Report: The Rockets discover the cost required to re-sign Chris Paul this summer:
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The Houston Rockets fell just one win short of reaching the NBA Finals this season as they were beaten in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals by the Golden State Warriors. It was a disappointing end to a historic campaign where they won a franchise record 65 games in the regular season and secured the number one seed for the first time in their history. Even the luxury of having home-court advantage against the Warriors wasn’t enough for the Rockets to overcome them and end their dominance in the west. A cruel injury to Chris Paul hurt their chances as he went down with a hamstring problem when they led the series 3-2 and were on the brink of eliminating the reigning champs. It was another heartbreaking ending in the playoffs for CP3 as he suffered multiple postseason injuries with the Los Angeles Clippers before joining Houston. Having come so close, the Rockets are determined to do whatever it takes to come back stronger next season and get over the hump. One way to do that will be to keep this current roster together and look to make quality additions. But with Paul and Clint Capela set to enter free agency, they’ll have to part with a lot of money to keep them on their books. Owner Tilman Fertitta has already declared that he wants to re-sign both players but he’ll certainly have to dip into his pockets to do so. The duo are set to demand max contracts and that will force the franchise to go into the luxury tax. With his injury record at the age of 33, it could be a huge risk for the Texas-based organisation to give Paul a huge deal but he’s not willing to accept anything less. On ‘The Woj Pod’, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski stated that the veteran point guard is unlikely to give the Rockets a discount and will be seeking the full five-year, $205 million deal he’s eligible to sign. “When the Rockets made that deal for Chris Paul, knowing they would re-sign him [once he hit free agency], they made a conscious decision that they were gonna have to live with [paying him] $46, $47 million-a-year salary when he’s not nearly the player anymore in his late 30s,” he said. “We’ll see how that plays out in their contract talks [with Paul] here in free agency. Chris Paul didn’t turn down $200 million from the Clippers because he thought that somehow the Rockets were gonna talk him into saving them luxury-tax money. I don’t imagine it playing out that way.” It will be a huge outlay for a player slowly coming towards the end of his career but this is the decision they made when they acquired him from the Clippers. It paid off for much of the season as he averaged 18.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game and then raised his game during the playoffs with 21.1 points, 5.9 boards, 5.8 dimes and 2.0 steals per contest. He proved to be a perfect partner for James Harden and before his injury, they were on course for a Finals berth. The money may be exorbitant for his age, but Paul remains an elite player and can still offer
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