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.

The Houston Rockets converted guard Nate Williams from a two-way contract to a standard NBA deal, the team announced Sunday. To clear a roster spot for Williams, the Rockets waived center Cody Zeller,

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