Sources: Butler will be Moreys main target this summer, and he feels fairly confident it will happen

Yes. The first and away top priority for Jimmy in this isn't Houston OR Miami.

It's guaranteed money. Don't overthink it, people.

 

I think we agree this is about money.

If he chose Houston, it's safe to assume he thinks we can win too right? So, under my assumption, I'm saying if he chose Houston it would make sense to opt in to get here because it helps Houstons flexibility going fwd.

If he chose Miami, can we agree that it isn't first about winning? That's why I think its telling that he for sure wants his money first. And in that assumption, we'd assume he knows hes not winning in Miami so there's no incentive to opt in to go there.

Lot of assumptions on my end sorry lol.

I hope he comes here but I think he should be smarter if he wants to win AND come to Houston. That's why I get a bad feeling it's just about money and destination first with winning being what he wants after the first two things. Which is why Miami scares me.

 

Bingo

 

In this case it has nothing to do with Riley or Morey pulling levers. It is more about where Butler wants to be. And each GM will make it happen after Butler makes his choice.

 

People are really hard headed and don't understand this. Not everyone will take the risk that CP3 did.

 

How can you flip flop on the head of the players Club!!
Bad look. CP3 wasn’t worried once they agreed to do it I’m sure!!

And yes people are hardheaded and forget the simple things. Hope he sees Houston as a place he wants to be. It’s 50/50 ,imo.

 

I love it. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but Chris has been the only player the last few years to opt in & trade and yet every time someone opts out (especially a Rockets target), "Nah, he's not really opting out! He's just trying to force his team's hand! He's just trying to make it look like he's leaving elsewhere! You tell them early you're opting out but really you'll opt in in the end if they trade you to where you want to go!"

Reported in early/mid-June Jimmy is opting out. "Yeah, we'll I wait and see! I'll believe it when I see it! That's what he has to tell Philly if he wants them to trade him to Houston!"

No, these players really are opting out.
Sign & trades/opt-in and trades just don't happen in this new(now old) CBA.

Just because DeAndre changed his mind doesn't mean that'll become the norm & every other player will agree with a team & then change his mind.

Just because CP3 opted in doesn't mean that'll become the norm & every other player will opt in & trade and put off their pay day for a year.

 

I think this is a spot-on engineering of Butler’s utility function.

What’s absolutely baffling to me is how the public facade of the Rockets organization maintained this “extreme confidence” knowing his preference, or how that long due-diligence process failed to pick that up. Either way it’s been downright imprudent and even embarrassing.

 

What big name free agent deals has Riley pulled off in the last 10 years other than the Lebron/Bosch signings which were engineered by those 2 and Wade?

 

Didn't make sense to me when Leonard, Kyrie, and Kemba were still available, but it does if they're not. Can't get definitive read on Kahwi. Yesterday the Woj winds were blowing towards a Kahwi/Durant team-up, but this morning's vibe seems to be drifting away from that premise

 

Aaaaaaand there it is. As expected

 

Welp.

 

How is the confidence level now?

 

@The Cat

 

Wow we suck couldnt even get a meeting lol

 

Btw i don't get what "not a surprise and it means nothing...but Butler will tell the Heat he wants to play there"...if he wants to play there how does that means nothing?

 

Exactly lol. If he wants to play there then Philly will find a way to help him