Rockets' rookie point guard Aaron Brooks will be assigned to the team's NBA Development League affiliate today in an effort to get him  the playing time he has not received so far with the Rockets.

Brooks has played four minutes, getting into two of the season's first 19 games.

"We strongly believe players improve by playing," General Manager Daryl Morey said. "The stretch here has four games in seven days and with all our guards healthy, it's unlikely that Aaron would have been active. We feel the D-league is best for him."

"With both Steve (Novak) and Aaron, we're going to re-evaluate in mid-December. There's a break in the D-League schedule (Dec. 23-27), when they have a bunch of days without a game. We told both players we'll evaluate where the NBA club is playing-wise and health-wise and have constant evaluation with both players."