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Rockets decline team option on Francisco Garcia

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by oelman44, May 13, 2013.

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  1. oelman44

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    The Rockets will not exercise their team option on Francisco Garcia for 2013/14, tweets Mark Berman of FOX 26 Houston. Given the price on the option ($6.4MM), the decision comes as no surprise for a Houston team that will have the opportunity to clear more than $15MM in cap space this summer.

    With Garcia heading for unrestricted free agency, Houston will have about $39.33MM in guaranteed salaries and $9.18MM in non-guaranteed salaries remaining on its books for next season. Some of those non-guaranteed contracts, such as Chandler Parsons' and Patrick Beverley's, seem to be locks to become guaranteed, while others aren't so certain, as I outlined when I previewed the Rockets' offseason.

    As for Garcia, the longtime Sacramento King was sent to Houston for salary purposes as part of the six-player deadline deal that also sent Thomas Robinson to the Rockets. In 58 total games this season, the 31-year-old Garcia averaged 5.5 PPG and shot 37.4% from three-point range. While the Louisville product has never been an exceptional scorer in the NBA, he can still contribute as an outside threat, leading Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com to speculate that he could be a fit for the Lakers. Garcia, for his part, has said he'd like to return to Houston.

    -from Hoops Rumors
     
    #1 oelman44, May 13, 2013
  2. sealclubber1016

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    I'd like to bring him bask, but we certainly have bigger priorities with out cap space
     
    #2 sealclubber1016, May 13, 2013
  3. HL3

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    Not unexpected, but since he liked playing here so much I hope we can still sign him for less.
     
    #3 HL3, May 13, 2013
  4. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    God speed Cisco.

    BTW, Mark Berman tweeted it too.
     
    #4 REEKO_HTOWN, May 13, 2013
  5. H-Town™

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    Nooo, he's an amazing player, why can't we keeeeepp hiimmm
     
    #5 H-Town™, May 13, 2013
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    No surprise there.
     
    #6 larsv8, May 13, 2013
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    $$$$$
     
    #7 acshen, May 13, 2013
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    Good role player. I'd like to have him back...but at a much cheaper rate.
     
    #8 leroy, May 13, 2013
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    Would love if we could re-sign him but Im sure this is the beginning of Moreys magic.
     
    #9 DaGreatest, May 13, 2013
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    All about the benjamins bay-bee!
     
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    Consummate professional.
     
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    I think the Room Exception is his if he wants it. Think he will get better offers than that.
     
    #12 Old Man Rock, May 13, 2013
  13. DaGreatest

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    fixed
     
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    He'll at least get an LLE somewhere I think? or big part of the MLE from a team without cap space.
     
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    And so it begins...
     
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    Unless something happens, it was a pleasure and I wish him the best of luck. I also saw this..

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>A name to look for the Lakers to pursue this offseason: Francisco Garcia. LAL tried to trade Vujacic for him when Garcia was with SAC</p>&mdash; Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/333331906970144768">May 11, 2013</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #16 Bezzle, May 13, 2013
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    The purge begins
     
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    Goodbye Francisco. Hate to see you go with that great effort in the Thunder series against Durant.
     
    #18 craguin, May 13, 2013
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    Who won't have a chair when the music stops....
     
    #19 wfeebs, May 13, 2013
  20. coachbadlee

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    Well, that's one question answered.
     
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