Rockets sign German C Ohlbrecht from D-League

The Houston Rockets signed D-League center Tim Ohlbrecht to a multiyear deal on Monday and assigned forward Tyler Honeycutt to Rio Grande Valley.

The 6-foot-11 Ohlbrecht averaged 13.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 32 games for Rio Grande Valley this season. A D-League All-Star and member of the German national team, Ohlbrecht was leading the league in field-goal percentage (.605).

Honeycutt was acquired by the Rockets from Sacramento on Feb. 20. He averaged 0.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in limited action with the Kings this season.