The Rockets have been connected to several notable players in the weeks leading up to free agency, but league sources are increasingly identifying point guard Fred VanVleet and wing Dillon Brooks as the team’s top targets, according to Marc Stein at Substack.
While James Harden was once viewed as Houston’s number one free agent priority, there has been a sense in recent weeks that a return to Philadelphia has become the more likely outcome for Harden, which would require the Rockets to pivot to other targets. According to Stein, there have been “compelling signals” that the team will be a strong candidate to land both VanVleet and Brooks.
The Rockets may have an easier path to signing Brooks, given that his former team – the Grizzlies – has conveyed no desire to bring him back. Houston will likely face competition from rival suitors for the controversial forward, but it doesn’t sound like Memphis will be among them.
That won’t be the case with VanVleet, whom the Raptors are expected to attempt to retain. According to Stein, Toronto recognizes that it will likely need to offer the veteran point guard at least $30MM per year on a multiyear contract to keep him. With Gary Trent Jr. having picked up his $18MM+ player option and Jakob Poeltl considered a good bet to re-sign with the Raptors for a salary in the range of $20MM annually, per Stein, a lucrative new contract for VanVleet might push Toronto into luxury tax territory.
While it remains to be seen whether the Rockets will be able to pry VanVleet away from the Raptors, Stein says one league source considers Houston the favorite for Brooks. There’s a belief around the NBA that the Rockets are willing to make Brooks an offer that would exceed the $12.4MM mid-level exception, Stein adds.
Besides VanVleet, Brooks, and Harden, the Rockets also have interest in Poeltl, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez, Bruce Brown, Jordan Clarkson, Donte DiVincenzo, Dwight Powell, Rui Hachimura (RFA), Austin Reaves (RFA), and Cameron Johnson (RFA), a person with knowledge of the situation tells Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle (subscription required).
That’s a long list, but the Rockets project to have more than $60MM in cap room and will want to have several fallback options in place in case they’re unable to sign their top targets.
Honest question: why do the Rockets think they’ll be in contention for anything other than a play-in spot at best? They have talented youngsters, but no stability, and not much reason to really think they can compete with veteran additions. Maybe Udoka can help turn the locker room culture and lack of gameplans around, but that alone won’t make the Rockets good.
I agree, this isn’t the offseason to go “superstar hunting” for them. That’s next year or the year after.
100% agreed, though if FVV and Brooks are your team’s superstars, you have bigger problems xD I know that’s not what you meant, but it’s an amusing thought.
I could see them signing some good mid-tier guys (a defensive Center to back up Sengun, a veteran backup PG, some shooters) and improving, but trying to go out and spend big or add long term additions is a bad idea for this team at the moment.
This is the year to really answer some questions. Can KPJ really be a lead PG? Is Jalen Green your answer at the 2? Can Jabari Smith continue to develop into a star? In Sengun a long-term fit at Center given his defensive issues? Where does KJ Martin fit in? How about Tari Eason? Jae’Sean Tate? TyTy Washington? They have to give space to keep developing their second tier youngsters while getting firm answers out of their starters.
I watched the presser yesterday. Ime said along the lines of “we’re looking for good veteran leadership to complement these young guys and develop them further”. That’s not them star chasing.
That’s them developing from the “okay kids go have fun and we’ll wait for the lottery” tactics the last 3 years. I don’t see even play in this season. But the aim is to actually start to try and win games and structure a good young team going forward.
The way forward is taking the best veteran players available to help grow the team. But I do question Brooks in a locker room he’s expected to mentor. Other than that ignoring the Harden and Middleton talk and it’s all vet starter/role players to help the possible core already there with 6 very high ceiling kids and a few other good young players. But I do see a few of those pieces being moved before the season starts.
The thing is, most of the guys on that list are going to be hot commodities or stick with their current team. The only real one I see as otherwise in that list is Dwight Powell. Maybe Donte, but he played pretty well last year.
