It was a rough year for big man Donatas Motiejunas. Now he is seeking legal restitution, sources told Sporting News. Motiejunas is in the midst of an arbitration action against the Rockets and the NBA that is close to wrapping up.

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Motiejunas sat out the first two months of the season during a contract saga that involved two teams, before finally signing a minimum deal with a third team.

Motiejunas signed with the Pelicans in early January, for $1.5 million. That was after he played hardball with his original team, the Rockets, as a restricted free agent. He was offered a four-year, $35 million deal (with bonuses worth as much as $2 million) in early December by Brooklyn, and the Rockets agreed to match the contract and keep Motiejunas in place. But Houston stripped out some of the Nets’ incentive bonuses, making the contract worth $31 million, and the dispute grew from there.

The Rockets and Motiejunas agreed to a reworked, middle-of-the-road deal worth $35 million with additional bonuses. When Motiejunas did not report for his physical, though, the Rockets opted to renounce their rights to him, making him an unrestricted free agent. Motiejunas had failed a physical because of back problems in February of 2016 that negated a trade that would have sent him to Detroit.

Motiejunas played 34 games for New Orleans, averaging 4.4 points. He will be a free agent this summer.

The conclusion of Motiejunas’ ordeal is nearing an end, expected to be a settlement, a source said, possibly coming next week. In the meantime, he has terminated his relationship with his former agent, the Wasserman Group, but could re-sign with his former agents before this summer's free agency.