Why not wait? I think Rafael Stone played his hand too early. If he wanted to trade C.Wood, why not wait until after they make their pick on draft night?? Now EVERYONE know we NEED a forward and more than likely we are going after Banchero. I think that's the reasoning behind Banchero's name being dropped as a possible #1 or #2 pick.
Stone is just sitting back watching Weltman and Presti overthink it. Timing of the Wood trade is interesting, but this draft is still full of good forwards and the perception that its "all or nothing" on Banchero is actually allowing Stone to use some strategy. I think Stone surprises some of you on draft night.
Sigh The top 3 guys are all big men, the Rockets have tried to trade him since last year but were not offered a FRP(their asking price) until just now. It's just all coincidental
Because the Rockets are fine with any of the top 3 big men. If Banchero goes #1, they take Jabari. There's nothing any team can do to prevent the Rockets from getting one of those 3. Also, it's not really a secret what Orlando and OKC are going to do..... we just have people pretending like there's a chance they change their mind when they're really isn't.
STONE Y U NO TRADE WOOD LAST OFFSEESON OR DEDLINE WEN HIZ VALUE WUZ HIYER! STONE Y U NO WAIT TO TRADE WOOD?! NOW U SHOW UR HAND! 99%, Paolo will be a Rocket in 33 hours. (99% is not 100)
Dallas couldn't wait until after Houston make their pick? How do we know which big man Houston wants to pair with Sengun? I think Stone played his hand too early
We might need all teams to know we have 3 1st rounders to play with rather than 2.* Djoo ever think of that? DJOO EVER THINK OF THAT!? * - Maybe
Moving Wood was independent of Banchero. Clutch reported that the shopping started beginning of year but no FRP was offered, this was before Rockets knew the pick be #3. If Jabari, he played the 3 over Tate/KMJ. If Chet/Paolo, play at the 4 regardless. If Wood was still on the team, Wood plays the 5. If Wood traded, just means Sengun is starting. The new draftee would start at 4 regardless. Magic and Thunder are also not overthinking anything, while open to new info; they already know their guys (Smith and Holmgreen). If slim chance, Presti goes rogue, is going for Ivey. As far as past record of wanting athletic guards like Westbrook, that was more Weaver than Presti. For Pistons, Troy again can get his hard-on as Ivey could very well fall to 5th.
*Top 3 prospects are all bigs *Houston has the 3rd pick *Stone trades Wood because he was clearly not a part of the rebuilding plan OP: I can't believe Stone let the cat out of the bag that we are selecting a big at #3 *cries*
Why can't pair well with Chet? He's a shot blocker which we don't have. So all this is all about you don't want Chet.
I am sure they are fine with whoever lands to them at 3; Stone can't control who they get unless he trades into 2. I am sure Stone gauged his value around the league first before he said yes to Dallas. Dallas also can't trade back to back FRPs I believe until the new year starts because of the Stepian rule or something
Everyone knows we need a forward, before, during, and after the Wood trade. If we waited, we might have gotten less for him because the draft would be over. we don’t know what other teams offered, or were likely to offer, but all the evidence leading up to the trade suggests that Wood’s value around the league was very poor. Let’s get excited about #26 and move on. It’s over.
Maybe Stone is tricking Presti into picking Banchero so we can steal Chet Im fine with Chet. Honestly, this should be a stress free draft.
Exactly. I like Paolo the least. I'm still happy to get him. Before we knew we get the 3rd pick I already have a weird feeling we will be getting him.