And the bigger problem is that they had no plan on the floor for the last several years, as you said. That’s not how you evaluate anything. They need at least one year with this squad, or at least the core of it, to see how they actually play with a competent coach/gameplan.
@Eon I agree the core is essential. One thing is for sure. To be better than last year, new coach or not you need good vets to grow a team.
Not everyone can be a starter or a star so some of the young talent will most likely be moved, which may be a mistake. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr, Eason, Martin Jr, KPJ, Thompson, Whitmore. That’s 8 young talented players, not all can start and have meaningful rotation mins if vets are coming in to help. Let alone Christopher, Garuba, TyTy who are all solid young players who will get better.
My money is on a trade some will hate for a good older player and lose a few of these great young players. Risk vs reward, there’s a lot of value in the rockets young players and I’m sure something will happen tradewise but I don’t see it being Jaylen Brown like they’re trying to spin. And I also don’t believe the Harden in FA smoke.
We’ll see, I’ll just sit back and hope it isn’t bad calls. So far I’ve liked the drafting and trades they’ve done since the tear down but now’s time to move forward.
Agreed wholeheartedly. I could see trading some of their overlapping talents like KPJ, Green, or Eason. I’d be fine with the first if they get a veteran back without a long commitment, but Eason might hurt.
It’s just that almost everyone they’re connected to seems like a bad fit or an overpay. The list above is suspect, imo.
You’re not wrong, seems like the writers just think, “Rockets have the most free money, let’s just report everyone to them. Odds are we’ll be right with one”. In FA get a couple players and likely over pay but support the talent already there. I also think Thompson will surprise.
But I agree, I wouldn’t trade Green though he’s massively underrated he’ll be a better player than most that’ll be targeted in a trade. But I don’t see anyone else being off limits and it’ll be a bitter pill to swallow. It’s like putting the work into a car to have to give it away before driving it. But if it benefits the team so be it.
Yes, this 100%. Very reasonable discussion.
Question, since you like Green: do you think he’d do better as a PG? He’s shown good aptitude as a passer, and while he commits turnovers a lot of those are just because he’s getting swarmed as a scorer. I feel like the knowledge that he’s going to be running plays will give him a little extra space to work, especially if he simplifies his shot selection.
He’s better in regards to turnovers than KPJ, who commits double the number of turnovers from bad passes as he does from losing the ball, which isn’t good. Sure there’s a jump for PGs, but not like that.
Honestly I don’t think it would suit him. He’s a natural scorer, give him the ball don’t let him think and just score. The more time he has to think he’ll either put up a bad shot or make the wrong pass or get swarmed as you said. I do think he’s an underrated passer and it could just be players cutting early or not spacing etc making him look worse, but I didn’t like him leading while KPJ was out.
His personality is less of a leader more of a I’ll do my job and get buckets while still being outspoken. He is capable of being the lead guy, no doubt. But still needs that guy running the floor for him. Kind of like how Booker blew up when CP3 joined Suns. Get a good pass first(Amen) and a good coach(Ime) and he’ll have even the haters praising him.
KPJ was just given Harden/Luka role to just eat clock and jack shots with a few passes in between. Im sure he was the best catch and shoot 3pt shooter in 21/22 he needs to be a SG/SF for a good PG or become a 6th man he should not be running the off. Either way he’s def better than his current contract.
Thanks for the analysis, that’s really good information. 43.5% on catch and shoots from KPJ really surprised me once I looked into it.
If he’s open he’s a bucket, too bad he wants to be Kobe and score. That “youngest ever to score 50 double double” went to his head.
I don’t know, he’s still young but there’s been too much not thinking and trying to score with Green. .416/.338 aren’t good shooting percentages even for a younger player. In fact those numbers are down from his rookie season. He needs to remember he has teammates.
I agree his efficiency isn’t great(neither is Cade’s or Paolo’s, but that’s where the media bias comes in).
It mainly went down after CWood left, making him the “go to” on bail outs. I can’t count the amount of times players threw the ball to him to drop bricks with 1 on the clock. Or him going hero ball and forgetting he’s on a team. But I do agree. Problem is he’s had no accountability, they’ve just said go for it kid it’s cool. He’ll either blow up under the new set up. Or he’ll just be another Good player that didn’t reach the level his talent should have.
