This is a very weird signing, one of the strangest I can ever recall. I don't even have a positive or negative opinion of it. I guess we'll just have to see what the plan is.
Jock may be a better shooter on paper, but he was borderline unplayable many games last year. I like to think Capela will bring at least a base-level competence to the position so he can spell Adams (or Sengun) in case of injury or rest.
While I like it for nostalgia reasons, not sure it’s all that great. Wasn’t impressed when I saw him play. Weird to sign him and commit to just playing big and not have a single shooting backup center.
what a stupid rule loophole. The owners need to change the dumb hack rule. I believe stan van gundy got it right and said it in a televised Rockets game. If You want to hack then expect to be penalized 2 foul shots and possession for other team.
My daughter is a Hawks fan. Capela isn't what he was, but he can still run up and down pretty well. Probably better than Jock, and cheaper. Personally I would have liked a vet min guy as the 3rd C - but you get Thomas Bryant or something, it isn't pretty. Better a vet who can play the b2bs effectively
This is why I believe they will trade for Sengun but this means Tari will be gone and I believe why we haven’t seen him offered a contract. My only reservation is this will gut this team. Again it all depends if the brass thinks the reward outweighs the risks which I believe they do.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45519132/nba-free-agency-2025-reaction-grades-biggest-signings June 30: Capela heads back to Rockets on three-year deal Houston Rockets agreed to a reported three-year, $21.5 million contract with center Clint Capela Grade: D+ This move, which seemed logical a few weeks ago, was a surprise after the Rockets also extended backup center Steven Adams' contract. Adams and Capela seemed like an either/or proposition for Houston because the two players don't offer positional versatility, though starting center Alperen Sengun moved to power forward alongside Adams in the playoffs. The upside is that the Rockets can manage the minutes of both players. Adams did not typically see action in both ends of back-to-back games last season, and Capela averaged just 21.4 MPG -- his fewest since emerging as a starter in Houston nearly a decade ago. Adding Capela likely ensures that the Rockets will pay the luxury tax this season, the latest sign they're going for it after adding Kevin Durant via trade rather than trying to delay the start of paying repeater taxes toward the primes for Sengun and Amen Thompson. Capela's contract will likely push Houston to the edge of a hard cap at the lower luxury tax apron, limiting the team's flexibility to add salary midseason. The bigger issues with paying two backup centers will come later, when more of the Rockets' young players are on extensions. Houston might try to add salary before it gets more difficult because of apron restrictions, but that logic would make more sense with younger players than Adams and Capela, who both are more likely to hold their value.
7th O-Reb rate. 14 Reb per 75pos is a huge upgrade over Landale and they are simply doubling down on the possession advantage creation.
