Rockets Extend Capela

BwareDWare94

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5 years, 90 million. I'm surprised nobody inked him to an offer sheet. I figured someone might bid him out of Houston. 
 

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Great money for a guy who gets better every single year. Morey strikes again.
 

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https://twitter.com/robksports/status/1022944830312378368?s=21
 

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And all but about two of those guys are better than him too
 

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CameronCrazy06 said:
And all but about two of those guys are better than him too
 
lol. At those dollar amounts, I'd take Gobert, Embiid, and maybe DJ over Capela @ 18 million. Capela has steadily improved in the Rockets system and still has room to grow. Sure more of those guys are better than him, but some of them have a ton of miles on their bodies, or are simply paid too much. This is a great deal is the point of that tweet
 
I think teams were hesitant to offer Capela big money because there is still uncertainty over whether the system made the player, or if Capela is that good on his own. Honestly, i think he owes a great deal of his success to CP3 and Harden, but the tools are there. He is a plus defender, and showed last year that he can finish at the rim with the best of them. 
 

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DeAndre Jordan is not better than Clint Capela at this point.
 

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Embiid, Horford, Gasol are the only 3 who are demonstrably better than Capela. Drummond and Gobert are arguably better but more limited offensively.
 

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If you would take Clint Capela over Rudy Gobert, you're out of your fucking mind
 

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id take drummond over clint too.
 

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I'll take the guy who can actually score the ball and is only down a tier defensively.
 

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BwareDWare94 said:
I'll take the guy who can actually score the ball and is only down a tier defensively.
He can score the ball because he has two of the best passers in basketball throwing him lobs. Gobert is arguably the best defensive big in basketball. Capela is a good defender, but saying theyre a tier apart defensively is like saying LeBron and Derozan are only one tier apart as players
 

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put drummond or gobert on that team and we're talking about two of the best centers in the game..
 

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BwareDWare94 said:
Embiid, Horford, Gasol are the only 3 who are demonstrably better than Capela. Drummond and Gobert are arguably better but more limited offensively.
Gobert arguably better?

Buddy.....
 

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Father Pugzo said:
id take drummond over clint too.
Would you take him if he wasnt playing for pistons?

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#GotEm?
 

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Paulius said:
Would you take him if he wasnt playing for pistons?

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yea, especially on that rockets team
 

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Drummond is an underrated passing big too.
 

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Going back to that list, I think Embiid @ 30 is the only guy i would take over Capela @ 18....
 

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Kanter, Noah, and maybe Whiteside are the only guys im not taking over Capela
 

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