Rockets will sign Dexter Pittman, per source. Will waive Greg Smith.

Rockets will sign Dexter Pittman, per source. Will waive Greg Smith.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rockets will sign Dexter Pittman, per source. Will waive Greg Smith.</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/statuses/454310052443086849">April 10, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Houston Rockets, I'm told, are in process of waiving Greg Smith to sign Dexter Pittman to rest-of-season-deal</p>&mdash; Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/statuses/454310227383304192">April 10, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Smith has been unable to come back from knee injury, has missed most of the seaaon. He was not with the Rockets on the road trip.</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/statuses/454310517381668864">April 10, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rockets signing Pittman for rest of this season and next with next season non-guaranteed, source said.</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/statuses/454312556065079297">April 10, 2014</a></blockquote>
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The Rockets are signing Dexter Pittman and waiving Greg Smith, a person with knowledge of the transaction said today.

Smith, a 6-10 forward/center, has been unable to come back from knee injury and has missed most of the season. He was not with the Rockets on their current road trip.

Pittman, a big body at 6-11 and 308 pounds, is signed for the rest of this season and also for next, but the second year is not guaranteed. He is eligible for the Rockets playoff roster and could provide some big-man minutes behind Dwight Howard and Omer Asik.

Pittman, a former standout at Terry High School and the University of Texas, was drafted in the second round in 2010 by the Miami Heat.

He played 35 games with the Heat in 2011-12 but has bounced around the NBA and D-League since. He had four games with the Heat and seven with the Grizzlies last season and played two this season with Hawks, who signed him to a 10-day contract earlier. Pittman also spent time with the Austin Toros of the D-League this year.

Smith played in only 11 games this year after appearing in 70 last season. He was not under contract for next season.