The Houston Rockets are doing a great job of managing their salary cap. One conference rival can't say the same. The Spurs will live to regret the contract they gave De'Aaron Fox, and the Rockets should be glad to have dodged that bullet.
Remember when Fox-to-Houston rumors were fashionable? There was a simple appeal in acquiring him. Fox is a star point guard. The Rockets looked like fringe contenders who were a dynamic lead ball-handler away from knocking "fringe" off that description.
The NBA is not simple. Simply satisfying roster demands isn't a general manager's entire job.