▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁Rick ▁Adel man ' s ▁rotation ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁pr ese ason . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 5 . 5 ▁points ▁and ▁ 3 ▁ass ists ▁in ▁ten ▁games ▁before ▁under going ▁season - ending ▁surg ery ▁stem ming ▁from ▁an ▁earlier ▁left ▁quadr ice ps ▁tend on ▁injury . ▁ ▁Francis ▁used ▁his ▁contract ▁option ▁to ▁come ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Houston ▁Rock ets ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁NBA ▁season . ▁He ▁lost ▁ 1 5 ▁pounds ▁for ▁training ▁camp , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁recovery ▁period ▁of ▁his ▁injury . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Houston ▁Rock ets ▁trad ed ▁Francis ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁had ▁originally ▁draft ed ▁him , ▁the ▁G ri zz lies , ▁except ▁now ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁in ▁M emph is . ▁This ▁trade ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁conditional ▁draft ▁pick . ▁The ▁move ▁allowed ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁to ▁drop ▁under ▁the ▁lux ury ▁tax ▁threshold . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Francis ▁was ▁wa ived ▁by ▁the ▁G ri zz lies , ▁without ▁having ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁for ▁them . ▁No ▁other ▁NBA ▁teams ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁Francis . ▁ ▁Chinese ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Francis ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Be ij ing