I’ve thought for a while Houston seemed like a very logical landing place for Chris Bosh.
It’s close to his home, but not actually in Dallas, where he would face tons of distractions.
They have all kinds of pieces to entice the Raptors to pull off a sign-and-trade.
A 1st round pick from the Knicks, the right to swap picks with the Knicks if the Knicks are worse than the Rockets, decent young players like Jordan Hill, Chase Budinger and Kyle Lowry, plus reasonably-priced vets like Shane Battier (though he’d probably be bought out so he could return to Houston) and Trevor Ariza.
via Houston makes sense for Bosh | Courtside | Blogs | Toronto Sun.
Found this interesting for a few reasons:
- I had never considered the possibility of a Battier buyout, which would really be a great situation for the Rockets. However, I see next to zero chance of that happening – you would figure that Battier would hold at least some value for a subsequent deal at the deadline, perhaps to a contender such as Portland.
- Kyle Lowry is not a “decent young player” but rather, perhaps the best player on the Houston Rockets. Rest assured, he will not be included as some sort of inconsequential afterthought as is seemingly being implied. If he’s in the deal, it’s because it morphed into a bidding war with other suitors upping the ante (with the likes of Beasley and Jeff Green.) Even then, good luck convincing the restricted free agent guard to agree to the deal. Kyle Lowry will be a Houston Rocket next season. I can almost guarantee that.
- Final note concerns the distinction between playing at home and playing close to home as Wolstat articulates what I had earlier implied to the confusion of some readers. Bosh allegedly does not want to sign with Dallas due to the existent distractions. But this aversion does not mean that the proposition of being nearby would not hold some appeal. That one does not want friends and family constantly around does not mean that having the option of the occasional drop-in wouldn’t be attractive. And with that, it’s safe to say we’ve ventured entirely too far in micro-analyzing Bosh’s alleged requirements…
