![]() ![]() Bosh was comfortable staying with the Heat, whose five-year, $118 million max offer trumped Houston’s because of CBA restrictions. ![]() Bosh would surely prefer to join a Rockets superteam than return to Miami without the best player in the world, right? Parsons had signed a three-year, $46 million offer sheet with the Dallas Mavericks, but it seemed like everything had fallen into place for the Houston to match. Why not?īy July 11, when James announced he was going to Cleveland, the Rockets had turned their attention from Anthony - who would later announce he was returning to New York - to Bosh, offering him a maximum contract. They’d try to make a pitch for LeBron James and get in the Kevin Love sweepstakes, too. It was no secret that they’d try to woo Carmelo Anthony, and that they’d be suitors for Chris Bosh’s services just like they were in 2010. Offseason needs: Already an excellent team, the Rockets could separate themselves from the pack if they could find a star to play power forward. While Houston was a powerhouse in the second half of the regular season, Morey didn’t want to stick with the status quo in the brutal West. The Rockets needed to be significantly better so they wouldn’t be in a position to lose a game and a series to Portland because of 0.9 seconds. Since we’re talking about Morey, let’s put it this way: a lot of randomness goes into which teams win close games. Houston general manager Daryl Morey said in numerous interviews after the season that the team had to add talent if it wanted to be truly elite. The Rockets were 0.9 seconds away from hosting Game 7 at the Toyota Center. If you’ve forgotten, that was overtime of Game 6 of the first round. Check out the rest of the offseason reports here. We continue with the always-interesting Houston Rockets. ![]() (USATSI)Ĭ's Eye On Basketball is taking a team-by-team look at the 2014 NBA offseason. ![]()
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