Quadir Copeland finds early minutes off the Rockets bench
Rookie guard Quadir Copeland has appeared in three games for the Houston Rockets this season and is not on the injury report. His minutes have been short, topping out at 12.0 in a loss to Dallas on October 11. The 23-year-old out of North Carolina State wears No. 25.
By the Rockets Nightly Desk · updated 1 d ago01The story of the nightThree games, limited roleCopeland has seen the floor in each of Houston's three games so far.
Copeland has seen the floor in each of Houston's three games so far. On October 15 against Oklahoma City, a Rockets win, he played 6.3 minutes and finished with 1 point, 0 rebounds and 1 assist with a plus-11. Four days earlier in a loss to Dallas he logged 12.0 minutes, scoring 2 points with 1 rebound and 2 assists at minus-7. In the October 9 win over Dallas he had 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in 8.9 minutes at minus-8. The numbers are small, but the games count.
02Who he isCopeland is a 6-5, 214-pound guard in his rookie season after playing college ball at North Carolina State.
Copeland is a 6-5, 214-pound guard in his rookie season after playing college ball at North Carolina State. He is 23 years old. He has no injury history and is not on the current report, so he is available every night. There are no trade or roster rumors tied to him. For now his job is simple: stay ready, take the minutes Houston gives him, and make the most of short stints at the end of the rotation.
