Ben McLemore to HOU

Jul 23, 20192019-20free agent signingplayer page →transaction →

Listed top needs: interior finish, creation, passing.

Strongest prior functions: shooting, event creation, rim protection.

Stable front-end label for the underlying evidence state; inspect the supporting relation for the measured fields and evidence boundary.

No listed top-three need was matched by the player's strongest prior functions. Match ratio 0%.

The incoming player's strongest observed functions did not match the team's three leading measured needs.

Post-move strongest functions: shooting, rim pressure, interior finish. Realized overlap 33%.

Some of the player's strongest prior functions appeared after the acquisition, while others did not.

No outgoing assets recorded

Stable front-end label for the underlying evidence state; inspect the supporting relation for the measured fields and evidence boundary.

Selected player charge $2.03M — 1.9% of the cap

Lead executive: Daryl Morey. regime page →

The decision date falls inside one resolved basketball-authority regime for this team.

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