The Houston Rockets have struck a deal to bring highly touted European forward Kostas Papanikolaou to the NBA this season, according to sources close to the player. Sources told ESPN.com that the Barcelona small forward, who's also a fixture on the Greek national team, has landed a potentially lucrative two-year deal with the Rockets that will give the 24-year-old an immediate opportunity to replace Chandler Parsons as Houston's small forward. Papanikolaou's deal, sources said, will pay $4.8 million next season and includes a fully nonguaranteed team option valued at $4.6 million for the 2015-16 season. Read more http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...g-forward-kostas-papanikolaou-nba-next-season