Rockets, Alperen Şengün agree to 5-year, $185M deal

LOL @rocketchamp big sad today.

 

Reasonable for both sides I believe!

 

Fantastic job for both Green and Sengun.

$35 and $37M respectively. Darn good negotiating.

 

I can't believe $37M/year is considered a "steal" for a not-yet-even-an-all-star player. The max is ridiculous... This is part of what makes it so hard to care about pro sports anymore. We pay too damn much for this kind of entertainment. I can only imagine how much money the owners are printing these days...

 

wait and u may have to pay the max...

 

Do you think Franz Wagner and Cade Cunningham are better than Sengun?

 

Does this mean we will not have a tall athletic lob threat at starting 5? :'(

 

What does that have to do with my post?

 

I'm not paying, it's not my money anyways. We will be operating over salary cap doesn't matter what he makes after that.

We could sign Naz Reid perfect complement for him and max him in summer,

 

They got full max deals.

 

idk i think its a calculated gamble...
pay him now - or wait until the end of the season and pay 40M more for the same duration... whether or not we operate above the cap can change over the course of the next 4 years... 40M in potential savings is what it is... and while no, its not my money... i think the GM is prob acting in the best interest of the team I support... so im gonna say its a good thing! lol

 

Again, not relevant to my point.

$37M is too damn much to pay for a guy to dribble a basketball unless they're Jordan or Lebron. How are pro baller max salaries and caps increasing by so much every year when most people are lucky to get a cost of living increase at work? Maybe I'm just slowly turning into a jaded old man, but jesus I don't want to be contributing to this insanity anymore.

(But again, to be clear, I would rather the money go to the players than the owners -- I can only imagine how much money the owners are making today)

 

Funny you say that, because in Sengun's case, we had to trade for him as OKC drafted him. I think trading EG to move up 10 spots in the 2023 draft was a savvy move that allowed us to move up and draft Cam.

But yeah, I agree with you to an extent, I would've liked us to extract more value from our other 1st rounders like Tyty, Josh Chris, Garuba. At the end of the day, neither of those guys are impactful NBA players so maybe they didn't have much value to begin with. We tossed around 2nd rounders like Halloween candy for a couple years, no big deal. A few of those 2nd rounders got us Steven Adams, who I expect to make a sizeable impact this season.

Overall, I'd say his trades have been a net positive with Sengun, a franchise star player, carrying most of that weight.

 

Well, like it or not, they are making money off of us fans. If nobody cared about NBA basketball, they wouldn't be making those kinds of money. And the fact that we are posting on this site means that we do care.

And your point can be applied to basically all kinds of star entertainers.

 

Wow. Great job by FO. I was not expecting either anytime soon, let alone both on the same day prior to season starting. Was definitely worried one or both would hold out for a max.

curious to know how this looks cap wise in 3-4 years, hopefully when these guys are in their prime and we’re legit perennial contenders.

can’t wait for Wednesday!

 

I love how these deals set the tone for negotiations with all 5 remaining core players.

I feel like Udoka has played a role in bringing that culture of brotherhood and sacrifice to the Rockets as well. Could very well lead to a decade of title contention.

I told y'all not to worry about doomsday scenarios. They rarely ever happen.

 

Yes, I agree on all counts lol, but I think my point still stands -- we shouldn't care quite as much. This is just more motivation for me to further distance myself from this particular form of entertainment. And I don't think I'm being too hypocritical, as I barely watch movies or TV, either, heh (though I certainly haven't cut them out totally).

I promise I'm not a bummer at parties... Though I would totally go on this rant after some whiskey and someone bringing up the latest Luka extension or something.

 

But you are happy with paying Jalen 35 a year?

 

God no. Nor am I happy with how much Cade or Franz whoever made.