[Associated Press]Rockets GM says team would explore trade options

I think if we get a Mike Miller or another 7 or 8 million dollar player in a trade then we should gladly trade out of the first round

 

would not be surprised in the least if the Morey trades the 25th pick for some gem or diamond in the rough that the majority of the BBS cries foul over.

I just get the feeling there will be a lot of vitriol being spewed on here over the next week, not dis-similar to after the events of the Battier saga.

 

Seconded... though I must confess an unrealistic degree of hope on my part for a jaw-dropping bit of draft night wizardry from Mr. Morey.

 

Almost every year people say it's a deep draft. It almost never is. I'm particularly unimpressed with this class. We'll see.

 

Been paying attention during the last two years, have you? I'll admit to going ape-**** after the Battier trade, but last year I actually held out judgment and Morey made pretty good on his dealings.

 

Well, if you choose to believe Jason Quick, the Oregonian's beat writer for the Blazers. He claimed he overheard Morey & some Rockets front office people discussing a Battier for Outlaw trade they had rejected at a restaurant in Portland. I think this was last off-season?

Over the hour Morey allegedly said Battier doesn't provide enough offense but Outlaw was too unproven to make that trade.

Also whether or not Battier was a CD or Morey trade is still speculative.

 

It is a role player draft with some star potential.