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[ESPN] Ariza verbally commits to Houston

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by professorjay, Jul 2, 2009.

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Mark Stein reports.

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Trevor Ariza has made a verbal commitment to sign with the Houston Rockets, according to sources close to the process. The 6-foot-8 Ariza averaged 8.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Lakers last season, which ended with the NBA championship. With at least five teams pursuing Ariza, the Lakers appeared unwilling to pay him more than the $5.6 million mid-level exception.
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EDIT: per Yahoo Sports (Woj) twitter:

Marc Spears of Boston Globe is reporting 5 years, $33 million for Ariza in Houston
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I'm wet by the huge splash

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lol lose artest, gain ariza

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professorjay said:

Mark Stein reports.

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interesting. First?

#4 Moonscope, Jul 2, 2009
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nice!!!

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Holy crap....in first!!!
Bout time someone wants to come here....

#6 RareAir, Jul 2, 2009
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Sweet..

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So we used our full MLE to sign him? How are going to sign Budinger and Taylor then? ;/

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eh...i guess it's okay. Battier can hopefully mentor him.

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There better be something bigger in the works too, like a bosh trade.

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I hope he's worth what Morey pays him. At least we finally get a young player with upside and with LENGTH!

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AWESOME!!!!

WOW

this is the best news i've heard since....artest signed with us, but even then i was unsure of how Artest would play with us.

but with Ariza you know exactly what you're going to get, a slasher who can also shoot the 3 ball, something this team has not had in...forever!

THANK U MOREY

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Woohoo!!

I was really down on Ariza when I first heard.

But he's improved his 3pt shot markedly over the last 2 season and is INSANELY long and athletic.

Now I think we need to move Battier and parts for a genuine scorer!

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drip...

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who plays shooting guard? Ariza?

Good move Morey. He seems like another no stats all star type.

Wonder why he picked Houston over cleveland or portland.

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professorjay said:

Mark Stein reports.

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Love it. Good asset to have.

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So we used our full MLE to sign him? How are going to sign Budinger and Taylor then? ;/
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We can give them up to 2 years at the league minimum. That's standard procedure for 2nd round draft picks.

The third season they become our RFA - and we can match any offer made to them using our MLE (they can't be offered more than that).

My prediction is that we send Budinger overseas. Taylor will be signed.

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First thing i read in the morning is this!
I'm stoked.. but im wondering about gortat and our 2nd round picks?

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Matt78777 said:

who plays shooting guard? Ariza?

Good move Morey. He seems like another no stats all star type.

Wonder why he picked Houston over cleveland or portland.
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shoe deal

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FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS, GOD!!!!!!!!!!! IT FELT LIKE ITS BEEN FOREVER SINCE I HEARD SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE ROCKETS!

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