Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets, does not take the offseason off. Every year he at least tries to make a major move. Three years ago he landed James Harden via trade. Two years ago, he inked free agent Dwight Howard. Last year, he nearly caught Chris Bosh. Will he try for a big name this year?
In theory, there are two ways a big-time player can be acquired: through trade or free agency. Do the Rockets have the means to do either? And if they do, should they?
Free Agency
To land a big-name free agent, you need big-time money, and that’s problematic for the Rockets. Their ability to free up cap space is not what it has been the last couple of years.
They do have some “flexibility,” though. They have a team option on Kostas Papanikolaou. They also have cap holds on Josh Smith, Patrick Beverley, K.J. McDaniels, Jason Terry and the No. 18 pick. If they waived or traded away all of that for future draft choices or overseas players their situation would look like this, per Spotrac.com:
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Will Houston Rockets Need to Chase Big-Name Free Players Again This Summer?
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