The Houston Rockets are looking to make a bunch of moves to clear out some cap space to make some big moves this summer. They want to unload a handful of talented players with larger contracts in an attempt to clear out cap space to bring on all-star names to partner with James Harden.
One name they’ve been connected to, possibly more than any other, is Chris Paul. Over the weekend, the Rockets interest in Chris Paul rose to new heights. Now, it appears that Paul is being recruited to the Rockets by their MVP candidate, James Harden.
Following comes from Marc Stein of ESPN.
The Houston Rockets have emerged as an increasingly serious threat in the chase for soon-to-be free agent Chris Paul, according to league sources.
The Rockets still have work to do in terms of clearing sufficient salary-cap space to make a representative offer for Paul, but sources told ESPN that Houston star James Harden has been advocating hard in favor of the Paul pursuit and has made his interest in teaming with the Los Angeles Clippers’ point guard known directly to Paul.
Sources say Houston also remains at the heart of the trade hunt to acquire Paul George from the Indiana Pacers, despite the fact George is only under contract through next season and is known to be angling to sign with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers in July 2018.
The Clippers, sources say, see both San Antonio and Houston as teams capable of convincing Paul to leave Los Angeles, where he has established deep roots in his time with the Clippers.
But the Clippers, sources say, continue to worry that they won’t be able to convince Paul to stay despite their considerable financial advantage over external suitors.
