[ClutchFans] Royce White Still A No-Show This Summer (UPDATE: On the trade block)

Did not think of this. This sounds like a good idea!

 

Speaking of crappy posts.. (lol).. that's just dumb

 

Maybe our old friend, current GM in Philly, can help us out?

 

You' re better than that.

 

we're shopping royce??? no wayy

 

We don't have to give up anything, just let him rot with the RGV all year long - or cut him with the stretch provision.

But, honestly, I hope the Rockets treat him like he did them, and they keep him on the roster, put him with the Vipers and suspend him without pay for any transgression - all year long.

Then simply don't renew him......let him ROT.

DD

 

This is one of the most spiteful and malicious posts I've read in a while... AND I LIKE IT! :grin:

 

Royce has struck a nerve. Giving up on prospects to get rid of him just plays into the hands of other teams. Royce would just giggle like one of his baby mammas and answer it with #BeWell

 

If you package him with a 2nd round pick, then it is virtually like selling that pick to that team for whatever Royce's cap hold is.

I can see a team willing to trade for Royce, waive him immediately, pay off the 1.7 million, in order to receive a pick. Teams used to "buy" 2nd rounders by sending cash considerations all the time, this is no different.

 

There are a number of NBA teams with cap room. White's contract is 1.7M expiring.

At WORST, I am sure the Rockets could send Royce White+Cash (to cover the contract) (NBA teams can use up to 3M this season in cash) and a 2nd round pick to a team to get this done. The question is can Morey do it for less than that.

Like Clutch said, it would be great to get White's roster spot off the team to open it up for more deserving players that are eager to succeed with the Rockets. I hope it happens.

 

Yes, true Deuce, you and Clutch are much more level headed than I in this regard.

I would be in favor of it benefitting the Rockets - and you and Cluth's scenarios are much more reasonable.

But, if not - then let's just let him rot..



DD

 

You expect Dwight to accept a discount so we can keep Royce on the roster?

or

Are you advocating a sign-and-trade for Dwight utilizing Lin/Trob/Smith/ and one of Garcia/Delfino/Brooks?

 

We cut Garcia, Delfino and Brooks already, and Trob was traded to Portland, so not sure what you are saying here.

DD

 

People who know they have mental disorder work on improvement. White know but seems to think it's something that he can't do anything about and that everyone else need to work on improving his situation. The people that are the real hero of the progressing mental issue awareness are those that have an altitude of personal responsibility for improvement and are grateful of any help they get along the way. Folks like white, although he think he's helping, are harmful to mental health progress.

 

LOL yes. But as long as he is rotting on our roster, he is still a distraction. Since we cannot put weights around his ankles and do this Don Corleone style, I guess the only way is to trade him. But Deuce's post sounds reasonable. Some team should want the 2nd round pick.

 

Hopefully he can get traded soon so we can shed out more cash to more deserving free agents

2nd rounder + 2 mill cash should be more than enough

 

Maybe Boston with it's rebuild efforts would be willing to take a gamble on Royce White, specially if we attach some 2nd rd picks to him and maybe a future 1st with lottery protection.

 

Clutch, I wonder if the Rockets are waiting to hear D12 has chosen Houston as his destination and then make the White trade. They already got "less value" for Robinson and probably don't want to do ANOTHER trade for less value unless they get D12 FOR SURE.

If the Rockets move LIN they could attach White onto that deal (with the 2nd rounder + cash) to get a higher salary point.

 

Yeah - I was a bit surprised they didn't use that cash. I'd agree that teams like to preserve space going into free agency, but you'll see some of those options dwindle soon.

I do wonder if teams are just concerned about the headache that he'll be. The guy has been putting out there that the team and the league are not compliant in accommodating his disability.

Even if the Rockets offered a team cash to take him and cut him, and a pick for the troubles, the team would be setting itself up to be part of the Royce White saga. I fully expect him to file a (baseless) lawsuit when his career does come to an end. From a public relations and/or risk perspective, teams may just want no part of that when the return is only a 2nd round pick.