Houston Rockets in the mix for LeBron James?
He will be an unrestricted free agent this summer
According to Sam Amick of USA Today, there is strong belief that the Houston Rockets will have a legitimate shot at landing four-time MVP LeBron James when he'll become an unrestricted free agent this summer.
However, the Rockets would have to think very carefully about how they could find a way to offer James a convincing contract and at the same time keep Chris Paul, who'll be a free agent as well.
Following from USA Today:
"As for how Houston could find a way to give max salary contracts starting at $35 million annually to both James (who has a player option worth $35.3 million for next season) and Paul (who will be a free agent) without the necessary cap space, Morey would indeed have to become a salary cap gymnast. The NBA salary cap is expected to be $101 million next season, and the Rockets are, well, capped out. But Morey is one of the league’s renowned risk takers, the kind of relentless executive who might already have hypothetical trades lined up for players like Ryan Anderson and others who would have to go for the Rockets to be able to sign one of the greatest players of all time in James.
It’s also seen as possible that, like Kevin Durant did last summer with the Warriors, Paul could take less money to make James’ salary fit."
However, the Rockets would have to think very carefully about how they could find a way to offer James a convincing contract and at the same time keep Chris Paul, who'll be a free agent as well.
Following from USA Today:
"As for how Houston could find a way to give max salary contracts starting at $35 million annually to both James (who has a player option worth $35.3 million for next season) and Paul (who will be a free agent) without the necessary cap space, Morey would indeed have to become a salary cap gymnast. The NBA salary cap is expected to be $101 million next season, and the Rockets are, well, capped out. But Morey is one of the league’s renowned risk takers, the kind of relentless executive who might already have hypothetical trades lined up for players like Ryan Anderson and others who would have to go for the Rockets to be able to sign one of the greatest players of all time in James.
It’s also seen as possible that, like Kevin Durant did last summer with the Warriors, Paul could take less money to make James’ salary fit."
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