Random Houston Rockets Trade Ideas - 2012-13

A lot of these trades involve K Mart for Al Jefferson. Has there been rumors of this? I don't see why they would trade Al. Did I miss something?

 

HOU

Get...Tyreke Evans (5.3 m 1 y), Desagna Diop (7.4 m 1 y), DAL pick (top 20 protected until 2017)
Give...Kevin Martin (12.4 m 1 y)


SAC

Get...Tyrus Thomas (8 m 3 y), Gerald Henderson (3.1 m 3 y)
Give...Chuck Hayes (5.5 m 3 y), Tyreke Evans (5.3 m 1 yr)

CHA

Get...Kevin Martin (12.4 m 1 y), Chuck Hayes (5.5 m 3 y), DAL pick (top 20 protected until 2017)
Give...Desagna Diop (7.4 m 1 y) Gerald Henderson (3.1 m 3 y)


Houston gets a backup Center worth 7 mil and is expiring, plus get Tyreke Evans that can start at 2 or 3 and has superstar potential and will play good in his contract year. Sacramento upgrades Chuck Hayes for Tyrus Thomas and get a fresh start with Gerald Henderson. Charlotte mostly does it for the pick that they won't likely get until 2017, but will be unprotected. They also get some scoring in Martin who is expiring and upgrade Diop into Hayes, freeing up time for Biyombo and also gives their young players leadership.

 

FIXED

 

Why don't we try and get Josh Smith and Al Jefferson? I think our team would be pretty damn good with that lineup

Pg- Lin, Douglas, Livingston, Machado
SG- Lamb, Delfino
SF- Parsons, Morris, Forbes, royce
PF- Smith, Montie, the other million PF's we have
C - Jefferson, Asik

I would assume Kevin Martin for Jefferson and alot of the smaller contracts and Jones for Smith and some of our draft picks to get it done. We could probably even end up saving our Tor lotto pick. I'd rather have that lineup and we are deep and can play alot of the more athletic PF's as SF. Is that lineup THAT mediocre? I think we would have a shot if not this year, next year for sure.

 

Why would Sacramento do this? They just drafted Thomas Robinson. Not to mention they can get a whole lot more for Tyreke Evans.

 

Al Jefferson is worth a lot more than Kevin Martin.

 

we could have sign Jefferson outright next summer, and Jazz has Kanter,Favors, Millisap. i think K-Mart + Dallas' pick + one of our surplus power forwards will do.

 

+1.

I was even thinking that we could swap for Raja Bell to backup at SG. He apparently doesn't want to re-sign with Jazz and could start or backup Lamb.

A deal of K-Mart + Morris + JJJ + DAL pick for Jefferson + Bell

Lin Livingston Douglas
Bell Lamb Forbes
Parsons Delfino Jones
Jefferson Patterson White
Asik DMo Fesenko (or Sean Williams)

 

i think Lamb would do it.
don't see why they'd want another project PF. They won't have the minutes to develop him, since Favors/Kanter are priority. And short term, Jefferson is better.

 

Exactly why Milwaukee want give him up. They're gonna keep the good ones.

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=8oxpy78

Add NYK picks from Houston to SAC and CHA

 

Thats my thought...
Kmart/Royce or Jones/Dallas future 1st/Charlotte 2nd - for AL...decent return for a guy the Jazz are gonna let go anyway...
PPat/Royce or Jones/MMo or Forbes/Livingston expiring/Tor pick/cash for JSmith...

Lin/Douglas/Machado
Delfino/Lamb
Parsons/Forbes or MMo
JSmith/DMo/Forbes or misc...
Al/Asik/GSmith
....thatd be nice...

 

why you guys are so excited about tyreke evans? Don't see anything special in him and I see him as a team chemistry killer.

 

Fix the trade so we get Biyombo instead.

 

K-Mart's contract is a must for salary matching. another big body is just for back-up minutes behind Favors/Kanter/Millsap, kinda of insurance after you traded a heavy minute big (Jefferson) just like we need a Delfino while developing Lamb/Parsons/Jones/Morris

K-Mart + PP/JJ + Dallas' 1st rd. pick for Jefferson is perfect for both teams

Bell could be throw-in to be our insurance at 2-guard and Jazz saves more $$

i'd even do a K-Mart+Motie for Jefferson. i think Big Al would be back to his all-star form under a coach familar with his game.

Tyreke has alot of potential in him and still under his rookie contract, i'm just not so sure if he'd get along with Lin in the back-court.

Josh Smith could fit in any team any style. i'd love to have him on the Rockets. problem is we don't have anything the Hawks would want to trade their franchise player. maybe try Asik+PP+Toronto's pick at the trade deadline. Asik could let Hoford play his nature game at 4 and a lottory pick might be what they'll look for trading Smith.

another potential trade target is Blair from the Spurs. rumor is Spurs' shopping Blair. i'd trade one of our PF plus the Charlott's pick for Blair to be our back-up center.

if we're lucky we might done re-building in one season:

Jefferson, Blair, G. Smith
J. Smith, White, Williams
Parsons, Jones, Morris
Delfino, Lamb, Bell
Lin, Douglas, Machado

 

Al Jefferson has to be the most overrated player in the history of Clutchfans.

 

meh, ppl want to get him for Martin + [insert a PF that they don't really want].
That's not overrating.

 

Kanter, Milsap and Favors are all solid players already. It's not a comparable situation. They have no need for Patterson.

Delfino on the other hand is a 2/3. If Martin is traded, he might be the best 2 on the team -- or the 2nd best, if Lamb performs.

If they are going to trade Jefferson, they'll likely target a young point guard or picks (but another young wing would make sense too).

 

Which makes no sense, because the last thing the Rockets need is another big, nor another "good piece" leading to more mediocrity.

You say people would be willing to trade a PF they don't really want. Well, OK, that might be the case in most instances, but I don't see how we'd be better of with Al Jefferson instead of any of Motiejunas, White or Jones. Again, the last thing we need is another "good" player.
Of our three PFs only one may pan out, but each one of them is more valuable to us right now than Al Jefferson would be.

And yes, people are overrating the guy. I've seen him get called a top-3 center by a few. Another guy compared him to Rasheed Wallace. There are people that seem to think that Jefferson and another All-Star would turn the Rockets to title contenders. Some people would be willing to part with the Raptors pick, along with other assets to get Jefferson, etc...

 

it doesn't make sense for a team like the Rockets, but not because he's overrated here.