HOUSTON – Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey announced that the team recalled center Clint Capela from Houston’s single-affiliation NBA D-League partner Rio Grande Valley.
Capela (6-10, 245, France), appeared in six games with the Vipers averaging 9.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in 14.1 minutes per game. Prior to his D-League assignment, Capela appeared in one game with the Rockets on November 6th versus San Antonio, recording three rebounds and one assist. The former Elan Chalon player out of France was selected by the Rockets 25th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft.