Any trades up Morey's sleeve prior to 5 pm on 10/27?

Nobody will predict what Morey will do.

 

There is a decent chance a trade happens, but I wouldn't presume to know what or who is involved.

 

IMO, those would be awful trades. Second rounders are nice, but they rarely turn into rotation players. You're much more likely to get a meaningful contribution from Motiejunas or Canaan. Plus, the Rockets have two superstars right now. They need to focus on building depth around Harden and Howard, and they especially need to not demoralize the stars by trading valuable young players for marginal future assets.

 

It seems like alot of teams right now are active to try and move players that aren't currently going to make the roster, or they need to move in order to make room for other players (see the Mavs trying to move Mikel to make room for Charlie V.)

Right now, I could maybe see Morey doing something similar to make room for T. Black, but I think more than likely he's just going to have to either risk a team picking up Black (the Rockets still own his D-League rights if waived), or he's going to have to sacrifice someone like Jeff Adrien or Garcia to keep him.

A small deal like that is all I see them working on right now as priority #1 if it is a priority.
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The Only reason the Harden trade happened when it did was that it corresponded with the deadline to extend his rookie contract. Rookie contract extensions are fairly minimal now, and the only rookie contract player really at odds with his team is Rubio, and we've been down this road for months now. IMO it doesn't really make sense for Minnesota to either trade him or extend him. If I'm Flip Saunders I let the chips fall where they may next Summer in RFA & see how good he can be this year with their young core.

I think mid to late December is when trades will start to get more active. Teams don't really have incentive now to move GOOD players. Its more about rounding out their 15 man rosters right now.

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Its probably more interesting to look at other teams right now to get an idea of some moves that would make financial and basketball sense for some teams.

For example: The Raptors are about 5 million over the luxury tax, have to waive 2 players to get to 15 players, & have large expiring with Landry Fields at 8.5 mil and Amir Johnson at 7 mil expiring. (similar situation with the Celtics and Thornton). Would they move an asset to get under the luxury tax?

Just look around the league and think as their GM as to what decisions would make sense financially and on the court, and then think of how Morey could take advantage of that situation. That's the type of thing you have to look for right now. Later in the season is when you can actually get good players when teams struggle and realize they need to change directions. Right now deals being made are going to be about rounding out their rosters or they are about Dollars and Cents.

 

I don't think second round picks have much value at all. They are almost worthless.

 

Probably dumping DMo and/or Jones for a 2nd round pick to make room for Adrien, Black and Dorsey. #Flexibility.

 

Dmo/Jones for a second rounder ? -_-, rather trade Canaan away.

 

Why would we dump the 1 or 2 superior players for the inferior players.

Please for the love of god, do not tell me either one of those three are better than Jones or D-Mo.

I'm not huge on Tjones, I'm higher on Dmo here than most. I think he has a rare skill-set, has size, and can definitely be a rotational player on a high-level NBA team. I just think his skills are underutilized here, and his leash is super short with Mr. Bonehead McHale.

 

I would like to see Capella, cannan/ d-mo and a second rounder for al horford. Or do the same thing for rondo with our first pick next year.

 

Other--no trades. Just cuts. Trades this time of year are rare.

 

no more trading for draft picks
we are in win now mode
trade the youngsters for proven vets

 

For the same reasons why we dumped Juwan Howard and Stromile Swift to make room for Chuck Hayes.

 

Or Harden for Love

 

No. We are in "flexibility now" mode.

Morey traded Asik for a draft pick just this summer. He also let Parsons leave and actually spent a draft pick to get rid of Lin and his salary. All this so he could chase first Chris Bosh and then, after that failed, so he could preserve future cap room to chase whoever in summer 2015.

And then he signed nothing but rookies and minimum wage guys. Morey doesn't think that Harden and Howard can win it all without getting that pie in the sky "third star."

The only kind of "win now" move Morey will make right now would be an unlikely one where a "third star" (Rondo?) comes on the trade market and his team would accept a grab bag of assets.

 

Tjones and / or Mote wont be in a rockets uni next year.

Tjones is going to get payed ( see Morris twins ) Tjones if hes had alot of trade inquires I see Houston trying to keep him, just to trade him anyway. I dont see him part of the Rockets future.

Dmo, im on the fence on this one. I see a team paying for his services but I stand strong on "A" team. I see Dmo getting traded for a second round pick because houston doesnt want late first rounders ( to expensive. )

We have more of an important decision here than we did with Chandler parsons

Pat Bev, is going to get payed. I dont see Houston matching for him in fact I see houston trading bev before the deadline.

Keeping Bev, Tjones, and Mote only push us further away from getting a third star. If we somehow get a 3rd star through some chump change and some picks then im sure houston will keep 1 of the 3 on board. Maybe just maybe 2/3.

 

Two years ago, Harden and Howard were pie in the sky.

 

So was a playoff series win.

 

And then Raymond Felton ate the pies.