.