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Which players deserved investigation for the Houston Rockets problems in 2019-20?

Feb 5, 2020

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.

Public market context only; no team linklisted needs: interior finishing · creation · passing4 candidates — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Alec Burkscap charge $2.32M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Addresses creation, interior finishing
Observed functions
interior finishing · shooting · creation
Strength overlap
Addresses a need and overlaps an existing team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why 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 (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $2.32MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $2.22MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $1.27MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $1.78M

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 $13.3M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Does not address a listed top need
Observed functions
event creation · rim protection · shooting
Strength overlap
Overlaps an existing strength without addressing a listed need
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why 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 (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $13.3MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $13.2MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $8.33MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $10.6M

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 $1.88M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Does not address a listed top need
Observed functions
rim pressure · rim protection · shooting
Strength overlap
Overlaps an existing strength without addressing a listed need
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence ambiguous
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why 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 (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $1.88MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $1.78MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $1.02MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $1.43M

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 $15.0M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Addresses interior finishing
Observed functions
shooting · interior finishing · rim pressure
Strength overlap
Addresses a need and overlaps an existing team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Public offer-shape evidence available
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why 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 (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $15.0MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $14.9MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $10.0MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $11.9M

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.

Public market context only; no team linklisted needs: interior finishing · creation · passing4 candidates — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Alec Burkscap charge $2.32M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Addresses creation, interior finishing
Observed functions
interior finishing · shooting · creation
Strength overlap
Addresses a need and overlaps an existing team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why 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 (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $2.32MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $2.22MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $1.27MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $1.78M

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 $13.3M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Does not address a listed top need
Observed functions
event creation · rim protection · shooting
Strength overlap
Overlaps an existing strength without addressing a listed need
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why 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 (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $13.3MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $13.2MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $8.33MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $10.6M

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 $1.88M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Does not address a listed top need
Observed functions
rim pressure · rim protection · shooting
Strength overlap
Overlaps an existing strength without addressing a listed need
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence ambiguous
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why 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 (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $1.88MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $1.78MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $1.02MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $1.43M

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 $15.0M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Addresses interior finishing
Observed functions
shooting · interior finishing · rim pressure
Strength overlap
Addresses a need and overlaps an existing team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Public offer-shape evidence available
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why 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 (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $15.0MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $14.9MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $10.0MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $11.9M

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.