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[Mannix] If Rox get Melo, Lebron could go to Houston

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by justtxyank, Jul 19, 2017.

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  1. don grahamleone

    don grahamleone Contributing Member

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    Let's have a team full of players that HATE the Warriors.
     
    #61 don grahamleone, Jul 19, 2017
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    [​IMG] ;););)
     
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  3. Coach E

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    Melo opt out.
    Paul doesn't extend.
    Lebron FA.

    Ariza off the books, renounce capella, pop off EGs contract. Cap rises as well.

    If everyone takes an even piece of the pie, they all could still get 20+ a year and for a monster team.

    Would still have nene and tucker as well. And this would almost assuredly leave Ariza to resign for vet min.
     
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  4. justtxyank

    justtxyank Contributing Member

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    You couldn't create cap space for lebron. If those guys opt out it doesn't create cap space unless we renounced their bird rights.

    Only way to get lebron at more than mle is sign and trade
     
    #64 justtxyank, Jul 19, 2017
  5. Rocket River

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    QUESTION: If the Rockets Beat the Warriors this year. . . . and get the Championship
    Does this still happen?

    I think not

    Rocket River
     
    #65 Rocket River, Jul 19, 2017
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    Not one, not two, not three....get the confetti ready guys. :)
     
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  9. ThatBoyNick

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    With Paul, Melo (and Ariza's) bird rights, both could take large 1 year pay cuts next offseason that would open up enough cap space to offer Lebron James his max. Then in 2019, the Rockets could re-sign Paul/Melo (using their bird right's) to gigantic super max contracts (could also do the same with Ariza and offer him an overpay).

    So it's possible, everybody would get their money. Paul and Melo might have to take extreme 1 year pay cuts, but we could offer both around 40 mill per on average until their 38 to make up for it.
     
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  10. thekad

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    Harden: 30.5 million
    Gordon: 13.5
    Nene: 3.5
    Capela: 3.5 cap hold?

    8 minimum cap holds: 8?

    With a $101 million salary cap gives the banana boat only ~$41 (~$54 without Gordon) million to split. Those are massive paycuts.

    Paul/Harden
    Harden/Gordon
    Lebron/Ariza (room exception)
    Melo/Ariza
    Capela/Nene

    Great team though.
     
    #70 thekad, Jul 19, 2017
  11. hakeemthagreat

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    I dont want Lebron. If ur truly a top 5 goat you dont need 2 change teams every few years. Let him go elsewhere
     
    #71 hakeemthagreat, Jul 19, 2017
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    “I really hope that, before our career is over, we can all play together. At least one, maybe one or two seasons—me, Melo, D-Wade, CP—we can get a year in. I would actually take a pay cut to do that.”

    Maybe at the end of their careers, James said. Maybe sooner. One more ring chase, this time with everyone on board.

    “It would be pretty cool,” James said. “I’ve definitely had thoughts about it.”

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    Who am I kidding? I'm not looking ahead. Get back to me in 2018.
     
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  13. jacoby

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    So if LeBron said he wanted to play here and you were the GM you would tell him to look elsewhere?

    That's a good way to cripple your franchise and ensure no star player ever looks our way ever again.
     
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    Now, you're talking.
     
    #74 sammy, Jul 19, 2017
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    If we got Melo and Bron, we would only need six players. Four starters and two guys coming off the bench.
     
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    Don't worry about it... Bobby Brown will take care of that.
     
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    From a fan perspective, no i dont wanna see Lebron here. Im old school. No respect for guys who gotta switch teams every time they get beat. This crap is ruining the nba
     
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  18. Pen15clubber

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    But how else do you beat the Warriors doe
     
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  19. justtxyank

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    It would definitely cheapen the value of the title. Wouldn't feel as much as a rockets title more of just a we happened to be the place they chose to win one.

    I'd still take it but I'd prefer to win without him
     
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    Skeet skeet skeet from the windows to the walls til LeBron walk down those halls til all those b****es (warriors) crawl.
     
    #80 Verbal Christ, Jul 19, 2017
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