The O’Dea is they go superstar hunting because they have the money to do so. If it doesn’t work then trade him for future assets to a contender.
So sign FVV, if you still suck or wanna go with youth at the break then trade him for 1st round picks and young guys. If you leave the cap space open all you do make it more likely you take really really back contracts back for 1sts.
The owner is impatient with losing. He’s owned the team for 3 years and they’ve been trash. Plus they don’t control their draft pick thanks to the Westbrook Chris Paul trade. The team with the kids FVV cam Johnson and brook Lopez could cause some noise
Prime example of why owners should write the checks and leave the roster building to the people they hired to do the job. It’s one thing to go in when your FO gives you the green light, but owners taking control themselves always seems to backfire.
@Rubix Lol no they won’t
Fred is a good look for them, but they are going to end up with Harden, Brooks and a clubhouse that sinks their season.
Should just do a big trade with Toronto then
What’s the pt when they can sign them outright.
No chance harden ever plays for the rockets again. More chance of the warriors trading Steph curry for cash
Rockets are 35-win team after signing VanVleet, Brooks and Lopez
8th seed Wolves would be 45-win team
Those Rockets young guys can’t shoot and can’t play defense.
Low efficency
Hey sillyman who’s your favorite team?
Nice that they are looking for Veteranship NOW. Not 5 or 10 years from now when team probably off the map. People will say Rockets who? If wanted to stay same team should have kept Silas to tank you. But that is not what is needed now. Time to build more q get out of cellar and away from draft. I would take play in to start then build more next season. Not always worry on getting top draft pick. Do something with the crew now. Not everyone is in Rockets future they have. Nix, TyTy, Christopher, KPJ, Tate, Garuba are ones that can go. KJ, Tari, Jabari, Green, Sengun stay. Where they use Cam and Amen. Hope to see a little of them for Summer league.
Whilst FVV is a good leader…
Harden is not…
The Rockets need a Haslem style veteran… Someone who doesn’t take playing time away from the young players but can be respected…
Is he a good leader though? Culture in TO fell apart once Lowry left and the reins were given to Vanvleet. Last year was a dumpster fire culture wise.
Seems like a waste of cap space tbh. They could recoup some draft capital and take on some contracts. They can straight up absorb either of these contracts or send back Tate and take on both contracts.
Ben Simmons and 2 1sts.
Gordon Hayward and a 1st.
Hear me out. KPJ for Heyward and a first.
KPJ isn’t a good defender, but he can score and kinda run plays (he’s inferior to both Sengun and Green in Houston imo; Green has equivalent or better marks from teammates when they receive his passes, especially Jabari in the PnR). But he’s kind of in the way in Houston as his skillset and Jalen Green’s are kind of identical.
Trading KPJ to Charlotte makes him the starting SG, gives him more space to operate, and he can focus on scoring where he’s at his best. And since Charlotte apparently plans on competing, he bolsters their offense while creating floor space and clearing some minutes for Miller, and their overall salary commitment for the season still drops. They can then move Rozier to the 6th man role where he’s at his best, or trade him to a PG needy team for assets.
Houston gets a veteran on a one year deal, clears cap space for next offseason when they should truly be competing to sign guys, and likely brings in a veteran PG to show them what they can do when they have a real playmaker at the point.
They don’t even need to send KPJ back to acquire a bad contract.
It benefits Charlotte or the Nets from a salary cap perspective and opens up huge trade exceptions for both teams.
From the Nets you would want far dated 1sts. From the Hornets youd want any first honestly with the least protections.
Neither player has any value. You likely could wait to try and trade them again for a team trying to dump other contracts near the deadline or waive both or reach a buyout.
But the Rockets need draft picks down the road when they start paying their own guys like Smith, Green, Sengun if they all became legit franchise players youd have draft assets to supplement talent or facilitate trades.
