Chandler Parsons said all the right things moments after the Rockets declined to match his offer sheet from the Dallas Mavericks.
Parsons thanked Rockets brass for all the opportunities they had given him. Once the excitement of being a rich man wore off, Parsons realized he had been turned off by the whole process.
The smooth shooting wing guard told Yahoo Sports that he was offended by the treatment he received from the Rockets during the courtship of Chris Bosh, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James.
“Honestly, I was offended by the whole process,” Parsons told Yahoo Sports on Monday in a phone interview. “They publicly said that they were going out looking for a third star when I thought they had one right in front of them. I guess that’s just how they viewed me as a player. I don’t think I’ve scratched the surface of where I can be as a player and I think I’m ready for that role.
“You can’t knock them for always trying to get better. [Houston general manager] Daryl Morey is very aggressive, is a genius, a great GM and I have nothing but respect for those guys. And they are looking to make their team better. That’s what they were doing. I just thought I could be that guy that could do that.”
Parsons averaged 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and four assists with the Rockets last season as the third scorer behind James Harden and Dwight Howard.
From the Rockets point of view, those numbers had extreme value when Parsons was making under $1 million per season. Those thoughts changed the minute Parsons salary shot up to over $15 million per season.