Adrian Wojnarowski@wojespn·29m
Dallas Mavericks assistant Stephen Silas is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN.

The Dallas Mavericks had a high-scoring offense and also implemented some size and rebounding into their fast-paced style of play. I'm not sure how the rest of the coaching staff will look like. There's talk that the Rockets may add one or two former NBA head coaches as assistants. One of them is likely John Lucas.

Maybe this is the right move for the Rockets. He had the respect of all the Dallas players.

Luka Doncic@luka7doncic·33m
well deserved!!

Now maybe this helps our chances to land Luka when he becomes a restricted free agent in two years. Same time James Harden can opt out. At some point we're going to replace James Harden and Russell Westbrook with two young superstars in their prime.

This post was edited by MADmartigan on Oct 28 2020 03:31pm

Also Trae Young will become a restricted free agent the same time as Luka Doncic. That's interesting!.

Both Harden and Westbrook have three years left on their contract ($44-$47M per year each),
And they can both opt out and become unrestricted free agents in two years. Perfect timing, IMO.

The Rockets will have the most cap space of any NBA team very soon. Just got to be patient. Meanwhile they'll "run it back" this year.

There's actually a direct path for the Rockets to compete right now and then reload rather fast compared to a full rebuild plan.

The Houston Rockets are not in a bad spot at all if you think about it. They're not tied down to any bad contracts.
That's why trading Chris Paul was important. He had the worst contract in the league given his age. Soon to be 36.

One thing I'll miss very much though. Daryl Morey! What a great signing for the 76ers. He put some talented rosters together in Houston.

I don't think Paul is the worst contract in the NBA. He can still play as he showed this year. He isn't worth his $40m plus but it's only for 2 more years if he opts in for the 2nd year which is most likely. I think that is better than Wiggins, Westbrook, or Tobias Harris contracts because their length is longer. Currently the worst contract has to be John Wall's. Paul's contract is far from team friendly but there are a few contracts that would hurt a team more mainly because of the length of the contract.

This post was edited by Lakeshow906 on Oct 28 2020 04:15pm

I agree but this past NBA season was very unique and Chris Paul got to rest his problematic hamstring issues. I don't trust Paul's hamstring to hold up for a full NBA season and playoffs anymore. The OKC Thunder were very lucky this past season. John Wall may beast again very soon. Whereas Chris Paul is likely going to see a huge decline going forward due to his age. Then again I also expect LeBron James to show some noticeable decline and he's still dominating!

At some point players like Chris Paul and LeBron James will start to decline right? Father time is undefeated. If not they'll still need a lot of rest. There's already talk that if this upcoming season starts on December 22, or even on Christmas three days later, that an aging LeBron fresh off another deep playoff run is going to sit out the first two or three weeks of the season. Maybe a month.

Deep down I just want to move on from the James Harden and Russell Westbrook tandem. After one year I didn't like it.
Being perfectly honest with you: Harden/Howard, Harden/Paul and Harden/Russ. Common theme is Harden. You got me!

I think wherever Paul plays next year they will take an approach to keep him healthy and not overwork him during the regular season. Paul has some elite skills that won't age. He is one of the better shooters, passers, higher IQ guys in the NBA. None of those skills diminish. He may lose a little quickness but he can still play a huge role on a team if kept healthy.

I don't think it's a terrible idea to let someone like Lebron take a rest. The only thing that matters is the playoffs and the team isn't going to fall out of contention for the playoffs if he misses 10 games. They would probably only lost 1-2 extra games without him if he did sit. He's played so many games compared to most players over the past years from all the Finals and the Olympics. He also will have a shortened offseason next year if the Lakers go deep into the playoffs and he decides to make 1 more trip to the olympics. So sitting to start the season is probably a good idea.

I was surprised to see Morey get a job so quick. I kinda thought he was stepping away for the time being. He would have it much easier in the East building a team compared to what he has had to compete with in the West year after year.

I've seen some people on Twitter speculating that Chris Paul could join LeBron and AD on the LA Lakers!
How is that possible? Do they have the contracts to pull it off? I doubt OKC will just release him outright.

The funny thing is I had Daryl Morey on my short list for the Houston Texans GM job. But analytics in football?
That didn't work very well for Sashi Brown and the Cleveland Browns. A guy with a Harvard law school degree.

Analytics are great for basketball and baseball. Don't get me wrong. But I feel like it's different in football.
I'd love for the Houston Texans to hire Peyton Manning as general manager. I can dream about it anyway!

Didn’t the Lakers tailspin without LeBron in 18-19?

I don’t think it’s guaranteed that they would be fine with him load managing

I'm not saying he could miss 20 games or however long it was then.

But there is a big difference having AD now.

Anthony Davis is a young top five superstar. I don't think he can carry a team for a full season, but for a few weeks at a time without LeBron? He's good enough to have the Lakers still sitting pretty with a .500 record or better. The Western Conference is going to be brutal this year. Especially if the Warriors are back and the Pelicans, Suns, Spurs and Kings make that leap to playoff contention. That's not counting all the powerhouses like the Clippers, Nuggets, Jazz, Thunder and Rockets.

You don't want to fool around too much having LeBron James resting. That could be the difference in the 1st or 2nd seed, and the 5th or 6th seed for the Lakers. The lowest seed to win an NBA Title was the 1995 Houston Rockets which repeated as NBA champions as a 6th seed. Could the Lakers do that? Maybe. I could see the Lakers sleepwalking and coasting through the regular-season and then "turning it up" once the playoffs start.

I'm an old man. I know what an old man looks like. LeBron James is an old man! But his body is built like a Greek God. He's a well-oiled machine!

before that happens he goes back to spain