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Originally Posted by mac222b
They also have PJ Tucker's decent deal they could maybe move. But as Sefant says, zero depth. Mbah-Moute is UFA
Capela cap hold is only 7m. So they could go over to sign him, right? As long as Lebron fits under along with the Capela cap hold
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They can sign players (LeBron) all the way to the cap and then go over to sign Capela to a larger contract (he counts for 7mill, but they could go to the cap to sign LeBron and then sign him for 25.2m after, putting them 18.2mill over the cap.
Or they could nab Lebron in a sign-and-trade if they can find a third team to facilitate. They could go 6 mill over the cap to do that (thus, LeBron can get 18mill instead of 12 if Paul gets his max). Then they sign Capela for 25.2mill. They'd be in the luxury tax, but they'd potentially have Harden, LeBron, Paul, Gordon, and Capela. Not much else, though, and they'd have a lot of pressure to win. Will Lebron sacrifice 20mill a year to go to that team? Signs point to no, but who knows? Rockets would probably have to give away all of their future picks to dump Anderson and maybe a couple of others, but that might be their best bet.