Chris Bosh jilts the Rockets and stays with the Heat. Talk about a major screw-over for Houston.
They're not getting Carmello, and there's not another max player on the market that isn't protected by RFA. They might be able to S&T for Greg Monroe or Eric Bledsoe, but I honestly think that's highly unlikely. Their best bet now is to match Parsons and field the same team they had last year minus Lin and Asik.
They got a pick for Asik, but gave one away to get rid of Lin. It's awesome to see this whole thing blow up in their faces so bad. Maybe they go for a 2nd tier guy before they match on Parsons, but they'd be better off preserving their limited cap space for a better run next year. They totally screwed the pooch by making Parsons a RFA. Even worse miscalculation that the Jazz on Gordon Hayward.
I'd take IT at that salary over maxing Bledsoe. If that's what just happened. How did the Kings not match that though.....that's not even a bad deal.
In 2 years Suns may have a backcourt of Dragic, Bledsoe, Bogdanovic, Thomas and Ennis. Bogdanovic and Ennis would be on their rookie contracts. They are slowly building a very solid team.
Weird. Kings were reportedly offering $5-$6M and wanted IT as a backup. IT reportedly wanted $8M (Avery Bradley money). He accepts <$7M to be a backup in Phoenix. Guess bridges were burned in Sacramento. Or IT realized he could be playing for Ty Corbin by the end of his contract.I'd take IT at that salary over maxing Bledsoe. If that's what just happened. How did the Kings not match that though.....that's not even a bad deal.
In 2 years Suns may have a backcourt of Dragic, Bledsoe, Bogdanovic, Thomas and Ennis. Bogdanovic and Ennis would be on their rookie contracts. They are slowly building a very solid team.
Yeah. They're toast. They needed to add a max guy now and match Parsons deal. James, Bosh or Anthony. One of those guys or bust. Should have just kept Lin and Parsons on his RFA tender and then tried to maximize whatever else they could out of their assets at the deadline.Houston doesn't have cap space next year: Parsons $15M, Dwight $22M, Harden $16M = $53M. Add to that a cap hold of $5M for Beverly and $4M for remaining roster spots and you're at $62M. With projected cap at $66M that's not a lot and requires shipping away everyone.
Everyone said the dominoes would fall once LBJ made up his mind. This is now kind of fun. Wonder when 'Melo will announce.
That Bosh deal is a so awful.
Miami you shouldn't make decisions about player contracts when your angry