Ben DuBose

It's either a massive move that truly shifts the needle or at least two moderate moves, which I guess combined could theoretically have that level of impact.

Or...

something minor or nothing at all.

And nothing at all probably doesn't literally mean nothing.

It could mean waiting until the buyout market.

But I think if you had to rank it, I'd say major, minor to nothing, and then moderate.

But what I think has happened is, you know, people know this team is close.

They love Kevin Durant.

And they want this to be the year.

And I do too.

It's been over 30 years now since the Rockets won the NBA title.

I get it.

They haven't even done it in your lifetime, Paolo.

So I completely understand.

But I just think there's a psychology because everybody knows how difficult it is to put a mega deal together.

And there's also the issue of how much salary you have to send out.

The Rockets are hard capped at the first apron.

That people sort of talk themselves into the moderate scenarios because they feel more realistic now.

even if it doesn't necessarily move the needle, it would make you a better team than you are right now and address one of these glaring deficiencies.

And so it feels good.