NBA Rumors: Why LeBron James should sign with Houston Rockets
The biggest story of the offseason will revolve around the potential free agency of Miami Heat forward LeBron James.
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James can opt out of his contract and become a unrestricted free agent. One intriguing team that is set to make a run at James is the Houston Rockets, who already have high-scoring guard James Harden and the game’s best center, Dwight Howard.
Bill Ingram of Basketball Insiders explains why James should sign with the Rockets.
"When a team falls as drastically short of expectations as the Rockets did this season, there are basically two ways to go. You can start firing people, like the head coach or the general manager, or you can radically upgrade the talent on the team. The Rockets will certainly not fire Daryl Morey and Kevin McHale is inexplicably safe, as well. That leaves the radical upgrade option. While the rumors involving Houston have primarily involved the aforementioned Anthony, LeBron solves problems for the Rockets that Anthony could never solve. First, of course, LeBron’s defense would immediately elevate the Rockets from one of the worst defensive teams in the league to one of the best. His willingness to pass the ball, even in clutch situations, would allow Dwight Howard to flourish in the post, something he would struggle to do with the ball-stopping Anthony in the lineup. Finally, the presence of Howard and James Harden would give LeBron two stars in their primes to feed off of and lean on in his quest to capture another title."
James averaged 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 56.7% from the field, 37.9% from three and 75.0% from the charity stripe last season.