The Houston Rockets have watched this year’s free agency period from the sidelines as the only big move they made was to sign Chris Paul to a four-year, $160 million max deal. This cripples the team’s cap space at his $40 million per year salary but it wouldn’t been impossible to add another star to this team’s repertoire.
LeBron James? Nope. Paul George? Nope. Kawhi Leonard? Hell no. Did the Houston Rockets even have a shot at Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to replace Trevor Ariza?