▁T NT ▁did ▁a ▁segment ▁on ▁Bro oks ' ▁time ▁in ▁China ▁with ▁Gu ang d ong . ▁Bro oks ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁ass ists ▁for ▁each ▁game ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁C BA ▁Final s , ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Ste phon ▁Mar bury - led ▁Be ij ing ▁D uck s . ▁ ▁Sac r amento ▁Kings ▁( 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁After ▁an ▁absence ▁from ▁the ▁NBA ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season , ▁the ▁S uns ▁initially ▁extended ▁a ▁qual ifying ▁offer ▁to ▁Bro oks ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season , ▁but ▁would ▁later ▁withdraw ▁the ▁offer , ▁thus ▁making ▁Bro oks ▁an ▁un rest rict ed ▁free ▁agent . ▁Three ▁teams ▁that ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁him ▁were ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Ma ver icks , ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Kings , ▁and ▁Bro oks ' ▁former ▁team , ▁the ▁Houston ▁Rock ets . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bro oks ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Kings . ▁He ▁was ▁wa ived ▁by ▁the ▁Kings ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Houston ▁( 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4 ) ▁He ▁later ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was