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idiot said:
I agree there would seemingly have to be something. I think my preference given contract/fit might be Dekker, though I was lukewarm on him in the draft. But that might be the least likely offer from Houston.

Wasn't there something to the rumor that Houston was motivated to make the trade for the sake of possibly allowing another move elsewhere? If it turns out Houston doesn't have this need, then the chances of this trade are very low, I'd suspect.
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Presumably, Houston wants to get under the Luxury Tax threshold. They're only a few mil over right now, are probably ready to punt the season, and have promised to let Lawson become a free agent this summer regardless. Holding onto Lawson and ending up above the Luxury Tax would be a bad outcome.
 
If Houston can just waive Lawson so that it doesn't affect them next year, wouldn't it make more sense for them to trade someone like Brewer, Ariza, Beverley or MacDaniels if their hope is to shed salary and clear cap space?
 
Cunning Linguist said:
If Houston can just waive Lawson so that it doesn't affect them next year, wouldn't it make more sense for them to trade someone like Brewer, Ariza, Beverley or MacDaniels if their hope is to shed salary and clear cap space?
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I'd guess they'd rather keep Brewer, Ariza and Beverley. Ty's on his way out in the summer. He's the obvious choice if they can find a deal.
 
I suspect the whole rumor was invented by Lawson's Agent and Marc Stein. When was the last time ESPN reported some genuine breaking NBA news? They don't.
 
GVC said:
Doesn't make sense. Houston has no incentive to keep Lawson. If they can dump him without giving anything else up, they'll do it.
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They say they aren't going to buy him out. Maybe they don't hate him as much as we were led to believe.


People saying that we still are looking for a PG. Looking at Shelvin Mack. Burke must really want out.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
Maybe Houston doesn't want Burke because they don't want his salary, as small as it is.
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I doubt it. I'm thinking maybe Lawson doesn't want to come to Utah.


Or maybe Jazz want additional asset, and Houston would rather just suck it up for the rest of the season.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
They say they aren't going to buy him out. Maybe they don't hate him as much as we were led to believe.


People saying that we still are looking for a PG. Looking at Shelvin Mack. Burke must really want out.
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They're paying him a ton to play like **** in a small role. They want out, there is no question.
 
Siro said:
I doubt it. I'm thinking maybe Lawson doesn't want to come to Utah.
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I recall reading some posts in the past where he said bad things about Utah.

He is a diva, and he didn't fit with Houston. He wouldn't fit with us.

The Rockets fans hate him with a passion.
 
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