Motiejunas shoots down reports he's suing Rockets

The recent reports over Donatas Motiejunas suing the Houston Rockets organization about how poorly his contract negotiations were handled last season are "false," says Motiejunas.

The 26-year-old Lithuanian wrote the following on Facebook on Saturday morning:

A month ago we with the NBA Players Association and the Houston Rockets found an agreement and solved everything. There are no court proceedings between us. The information which was published on media is false.

Motiejunas was a restricted free agent with the Rockets, who ultimately decided to match an offer from the Brooklyn Nets worth $35 million over four seasons. Only the guaranteed portions of the offer were matched, though, costing the 7-footer roughly $4 million-$6 million.

A missed physical later (a decision he made as a result of the difference in the two offers), and Motiejunas wound up joining the New Orleans Pelicans for just $1.5 million once his deal was renounced.

He made 34 appearances during the 2016-17 campaign with the Pelicans, averaging 4.4 points and three rebounds on 41.3 percent shooting coming off the bench.