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ESPN: Rockets have met with LeBron's agent

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I didn't see it on here so I thought I would post it.

From an ESPN.com article

http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=11174623

The exact number of teams to secure face-to-face meetings with Cleveland-based agent Rich Paul was not immediately known, but sources told ESPN.com that the Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks have had the opportunity to make presentations to Paul in recent days.
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#1 RocketSuperman, Jul 3, 2014

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#2 jayhow92, Jul 3, 2014
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In the end all three will stay in Miami and all this did was distract most teams from improving their own roster
Kind of like how Lowry resigned. If a team like Dallas had concentrated on him instead of melo which was such a longshot, they could have gotten him.
Hell if I was Cuban I woulda tried to get him and a sf (parsons/Deng/lance) on day one

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Dwight Howard Jokes with James Harden and LeBron James in All-Star Locker Room

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Zoplicone said: ↑

In the end all three will stay in Miami and all this did was distract most teams from improving their own roster
Kind of like how Lowry resigned. If a team like Dallas had concentrated on him instead of melo which was such a longshot, they could have gotten him.
Hell if I was Cuban I woulda tried to get him and a sf (parsons/Deng/lance) on day one
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You think Cuban would pay Lowry 13M per year? To join an old, declining team as opposed to a young and up-and-coming one?

No one was beating Toronto for Lowry. It was simply necessary that Lowry talk to us and the Lakers so that Ujiri raised his price to what Lowry actually deserved. 12M per year is the right price for him.

#5 Spacemoth, Jul 3, 2014
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Just for fun... Lebron's reaction to Harden being traded to the Rockets :

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Best of luck to my lil bro/homie <a href="https://twitter.com/JHarden13">@JHarden13</a> in H-Town! He bout to go HAM in his role now.</p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/statuses/262394422241677312">October 28, 2012</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Spacemoth said: ↑

You think Cuban would pay Lowry 13M per year? To join an old, declining team as opposed to a young and up-and-coming one?

No one was beating Toronto for Lowry. It was simply necessary that Lowry talk to us and the Lakers so that Ujiri raised his price to what Lowry actually deserved. 12M per year is the right price for him.
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Yes...Dirk just went $30/3 Years so he would have had the money...

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If Lebron James leaves the East to join the Rockets in the West:

#8 secund2nun, Jul 3, 2014
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Dwight Howard Jokes with James Harden and LeBron James in All-Star Locker Room

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haha this was cool. loved dwight doing a lebron james impression. who does that? then dwight clowning harden for having only one patch. such a dream scenario that we all wish comes true.

#9 Angkor Wat, Jul 3, 2014
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No meeting.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Update on the Houston involvement with LeBron (or possible lack thereof) added into the story - <a href="http://t.co/M0X7Ib00e5">http://t.co/M0X7Ib00e5</a></p>— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) <a href="https://twitter.com/sam_amick/statuses/484897843014938625">July 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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The Rockets, it should be noted, are known to be laser-focused on the prospect of landing fellow free agent Carmelo Anthony at the moment. A person with knowledge of Houston's thinking expressed very little confidence that the Rockets were legitimately being considered. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the situation.
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After conducting meetings with three NBA teams interested in pursuing free-agent star LeBron James, his agent suggested to owners and executives present that a failure of Miami president Pat Riley to rapidly recruit a strong supporting cast could bring finalists back to meet with James himself next week, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Rich Paul, the agent for James, invited three teams – Cleveland, Dallas and Phoenix – to the offices of his Klutch Sports headquarters to listen to pitches.

The meetings took place on Wednesday and Thursday, sources told Yahoo Sports.

Phoenix met on Wednesday and Cavaliers officials met on Thursday with Paul. Houston Rockets officials spoke with Paul by phone, but were not granted a meeting and have moved on with their pursuit of Carmelo Anthony, sources told Yahoo Sports.

Some executives believe there's an opportunity because of a disconnect between James and his teammates, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Another executive attending the meeting flatly said, "I think it's a smokescreen."

Across the country in Los Angeles on Thursday, Riley and coach Erik Spoelstra came to meet with free agents, including Pau Gasol, about joining the Heat, sources told Yahoo Sports. Miami is still unsure how much it has to offer free agents because Bosh and Wade have yet to fully agree to lowered salaries upon opting out of their contracts.

James has maintained a desire to take a full max contract with a starting salary of $20.7 million, sources said. Wade and Bosh are still reluctant to take severe cuts in their contracts, sources told Yahoo Sports, creating a financial disconnect among the three.

"There's clearly a breakdown in communication between LeBron and [Wade and Bosh]," one executive who participated in the meetings over the past two days told Yahoo Sports. "[James is] giving Riley time to go get players for them but if that doesn't happen in the next few days … LeBron seems ready to explore the market."

For James, the hard part remains: Where would he go? That still makes teams dubious of this exercise as anything but a leverage power play out of James and a marketing exercise out of Paul's fledgling agency. The Suns are offering a chance to sign James and his friend Anthony together, but James would have to move rapidly to recruit the New York Knicks' star. Paul represents the Suns' talented point guard Eric Bledsoe, a restricted free agent. All of it remains, for now, a long shot.

Anthony is spending the weekend choosing between the Chicago Bulls, Rockets and a five-year, $129 million maximum extension with the New York Knicks.

The Cavaliers sold Paul in the meeting on a core of Kyrie Irving, Andrew Wiggins, Paul's client, Tristan Thompson, three first-round picks in 2015 and significant salary-cap space. For James, Cleveland would be a homecoming, the reversal of his infamous decision four years go.

For now, James remains overseas on vacation with his family and Riley and Spoelstra remains in hot pursuit of a supporting cast through free agency and trades. As much as ever, the clock is ticking for the Miami Heat.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/lebron...heat-don-t-improve-roster-soon-030029268.html

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...-agency-suitors-cleveland-rich-paul/12202459/

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/lebron...heat-don-t-improve-roster-soon-030029268.html

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#12 duluth111222, Jul 3, 2014
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Houston Rockets officials spoke with Paul by phone, but were not granted a meeting and have moved on with their pursuit of Carmelo Anthony, sources told Yahoo Sports.
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The Rockets, it should be noted, are known to be laser-focused on the prospect of landing fellow free agent Carmelo Anthony at the moment. A person with knowledge of Houston's thinking expressed very little confidence that the Rockets were legitimately being considered.
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I consider this good news

#13 shastarocket, Jul 3, 2014

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Rockets were not granted a meeting? WTF

#14 DreaMac, Jul 3, 2014
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Not happening.

(As I just posted in the other thread) Woj, Amick and Stein said Houston not involved. Oh well...

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CAV, DAL, PHX. All 3 teams can offer him true MAX. Correct?

The KING no take discount!

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I would be looking forward if Carmelo doesn't accept the offer to what happens with Lebron James. I think he fits into HOuston as a city better than Melo would. But thats just conjecture. Either way, i would be exited to see what can come from these meetings. To me, its a good fit.

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DAL can still offer him Max even after resigning Dirk to his deal?

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I would be looking forward if Carmelo doesn't accept the offer to what happens with Lebron James. I think he fits into HOuston as a city better than Melo would. But thats just conjecture. Either way, i would be exited to see what can come from these meetings. To me, its a good fit.
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You obviously didn't get the melo, ooops, I mean memo. (No meeting with HOU!)

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No meeting. /QUOTE]

Nothing to see here. Move along...
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