Now that the trade deadline has passed, it is buyout season. Players, especially vets on expiring contracts, stuck on losing teams or just got traded to losing team (mostly for salary matching purposes) are likely buyout candidates. Some of them can probably help the Rockets. Candidates? I am thinking: Thomas Robinson Carlos Boozer
Perkins would be a good backup center for this team. Although, I thought we were already at 15 players.
A: Hell no B: Hayell no C: 76'ers needed his contract to hit the salary floor, so they wont buy him out. D: No, just, No.
My main question: where does the roster spot come from? You could cut Dorsey, but that would mean eating $1M in cap space for 2015-16, so I don't know how realistic that is. Maybe Prigs if a PG comes available, but it seems like Rockets have plans for him. Who else is viable?
I'd say Dorsey is the most likely. The dead money in 2015-16 most likely won't matter much given that HOU isn't projected to have enough cap room to straight-up sign a FA anyway. HOU will most likely need to pursue the best FA via sign-and-trade and use its MLE to retain KJ or Josh Smith.
The Rocket's were within 850k of the tax line. After these moves they now have a ~ $3 million cushion before reaching the tax line. Plenty of room to sign a vet. I'm curious if avoiding going into the tax had any effect on Morey not pulling the trigger on any of the other point guards, as just about all of them would have resulted in us crossing the tax line.
Hahaha... Hope this is a joke. Yes let's cut the rookie prospect the Rockets just gave up Canaan and two second round picks for. Makes total sense. Why don't we actually watch the kid play a game or two before we pass judgement. Kid has talent.
If Rockets sign another big, Dorsey is the cut that makes the most sense, basketball wise anyway. Perkins, Sanders, McGee, Bargnani, etc. are all better than Dorsey. Especially for the vet min.
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