I was thinking about what the worst possible pickup for the Rockets would be, and JR Smith came to mind pretty quickly. I see this as throwing in the towel on the season if this move happens and I'll look forward to fully embracing the tank job.
"Dead Man" JR Smith is coming tonight. He is the most expensive guy right now. Cavs are still asking too much. Highly likely 1 Protected First 1 Second
Guys, he'd just be a salary dump for Knights contract. Morey will probably have to offer a protected 1st, which sucks.
Trade for JR. Convince Melo to comeback with promises of 20+ FGA per game. Rest CP3 the remainder of the season. Give a lot of minutes to MCW JR Melo Clark Hart That lineup will get us the high pick and get some experience for the young guys.
Reminds me of the Beasley signing. Where Beasley did great rest of the season then we traded him for Tyler Ennis
If a first round pick is stapled to Brandon, then the protections will be pretty heavy. Might attach Hartenstein or 2nd rounders instead. Smith's value is as a semi-expiring for a third team. (Pregnant pause.) I HOPE.