Rockets trade D-Mo, Thornton to Pistons for first round pick

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pick Detroit sending the Rockets is top 8 protected this year and then top 10 protected next 2 years.</p>&mdash; Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN/status/700372904475828225">February 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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It depends the protection can vary, but in general yes this means the pick will roll over to the next year. I dont think DM will do the deal if the pick gets lost.

I can't really judge this trade because I'm not sure how good DMO looks who the f is joel anthony and if this is part of a larger deal. I'm really surprised marcus thornton got the boot though, he was cheap and played great so honestly right now I think the rox are gonna trade dwight and just tank. Our pick to denver is protected right?

 

Hopefully KJ gets playing the now!!

 

Well I guess it depends on the quality of dicks in the bag. In this instance at least half of them are diseased. The other half is a question mark.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pick Detroit sending the Rockets is top 8 protected this year and then top 10 protected next 2 years.</p>&mdash; Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN/status/700372904475828225">February 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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This is a great trade. DMo is hurt and we don't know if he'll ever recover. Plus he's a FA.

I think we might trade this pick today with players for something pretty good.

 

Lol. Its over. We are tanking. Not even retooling; tanking.
Also Morey sucks at drafting lottery picks. Wasted pick.

 

That 9/32 sample-size with Dwight on the court is way too low to be considered useful.

 

Wow, 2 players I really liked after Harden. Undervalued players who could contribute big. Did not want to see them leave. wtf

 

Will he pass the physical?

What about the bobbleheads?!

 

It was clear that we should have 20 games in, why the **** is the FO realizing this just now is whats bothering me. We could have gotten a high pick too.

 

acquiring that pick is hopefully part of a bigger deal coming later today

 

Dmo injury might be deeper then we think. Plus this has to be a man be to open up a bigger trade

 

Why did we make this trade? I seriously don't understand. I didn't even know Joel Anthony was still in the freaking league. I am so disappointed, there has to be more to the trade. D-Mo has been by far my favorite player on the team since he got here.

 

Don't know how to feel

 

Why are you guys complaining? We weren't going to pay him in the offseason.

This team as currently constructed can't beat the Warriors. There's plenty of reasons why we're 9th in the standings in an "off year" for the West.

I wouldn't be surprised with more deals to come.

 

Nice trade. I like it. DMo's back must be really messed up.

 

I heard Bulls wanted a 1st round pick for taj gibson

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">James Harden's reasoning for why the Rockets will turn it around after the break was a healthy Motiejunas. Now what?</p>&mdash; Adam Spolane (@AdamSpolane) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSpolane/status/700372887534841856">February 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Lmao.

 

Better than I thought... I wouldn't mind holding onto that pick.