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Sources: Butler will be Moreys main target this summer, and he feels fairly confident it will happen

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by cyberx, Feb 25, 2019.

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  1. MiddleMan

    MiddleMan Contributing Member

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    What if in the eleventh hour OKC snags him up?
     
    #161 MiddleMan, Feb 25, 2019
  2. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.
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    Butler- MLE
    Faried, Green, Rivers- Vet min

    CP, Harden, Butler, Tucker, Capela
    Rivers, Gordon, Green, Faried, Hartenstein

    Y’all want a chip? This is how it happens.
     
    #162 Dankstronaut, Feb 25, 2019
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  3. Baqui99

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    Filling the rest of the roster out with dudes from the local Y
     
    #163 Baqui99, Feb 25, 2019
  4. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    The rockets have 0 cap space. I am not sure how they are getting butler. What would the 76ers want from the rockets?
     
    #164 Air Langhi, Feb 25, 2019
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    cp3?
     
    #165 vlaurelio, Feb 25, 2019
  6. icewill36

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    i didnt believe we would get butler before, and i damn sure dont believe it will happen this summer. ive kind of soured on butler anyway. If he isnt happy in philly, this guy will just never be happy. It seems like he wants to win, but also wants to be the top dog. he isnt good enough to be the top dog on a championship team. i mean if we can get him cool, its worth a shot...but if team chemistry is destroyed it wouldnt surprise me.
     
    #166 icewill36, Feb 25, 2019
  7. riko

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    Well I hope you’re right
     
    #167 riko, Feb 25, 2019
  8. riko

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    This guy again. How many times can one person be wrong?
     
    #168 riko, Feb 25, 2019
  9. rbenavides01

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    Mexico can pay for the Butler! Who's going to pay for the Butler? MEX-I-CO!!!
     
    #169 rbenavides01, Feb 25, 2019
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  10. chenjy9

    chenjy9 Numbers Don't Lie
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    First we can take in 125% of the salary we send out, which was why CP3 opting in was so important for us last season.

    Second, Nene and Hart combine for over $5M. Shump is $11M coming off the books. So Morey does have some wiggle room.
     
    #170 chenjy9, Feb 25, 2019
  11. whiskeyred

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    10 day contract?
     
    #171 whiskeyred, Feb 25, 2019
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    In before 500 pages! Yes
     
    #172 SRR21, Feb 25, 2019
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    Shumps $11M coming off means nothing since we are over the cap.
     
    #173 ElPigto, Feb 25, 2019
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  14. izeroi

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    Yup, not buying into this one bit.
     
    #174 izeroi, Feb 25, 2019
  15. riko

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    Morey must have an ace up his sleeve
     
    #175 riko, Feb 25, 2019
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    yeah we cant pay house MLE and we're somehow going to pay over the cap for butler . lmao yall ppl believe anything
     
    #176 astros123, Feb 25, 2019
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    The idea is Tillman doesn't want to pay the luxury tax for a GLeague scrub but he will pony up for Jimmy B.
     
    #177 roslolian, Feb 25, 2019
  18. BigMaloe

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    I can believe it and I can see it.

    If Jimmy tells Philly hes walking and prefers Houston via SnT otherwise he will sign with say LA, philly will trade him.

    Now, the only way we get to his salary is both Gordon and Tucker. They are perfect fits for philly and it is a reduction in salary as well. It also allows them to focus on retaining Tobias who seems a better fit.

    It makes philly scary good, but also makes Houston scary good.

    We could then use the TPMLE to find a rotation player to fill the void.
     
    #178 BigMaloe, Feb 25, 2019
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    Rockets can do a sign and trade and offer something like EG(expiring), draft picks(2nd or so) and fillers. EG would actually be a perfect fit for Philly. He will provide needed shooting, decent defense and can create of the dribble. We Throw in Nene who will probably get waived and we sign back for the vet min. And remember this would be a win/win for Philly anyway, Butler can just walk and they get nothing...
     
    #179 RealRocFan47, Feb 25, 2019
  20. RealRocFan47

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    That's where a Third team comes in, and we start losing First Round picks..lol...but it can definitely happen without us losing PJ or Capela
     
    #180 RealRocFan47, Feb 25, 2019
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