Rumor: Chris Paul doesn’t plan on taking paycut for Rockets

Chris Paul is a true professional and I hope he retires a Rocket.

 

$47 million a year contract at 37

 

Why are we surprised? Cp3 has always advocated for players fighting for all they're worth.

 

I'm just gonna say it. Bringing CP back to chase a ring next year is not worth mortgaging our future. I get that if we bring the same team back, that we have a good shot of winning it next year, but I think there are other players we can sign who will give us a good shot at winning next year, but won't cost us our future. It is literally insane to lock ourselves into paying CP $200 mil over the next 4 or 5 years.

why not go out and sign Paul George or Boogie? They are both actually better players than CP right now. Also, both will still be playing great basketball 4 or 5 years from now.

Morey don't do it!

 

only way paul takes a cut is if we are getting lebron.

 

He could help us by taking a shorter contract...doesn't have to be about taking less a year

 

He's the President of the Player's Union, right? I don't think there's any way he can really take a discount - part of the union's push is to get everyone to maximize their salaries.

 

Woj with the "I don’t imagine it playing out that way."...well, thanks, i also don't expect Paul to take a paycut to help Tillman in paying less tax. I do expect him to take a paycut if that's necessary to upgrade the roster though, i'm probably wrong but well, we'll see.

 

They are friends. That tells you the likeliness LBJ is not Houston bound.

 

What team is offering CP3 the full max? That's the big question to ask yourself. Lets start with a few questions first -

-What teams are going to interested in CP3?
-Do they have the max to offer?
-Will they be the type of team willing to offer it?
-Is it somewhere CP3 can contend?
-What is the right thing to do given the Rockets likely "gentlemans agreement" CP3 had with the Rockets last Summer when he opted in?

 

Yea I don’t know here, that’s crazy for an injury prone old PG. he is my fav player on the team but still

 

I think he's saying it's "less than likely"

 

Based on a high level overview of the teams that might be players for CP3 next year-

-Lakers, Philly, Minnesota, and MAYBE Dallas. Maybe Utah.

The Spurs might look to make a trade to free up cap space. Look at CP3 as a potential way to keep Kawhi. Just don't see that many team right now that can really put a ton of leverage on Houston IMO. Only big threat I see is LA if they get another Star or two first, and see CP3 as part of a big three.

 

U do know that Boogie just tore his Achilles which is 1 of the most devastating injuries an NBA player can have right?

Also, Paul George and Boogie are not better than CP3 right now, and who says PG wants to come to a Rockets roster minus CP3? CP3 is what elevated us to a 65 win team. CP3 didn’t lead the league in RPM by accident...

 

Once we get rid of Ryan and EG, we can acquire LBJ and CApella with Paul back.

 

Other players? Who?

CP3 is one of the best PGs to ever play the game. We are not replacing him. Whose future are we mortaging here?

James is almost 30 himself. CP3+Harden is our core, we'll be lucky if we can add another vet all-star caliber player to go along them. CP3 Can play 4-5 more years at all-star level any way.

 

Between the contenders no one can give him a max unless they lose/trade for no incoming salary big players...maybe the Spurs might be the only team being able to give him a max if they dump Pau, Gay and Green, but this assuming Kawhi stays there, cause if he isn't i see no reason why Paul should even consider them.

Between the other teams there're the Lakers, they basically have only 30/35M on the books if they want so, they'll be able to offer two max contracts, but having Lonzo on a low deal is good for them, they'd be better to stick with him at the pg and use cap space for players in other spots and younger than Chris...i mean, if Lebron asks for Chris they'd probably trade Lonzo (7M) to dump Deng (18M) and have pretty much all the cap available, but with literally three players on the roster (Ingram, Kuzma and Randle if they can resign him, he's restricted and probably about to get paid) and nothing more, it's just not a credible scenario to me...makes more sense for them to go after George, Kawhi, Boogie and even Butler at the deadline or next summer.

Yeah, i agree on Lakers and Spurs, let's say they may be in the mix for a max to Chris, i don't see it for Phila, they already have Simmons and Fultz (if they trust him) at the point, but young core anyway, it make sense for them to spend big money for Lebron because he is Lebron, but on Chris? Nah...Wolves should have not enough cap space, they might be able to move Teague or Gibson but Butler is expiring, Towns may ask for a trade, Wiggins is the only piece that's probably going to be there for a long time, not the best roster situation if you ask me...Dallas lol...Utah is a good enviroment, but i don't think i can see Chris end up there to finish his career, even if they offer him the max.

 

35m for a fragile player, I think he's overpaid.