But just as Green and Holiday did, one must think about Kaminsky and what he wants at this point in the season, too. Team and league sources say his situation is best described right now as fluid. Some teams have expressed interest in signing the eighth-year center should he receive a buyout from Houston, but the Rockets value him — both the coaching staff and the front office. There’s familiarity from his time in Charlotte with Silas, as well as with assistants Rick Higgins and Mike Batiste. He referred to Silas as a “good communicator and a great coach” and Monday night’s optics showed a veteran that’s in a good mental space and isn’t throwing a fit because he’s on a 13-win team. “It’s been great,” Silas said. “It’s good to coach someone that you know and can have conversations with, beyond the getting-to-know-you part. He can really shoot the basketball. I told him he’s most likely to get an opportunity at some point — maybe not right now, but at some point — and he told me he’d be ready for it. “That’s all you can ask. An eight-year veteran who’s been through a lot. He’s been on good teams, not-so-good teams, waived, in the playing group and out of it. A lot of that he can help out guys within the locker room and that’s important.” Added Kaminsky: “It’s a lot of young guys. There’s winning and there’s losing and there’s people who haven’t figured it out yet. I see a lot of that with this group — guys who wanna win and learn how to win. They’re extremely talented but they’re young. Winning takes time to figure out how to do it. You look at all these organizations around the league — look at Philly tonight, they went through how many years of losing with young guys before they started to gel and put it together. “If I can do a couple of things to help explain or show people why they’re doing what they’re doing and that helps win a couple of games, then that’s a positive.”
It's in the article. As hanging heads departed the floor following a coach Stephen Silas timeout, new Rockets player Frank Kaminsky was the first player who left the bench to encourage his young, dejected teammates. After speaking to the five who walked off, Kaminsky called Jalen Green over to the side to walk him through some of the things he was seeing take place on the floor. Shortly after, both rejoined the rest of the group. It’s a moment that might have been lost in another blowout defeat — their sixth straight — but one that is as much about teaching as it is about culture. The 29-year-old big man hasn’t even been with the team for a week following the passing of the trade deadline (sent to Houston along with Justin Holiday for Garrison Mathews and Bruno Fernando) but it’s evident his sudden injection is desperately needed in a locker room deprived of experience. (...) It’s why having Kaminsky around, even for the time being, should be beneficial. He spoke to players throughout the game, whether Houston was down by five or 15. Second-year big man Usman Garuba spoke to The Athletic after the game and raved about Kaminsky’s presence and shooting ability, highlighting his performance in a recent 3-on-3 game. Players can learn from him.
Is this true? I don't stay on top of things as much as I use to. That would be pretty damn sad if it's true.
Maybe I'm overly pessimistic, but I don't think that young, wannabe superstars are going to be really impacted by the words of Frank Kaminsky.
I believe it, and certainly can't blame him. Players dream about playing on an NBA team their whole lives, so naturally he would want to get back on one as quickly as possible.
The dude was literally on his way out of the league when the Rockets gave him a chance and resurrected his career last year. Now this?? Team must be in total disarray.
Kaminsky is a FA at the end of the season. Probably wants to get some PT so that he can earn more than a league minimum contract next time around. He may have thought he was on to something in Houston, but being stuck behind Garuba can't have been a pleasant realisation
