Why doesn’t DeMar DeRozan just sign with Houston?

MessiahUjiri · Post #1 » by **MessiahUjiri** » Thu Jul 4, 2024 7:14 pm

This is a simple but obvious question:

Demar wants to make money and win, but this market has dried up.

Rockets want to ostensibly make a playoff run now that their youth is stacked, and they have a whole bunch of cap space still left.

If DD were to sign there, they could play a platoon of youth / vets.

Fred V / Sheppard
Brooks / Green / Griffin
DeMar / Amin / Whitmore
Jabari / Eason / Tate
Sengun / Adams / Green

I think that’s sneakily good enough for a second round.

LarsV8 · Post #2 » by **LarsV8** » Thu Jul 4, 2024 7:33 pm

We have no cap space, and want to keep cap open for next summer.

Hard to see where the minutes would be as well.

psman2 · Post #3 » by **psman2** » Thu Jul 4, 2024 8:14 pm

Houston already has good vets, no point giving a bunch of minutes to a floor raiser like DDR when the ceiling with him playing a big role is low. Much better to let the young guys play and battle among each other and let the cream raise to the top. Houston is already in a huge crunch for finding enough playing time for all their youth, DDR just makes no sense there.

babyjax13 · Post #4 » by **babyjax13** » Thu Jul 4, 2024 8:27 pm

I'd like to see him in Golden State if they trade for Lauri.

Post #5 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Thu Jul 4, 2024 8:38 pm

MessiahUjiri wrote:Rockets want to ostensibly make a playoff run now that their youth is stacked, and they have a whole bunch of cap space still left.

Houston is somewhere around $22m over the salary cap for next year.

It’s basically just Utah, San Antonio, and Detroit left with any meaningful cap space.

MoreyWins · Post #6 » by **MoreyWins** » Thu Jul 4, 2024 9:57 pm

Why do people confuse Houston wanting to make a playoff run with having interest in B-level and C-level stars? Seriously, you wouldn't entertain these ideas if you were talking about your favorite team.

ChettheJet · Post #7 » by **ChettheJet** » Thu Jul 4, 2024 11:50 pm

babyjax13 wrote:I'd like to see him in Golden State if they trade for Lauri.

That would be great but with everything GSW would have to give for Lauri, would they have a clean pair of socks left to trade for Demar?

Moses ShamMoses · Post #8 » by **Moses ShamMoses** » Fri Jul 5, 2024 12:35 pm

Scoot McGroot wrote:
MessiahUjiri wrote:Rockets want to ostensibly make a playoff run now that their youth is stacked, and they have a whole bunch of cap space still left.

Houston is somewhere around $22m over the salary cap for next year.

It’s basically just Utah, San Antonio, and Detroit left with any meaningful cap space.

Maybe he'll go back to the Spurs for a 1-2 year deal? How much can they offer? I could see him interested in teaming up with Chris Paul and Wemby for a couple years to see what they can do.