Clint Capela and the Houston Rockets do not appear to be anywhere close to agreeing on a long-term contract extension.
Capela, a restricted free agent, is reportedly seeking a contract somewhere in the range of the four-year, $80 million deal fellow restricted free agent Zach LaVine has agreed to with the Chicago Bulls. According to Kelly Iko of Rockets Wire, Houston offered Capela roughly half of that deal.
I’m told Clint Capela felt undervalued during initial negotiations with Houston—he’s reportedly seeking more than the 4/80m given to Zach Lavine, and was offered a contract in the range of the 4/48m given to Nurkic.
— Kelly Iko (@KellyIkoNBA) July 8, 2018
Capela, 24, averaged 13.9 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game last season, leading the league with a 65.2 field goal percentage. He’s clearly worthy of a big contract, but the Rockets don’t have much cash to spend after they signed Chris Paul to a four-year, $160 million deal.
With how far apart Capela and the Rockets seem to be in negotiations, the recent report we heard about the big man’s offseason plans makes a lot of sense.