I don’t think Charlotte will dump Heyward for nothing. Especially not if they have to attach a first. He’s their veteran leader, and they seem to really value him. And if they want cap space, all they have to do is wait a year or straight up cut him and they have big cap room next year. They’d want something back for him, even if it’s just an interesting lottery ticket type of player. Houston makes this trade, they get cap space for next season when it matters, a first, and clear up their guard logjam because I don’t believe KPJ can play the point and certianly not alongside Green.
Simmons absolutely makes sense as a salary dump given his negative value and massive contract, but Heyward is on an expiring deal.
Im guessing you don’t watch many rockets games do you? KPJ is not a throw in to take back an awful salary for a first round pick. Most games he is the rockets best player. He’s 22/just turned 23, can guard multiple positions, play 1-3, and is their best shooter. I’m not sure where this narrative came from that he’s awful and the rockets need to get rid of him came from and it’s wild to me how much he gets blamed for the offense. How about blaming the guys that were always out of position. This is a very young team so poor spacing is expected. I think KPJ is only getting better and I think the rockets and the people who actually watch their games understand that he’s an important part of what they want to do.
I’ve watched a fair number of Rockets games, and he can’t guard jack. Opposing guards either outwit him or speed past him, forwards shoot over him with impunity, and he can’t guard bigs at all. Defense is his one area where he’s an outright liability, even though he’s valuable elsewhere.
He’s not awful, either, which isn’t something I said; he has value as a SG and as a secondary playmaker and his contract is reasonable, but he’s not a fit at PG. At all. His bad pass numbers are insane. The only guys ahead of him are guys who played way more minutes, or who shouldn’t be ball handlers at all. He played 59 games this year and has almost as many botched passes as D’Angelo Russel with more lost ball turnovers, and some of the lowest Points Generated by Assists of any full-time PG. That’s unacceptable. Playing for a bad team can only excuse so much.
He’s a good SG in my opinion, but I don’t think he’s better than Jalen Green. He’d be an amazing fit in Charlotte or if the Rockets somehow traded Green for a good young PG and moved KPJ to the 2, but he’s not a good point guard.
Im sorry but I don’t believe you based on what you are saying. And I don’t blame you for not watching them, they weren’t a good team. There’s plenty of people in Houston who didn’t watch them but I watched almost every, if not every game from start to finish. And maybe you live in Houston, if you don’t, then I know you didn’t watch because they weren’t broadcasted nationally more than a handful of times. Again, there’s two guys involved in a pass, the passer, and the receiver. A lot of the “bad passes” he’s getting blamed for were not his fault. It was the rookies and other young guys not knowing where they were supposed to roll or shift to in the offense they were in. He was often times making the right read, only for someone else making the wrong one. And again, that’s what happens on a team of 20 year olds. They’re still learning. But that’s how I know you didn’t actually watch them play. You googled a stat that doesn’t tell the whole story. And again, it’s okay that you didn’t watch, but maybe don’t act like you’re expert on a team that you know very little about. Are the rockets your favorite team or is there another team that you root for?
Believe what you want to believe, but it’s the truth. And the easy way around non-national broadcasting is NBA League Pass. Which I use. I watched the Rockets because young, developing teams with future assets are interesting. Not necessarily fun to watch, but it’s still something to see. I just don’t see them with rose-colored glasses.
And of course a single stat doesn’t tell the whole story. But stats are illustrative of what you can see. And he was rated poorly as a passer by almost all available metrics in addition to my eye test. I just view him differently than you do.
And sure, bad young team full of young guys, but the rate is alarming. Killian Hayes on the Pistons was better than him in the bad passes department in eighteen more games and had nowhere near the loose ball turnovers. Tre Jones was way better than him in the same number of games and roughly equivalent minutes for the terrible Spurs. Dennis Smith had a better rate on bad passes per game than him on the crappy Hornets without their best players. Markelle Fultz and Cole Anthony *combined* had roughly the same number of bad passes as Porter. The only real comparisons to him among young guys were Jordan Poole, Jaden Ivy, and Anthony Edwards, none of which are point guards and all of which played more minutes than him. He’s an outlier in that department no matter how you slice it. And his results once he got the ball to guys weren’t any better than Jalen Green’s. He has value, he’s a talented scorer, and he’s young enough to keep developing. But acting like the only reason he was bad as a PG is because he was playing on a crappy young team doesn’t hold water to me.
