We are suddenly top 4 buyer candidate for KAT?
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We are suddenly top 4 buyer candidate for KAT?
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I'm not sure. Maybe his experience in Houston has opened his eyes and he'd be willing to just get in a good basketball situation. If the price is right I'd be in to give it a try... or if he was a throw in I'd be intrigued.
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We have an overpaid, defensively challenged, 3pt launching big at home?
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This would be a decent return to maximize the value of the 2031 pick imo. This can flame out after a year or two and then Book just gives in.
No, I mean I doubt Utah wants him.
If they had him medically flagged I don't know what would change.
If they had him personality flagged he's made several remarks about not playing that lineup with that belief he would be a negative in a locker room
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I am guessing it was personality/attitude. Wanting to play is natural though and maybe before it was like "eff off I ain't going to Utah" so more a maturity thing. It would be about price but in a year if someone took him and he broke out the narrative would be "of course a young player wanted to get on the floor... duh".
I don't hate the idea of buying low on KAT and going for a high powered offense with KAT/Lauri
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I would do any of our players mentioned for those players. It would make the season actually watchable. Id then take egor at 10 and hopefully lose enough to get top 4 next season.... then id really push all in
Trying out a dude like Whitmore is precisely where we’re at as a franchise.I wonder how much Whitmore would cost on his own, can't be too much right? He's worth a flier. That article has great insight on HOU's summer plans btw.
Rockets wait on Steven Adams, decisions with No. 10 pick and a looming Giannis question
Kelly Iko takes a run through the latest news and rumblings from the Houston Rockets.www.nytimes.com
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Looking like we'll trade Sexton and Collins instead of not tank.
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That seems semi reasonable I guess.
Let me cook
Is PHX not getting away with murder here?
What would they have to add?
framer
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I'd ask for our 2029 Cavs/Minny Pick back for starters. We would need a secondary deal to consolidate some young players.
I also wonder if this was on the table if the rockets would just cut Phoenix out of the deal.
I don't think that KD has much different value than Lauri. He's better, but he's 36.
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PLEASE
Is there something where Phoenix trades Durant, we get brooks or green + 10 and Smith and send out Kessler + Collins to phx? Salaries probably off, but maybe close. I don't think phx has the juice for Kessler + Lauri combined.
Fanspo claims this works, IDK if value is quite right but looks close to me. If the Rockets wanted Sexton instead of Clarkson I think they could send one more of their non-premium (Reed) prospects our way.
The more I think about this, the more I think we'd probably have to ship 21 or multiple future seconds to PHX here. I suppose they could also keep Smith for themselves and we could keep Collins with a little more fudging if they prefer that.
The more I think about this, the more I think we'd probably have to ship 21 or multiple future seconds to PHX here. I suppose they could also keep Smith for themselves and we could keep Collins with a little more fudging if they prefer that.
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