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Rockets involved in trade talk for Dwight Howard or Andrew Bynum

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by sweetbobl, Jul 10, 2012.

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Who do you want on the rockets more?

  1. Andrew Bynum

    605 vote(s)
    59.5%

  2. Dwight Howard

    412 vote(s)
    40.5%
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  1. Commodore

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Y! Sources: As time's running out on a Howard deal for Brooklyn, Brook Lopez nears agreement on max contract with Nets. <a href="http://t.co/IEm1W4ni" title="http://tinyurl.com/86tgnwf">tinyurl.com/86tgnwf</a></p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/222900768095739904" data-datetime="2012-07-11T03:50:59+00:00">July 11, 2012</a></blockquote>
    <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #1281 Commodore, Jul 10, 2012
  2. dreammvp

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    Like Jack up ill advised 3 pointers...getting tossed

    not being able to control yourself....and getting benched ...
    not a superstar..
     
    #1282 dreammvp, Jul 10, 2012
  3. TheresTheDagger

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    Good explanation. I have a question then. If teams can't sign guys to contracts without being able to fit that contract in under the salary cap....what is the purpose of a "Luxury Tax".

    In other words, in what situations would a team pay Luxury Tax if they can never sign a contract that puts them over the cap. I'm confused here.
     
    #1283 TheresTheDagger, Jul 10, 2012
  4. justtxyank

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    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--nets-near-contract-agreement-with-brook-lopez.html
     
    #1284 justtxyank, Jul 10, 2012
  5. OremLK

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    This dreammvp guy is clearly a troll.
     
    #1285 OremLK, Jul 10, 2012
  6. torque

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    Williams
    Johnson
    Wallace
    Humphries
    Lopez

    Still a very strong team. Humphries and Wallace can make up for Lopez's lack of rebounding. Deron is a good rebounder as well.
     
    #1286 torque, Jul 10, 2012
  7. jopatmc

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    My biggest question at this point is.............

    Will Dwight sign an extension in Orlando?
     
    #1287 jopatmc, Jul 10, 2012
  8. OremLK

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    Not championship contenders as long as Miami is around though. Probably not better than 5th seed for that matter.
     
    #1288 OremLK, Jul 10, 2012
  9. OremLK

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    Do they still want him if he's going to be demanding a trade and making a stink in the media every 5 minutes?
     
    #1289 OremLK, Jul 10, 2012
  10. jopatmc

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    They should be top 3 in the East barring injury. Will be interesting to see them matchup against Miami.
     
    #1290 jopatmc, Jul 10, 2012
  11. justtxyank

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    They can sign players when they are over the cap to exception contracts. The MLE is somewhere around 3.5 million now. They can also sign minimum deals. You can also trade for players as long as your salaries are within certain percentages of each other. You can also sign your draft picks and resign your own players. Salaries escalate quickly. So a team like the Nets will have to pay the luxury tax because they are going to sign their own guys that they drafted to extensions using their "bird rights." Bird rights allow the team to sign a player despite salary cap room.
     
    #1291 justtxyank, Jul 10, 2012
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    What a cluster**** that would be.
     
    #1292 torque, Jul 10, 2012
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    Welcome to Houston DH!!!!
    I HOPE ;)
     
    #1293 dreammvp, Jul 10, 2012
  14. justtxyank

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    Yeah it's a very good team. I think they could win the East and compete for a title. I don't think they are better than Miami, but they might be and they might work better as a unit.
     
    #1294 justtxyank, Jul 10, 2012
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    Bynum is not a "Superstar", He's a star. There aren't that many Superstars in the league. Superstars a people Like Jordan, Kobe, Majic, Shaq, The Dream & Durrant. Stars are like Kevin Love, Bosh, Joe Johnson, and others.
     
    #1295 youngshev03, Jul 10, 2012
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    I have a funny feeling the Dwight deal is already done and they're just waiting for Deron to sign on in Brooklyn before announcing the Dwight trade.
     
    #1296 jopatmc, Jul 10, 2012
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    Good good. Thats good news. I wouldnt be interested in Brook Lopez either. Thats the softest big man ever. Even softer than Rick Smits. You guys might actually get one and Morey might do something finally. You can hang it on your wall tomorrow or post pics of Morey staring at the camera guy all day to the bashers. :grin:
     
    #1297 thetatomatis, Jul 10, 2012
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    Or JJ Barea. :grin:
     
    #1298 B-Bob, Jul 10, 2012
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    Would an LA/Orlando straight up deal be possible? Bynum+Whatever (takebacks, anything) for Howard? That was scuttled by Bynum saying he wouldn't resign, but was there anything else?

    Because our deal being the best hinging entirely on Bynum being consistent isn't something that's gonna help me sleep, ya know.
     
    #1299 LelWestbrick, Jul 10, 2012
  20. rocketman84

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    Dude you're a troll. In no world is Bynum a superstar. This is crazy. He hasn't even contributed as much the the lakers championships as gasol.
     
    #1300 rocketman84, Jul 10, 2012
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