I'm feeling generous this morning and will say that's because they have concerns about his shoulder so they did the wise thing and let him walk.
It reminds me of the time Morey was pleading with Chuck Wagon to wait before he eventually signed in Sacto. Sometimes the timelines don't line up.. Just like Chuck, no one will truly appreciate Luc's skill set like the Houston Rockets.
Hartenstein does not have to be signed. He is still under contract with Valgiris, and has a minor buyout. We could keep stashing him until next year when his Euro contract ends. But it sounds like we want to sign him. Melton will get a chip of the MLE, like Zhou got, just the minimum salary ($830-ish K), but for 3+ yrs to avoild Arenas Poison Pills later. Same could be done with Isaiah. If they both get 3+yr contracts, that will take $1.7m of the MLE, in sum...$830k each.
lol...talk about lowering expectations. Dude just stole 27M on a buyout. The least he could do is leave 2M on the table so that he could have a chance to be on the Rockets when no one else wants him.
lol the more negativity the merrier. I just love how these ex ante underestimate makes the knee-jerk fellas feel like a fool ex post.
Right now I think CP3 Harden Tucker Melo Capela Don’t think Morey is close to finished this offseason
I've always advocated for Melo, going back to our 1st attempt at getting him awhile back. He's the type of talent that thrives in the right system & pieces around him. Melo just wants to score. He's instant offense. You take 2 guys who are master distributors, in a free flowing MDA system, and you really can't go wrong. He'll get the best looks he's had in his career playing for us. I'm telling you now this will be the steal of the century
James Nunnally, Swaggy P, YOGI FERAL, who else are prime candidates. Yogi is worth Mark Cuban’s head going all Scanners
Nwaba, should be the target on that list. Great defender with an ok shooting stroke. Should help our wing depth.