Free-agent sharpshooter J.J. Redick had plenty of teams vying for his services this summer, but the former Los Angeles Clipper chose to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Houston Rockets, fresh off trading for Redick's old teammate - star point guard Chris Paul - were also very interested in the 33-year-old guard, but weren't able to get him to agree to their offer.

According to Redick, the decision to pass on the chance to join the Rockets became an easy one thanks to something Houston general manager Daryl Morey did.

Speaking on the HoopsHype Podcast, Redick said the Rockets suddenly switched from offering him a four-year contract to offering him a three-year deal, which made him uneasy (via Chron.com):

"They offered four and then they went three," Redick said. "(Rockets general manager) Daryl (Morey) always has a million things going on, like in 'A Beautiful Mind' with all of the stuff written on the chalkboard. I'm sure he had four or five deals out there. The day before free agency, I thought it was a four-year deal. Chris Paul and I talked for about 30 minutes the night before free agency started. I wanted to go there.

"(It didn't work out) - some of it was numbers and some of it was other factors like relocating the family and - I hate to say this - but you never know with Daryl and how he operates. A three-year deal could really be a six-month deal if you get dealt at the trade deadline for a superstar as part of a package of six."

Obviously, with the offseason the Rockets have had so far, there are several salary cap and other factors Morey is juggling while trying to put together the best possible roster. Unfortunately for Rockets fans, that juggling cost them a chance to land Redick.

Surprisingly, Redick instead decided to sign a one-year deal (albeit one worth $23 million) with the 76ers, joining a young squad that has a lot of potential with budding stars Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz.

Redick may be one of the older players on the Sixers' roster now, but he still has a lot to offer the young team. Appearing in 78 games for the Clippers last year, Redick averaged 15 points per night while shooting an impressive 42.9 percent from beyond the three-point arc.

Redick would have benefitted from having Paul and James Harden feeding him the ball, but he could (and should) do just fine for himself with Simmons and Fultz creating open looks for him from long range.