Houston Rockets
2019-20Which players deserved investigation for the Houston Rockets’ problems in 2019-20?
Feb 5, 2020 — Daryl Morey
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Jordan Bell. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.HOU on 2020-02-05: the listed basketball needs were interior finishing, creation, passing. 3 player(s) were publicly on the market, but none had a source linking this team to them. 1 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.
Alec Burkscap charge $2.32MWhy is he here?
Alec Burks: Alec Burks was on the public trade market, but no source linked HOU to him. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, interior_finish. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $2,320,044 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.
minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: -1.8 per 100 (O -0.9 / D -0.9) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Dewayne Dedmoncap charge $13.3MWhy is he here?
Dewayne Dedmon: Dewayne Dedmon was on the public trade market, but no source linked HOU to him. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $13,333,334 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.
minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: -0.4 per 100 (O -0.2 / D -0.3) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Glenn Robinson IIIcap charge $1.88MWhy is he here?
Glenn Robinson III: Glenn Robinson III was on the public trade market, but no source linked HOU to him. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The salary screen was available, but contract-control records were ambiguous. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.
minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: -0.9 per 100 (O -1.2 / D 0.3) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Marcus Morris Sr.cap charge $15.0MWhy is he here?
Marcus Morris Sr.: sources linked Marcus Morris Sr. to another team, not HOU. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: interior_finish. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $15,000,000 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.
minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 0.2 per 100 (O 0.7 / D -0.5) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.
Feb 5, 2020 — Daryl Morey
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Robert Covington. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.HOU on 2020-02-05: the listed basketball needs were interior finishing, creation, passing. 3 player(s) were publicly on the market, but none had a source linking this team to them. 1 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.
Alec Burkscap charge $2.32MWhy is he here?
Alec Burks: Alec Burks was on the public trade market, but no source linked HOU to him. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, interior_finish. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $2,320,044 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.
minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: -1.8 per 100 (O -0.9 / D -0.9) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Dewayne Dedmoncap charge $13.3MWhy is he here?
Dewayne Dedmon: Dewayne Dedmon was on the public trade market, but no source linked HOU to him. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $13,333,334 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.
minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: -0.4 per 100 (O -0.2 / D -0.3) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Glenn Robinson IIIcap charge $1.88MWhy is he here?
Glenn Robinson III: Glenn Robinson III was on the public trade market, but no source linked HOU to him. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The salary screen was available, but contract-control records were ambiguous. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.
minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: -0.9 per 100 (O -1.2 / D 0.3) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Marcus Morris Sr.cap charge $15.0MWhy is he here?
Marcus Morris Sr.: sources linked Marcus Morris Sr. to another team, not HOU. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: interior_finish. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $15,000,000 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.
minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 0.2 per 100 (O 0.7 / D -0.5) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.