2018 Free Agency / Armchair GM Thread

[spreedom]

Do whatever you can to clear enough cap space to throw a max offer at Clint Capela. That's my new thing.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by spreedom

Do whatever you can to clear enough cap space to throw a max offer at Clint Capela. That's my new thing.

We already have enough cap space to offer a max contract this summer.

[sefant77]

Originally Posted by spreedom

Do whatever you can to clear enough cap space to throw a max offer at Clint Capela. That's my new thing.

Wasted time, Capela is a RFA and Morey was never closer to a ring that would complete his douchebag kingdom.

He is not letting Capela walk, specially not to Cuban, even with a max offer that may is a slighty overpay of a few millions each year. The new Rockets owner is also not cheap like Alexander. They are keeping Paul, Harden and Capela at any costs.

[Bryan_Wilson]

Then there's the whole waiting 3 days while every other FA signs and then we lose Capela when he's matched. Leaving us with signing Greg Monroe or some other "bargain" that every other team has no interest in. Then RC has to once again make chicken salad out of chicken shit.

[tap2390]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

Then there's the whole waiting 3 days while every other FA signs and then we lose Capela when he's matched. Leaving us with signing Greg Monroe or some other "bargain" that every other team has no interest in. Then RC has to once again make chicken salad out of chicken shit.

To be fair what FA worth pursuing isn’t an RFA? Demarcus Cousins (vomit)? Paul George? Brook Lopez? Avery Bradley? I mean I’m all for trying to lure Paul George, but I think we all know he’s going to the Lakers.

Aaron Gordon, Julius Randle, Marcus Smart, and Jabari Parker are our most realistic targets and they’re all RFAs. I’m not really intrigued by any of those guys. Let’s say the Rockets lose in the WCF badly to the Warriors, do they aggressively seek to resign Capela knowing they have to reup Chris Paul and attract PG13, Lebron, or Carmelo?

[Bryan_Wilson]

Originally Posted by tap2390

To be fair what FA worth pursuing isn’t an RFA? Demarcus Cousins (vomit)? Paul George? Brook Lopez? Avery Bradley? I mean I’m all for trying to lure Paul George, but I think we all know he’s going to the Lakers.

Aaron Gordon, Julius Randle, Marcus Smart, and Jabari Parker are our most realistic targets and they’re all RFAs. I’m not really intrigued by any of those guys. Let’s say the Rockets lose in the WCF badly to the Warriors, do they aggressively seek to resign Capela knowing they have to reup Chris Paul and attract PG13, Lebron, or Carmelo?

If they lost Capela though who would replace him out there on the open market with their cap situation? It's like when the Cavs gave the ridiculous amount to TT, they have no other option unless they want to get worse as a basketball team.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by tap2390

To be fair what FA worth pursuing isn’t an RFA? Demarcus Cousins (vomit)? Paul George? Brook Lopez? Avery Bradley? I mean I’m all for trying to lure Paul George, but I think we all know he’s going to the Lakers.

Aaron Gordon, Julius Randle, Marcus Smart, and Jabari Parker are our most realistic targets and they’re all RFAs. I’m not really intrigued by any of those guys. Let’s say the Rockets lose in the WCF badly to the Warriors, do they aggressively seek to resign Capela knowing they have to reup Chris Paul and attract PG13, Lebron, or Carmelo?

Why would anyone want Melo? He has hit the wall harder than any player I recall