If Khris Middleton became available through the buyout market, would you pick him up? He can still play, he can shoot and he has championship pedigree.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think we could sign him to the minimum even if we wanted to because we’re hard capped.
I thought we could sign a vet min after the deadline due to the prorated amount of the vet min fitting within the hard cap?
I think that's right. But we only have 1.2m in room. The minimum for Middleton would be like 3.6m, which we wouldn't be able to fit into the cap even when prorated. Again, I'm no expert - if I'm wrong, please feel free to correct.
Veteran minimums count as $2,296,274 against apron even if salary is more than that (see Jeff Green's cap hit). Prorated, at some point that fits. Though, I don't think Rockets would want him unless he bounces back.
I like Khris a lot, but with KD (and even Jeff Green for that matter) what’s he bringing to the table that we don’t already have?
So we don’t need a point guard anymore? So we sign Middleton and start him and move Jabari to the bench in the Carl Landry role?
Guy's 34 and can barely move & hence cannot defend - but I guess since Tate plays 0 minutes of non-garbage time he - could - fulfill that role?
Tate isn't moving too well either. In limited mins on a min contract, I think Middleton would be a good addition.
Sure, if you don't expect him to have to play basketball he's fine, after he is bought out in the spring I wouldn't be surprised if some veteran team pays him to sit at the end of their bench in April. But otherwise, who cares? He looks awful and like he can't play because his body is destroyed. I don't see that reversing itself.
I'd trust Tate to get healthy before I'd trust Middleton to get healthy and younger. I'd take Middleton over Jeff Green, but that is about it.
