 Lin was claimed off of waivers by the Houston Rockets on December 12 , 2011 , and played seven minutes , in two pre @-@ season games in Houston , but with Kyle Lowry , Goran Dragić and Jonny Flynn as point guards , all with guaranteed contracts , the Rockets waived Lin on December 24 , before the start of the season , to clear payroll to sign center Samuel Dalembert . 
