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Chris Paul to the Rockets - Beverly is off the table

As much of a whiny, annoying idiot Chris Paul is, he's a competitor. He's going to make the Rockets better. Of course, on the flip side, with less depth, if Paul or Harden gets hurt for a stretch of time they're going to have a big problem.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
Well obviously keeping him would be nice. But if you are waiting for a commitment, you'll never get it done. Just give up what you must (doesn't sound like much, Favors Hood 1st rounder?) convince Hayward to stay, and hope George loves it here. If he doesn't, don't take it personally.
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This is exactly the attitude that I'd take, except that I'd prefer to keep Favors for one more year and substitute Burks and/or Diaw and more draft picks into his place. If Favors is healthy, there's no way the Jazz upgrade his spot at his current cost. Gobert, Favors, Hayward, PG13, Hill, Exum, Mitchell, Jingles, JJ, Bolomboy and Bradley. That's a solid team. Favors and JJ come off the books next year, but then you need to extend PG13 and Exum. Solve the hole at the 4 spot, and you're golden.
 
Aside from Paul George what other players do you believe the Jazz can trade for that move the needle?
 
Ellis269 said:
Thanks to Eric Pincus of Basketball Insiders, we have information on the designated player veteran extension (not to be confused with the disabled player exception), and it applies as follows:
Eligibility: only players entering their 8th or 9th seasons with their original franchise or if they were traded to existing team during first four years of career are eligible.
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Thanks. I knew there was something about being traded in there, but obviously forgot it was limited.

Just the same, even if you want to believe this was done to help the Rockets financially, it hurts them in building the team. Anyway, I'm content to wait and see what happens with Paul's situation in the future. The idea that he sacrificed money to help Houston save money and in the process hurt the build of the team seems a little crazy to me.

P.S. Eric Pincus is the guy who broke Boozer to the Lakers way back during the best buy incident. I don't doubt his information, as I have nothing better to go on, but I have seen multiple articles like this that contradict each other on multiple things.(Can't remember if this one of them or not). This is why I kind of quit looking for info on the latest CBA, because Larry Coon is IMO the only really trustworthy source of stuff like this.
 
I think if they put Liggins and Harrell plus a couple other guys plus their cap space they can get to the trade dollars they need.
 
Don't think money is an issue for CP3 -- not only the tens of millions he has made and makes, but he must be pulling down huge bucks for his State Farm commercials.
 
Stoked said:
Aside from Paul George what other players do you believe the Jazz can trade for that move the needle?
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None. Millsap could be a S&T target for Favors/Burks, but I'd hesitate giving him near max money at this stage of his career. Jimmy Butler would have been my #1 offseason target. . . but I really didn't think that the Bulls would be dumb enough to trade him. I think that the Jazz are best off keeping Hayward, Jingles and Hill. . . so their options for upgrades are limited to a trade (PG13 is the best option there) or the MLE. I don't think Tobias Harris, or Eric Bledsoe or Milos Teodosic move the needle for the Jazz at all. It all comes down to how well the team fits in the playoffs. Adding PG13 is the only (realistic) move I see that can take the Jazz into contender status this offseason.
 
stitches said:
Why? It makes the Celtics pitch weaker without PG13 to pair up with Hayward.
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Hayward could be an All-Star walking in his sleep for the next 5 years in the East if that happens. Dear lord, it's going to go back to the days of a guy like Kyle Korver making the All-Star team.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Hayward could be an All-Star walking in his sleep for the next 5 years in the East if that happens. Dear lord, it's going to go back to the days of a guy like Kyle Korver making the All-Star team.
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If that's what he wants... sure... but then again - I think it depends on how good the Jazz are - if we are no. 3 in the West and Hayward is leading us to 60 wins he will be an all-star. Coaches reward winning. He might never be a starter in the ASG, but he will get selected as long as the Jazz are doing well and he's the guy for the Jazz.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
The Rockets don't have anybody's 1st round picks but their own. I doubt that's gonna do it for PG.
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Agreed. Anything the Rockets could offer. . . Boston or Utah could easily beat. Don't see them trading Capella, but Houston clearly prioritized adding All Stars to their roster.
 
stitches said:
Why? It makes the Celtics pitch weaker without PG13 to pair up with Hayward.
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West is all super teams makes it easier to go east. Maybe though...
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
Don't think money is an issue for CP3 -- not only the tens of millions he has made and makes, but he must be pulling down huge bucks for his State Farm commercials.
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Wrong, completely. He is the one who negotiated the new contracts that allowed vets like him to get super huge max deals.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
It would probably be more like Gordon, Ariza, and a million first. Pacers have no need for Capela with Turner as their star.
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Capela is the best young asset they have... I'd flip him if I couldn't use him.
 
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