The Rockets WILL make moves

[kshutts1]

A player in the twilight of his career taking a massive paycut? Reasonable.

A player in his prime, that is clearly a top 15 player in the league? Possible, but ultimately VERY unlikely.

Even Lebron, Wade, Bosh, who all "famously" took paycuts, accepted "only" 2-3m less per year.

Aldridge to sign with Houston without anything ridiculous happening would be about 10m. That would HAVE to be a one year deal, with some sort of illegal guarantee that he gets the full max next year with the rise in the cap.

[SwishSquared]

So, could we see T-Jones + Papanikolao + #18 + a second rounder as a basis for a S&T for LMA or Love? Maybe Houston lets Beverly walk or renounces his rights.

[longtime lurker]

And Rockets will fail like last year. Chris Bosh and Parsons ring a bell? No one in their right mind is trading LMA or Love for Ariza.

[UK2K]

And Rockets will fail like last year. Chris Bosh and Parsons ring a bell? No one in their right mind is trading LMA or Love for Ariza.

Making the WCF is a fail?

Technically everyone failed but GS.

Ariza isnt going anywhere. Outside Harden and Dwight, he's probably the least likely to be moved.

Oh, and Parsons is garb.

[Kobe_6/8]

A player in the twilight of his career taking a massive paycut? Reasonable.

A player in his prime, that is clearly a top 15 player in the league? Possible, but ultimately VERY unlikely.

Even Lebron, Wade, Bosh, who all "famously" took paycuts, accepted "only" 2-3m less per year.

Aldridge to sign with Houston without anything ridiculous happening would be about 10m. That would HAVE to be a one year deal, with some sort of illegal guarantee that he gets the full max next year with the rise in the cap.

This. The NBAPA won't let him take a massive paycut to be with the Rockets, it sets a bad precedent for future players.

[UK2K]

This. The NBAPA won't let him take a massive paycut to be with the Rockets, it sets a bad precedent for future players.

He wouldn't be.

[longtime lurker]

Making the WCF is a fail?

Technically everyone failed but GS.

Ariza isnt going anywhere. Outside Harden and Dwight, he's probably the least likely to be moved.

Oh, and Parsons is garb.

Then you don't have capspace to sign any of these players or salary to match in a trade.

[KiiiiNG]

Making the WCF is a fail?

Technically everyone failed but GS.

Ariza isnt going anywhere. Outside Harden and Dwight, he's probably the least likely to be moved.

Oh, and Parsons is garb.

hes saying yall will fail in free agency like last year when you tried to get bosh..

[Jameerthefear]

Hope Orlando picks up T-Jones or their picks

[SwishSquared]

Now Stein is saying that the asking price is higher for Jones & #18. Might be smokescreen but do you think Morey would take a pick in the 31-35 range for Papanikolao/Jones/#18?

[UK2K]

Now Stein is saying that the asking price is higher for Jones & #18. Might be smokescreen but do you think Morey would take a pick in the 31-35 range for Papanikolao/Jones/#18?

Looking at the numbers, as the guy up ^^there^^ said, there is practically no way Houston can make a push for Aldrdige (I see Love's name in the mix too) without trading away Ariza.

To be honest, I'd rather not. I know Miami was able to play three stars and a bunch of nobodies (minus Ray, he saved them), but you need a team.

If getting Aldridge means we sacrifice our entire depth, I'm not for it.

HOWEVER, there is an upside. Houston could make a move for Aldridge (or Love) and when the cap bumps up to $89m next year, go out and get whatever role players you want (who doesn't want to play in Houston with three all-stars).

That, I guess, is the most likely avenue if a deal is made for one of the two.

[rezznor]

This isn't news, they do this every offseason.

Will be a 2nd round exit for them next year, teams with zero chemistry that just go after big names every year never succeed.

"zero chemistry" got them to the wcf...