Again, I don’t believe you were using league pass to watch a bunch of rockets games. And again, I don’t blame you for that. KPJ is a 22 year old averaging 19 5 6 and is only getting better. If you actually watched him play, you’d see that a lot of times the stat that you’re using to criticize him, was not his fault. Couple that with surrounding him with guys that were missing open shots and it made his assist to turnover ratio worse. Look around the league at guys who put up his stats on good teams, are years older, and look at what they’re getting paid. Those guys are in high demand. He is a plus asset, not the throw away you think he is based on something you googled. That’s why I’m saying stats like that don’t show the whole story, especially when it comes to a team full of young, developing players who played in a very loose offense. But guys like you want to be right because you read a headline written by someone else who also didn’t watch them play. Maybe just be more receptive to people who actually follow the team closely. I wouldn’t pretend to know the ends and outs of which players on the pistons are maybe better than one metric might suggest because I didn’t watch a ton of pistons games. I’d defer to the guy saying he watched all 82…
Believe what you want, again. You can disagree with me. Honestly, if you believe KPJ can be a full time point guard, more power to you! But implying that I’m a liar because my opinions and how I back them up aren’t “I watched all 82 games”? No. That’s not a fair assertion. Walk it back. Don’t imply I’m a liar.
And I can believe you watched all 82 games, but *I* say that as a Rockets fan, you view him with rose-colored glasses whereas I don’t care. You just ignored what I said and focused back on your talking point instead of trying to answer me. You just repeated that you watched every game and that it gives you more credibility than anything I can say. That’s not discussing or debating, that’s a logical fallacy.
I actually specifically addressed the point you made regarding the “bad pass” stat that you are using to say KPJ is not a good pg/player. I’m actually watching through very clear lenses. I pointed out that the stat you are using doesn’t tell the whole story and why stats like that paint a very incomplete picture. And I do think that me pointing out that you only watching a handful of games doesn’t give you credibility to give a fair assessment of their players. I think someone who watched every game has a much better ability of giving an accurate assessment. What have I said that is outrageous? It’s obvious you don’t watch this team, and because you are not a fan, why would you. The national media guys paid to watch basketball don’t watch every team play every game so I don’t expect you to. But it’s also why it’s very obvious to me that you don’t based on your assessment. You don’t know what you are talking about and you know you don’t, but you prefer to win an argument than to learn and get the facts straight. That’s the problem with the internet I suppose. Again, I don’t pretend to be an expert on any other team, just the one I know a lot about, and you clearly don’t.
You implied that I only used the one stat, when not only did I *not* do that, I compared him to other players similar in skillset, position, team, and age to illustrate my point. You circled back to the same “you didn’t watch, I don’t believe you, I watched more so I know better”. You didn’t try to refute my points, you tried to invalidate them. That’s what bothers me; that you’re just implying I’m a liar because I see the game differently than you. Which is exactly what you’re doing.
Yeah, I haven’t watched a ton of Rockets games! Something that I said myself. But I’ve followed the Rockets nonetheless, and the fact that you’ve seen more of their games doesn’t give you a better gauge with this team by itself. I’ve followed more of the *rest of the league* than you, I’d wager. And that, combined with the hard data, is where I’m basing my opinion. You can disagree. And I welcome it. But you haven’t refuted my opinions with anything other than your own. And I take issue with how you’ve characterized me as not understanding the game.
And it’s not like I hate KPJ. I said he’d be a good to great 2-guard, but I don’t like him being the primary playmaker because he turns the ball over too much and doesn’t adjust properly, which is backed up by the data *and* the eye test instead of just the eye test. I feel like it has to be him or Green at the 2, and someone else has to play the point. Did you not see where I said he’d be a great addition to Charlotte? That he’d fit in perfectly with Miller? That he’d demote the more experience Rozier to the bench? C’mon man. Don’t hate me just for not liking your team as much as you.
