The Houston Rockets have one of the deepest young cores in basketball, with seven former first-round picks still age 25 and under on their current roster. Houston invested in another young piece on Sunday evening.

Zeller was acquired in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks to help the Rockets land a future second-round pick, but the veteran big man was away from the team due to personal reasons a

The Houston Rockets today announced they have converted guard/forward Nate Williams to a standard NBA contract.   Williams (6-5, 205) spent the past season and a half as a two-way player with the Rockets.