Brewer is a good defensive wing who uses very little in terms of offense. That made him a good fit for Tom Thibodeau in Chicago next to Derrick Rose, but not so much with Mike Woodson and the Knicks last season. After getting back from a knee injury Brewer started 34 games for New York but saw his role diminish (and the Knicks got Iman Shumpert back). New York traded Brewer to Oklahoma City, but he was barely used there.

Brewer will come off the bench in Houston and could find a niche there. Like we said he defends well, and on offense he works hard off the ball and can knock down a midrange shot or find a good baseline cut to get a bucket.

Houston has a lot of new faces, guys that can play (starting with Dwight Howard). The challenge in Houston is how all of them fit in the up-tempo, push-the-pace, pick-and-roll heavy offense they ran last season in Houston. The offense will evolve, but it could take some time to figure out how all these ingredients make a good dish.