NBA Rumors: LeBron James To Houston Rockets Is A Bad Idea
The Houston Rockets will enter the 2018 free agency period with a goal of re-signing Chris Paul and Clint Capela. But they will also try to free up enough cap space to make a run at LeBron James. According to Gil Alcaraz IV of Hoops Habit, the Rockets will whiff on two of their goals.
Alcaraz says that the Rockets will let Capela walk with hopes of saving that money to offer to LeBron. While it’s a smart play by GM Daryl Morey, it will backfire on the Rockets, as LeBron will turn down their offer and decide to stay in Cleveland. Losing Capela will hurt the Rockets more than they will care to admit.
Capela is one of the leaders in the NBA in field goal percentage, is one of the best defensive bigs in the NBA, and has built chemistry with James Harden and Paul. Players like that are hard to come by, and Capela is only 23-years-old. To build a winner only takes one season, but to build a dynasty, you need young players. Letting Capela walk in hopes of getting LeBron is a big risk. But what happens if LeBron turns the Rockets down as Gil believes he will?
Alcaraz believes that the Rockets will have no choice but to reach out to DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers. The issue with that is, are the Clippers willing to let Jordan walk?
But will he be willing to come to the same Rockets’ team that Paul is a part of? There was once bad blood between the two, and maybe a change of scenery could help, or maybe Morey will make a huge mistake. LeBron James is the prize for many teams this offseason, and the Rockets are taking a huge gamble throwing all their chips in for a player no one knows where he will end up. Morey has a tough decision to make. Does he keep his core or let Capela walk in hopes he can pull LeBron away from the Cavaliers, Lakers, Sixers, and Spurs?
To put the 2018 offseason in perspective, LeBron James could be the downfall of the Houston Rockets.
Mark has been covering Sports and Entertainment for the past six years. His work has been featured on Bleacher Report, ESPN, Fox Sports, Teen Vogue, and many other websites.
