Deal done: Rockets trade Capela for Covington in 4-team deal

you do realize there's plenty of minutes as a backup C and PF. KAT isn't play 48 minutes. Plenty of minutes for EG, McLemore, and Austin even with Harden and Russ

 

If l was Morey, I would honestly consider leaving at this point. Every year we are told he has the financial freedom to do what he needs to win and every year he ends up making a trade that puts the team under the luxury tax.

Now I could be wrong. Maybe Morey really thinks staying under the luxury tax is extremely important, but I’m pretty sure he is being forced to do it. And if he is, it HAS to get tiring and old.

 

[edit] 2nd round pick is a 2024.

 

So basically the trade is Capela plus 1st round pick for Roco, wtf can this happen.....

 

...on a teammate's toes.

Only way Mike is playing him lulz..

 

I like RoCo a lot, but he gets injured easily. Does he still have toothpick legs?

 

Yeah, in terms of assets the Rockets got owned big time here.

Which isn't even shocking considering they lost every trade they made from when Tilman bought the team.

 

"It really is not that bad"

Sure. I guess. We have a team allegedly competing for a championship but feverishly cutting any and all corners just to save a little more money along the way. It's not that bad, but is it what we want a contending team to do?

The optics are the problem. You are signaling as an owner that even in your biggest and best opportunity, money is more important than competitive advantages.

 

This is the deal I expected and I am happy with it.

Covington is an elite role player that excels at what our greatest weaknesses are. His addition is big for the Rockets.

The Rockets are not done either. They will make one or two other additions most likely.

This trade helps in a lot of regards. Tucker can play less minutes. Our defense is better. Our transition defense is better which means we can run more. The spacing on the floor is better. There are more line up possibilities.

The Rockets are just better.

 

if you mean , dumbass clueless position basketball...that's Bell's defense.

Highlight shot blocking isn't defense...look at Josh Smith...tons of Blocks and Steals...but so clueless

 

It is kind of nice for Bob Covington to work in the same city as his dad Bob O'Brien.

 

with 2 open spots .... that will truly determine our success ultimately this year

Maury has to hit a homerun in the buyout market or a trade tomorrow

 

Take a deep breath everyone. This isn't the last move the Rockets are going to make and you can't always solve all of your problems in 1 move.

It will be super interesting to see what is next. Green and Nene were dead weight this season, so that's a positive freeing up their spots. We went from $5.2M over the tax to $5.8M under it. That's obviously a key factor here, but now we have $5.8M in "room" to pick up talent without going over the tax.

Rockets will pick up 3 small TPEs - $3.595M, $2.564M, and $1.620M. I don't know the details of the picks yet, but I bet it's highly protected.

Capela for Covington is the move the Rockets wanted to make. I liked him, but he's replaceable. What we had wasn't working.

 

What exaggeration are you speaking of?

Covington is injured every other day.

 

He knows this. That's the con.

 

Rockets Lineup as of now:

Westbrook / Rivers / Clemons
Harden / McLemore / Frazier
Gordon / House / Bell
Covington / Sefolosha / Williams
Tucker / Hartenstein / Chandler

 

Lol @ big loss

 

Exactly!!

Rockets need another 3-D forward with length, preferably a 4/5.

Morey should inquire with 76ers about 6'10 Jonah Bolden.

 

they will use him at some point

 

Snap Judgement: Wolves, Hawks, Nuggets, Rockets swing four-team deal



By Zach Harper 15m ago



Houston Rockets receive Robert Covington, Jordan Bell, second-round pick

The Houston Rockets already took 3-point shooting to an extreme. I guess they’re going to take small ball to an extreme on top of it. It wasn’t long ago that Clint Capela was an integral part of this Rockets future. He was the rolling big man, who also protected the paint and owned the boards. After signing a five-year, $90 million contract in 2018, the Rockets started falling apart a bit. They went from contender to frustrated entity. They focused more on MVP awards for James Harden and playing hall monitor for the NBA’s officiating with league memos and audits. Tilman Fertitta buying the team has turned them into a cost-cutting venture, rather than a hungry contender looking to put themselves over the top.

Daryl Morey is good at looking for advantages within the margins, and his margins have been shrunken by new ownership. The Rockets have looked surprisingly better and more of their own ideal self-portrait when playing a bunch of forwards instead of centers. So at least for the rest of the season, the Rockets shipping Capela to Atlanta and going super small with Robert Covington and PJ Tucker as their main big men will test just how brilliant their small ball lineups can be. Covington at least keeps the defensive identity of Capela in a much different way. Instead of protecting the paint and being a dominant rebounder, Covington is a good rebounder for his size and has some of the most active hands in the NBA.

Covington allows the Rockets to stretch the floor at all times. He’s a streaky shooter from deep, but ultimately an above average one. And he can stop a lot of action from getting to the rim on defense with his great positioning and his deflections. I have no idea if the Rockets are better off for this deal. They save money short-term and long-term with this deal. They sink deeper into an extreme identity that might just be weird enough to catch some teams off-guard. But when they face the Los Angeles Lakers or the Denver Nuggets, I’m not sure how they get by with Jordan Bell and whatever Isaiah Hartenstein is. Personally, I wouldn’t expect either to play much.

Either way, the Rockets are trying to be very different, and this time it means nobody over 6-foot-8 on the floor.

Grade: B

https://theathletic.com/1584739/202...wks-nuggets-and-rockets-swing-four-team-deal/