a 21 reportedly considering walking away from basketball AG Griffin the no 16 pick out of Duke in 2022 is seriously considering stepping away from basketball at the age of 21 that surprising news came from Shams Kenia and Calo of the athletic no reason for him considering this move was given Griffin showed promise during his rookie season in Atlanta averaging 8.9 points a game and shooting 39% from three he missed a chunk of time at the beginning of last season for personal reasons the team gave no details and even when he returned he did not crack the rotation playing in just 20 games averaging 2.4 points a game and shooting 29% from three he also struggled on the defensive end this summer he was TR Tred to Houston as part of a three- team deal where Atlanta acquired the no 43 pick which it used on Nica jurisic reports were that the Rockets front office is intrigued by Griffin and believes he has potential with them although Houston is a team deep with young Talent so cracking the rotation would not be easy Griffin played for the rockets at summer league in Las Vegas averaging 11.6 points and three rebounds a game shooting 28% from three across five games not standout numbers especially for an experienced player Griffin the son of former NBA player Adrien Griffin the coach for the first 43 games of last season in Milwaukee is a a guaranteed $3.9 million this season if he retires he walks away from that the Rockets have a five .9 million team option for the 2025 to 26 Season whatever Griffin's reason for potentially stepping away let's hope he gets the help he needs and what he is looking for for