Also, I’m far from the first person to say these things about KPJ. Other people, some of them *Rockets fans*, see similar things to me. Does that invalidate your opinion? NO! But neither does yours invalidate mine.
Maybe I’m being too harsh here. You got me heated, tbh. I want KPJ to find success, because I’m a Cavs fan, and I think we gave up on him too early because of his attitude. I don’t think he can achieve his full potential as a point guard, but maybe he can. I just don’t see how.
I think he’d be better suited as a 2-guard and *secondary* playmaker. A guy who can take over a game and make the right plays when he *needs* to, but not as the full time PG, responsible for managing the rest of the team. He’d be better as a Donovan Mitchell-type than a full time PG in my opinion. I just don’t think he can do that on the same roster as Jalen Green, who has a similar skillset.
I’m sorry for getting too aggravated. I just really disliked the implication that I was making stuff up or lying for clout. Being called a liar is probably my biggest pet peeve, but it wasn’t fair to take it out on you.
Who is the team you are a fan of? We are obviously going to never get to a common ground. Your completely missing that I don’t take as much value in your analysis because it’s based solely on a stat and not based on what you’ve observed. Again, even in your player comparisons, your basing that off of a stat you read, not based on watching these guys play every day. That’s why I’m saying the whole in your argument is the very metric you are basing it on. Just like the guys you compared him to, I can’t intelligently compare him to those players because I didn’t watch those guys play every night, I’d only be able to give a very surface level analysis like you are giving by googling their stats. And you compared him to Anthony Edwards statistically, in what world is Edwards being discussed as a throw away to take on a bad contract for a draft pick?? Again, “he turns the ball over too much” is not an accurate portrayal of his game. If I had a dollar for every time he made the right read but the other rockets played did not, I’d be doing pretty well. That doesn’t show up in your google search, just like with the other guys you compared him to. And I can’t make the same argument for them that I can for him, because I didn’t watch them play. Just like you didn’t watch KPJ play. There’s not a lot of 22 year olds that can do what he does, especially put in the position he was in. He is a good young player, not the throw away player the rockets should get rid of for nothing in return that you make him out to be. Remember, he’s younger/as young as a bunch of guys being drafted still so his upside is still really good. Does he make mistakes that a young guard his age make? Of course, that comes with growing as a player. But he is much more valuable than you think he is based on your google search, and that’s something we clearly won’t agree on.
Alright, you know what? I’m done. You’re busy taking my stuff out of context, refusing to believe anything I say, and being rude.
You clearly haven’t read or understood my posts, otherwise you wouldn’t have made the Edwards comparison (which I specifically called out as not a good one because of minutes and position differences), or been so condescending about how stuff isn’t in “[my] google search”. So I’m done with you. Get blocked and keep living in your bubble of disdain.
I’m done talking with you.
Or they could sign FVV then at the deadline trade him for Simmons. If Simmons cost a 1st to move i.agine what the price if the team gets FVV back in the deal versus expiring.
Useful is better than non useful.
That’s a better use of the cap space then absorbing a bad deal. Use it on a good players then trade him via straight up or a 3 way deal and absorb the bad contract later.
You get the benefit of trying and helping your team win and if it doesn’t work you can still get the bad contract back but are in a position to demand more as compensation.
Signing vets and then trading them basically as soon as possible is not an intelligent choice for any team that wants to ever sign those types of players again
Ime Udoka is gonna have a full head of gray hair before this season is over. Dillon Brooks is not the way forward for the Rockets.
He could just sign Harden and Harden should be able to show him how to have a good time off court in Harden.
Udoka should have more grey hair anyway after the crap he pulled in Boston…
He deserves Brooks and Harden…
If this front office actually thinks Dillon Brooks is a good idea then now I understand why Harden won zero championships in Houston.
