Will Morey chase some MId-Level exception Free agents in the summer?

Calling it now....Kostas Papanikolaou is the only guy we will sign to guaranteed money beyond 2015. Only exception would be if we trade for our 3rd star this summer.

 

Don't think it will be. No more than $1.5 per year. Any higher and you're probably right.

 

Papanikolaou is a 3 and D guy. They don't appear in the market very often, and even if they do they cost a lot.

I'm almost absolutely certain Morey will go after him this summer (unless Danny Granger wants to be a Rocket)

 

I think the 2015 free agent hype is probably overrated on this board. I find it hard to believe that Morey would actually punt on a year of trying to contend with Howard/Harden waiting to MAYBE sign a free agent in 2015 and then have to work for another year to add complimentary pieces.

 

He will look to trade Lin and Omer for no incoming salary and make a run at LeBron James (if trading for a star doesn't materialize)

 

Maury, why you burn bridge with Ariza? Now asset no want come to Houston

 

He's going to give rondo the mid level exception...

 

Doubt anyone would wanna pay them 15mil for one season.

 

I agree with CH that Morey isn't likely to sign someone for more than a year. As far as 2014 goes, Mello, Bosh, Wade, Lowry, and Gasol will all be too expensive and we don't have the cap room to sign restricted free agents to contracts that teams won't match. In a offseason where Rondo, Aldridge, and Love are all available, not to mention tier 2 guys like Deng and Milsap, why blow your cap room the year before, on a lesser player? We can contend with the roster we have going into next season. We're only losing Hamilton, Casspi, and Greg Smith. Add another solid piece on a 1-yr mid-level exception deal and we're in really good shape. Maybe someone like Paul Pierce or Ray Allen,

 

I believe your analysis of the situation is absolutely spot on.

 

I really don't think we will be able to sign a 2015 FA unless we want to overpay for a wannabe superstar. I think Love is the only person worth chasing that we have a shot at and I don't see him walking away and coming to Houston...ie we would be a long shot. So I think our best plan at getting him is to stack as many good young players as we can and try and to trade for him by the next deadline. If he's giving them signs of bailing after the season, then they may take our offer to keep from losing him for nothing. And if they don't trade him, we would still be working on building a good, young, deep team. So it's either 3 stars with Love or a 2 star deep team...both are good.

So yes, use the MLE to sign the best player we can.

 

If Parsons is extended this off-season, we won't have much room for a big 2015 FA signing, correct?

 

Trade for Rondo or sign and trade for Bosh. Use the exceptions for bench 3&D + Center.

If those trades aren't possible then 1 year MLE for 3&D. My preference is PJ Tucker.

 

Why can't we just sign Eric Gordon this summer?

 

Didn't we already do the Ariza with the MLE thing once?

I like his defense, but think his 3pt shooting this season is an aberration driven by his contract season.

I agree with your premise depending on how the team handles parsons.

 

I would not expect the Rockets to expend cap on Parsons this summer. As a RFA the Rockets have his Bird rights and can sign him after possibly inking a significant free agent in the summer of 2015.

 

Because he won't be a free agent till 2016, assuming he uses his $15 mil player option.