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Why doesn’t DeMar DeRozan just sign with Houston?
Posted: Thu Jul 4, 2024 7:14 pm
by MessiahUjiri
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.
Re: Why doesn’t DeMar DeRozan just sign with Houston?
Posted: Thu Jul 4, 2024 7:33 pm
by LarsV8
We have no cap space, and want to keep cap open for next summer.
Hard to see where the minutes would be as well.
Re: Why doesn’t DeMar DeRozan just sign with Houston?
Posted: Thu Jul 4, 2024 8:14 pm
by psman2
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.
Re: Why doesn’t DeMar DeRozan just sign with Houston?
Posted: Thu Jul 4, 2024 8:27 pm
by babyjax13
I'd like to see him in Golden State if they trade for Lauri.
Re: Why doesn’t DeMar DeRozan just sign with Houston?
Posted: Thu Jul 4, 2024 8:38 pm
by Scoot McGroot
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.
Re: Why doesn’t DeMar DeRozan just sign with Houston?
Posted: Thu Jul 4, 2024 9:57 pm
by MoreyWins
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.
Re: Why doesn’t DeMar DeRozan just sign with Houston?
Posted: Thu Jul 4, 2024 11:50 pm
by ChettheJet
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?
Re: Why doesn’t DeMar DeRozan just sign with Houston?
Posted: Fri Jul 5, 2024 12:35 pm
by Moses ShamMoses
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.