Dude it is legitimately ****ing crazy how fluid Dream is pulling up on 60 years old, on a Wednesday in June, in jeans and some new balance shoes. He would never be able to keep pace with the NBA today but he'd damn sure be able to drop buckets on fools like Boban at the end of blowouts. Sign the man.
I read last year that they were actually not convinced he was who they were wanting to commit to long-term. I think he was burned out on losing and not giving 100%. You know he'd be a borderline All-Star under Udoka.
Just did a little more research on Duren. Evidently, he doesn't play defense which surprised me cause I thought that was his thing. Pass on Duren.
Who knows what they are thinking. They fired Monty Williams after one year and owe him over $60m! What were they expecting from that team? Do they have any sort of plan? Being the worst team every year and picking 5th or 6th is a big problem, but that’s just bad luck. They are digging themselves a bigger hole.
Of course now the Sac fans are convinced he’s gonna be a rocket. https://athlonsports.com/nba/malik-monks-cryptic-instagram-message-hints-at-next-nba-team When you think about it, Sac’s best outcome with Monk is facilitating a sign&trade to a team of his choosing and getting something they want in return. Monk’s agent knows what his market is. It’s just a matter of the rockets meeting the price, giving Sac something they want, and Malik wanting to play with Ime. It’s actually a really good fit for Malik. This really makes sense to me.
Well they had the #1 pick in the draft three years ago but there’s not much direction going on over there.
SnT for Malik Monk (4 years 98 million) Brooks to SAC. Sign Jalen Smith to 4 year full MLE. #3 draft Sheppard Sengun/Adams Jabari/Jalen Amen/Tari Monk/Cam FVV/Amen/Reed
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5574543/2024/06/20/rockets-draft-notebook-donovan-clingan/ • With free agency beginning 72 hours after the conclusion of the draft, the Rockets have also begun preparing offseason roster-building plans. Shooting is seen as paramount but simply adding sharpshooters who can’t defend is not ideal. So, a player like Doug McDermott wouldn’t be a fit with Udoka. Two-way veterans like Alec Burks, Gary Harris, Talen Horton-Tucker and Saddiq Bey (among others) are of interest, but Bey’s restricted free agency makes things difficult. Free agent Eric Gordon is “50-50” on a return to Phoenix, according to a source close to the veteran guard, but is also interested in a Rockets reunion. Other names of interest like Sacramento’s Malik Monk are in line for a substantial payday, and the Rockets only have the non-taxpayer mid-level exception ($12.8 million) to offer. • In notebook 1.0, New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram was mentioned as a player seen in a lower tier than Mitchell and in recent days, rumors have swirled about the Pelicans dangling Ingram in trade talks and in one iteration, a hypothetical Ingram-for-Alperen Şengün swap was mentioned, but the Rockets have no interest, team sources said. League sources said New Orleans also contacted the Philadelphia 76ers concerning a possible Ingram trade.
Brook Lopez Could Be Moved This Offseason The Milwaukee Bucks have some roster decisions to make this summer. The Bucks are starting a full year with Glenn Rivers as head coach, and may look to make some scheme changes entering next season. One player who could be impacted is Brook Lopez. Milwaukee reportedly would like to play a more versatile style of defense next season. That could lead to Lopez being available via trade this summer. Lopez has one season left on his deal at $23 million. He's also heading into his age-36 season. Despite his age, Lopez has remained productive player, as he averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game last season.
EG is not worth giving minutes to at this point in his career. Not a fit with our team. Love him, but his time has psssed. We need to stop with the EG reunion talk.
So much synergy in Brooks going to SAC imo. Free up SF min for Tari/Amen/Cam we had a guy that is a very good shooter.
