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The Rockets recalled Samuels from the G League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Thursday, Adam Wexler of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.
Samuels and the Vipers were eliminated in the G League playoffs Tuesday, so the forward will rejoin the Rockets as the NBA regular season draws to a close. Over 11 appearances with Houston this season, Samuels has averaged 1.6 points in 4.8 minutes per game.
Rockets' Jermaine Samuels: Cracks garbage time rotation
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Samuels logged no counting stats in one minute during Wednesday's 110-99 loss to New Orleans.
Samuels played one minute to close the game, just the third time he has made it onto the court in the past five weeks. Given he has failed to score in all three appearances, managers can confidently ignore him in all formats moving forward.
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Rockets' Jermaine Samuels: Recalled to Houston
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Houston recalled Samuels from the G League's Rio Grande Vipers on Sunday, Adam Wexler of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.
Houston is bringing up Samuels and fellow two-way player Nate Hinton from the G League ahead of Sunday's game against the Celtics. Even if Samuels is active for the contest, he won't be a lock to crack head coach Ime Udoka's rotation.
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Rockets' Jermaine Samuels: Back with parent club
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The Rockets recalled Samuels from the G League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Friday, Lachard Binkley of TheDreamShake.com reports.
Samuels has been a consistent threat to post double-doubles for the G League club recently, but he'll now rejoin the parent club. He's averaging just 5.8 minutes per game over five appearances with Houston this year, so he's unlikely to see excessive playing time in the NBA.
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Rockets' Jermaine Samuels: Recalled from G League
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The Rockets recalled Samuels from the G League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Monday, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Samuels is with the Rockets on a two-way deal, but he's averaged just 6.7 minutes per game over three appearances with the parent club. Although he's been productive for Rio Grande Valley, he's unlikely to see a significant role now that he's back with the Rockets.
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