Only way the Rockets win the Championship next year is to...

Trade for both AD and Butler. Here's how and why:

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y5f4dc9f

Rockets In: Anthony Davis, Jimmy Butler
Rockets Out: Clint Capela, Eric Gordon, PJ Tucker, Nene, 4 1st round picks

Pelicans In: Clint Capela, PJ Tucker, 2 first round picks
Pelicans Out: Anthony Davis

76ers In: Eric Gordon, Nene, 2 first round picks
76ers Out: Jimmy Butler

Why do the Pelicans do it? Can't they get better offers? I'm not so sure because it will still be a rental of Davis. No matter how bad Clint played against the Warriors, he is still one of the best young centers in the league on one of the best contracts for that position. He has outplayed Towns and Gobert in the playoffs and regular season. He has continued to improved every single year, so there is no reason to believe that he won't continue to do so. While Harden and CP3 make him effective, he will still be very effective working with Jrue Holiday! They don't have to worry about him requesting a trade or trying to leave before his contract is up.

Getting PJ Tucker gives their team some more solid veteran play, a lock down defender, and someone that has chemistry playing with Clint. Along with Zion, and Jrue, this team could make the playoffs for sure if they just finish out the roster decently. Will they contend for the next 2 or 3 years with that team? No they won't, but they will build some playoff experience as they build even more around Zion as their new franchise player. Plus they get two more 1st round picks to build with.

You can say that Boston or someone else can beat that package, but what center is as young, growing and on as good a contract as Clint that they can get back, plus a player like PJ and 2 first round picks for a potential rental? I would love to hear what you think is better that teams are willing to do for an AD potential rental.

To get Butler, he has to do like CP3, tell Philly he is leaving unless they let him opt in and trade him to Houston. If that happens, then Ego plus a Nene that agrees to play one more year to get more minutes backing up Embid (assuming Nene thinks he can play more minutes), plus 2 first round picks would be a great return for Philly verses loses Butler for nothing. And if you can get Butler for that package and only 1 first round pick, plus maybe a second rounder, then that gives you one more pick to add to the NOs package for AD to make it 3 first rounders plus Clint and PJ.

We lose KEY players and picks, but we have a core of:

CP3, Harden, Butler and Anthony Davis for the potential next 4 years.

With this core, you can give all of your mid-level or whatever is necessary for a player like Austin Rivers. And then try to keep players like House, Faried (who I think you can play with AD), G.Green and our developing youngsters. You can also try to sign Shump and trade him later for another piece to the puzzle. And of course you hope that with a line up like the above, that players like a D Jordon or others might want to take a discount to come play on a potential championship team.

Maybe I'm crazy to think that NO or Phillly would do these trades, but to me they make sense not just from a Rockets' homer view. And I see it as really the only way that we will win the Championship next year. As a matter of fact, of course if this all happened, we could replace the Warriors dynasty with our own for the next 4 or 5 straight trips to the finals with rings. Even playing 5 verses 8!

Thoughts??

 

Honestly I am. Clint outplayed some of the best centers in the league. No one is beating GSW as currently constructed. What package are teams honestly going to give up that is better than Clint, PJ and 2 or 3 first rounders? Clint is has been top 1 or 2 in FG% the lst 2 years, and top 5 or 10 in rebounding. Had a bad playoffs after he got sick, and GSW made him look bad. But he still has value.

 

Probably won't without these trades honestly. Who else is going to put us over the top? Who else is giving up more for an AD rental?

 

Lol. Someone cue up the Morey the wizard playing chess pic while everyone else is playing checkers.

 

Two things, I agree on Butler in that I stated clearly that it only happens if he does a CP3 and Philly takes that package over losing him for nothing, which I think they would. So that's contingent A.

Second, you said that they could "ASK" the Knicks for the #3 pick plus whoever, whom I don't think is as good as Capela or has a track record of outplaying Towns and Gobert in the playoffs, or Clints stats. I already mentioned that Clint is a product of Harden and CP3, but Jrue also has a history of being able to lob and feed a big guy, i.e. AD. Plus Jrue is a lock down defender at PG. Plus they are getting Zion. Clint is a great young big to grow with Zion as he continues to develop his skills, only being 24. I'm not just being a homer, Clint is still one of the best available Centers in the league and on a very value contract.

So do the Knicks give up the #3 pick plus whoever NO wants for an AD potentail rental? Does AD guarantee the Knicks that he resigns? Me personally, I'm not sold on Tatum, but that's just me.

 

Quit calling Clutch like he is your daddy and just make some better trades that you think both teams will do before this one. I know there are better talents than Clint, but who is willing to give them up for a potential AD rental?

 

Why would the Knicks do that?

 

What better deal is NO going to get? Or do you just believe that they will hold on to AD?

 

I'm listening? Tell me what teams will send them what exactly and why for an AD rental? What team gives up more and still an AD rental makes them the favorite for the Championship?