McDaniels was traded from the Sixers to the Rockets in February. He averaged 1.1 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.2 assists, and 0.2 blocks in three minutes per game through 10 games with the Rockets in 2014-15. The 22-year-old rookie, who is under team control through 2015-16, finished his season in Houston with a wrist injury that kept him out of the playoffs. McDaniels played sparingly in Houston with MVP candidate James Harden, Trevor Ariza, and Corey Brewer ahead of him on the depth chart. While McDaniels struggled to find minutes in Houston, his stint with Philadelphia was more promising, where he averaged 9.2 points, 0.8 three-pointers, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 0.8 steals in 25 minutes per game through 52 games. Due to McDaniels' earlier production with the Sixers, a team may match the Rockets' offer sheet this offseason, giving McDaniels a chance to find more minutes elsewhere.