Completely different front office, coaching and ownership…but sure.
Had Chris Paul not got injured they would’ve won a title with harden. Also how unlucky were they to shoot 0-27 on 3s?
The veterans should have been in place from the start of the rebuild. As a general rule, you don’t import leadership or standard bearers, which are the roles most teams would hope they would play. Of course, if the guy they add is a player Harden, then there was no harm in waiting. He’ll be the same non-leader this year as he would have been 3 years ago.
They didn’t have cap space to sign free agent veterans at the start of the rebuild. And the ones they had they flipped for draft assets. They held into Gordon as long as they could and then flipped him for a better first round pick. So they did right by the veterans they had and traded them to good teams and still were able to accumulate good draft capital. They’ve handled a rebuild exactly how you’d want them to. Now they are loaded with young talent, still have future draft capital, and a ton of cap space. All the people saying they should trade away their young guys for veterans are being dumb, you don’t trade away the guys you spend the last couple of years drafting. In fact you never trade away assets at this stage, that only comes when you are a player away from contending. You bring in a good coach (check), and now you bring in quality guys to compliment their current roster, and if you listen to everything Ime and Stone are saying, that’s exactly what they’re going to do. Unfortunately most people on this site just read the national media’s narrative of this team which has constantly been wrong.
Sorry. You, like the HOU FO, have no clue as to how to build a team. Tanking, drafting multiple rookies a year and throwing them all out there with unearned minutes doesn’t facilitate real player development and produces a culture of losing. Always has, and likely always will. Certainly has in HOU.
You don’t need cap space to bring in the right mix of coaches and veteran players who can establish a professional team culture that young talented players will begin their careers assimilating into, and trying to earn (vs being given) minutes. You just have to know the game and how to build a team. Easy, but not for the boobs in the HOU FO.
Haha! The irony. Please tell me the wrong move they made in the last 3 seasons when they were forced to blow up the team. And you are clearly clueless about the Rockets organization. They have a top 5 winning record over the last 20 years. That seems to contradict your statement that they always have been and always will be a losing organization doesn’t it?
You must be illiterate, or lack the attention span to read entire sentences, at least in context. I certainly never said HOU was a loser organization, or anything regarding the past 20 years. I spoke only of the current HOU FO (3 years in) and their rebuild. Your reading comprehension being what it is, going further would be pointless.
Again, tell me what they’ve gotten wrong. Instead of throwing a temper tantrum, go through all the moves they’ve made starting at the beginning of the rebuild and tell me where they made mistakes.
Lol adding FVV would be a waste of money. First the rockets roster is trash. Second they already have enough low efficiency scorers who can’t shoot. Good luck, they FVV they will be begging teams to take him in 2yrs
Rockets don’t need any more role players
Stars stars stars
Sillyman to get a star one must be available. Who is available? Lillard? Zion? as of right now no star is available
Either the Rockets are really stupid…
Or…
Stein is getting paid well by the agents…
The latter.
I think based on what the rockets have said and done up to this point, there’s a few restricted guys they’ll make offers to. IF they miss out on those guys, I think there’s a couple other of the older but still good veterans they’ll make a high priced, low years offers to. They know that in a couple seasons, when they’re starting to extend some of their rookie contracts, that they’ll wanna either have younger veterans that can continue to get better such as a Reeves, or they’ll wanna at least have the bird rights to that next tier of guys who may play up to their contracts so that they can go over the cap if they feel they are becoming a contender at that point. For all the people on this thread who keep calling the rockets dumb, go look at all the moves they’ve made the last couple of years and tell me the one bad one. They’ve constantly and consistently made the right moves, even when everyone else said they didn’t know what they were doing. I’ll throw out a quick example, refusing to take back ben Simmons for James harden and instead insisting on draft capital. That’s one of the many right things they did.
Let him leave. This team and city gave Van Vleet a chance when literally no other team wanted him. If he wants to chase every last dollar and cent he can get, good riddance. He owes Toronto and the Raptors way more than they/we owe him.