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What outgoing salary structures existed for the Houston Rockets in 2020-21?

John Wall · Nov 22, 2020John Wall · Nov 27, 2020John Wall · Dec 2, 2020
Target: John Wall
decision date Nov 22, 2020 · incoming salary $41.3M

No resolved one-to-three-player combination clears the selected minimum-outgoing screen; 7 roster salaries are unresolved. This is not proof that no legal trade route existed.

Exact legality withheldComplete dated salary treatment, aggregation, apron, exception, consent, roster, trade-restriction and draft-rule evidence.

Salary screen

Era-correct minimum-outgoing screen — a screen, not a legality determination.
Rules era: 2017 CBA rulesGoverning lane: Non taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100minimum outgoing $32.9MOver cap below or at tax proxy

A passing salary route is not a legal trade determination.

Outgoing salary routes

No passing route among resolved salaries; roster salary evidence is incomplete
0pass the salary screen
7fail the salary screen
7await a full legal review
0declared exactly legal

No passing route among resolved salaries; roster salary evidence is incomplete

Closest failing routes (7)
Blocked by the salary screen: Danuel House Jr. + David Nwaba + Eric Gordon — $22.4M vs minimum $32.9M
Blocked by the salary screen: Danuel House Jr. + Eric Gordon — $20.6M vs minimum $32.9M
Blocked by the salary screen: David Nwaba + Eric Gordon — $18.7M vs minimum $32.9M
Blocked by the salary screen: Eric Gordon — $16.9M vs minimum $32.9M
Blocked by the salary screen: Danuel House Jr. + David Nwaba — $5.54M vs minimum $32.9M
Blocked by the salary screen: Danuel House Jr. — $3.72M vs minimum $32.9M
Blocked by the salary screen: David Nwaba — $1.82M vs minimum $32.9M

Outgoing-player tray

The roster pieces the combinations draw from — and the basketball that would leave with each.
Eric Gordon$16.9M

Salary resolved; player included in generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

HOU had a supported lineup path without Eric Gordon: [P.J. Tucker, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Ben McLemore, Clint Capela] at 3.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 305 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 35%Interior finish at risk (4.9%)Observed replacement path
Danuel House Jr.$3.72M

Salary resolved; player included in generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

HOU had a supported lineup path without Danuel House Jr.: [P.J. Tucker, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Ben McLemore, Clint Capela] at 3.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 305 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 54%Event creation at risk (14.8%)Observed replacement path
David Nwaba$1.82M

Salary resolved; player included in generated combinations

Isaiah Hartenstein

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

HOU had a supported lineup path without Isaiah Hartenstein: [P.J. Tucker, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Ben McLemore, Clint Capela] at 3.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 305 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 7%Interior finish at risk (3.8%)Observed replacement path
Jeff Green

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

HOU did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Jeff Green.

The database cannot reliably identify what the team loses without this player
Russell Westbrook

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

HOU did not have strong functional backup for Russell Westbrook in creation; removing him cost about 43.2% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was James Harden.

rotation 58%Creation at risk (43.2%)Single-skill dependence
James Harden

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

HOU did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for James Harden. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 72%Creation at risk (50.2%)No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence
Ben McLemore

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

HOU was highly dependent on Ben McLemore. Removing him cost about 30.4% of shooting production, and lineups with him performed 6.4 points per 100 possessions better than lineups without him. The best supported replacement group was [P.J. Tucker, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Robert Covington, Danuel House Jr.] over 462 possessions.

rotation 43%Shooting at risk (30.4%)Critical basketball and lineup dependency
Robert Covington

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

HOU did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Robert Covington.

The database cannot reliably identify what the team loses without this player
Tarik Black

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Draft capital

Reconstructed control, never confirmed tradability.
SupportedThe database found provisional dated pick-control candidates. They are useful leads, not confirmed tradable assets.
2 first-round candidate row(s)0 second-round candidate row(s)2 conditional claim(s)0 confirmed tradable

No pick is called tradable without complete Stepien and encumbrance evidence.

basketball: Not scored or used to determine legality.legal rules: Rule-by-rule checks with unresolved inputs named directly.draft capital: Dated control candidates, conditions, Stepien and tradability remain separate.salary and cap: Package salary math and team financial-position proxy only.outcome and causality: Not inferred from a legal screen or observed completed receipt.availability and intent: Not inferred from package legality.price and market access: Not scored or used to determine legality.

Direct team link and basketball fit remain separate from salary construction, draft inventory, completed price, exact legality and transaction outcome.