Houston Rockets: Danny Green, Not Matthew Dellavedova

First off, congratulations to the Golden State Warriors on one of the greatest regular-seasons in NBA history and an amazing title run.

Three games into the NBA Finals, I wrote a piece about how the Houston Rockets‘ backcourt could benefit from acquiring Cleveland Cavaliers‘ backup point guard Matthew Dellavedova. Now, with the Finals in the rear-view, I believe it’s time to take a step back and reconsider.

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For the first couple of games of the series — after All-Star Kyrie Irving went down with a broken kneecap — Dellavedova stepped up to the plate by kind of filling up his stat sheet and preventing regular-season MVP and arguably the greatest shooter of all-time, Stephen Curry, from filling up his.

However, since Game 4, it seemed as if Stephen Curry’s fire was fueled by the media frenzy created by this pseudo NBA-caliber backup point guard from down under.

And that’s when Delly’s stock started tumbling down.

After holding Curry to 14 points and 5-for-20 from the field during Games 2 and 3 of the Finals, the greatest shooter of all-time turned the tables on the series by shooting 48 percent from the field for Games 4, 5 and the title-clinching Game 6.

Therefore, I would like to apologise to the Houston Rockets for trying to lure you into prying Matthew Dellavedova from the

now-beloved

Cleveland Cavaliers’ arms just to make it your problem to deal with.

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Also, as I try to redeem myself from the aforementioned mistake, it is only fair that I make another value proposition the Houston Rockets should pursue in an effort to reinforce their chances at making it to the 2016 NBA Finals.

Danny Green.

After two Western Conference titles and an incredible NBA title run with the San Antonio Spurs, word around the league is that three-point shooter extraordinaire Danny Green will go shopping during the offseason in hopes to get the massive contract he deserve.

It took Danny Green six years to finally reach his offensive potential as he comes out of the 2014-15 season with a career high 11.7 points per game and an astounding 114 offensive rating.

And with only 17 percent of his shots coming via the dreaded mid-range jump shot, the former Spur could be a perfect fit for a statistical offense like the one the Rockets are running under Daryl Morey.

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From beyond the arc, Danny Green is exactly what Daryl Morey dreamed about when he took over the Rockets’ management.

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Of course, now that a jump-shooting team finally won the NBA title, adding a highly effective three-point shooter like Danny Green comes at a price — according to CBS Sports’ Ken Berger, Danny Green’s price tag could reach the $10 million or even $12 million per year mark. Therefore, it will be hard for most teams to land the shooting-guard.

Not for the Rockets.

With only $56.1 million* on their books for the 2015-16 season — and a projected salary cap of roughly $67.1 million — throwing $12 more million to the pile would have no significant impact on the Houston Rockets’ financial situation.

Of course, there’s a chance Danny Green ends up going back to the perpetually competitive San Antonio Spurs once it’s all said and done. However, with Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard hitting free agency during the offseason, bringing back Green will be quite the challenge for the the Spurs.

Danny Green is 27 years young and still due that large and hard-earned contract that would set him up for a while. By adding him, the Houston Rockets could become — barring any unforseen injuries — the favorites to come out of the Western Conference for a chance at the third title in franchise history.

Your move, Morey.

* If they were to exercise all their options.

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