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2024-2025 Houston Rockets thread - Prepare for Liftoff ๐Ÿš€ [Now Featuring Kevin Durant]


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On 6/27/2025 at 12:01 PM, LCHorn said:

Clutchfans consensus seems to be is that it's because Whitmore isn't coachable and it's time to get what you can for him.ย ย 

I mean, Iโ€™ll buy that. Kid is kind of a dick that talks passive aggressive shit about Ime every time they stick a microphone in his face.ย 

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Bring in Beasley for minimum once he's through this mess and let him rehab here. Would be awesome to have him coming off the bench as the 8-9th guy.ย  Dude was in line to make at least a max MLE deal after a great year of 3+D with the Pistons.ย 

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2 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

Bring in Beasley for minimum once he's through this mess and let him rehab here. Would be awesome to have him coming off the bench as the 8-9th guy.ย  Dude was in line to make at least a max MLE deal after a great year of 3+D with the Pistons.ย 

This is a part of a continued bit right?

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My suspicion is that Durant wouldn't want to play with Harden, anyway.ย  There was plenty of chance to do so under Morey on a better Rockets team.ย ย 

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How they ace their offseason: You could make the argument Houston has done it already. In a period of two weeks, the Rockets traded for Kevin Durant and agreed to new contracts for Fred VanVleet, Aaron Holiday, Jae'Sean Tate and Jeff Green. They also signed coach Ime Udoka to an extension. The Durant trade was significant not just because the team acquired a top-10 player but also because its depth was kept largely intact.

One move they should make: Let's expand this to multiple moves. The first is to sign Dorian Finney-Smith (if he opts out of his contract with the Lakers) to a two-year, $28 million contract. The VanVleet restructured contract (they reduced his $44.9 million team option to nearly $20 million) gives Houston the flexibility to use the full non-tax midlevel exception and not exceed the first apron. The team would, however, need to waive the $8 million non-guaranteed contract of Jock Landale. The second and most important move is to sign Durant, Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason to extensions. Smith and Eason are eligible to sign until Oct. 20, and Durant has until June 30, 2026, to take a two-year deal.

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Great extension. He was #3 overall in a down draft and will never be an MVP candidate, but heโ€™s a hard worker who fills a very important role on this team.

This is shaping up to be a hell of an offseasonโ€ฆ

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56 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

Rafael Stone is crushing it. Jabariโ€™s deal will be a bargain by the 3rd year. He was one of our best players in the playoffs.

The Rockets offseason so far:

โ€ข Resigned Steven Adams to a 3 year, 39M contractย 
โ€ข Extended Udoka to a long term contract
โ€ข Traded Green, Brooks, pick 10, and 5 SRPs for KD
โ€ข Signed FVV to a 2 Year, 50M contract
โ€ข Extended Jabari Smith Jr. to a 5 year, 122M contract

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Seems like a good deal for Jabari. It's a little overpay for what he is right now, but with the way the cap will grow the next 5 years, and what we hope he develops into as a player, it should be a good deal.ย  Or maybe it just becomes another trade chip next offseason like Jalen Green's extension did this year.ย  Either way, that's a win for the team, and it guarantees Jabari is set for life if he's smart with his money. Can't blame anyone for doing that.ย 

Now extend KD for 1-2 years at a reasonable rate, and we are golden.ย 

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The MLE this year isย $14,104,000, so getting Jabari for a little over 20m for 5 more years ain't bad. The full MLE is going to be hitting 20m in 2030 anyways, so it's a pretty good discount. I do wonder if there will be an option or two at the end to let him try to get a new deal with more money in the future.ย 

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