Happy Thursday saints! More good News for the RRRROCKETS! Courtsey of www.myfoxhouston.com
HOUSTON – Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey told FOX 26 Sports that he met with free agent forward Chris Bosh early on Thursday morning in Dallas.
“I am very excited to get a chance to show Chris what the Rockets
are all about,” Morey said. “We put our best foot forward.
“This is a big moment for him becoming a free agent and I was able to show him the quality team we will have if he joins us.
“I was able to show him if he joins us we are a championship contender.”
Morey said his meeting with the four-time NBA All-Star lasted about 20 minutes.
“Chris is very intelligent, very thoughtful and he wants to win,” Morey said. ”
Morey gave Bosh, who has played his entire seven-year career with the Toronto Raptors, an IPAD that had videos from some of Houston’s greatest sports stars employing him to join the Rockets.
The videos are from a group that includes former Rockets stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Elvin Hayes, current Rockets center Yao Ming, Texans receiver Andre Johnson and former boxing great George Foreman.
“Our hope is after Chris gets a chance to meet with other teams and hears what they have to say, he’ll pick the Rockets,” Morey said. “I told him if he joins us our roster will stack up with the past championship teams we’ve had.”
On Wednesday Bosh’s agent told FOX 26 Sports the Rockets are on his client’s radar.
“Chris is keeping his options open and Houston is a team he will evaluate,” said Henry Thomas in a quote released to FOX 26 through his assistant, Kris White.
During the 2009-2010 season Bosh averaged 24 points and 10.8 rebounds a game.
“I want Chris to make the best decision for him,” Morey said. “I wanted the opportunity to tell him about the Rockets and about Houston.
“I’m very happy I was able to do that.”
Bosh, who is from Dallas, has averaged 20.2 points and 9.4 rebounds a game during his career.
NBA free agency began Wednesday at 11:01 p.m.
