Just trade (or cut) Dorsey and sign Smith. DMo , Howard & Smith as your 3 big man rotation with Black & KPap getting minutes behind them. You have a real solid SF/SG/PG rotation with Harden , PatBev , JET , Ariza , Brewer , Shved & Canaan. Consider Dragic and a couple others in the offseason but no reason to spend the assets with the current roster. If Smith flops you can still make a move to fix that hole around the trade deadline ... Brewer was a huge upgrade , no more Nick Johnson playing minutes behind Ariza. The kid has potential but has been playing out of position and is really raw.
Assuming we got Josh Smith DMO Canaan Capela K-PAP Pelicans Pick For Dragic Plumlee Dwight/Plumlee Smith/Jones Ariza/Brewer Harden/Terry Dragic/Beverly If we have to give DMO to get this done you give DMO
After Smith commits Dorsey K-Pap NOP Pick,either Canaan or Johnson and possibly Capela for Dragic Dragic, Bev, Canaan\Johnson Harden, Terry, Shved Ariza, Brewer, Smith, D MO, Jones Howard, Black, Capela Fill in the blanks with either vet. Min guys or by bringing a third team in and acquiring expiring contracts. The later route may cause the rockets to lose Terry and\or Jones but if I were Morey then I would be willing to consider nearly anything in order to get dragic and shed salary commitments for the offseason.
It will most likely be Dorsey and a good second round draft pick to Philly for a crappy second round pick. Then sign smith
Smith does not fit our organization at all. He will end up signing with some China team because no one wants him in NBA! But since Pistons now tanking for sure - we coul try to snap Monroe on cheep. Not sure who would they want for exchange tho, but I would like Monroe and Dinwiddie on our team. And this one for Aleksey Shved just kills me:
For vet minimum 1 year contract I could see GM's working on it, but Smith would rather take 5-8M in China for a year, I bet. He has no champion mentality in him, it's all about cash.
What? There are plenty of reports that teams are interested in him and we're one of them. He has no reason to go to China. 1. He can pick from a handful of teams that have shown interest him in. (especially us) 2. He still gets his money from the Detroit contract. 3. He'll make even more money by signing with an NBA team. Not a whole lot more but still more. 4. There is no just no reason to even suggest or think he would consider China.
Smith and Brewer could be enough to put this team over the top especially if Jones comes back. That being said DMo, Capela, Jones, Cannan, NJ and the NOP pick are excellent assets along with Terry or Pap to make the salaries work. Someone like Dragic will be available come the deadline and the Rockets should have the best package available. Could be a very very exciting time come Feb. If Morey can somehow land a player like Dragic and still retain DMo we could be looking at a dynasty.
I kinda like this one .... Not including DMo is a big part of why. Even if they do land Smith , they don't have quality NBA players behind Howard & DMo at the big spots. Landing Smith & retaining DMo gives you a nice three man rotation where Howard & Dmo get all the minutes at the center spot and DMo & Smith get the majority of the minutes at PF. Black & Dorsey get garbage time minutes & situational substitutions / foul trouble , going three big. That makes KPap expendable ... as much as I like his game. KPap , Jones , Shved , Capela , Canaan and the NO pick I'd be willing to consider moving
If DMO is a deal breaker for you guys... Then you guys are over your head! Dragic is an All-Star caliber player that would almost "guarantee" us a spot in at least the WCF. Dragic and Smith will give us a legit shot at an NBA Title! More then DMO ever will.... I love how much DMO has developed but if it means Dragic it is a no brainer... Come on!
Why is everyone so high on giving away everything for what would most likely be a one year rental of Dragic?
Giving up DMo is a deal breaker. This team is weak in the big man section before signing Smith. Signing Smith & moving DMo still leaves you weak there .... Signing Smith and retaining DMo leaves you with a solid three man rotation. You have lots of other movable parts much more acceptable to the Rockets to move.
Just to be funny if we can't get Dragic.. Houston in: K. Walker Charlotte in: Cannan + Capela + NO pick
Simple trade Orlando gets Capaellla ( yes I screwed up his name ) and Johnson For Fournier and Dedmond throw in a pick if needed but it gets a back up to both Howard and Harden
Happens today Houston In: Dragic+Plumlee+AK47+Rights to Somone Phoenix In: Henry Sims, Papa, Shved, NOP 1st 76ers In: Dorssy, Black, Capela, 2nd rounders
