Cam Whitmore traded to Wizards for 2 2nd round picks

No, I don't care what Stone says, nothing he says is meaningful or truthful, his press conferences are a complete waste of time.

4 games above the number 8 seed......and we lost in the first round......number 2 seed is fool's gold.

No one thinks IME sucks, but it is legit to wonder if he is making the right choices if we win a ring, great, but it is a massive risk to go for KD at 37.

DD

 

I'm just going to assume that attitude-wise, things were even worse than maybe we knew about. The fact Phoenix elected to take second round picks instead of Cam as part of the Durant deal says a lot.

My concern about trading Cam is we lost a lot of offense in trading Green, and Durant will most assuredly be taking a lot of games off for load management. I would feel much better if we had some scoring depth on the days KD takes off.

 

Sorry I live in a world where they have been traded for giannis.
Or I just had a brain fart and am using the "i am from the future" to cover it up

 

Here Rafael talks about what went into the decision to trade Cam Whitmore.

 

"Ain't no place like it," he commented under an Instagram post made by the official Washington Wizards account welcoming him to the team. He also dropped an emoji that read "FREE," indicating a potential mixture of his excitement at the change of scenery and his willingness to move on from Houston

Classy guy. I guess our good guy org rep of sending guys to their desired destinations is paying off. I get that Cam needs to make money on his next contract, but this kind of backhanded comment and immaturity makes me glad he’s gone.

 

He will say DD finally got something right.

 

He won't have to. Scam is garbage

 

We both know that isn't happening

 

He's a 21 year old young man with a huge ego, it's not surprising that he is still not mature.

I think people have unrealistic expectations of these young men that come into the league at an early age and expect them to mature quickly. Let's face it, some people don't really start maturing until their mid 20s or so. Hopefully Cam will mature and he will be able to have a long career.

 

The issue is that you had an immature player on a team with an immature coach who exacerbated the situation out of childish spite rather than fixing it.

Just the worst player-coach fit possible.

Will Cam grow up and become a decent player? Maybe, but definitely not on a team with a coach like Ime.... which is fine because the Rockets don't need him.

 

Essentially three second rounders for Olynyk. Three things are learned here

1. How good the Steven Adams trade was in hindsight, and underrated and flew under the radar back then. Olynyk is still good but not nearly as impact as our Kiwi
2. What the ongoing price is for distressed / out-of-favor late first round picks (20th and 25th in the 2022 draft). Similarly Grimes, AJ Griffin.
   
3. How other teams (OKC, Spurs) are getting a pass for drafting busts after busts. One hit gives you enormous leeway.

 

There is probably a less then .5% chance that Cam develops into anything meaningful.

I remember being excited when we traded for AJ Griffin. Why would someone trade us this player for almost nothing? Weird!

 

You believe Rockets are closer to a title with Cam Whitmore.

Than actual 2 times Finals MVP, 4 times Finals appearances, 6 time Conference Finals, 4 time Gold Medal winner with the last one just last year, 4 time scoring champ Kevin Durant.

"Young asset" Green scored in single digit points in 4 playoff games. Durant has had 4 single digit games in 15 YEARS. All from being pulled early with an injury

On the matter of age.. Cam Whitmore has 82 total assists his entire career. Old man Durant had 70 assists just in last January alone. And that's not even Durant's strength. Which is as much as Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and Cam that same month combined.

I think the upgrade potential from the young assets is clear

 

Nah don't be crazy, Cam Whitmore's a superstar, that's why he rode the pine behind "bust of all busts" Jalen Green. And why he couldn't get minutes when JEENATHAN BUM****WHOEVER could. Because he's a superstar, and young. Apparently.

 

Strong post! I’m on the fence about what we lost but I feel better now!

 

There was a reason why he felt in the draft. I am glad he is gone.

 

Yeah, that is what they said about Jokic too.

DD

 

After 2 years, they knew who they had in Jokic.

 

The point was, that you can't look at what teams thought of him at the draft, what a waste of server space.

DD

 

I think it was more like, after 1 month