He traded for James Harden in 2012 and convinced Dwight Howard to sign with his organization a year later.
So how has Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey become the poster boy for NBA regret?
Pushing one's luck can do that. Morey and Co. traded away key rotation pieces Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik in a bid to create the cap space needed to sign a premier free agent—namely Carmelo Anthony or Chris Bosh. The front office then opted to let emergent forward (and restricted free agent) Chandler Parsons sign with the Dallas Mavericks, preserving flexibility and declining to match a pricey offer sheet.
Anthony and Bosh decided to stay with their respective teams, the New York Knicks and Miami Heat.
Morey snagged swingman Trevor Ariza to replace Parsons on the wing.
The Rockets took a serious step back, perhaps exiting a title conversation they had barely joined.
This is what offseason regret looks like.
To be sure, Houston wasn't the only team to miss out on Anthony. The prized free agent also toured Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles before deciding to maintain the status quo.
And to be ...
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Every NBA Team’s Biggest Offseason Regret
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