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Rockets going for Kevin Durant

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Snow Villiers, Jun 25, 2024.

  1. TimDuncanDonaut

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    (oh my)
     
  2. Little Bit

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    It’s not just the playoffs it’s the whole body of work. I think we need to move on from Jalen while he still has some perceived positive value. If this coming year looks like all the rest, then next year you’re talking about going into year 6 with the same excuses. Now the perceived upside has waned and he then becomes negative value with the Rockets having to attached assets to get rid of him.
     
  3. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    Man, I like Bane, but that feels like a lot.
     
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    That is way too much for Bane lol.
    If that’s what it costs for Bane, zero chance Giannis gets traded anywhere
     
  5. Deuce Rings

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    Except for, perhaps, Memphis ;)
     
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  6. sealclubber1016

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    I'm not gonna keep commenting Green because I get frustrated doing so.

    It's not that he's a bad player, or will never be a useful NBA scorer. It's that his role on this team is just to score, he doesn't have any attributes that contribute significantly to winning like all of our other rotation players do. He's not particularly efficient at the one thing he does and we would be better off giving thos shots to somebody else.

    He could hang around and be a more efficient supporting scorer on lower volume, but that's just not a guy you pay 35 million and hold onto tightly.
     
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    Would have to be Ja/JJJ and all those picks lol
     
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    The nba doesn’t cherish 1st round draft picks at all. Damn that’s a lot for Bane
     
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    1 mid first, a top 9 protected swap I believe, 2 UNP 28 and 30 1st, a protected 29 swap

    In total, #16, 2 UNP first, 2 protected swaps

    It’s a lot of pieces, and UNP picks are always interesting, but honestly I like Bane more than that package if I’m trying to compete and need shooting at the SG.
     
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  10. TimDuncanDonaut

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    In a sense Magic is the Rockets of the east, a DEF team who needs more shooting and spacing. But damn, 4 unprotected. Magic went all in. Grizz might have another move now with all the new picks they got.

    Rockets do need something for offense.
     
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  11. Landry's Tooth

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    Ok, thank you admitting Mikal has been much better.

    You didn't address Tari's injury history, but it's progress.
     
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    WHAT?! WTF?!

    That’s reason to pay him 20m instead of 30m? At that value he is absolutely a steal?! Come on what are we doing here sweetheart

     
  13. Landry's Tooth

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    So you don't think Tari will come close to what Mikal did?

    What are you trying to say then?
     
  14. Landry's Tooth

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    You just posted the chart.

    Thanks for the effort.
     
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    Not 4 UNP 1st, badly misreported by Shams here
     
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    lol I give up. Arguing with a turd.
     
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    Wonder if grizzlies go after Durant now
     
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  18. Landry's Tooth

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    I'm not sure what the issue is. You just posted a chart showing Mikal being better than Tari his entire career per game.

    I think you confused yourself.

    We're not arguing, I'm criticizing your absolutely homer take that Tari is worth multiple firsts. He's not even a starter.

    Tell me a time when a bench player was traded for multiple firsts that wasn't a recent (5 years or less) lottery pick.
     
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    With that kind of draft capital, I’m sure The Grizzlies will be linked to every trade rumor going forward
     
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    That’s the price to pay if your player package is poop poop platter. You either pay thru picks or pay thru including blue chips.

    But again some turd of our own fanbase is proposing Green + Whitmore + Eason + Scrubs + 10th + FUTURE Suns FRP for a senior citizen so what do I know

     

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