The Houston Rockets recalled Isaiah Canaan from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League.

Canaan is a rookie and has split time with the Rockets and Vipers this season.

Roy Hibbert, Joakim Noah, DeMar DeRozan, Joe Johnson, Paul Millsap and John Wall have been selected to the 2014 All-Star Game as Eastern Conference reserves.

Tony Parker, Damian Lillard, LaMarcus Aldridge, Dirk Nowitzki, James Harden, Chris Paul and Dwight Howard were named as Western Conference reserves.

Lance Stephenson, Kyle Lowry, Goran Dragic, Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins, DeAndre Jordan, Mike Conley, Arron Afflalo and Tim Duncan were not voted to the game.

The official announcement is forthcoming.

Royce White has yet to appear in an NBA game and was called the "worst first round pick ever" by Daryl Morey.

Morey drafted White with the 16th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft for the Houston Rockets.

"I take some sort of pride in that you could argue that Royce White is the worst first-round pick ever," Morey said in an interview with season ticket holders.

White has struggled with an anxiety disorder and has expressed concerns with how the Rockets handled his condition.

White was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in the offseason and subsequently released.

"He's the only one that never played a minute in the NBA that wasn't just a foreign guy staying in Europe," Morey said. "It just shows we swing for the fence."

The Houston Rockets are discussing Francisco Garcia in trade scenarios, according to a source.

Garcia holds a player option for next season.

The Rockets also figure to continue trade talks involving Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin.

Dwight Howard will return to USA Basketball with an intent to play in the 2014 World Cup of Basketball in Spain.

Howard has been away from USA Basketball for six years. Howard was a member of Team USA when they won gold in the 2008 Olympics.

The Houston Rockets have reassigned Isaiah Canaan to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

Canaan has split time this season between the Rockets and Vipers.

The Houston Rockets have recalled Robert Covington from their NBA D-League team, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

Covington has spent most of the season with Rio Grande Valley.

Dwight Howard revealed on Wednesday that he was invited to participate in the NBA dunk contest next month in New Orleans, but he declined.

Howard, 28, cited he is too old to participate in the event.

Howard won the 2008 dunk contest.

The Boston Celtics are attempting to trade Jordan Crawford, according to a report from Peter Vecsey.

The Celtics will have a crowded backcourt with the return of Rajon Rondo.

The Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors are interested in Crawford.

The Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers could be interested in signing Andrew Bynum.

Bynum was released this week by the Chicago Bulls.