If you had to choose which player you'd rather get versus the players we'll be shipping out, which one would you pull the trigger on if you were Daryl Morey? Which gamble would you go for? * The catch here is neither Dwight nor Bynum will commit to sign an extension as they would get larger and lengthier contracts by becoming a free agent and sign a brand new contract with us if they choose to do so * Also consider long term health issues. Dwight's back vs Bynum's knees
Martin Lamb Patterson Morris 2 1st rd picks 1-2 2nd rd picks "filler" Howard Richardson Turkoglu - If there's a trade, it will be something along these lines. Clutchfans will melt down with screams that we overpaid. Lamb will be proclaimed a future 25ppg scorer for the next 10 yrs. The future of the Rockets looks bleak. Fire Morey and demand Les sells the team. - Then we win around 50 games next year and the board becomes sharply divided on whether or not Dwight resigns. The GARM will be a very tense place for the next year or so. - We will a gazillion threads started on who should start at PF. Who is the best of the 3 rookies now and who has the "highest ceiling". There will be extreme knee jerk reactions for the first half of the season every time one of them scores over 15 pts or grabs double digit rebounds. Lin / Douglass / Machado Richardson / (Morey target "Player X" who will be very young or very old. Will be a shooter though) Parsons / Turkoglu Donuts / Jones / White Howard/Asik