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Follow up Moves: KD aftermath

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Da Wink, Jun 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM.

  1. Arnel

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    I haven’t watched him much lately. Is he better than NAW?
     
  2. Arnel

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    I think he means GSW gets more revenge on us, by taking us out of the playoffs again due to Russel’s helter skelter turnovers and bad shots lol
     
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  3. s3ts

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    GSW stole KD in FA after they lost in the Finals vs Cavs in 2016... Left Russell Westbrook alone and chasing triple doubles. ...

    And no he doesn't stink. He's getting old, but he was still putting up minutes this season on a Denver Nuggets team that pushed OKC to 7 games.

    Stop just accepting majority opinion and have one of your own for crying out loud.
     
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    What makes you think that's not my own opinion? I didn't even like him when he was with the Rockets.
     
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    Would be nice to add a 50/40/85 player in the line up. Would be nasty.

    FVV/Lavine/Amen/KD/Sengun with Tari, Bari, Reed, and Adams off the bench. Assuming Cam is part of deal.
     
  6. Arnel

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    His numbers and percentages look good but it still worries me that this guy has never really been a winning player. Is it all just empty calories somehow? I don’t know…
     
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    The problem with Zach Lavine is his very strong personality. The guy is a very talented, efficient and productive player, but he clashes with coaches and other players because his ego is the size of the moon.

    There is no way he could handle Ime's coaching. For that matter, he can't handle anyone's coaching unless they cater to his ego. The exception was the one time he was on Team USA and it blew my mind, but he won't do that on an NBA roster.
     
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    need to find some consistent scoring off the bench to help
     
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    He has never been in a winning situation either with a decent support cast
     
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    I could be wrong, but I'm not sure there's a trade that works without basically giving up every young player on the roster.

    Lavine is making 47 mil over the next two years.

    I'd pass on Lavine.
     
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    The Art of surrounding superior players with a supporting cast.
     
  12. ilias

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    FVV + Landale + Holiday + Nate Williams works on the trade machine.

    If it only takes FVV and a pick or two, I’d be intrigued. Would give us 3 shooters around Amen and Sengun, plus could replace Jalen’s athleticism on the fast break.
     
  13. luckyman76

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    We just signed FVV. We are not aggregating him in a trade for a SG. We would have just traded him straight up by exercising the team option. Any trades now have to rely on packaging Landale+Holiday+Tate? If we renounce/cut all of those players we could sign someone to NT MLE but we still need to fill a number of roster spots and try to hover around the tax.
     
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    I still dont think that works numbers wise with Freds new contract.
    But I left FVV out because I dont think hed be trade eligible for a while and I highly doubt theyd move him regardless. At least not this season.
     

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