Houston Rockets Close to Signing Chuck Hayes

It looks like former Kentucky forward Chuck Hayes will be returning to the Houston Rockets for 2015-16.

According to a report at Chron.com, the Rockets are “close to an agreement” with Hayes, who spent last season playing sparingly for the Toronto Raptors.

Here is an excerpt:

The Rockets are “close to an agreement” to bring back forward/center Chuck Hayes, Hayes’ agent Calvin Andrews said.

Hayes met with Rockets coach Kevin McHale and much of the Rockets’ front office during a summer league game last week in Las Vegas when he was in town to coach an AAU team. The Rockets left thinking there could be a place on the roster before training camp, but with the trade of Ty Lawson moving four players, the Rockets and Hayes’ representatives moved close to a deal.

“The trade opens some doors,” Andrews said. “We just have to hammer out some fine details.”

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Hayes averaged 4.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game during his 6 previous seasons with the Rockets.

Has anyone managed to get more out of his talent than Chuck Hayes?