Woj on Sportscenter "Rockets are recruiting Jimmy Butler hard and might have a deal with him"

What if is getting Butler is a long term plan to build around them 2 and get a third star the year after

 

This isn't a very smart take at all... If your 2nd best player is CP3, you chase after Butler hard 100%. Our problem is that we need offense creators down the stretch when Harden isn't hitting his shot. 2 seasons ago that was CP3. Last season was maybe Ego and almost never CP3. Butler can be that guy. Bringing in other "good" players with our salary cap situation doesn't help with that at all. I rather Morey strike out trying to get Butler rather than go for consolation prizes.

 

I wonder if for this year Morey would be ok with running 12 with 2 ways instead of going to 14? Could give more wiggle room

 

I don't think 2-ways count towards the minimum. I might be wrong on that though.

 

Nerlens Noel on 1 year vet min.

What did he take to play for OKC last season?

 

Getting "rid" of Buzselik clears the way for a new defensive scheme,

 

Wonder if the Celtics would be down to trade Jaylen Brown for Capela and reroute him to the Sixers?

 

Thanks. Was sure you would know.

Also, for vet min contracts, do they count as the 2 year vet min or their actual salary when calculating for the apron?

Thanks @BimaThug

 

Unless its a second round pick, any (one-year) vet minimum contract would count at the two-year vet minimum salary (estimated to be around $1.62 million) for luxury tax and apron purposes. (Non-second round pick) rookies and one-year vets get their salaries "grossed up" for these calculations. Hence, Hartenstein (and possibly Edwards) would count slightly less against the tax/apron than anyone else.

 

Jimmy probably just wants to come here so he can wear that mustard and ketchup next year.

 

The Rockets are not going to suddenly start playing all man defense. Their roster is constructed where that wouldn’t do well. The Rockets will still switch and likely switch often. This is a veteran team... they are not going to all of a sudden make a drastic change.

 

If that were the case we should trade Capela for Brown straight up.

 

im so down for this. been down. i think boston values brown way higher than us/should be.

 

Great. Yes, that seems right.

1) 38.5 CP3
2) 38.2 Harden
3) 32.7 Butler
4) 8.3 PJ
5) 1.6 vet min
6) 1.6 vet min
7) 1.6 vet min
8) 1.6 vet min
9) 1.6 vet min
10) 1.6 vet min
11) 1.6 vet min
12) 1.6 vet min
13) 1.6 Gary Clark
14) 1.4 Hartenstein
0.1 Troy Williams Dead Cap

$133.6, or $5.4 under the apron, give or take.

Morey might be comfortable using some of that, but my guess is he would want at least one minimum open for the buyout market.

I am starting to get a 2016 free agency vib, so I'm wondering if the Rockets do complete a trade for Butler if they will go into hibernation mode until everyone has spent their free agency dollars.

 

Woj: “The Rockets are confident”

NBA Twitter: “I don’t see it happening, Morey doesn’t realize how tough it is to make happen.”

The idea that Nate MF Duncan knows something that Daryl Morey hasn’t already considered is laughable!

It may not happen, but don’t question this FO ability to figure **** out!

 

This is the most critical thing and I am sure Jimmy is not going to be blind to this. There is no way he wants to come to a team with 4 players. I would sell him on the 5 yr max plus opt in and rely on Harden, CP3, and reassurance from that dumbass TF every week he is here that he is getting the 5 yr max. Promise to say it publicly at his introductory press conference and that you wanted him here to be able to retire in his hometown. Rockets are desperate and no time to go small. As part of the opt in I would work with Boston to send Philly Horford. I would try to use Shumpert and our assets dumped to Boston. Ainge wants to sign DLo and buy another year of rebuilding around the youth. He will be able to make many other trades.

 

Neymar is a notorious bich though.

 

Lol. Nice. Come home Jimmy. Come home.

 

The amount of bandwidth that has been destroyed