Houston Rockets
2022-23Which players deserved investigation for the Houston Rockets’ problems in 2022-23?
Feb 9, 2023 — Rafael Stone
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Frank Kaminsky. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.HOU on 2023-02-09: the listed basketball needs were passing, rebounding, creation. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.
Matisse Thybullecap charge $4.38MWhy is he here?
Matisse Thybulle: sources linked Matisse Thybulle to another team, not HOU. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. 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: 0.5 per 100 (O -0.4 / D 0.9) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Eric Gordoncap charge $19.6MWhy is he here?
Eric Gordon: sources linked Eric Gordon to another team, not HOU. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, passing. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. 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: 0.3 per 100 (O 0.5 / D -0.3) — 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 9, 2023 — Rafael Stone
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Danny Green. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.HOU on 2023-02-09: the listed basketball needs were passing, rebounding, creation. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.
Matisse Thybullecap charge $4.38MWhy is he here?
Matisse Thybulle: sources linked Matisse Thybulle to another team, not HOU. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. 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: 0.5 per 100 (O -0.4 / D 0.9) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Eric Gordoncap charge $19.6MWhy is he here?
Eric Gordon: sources linked Eric Gordon to another team, not HOU. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, passing. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. 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: 0.3 per 100 (O 0.5 / D -0.3) — 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 9, 2023 — Rafael Stone
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in John Wall. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.HOU on 2023-02-09: the listed basketball needs were passing, rebounding, creation. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.
Matisse Thybullecap charge $4.38MWhy is he here?
Matisse Thybulle: sources linked Matisse Thybulle to another team, not HOU. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. 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: 0.5 per 100 (O -0.4 / D 0.9) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Eric Gordoncap charge $19.6MWhy is he here?
Eric Gordon: sources linked Eric Gordon to another team, not HOU. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, passing. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. 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: 0.3 per 100 (O 0.5 / D -0.3) — 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 9, 2023 — Rafael Stone
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Justin Holiday. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.HOU on 2023-02-09: the listed basketball needs were passing, rebounding, creation. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.
Matisse Thybullecap charge $4.38MWhy is he here?
Matisse Thybulle: sources linked Matisse Thybulle to another team, not HOU. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. 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: 0.5 per 100 (O -0.4 / D 0.9) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
Eric Gordoncap charge $19.6MWhy is he here?
Eric Gordon: sources linked Eric Gordon to another team, not HOU. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, passing. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. 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: 0.3 per 100 (O 0.5 / D -0.3) — 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.