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Cam Whitmore traded to Wizards for 2 2nd round picks

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by mikol13, Jul 5, 2025.

  1. Nook

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    Cant Winmore
     
  2. DaDakota

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    21, lots of celebrating here for a guy that is 21, and talented....gonna be a fun bunch of told ya sos for me.

    DD
     
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  3. Aruba77

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    The sad thing is when Cam washes out of the NBA I don’t think Europe is even interested in his brand of basketball. I see a future in the CBA though.
     
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  4. aelliott

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    So far this year, Cam has 4 more assists than I do.
     
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  5. Imanimal

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    Agree….26 points and 6 steals if he played starter minutes. He rebounds fine and the passing will improve as his game matures. The guy is almost a point a minute and electric…only 21 which is the age of senior draft picks. We’ll regret this awful trade in the future. Funny they said the same things about Kobe his first few years and he turned out to be a decent player ;).
     
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  6. Patience

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    That’s more than I would have expected, TBH.
     
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    Exactly. On that note the Rockets should look into acquiring Yanic Konan Niederhouser from the Clips. Dude would be a guaranteed 28/8/5 with starters minutes.
     
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    Wow, I didn't expect all of that when I clicked. That's.... a lot.

    Dude was a maniac for Magette.
     
  9. Sen89

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    His biggest problem is not that he can't defend or pass -- it's just that he doesn't put effort into those unless he's getting consistent PT/shots.

    If he's only getting 12 MPG, he's going to launch 8 shots because he goes into scarcity-mode on O, and coasts on D. But the Catch-22 is that no coach is going to increase his minutes if that's how he's playing off the bench.

    And yes, he has tunnel-vision, but people overblow how bad he was last year. The fact is, the off-ball Wings/Forwards in Ime's offense don't really have a chance to showcase playmaking.

    24-25 AST% and TO% for our Wings/Forwards:

    Jabari: 4.7 AST% / 8.9 TO%
    Brooks: 7.4 AST% / 7.4 TO%
    Eason: 8.5 AST% / 9.7 TO%
    Cam: 8.7 AST% / 9.6 TO%
     
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    Like the told ya sos for KPJ? lol
     
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  11. aelliott

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    I believe that Magette is actually DD's friend in Milwaukee who gives him updates on KPJ.
     
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    I don't think TO% is a good indicator of tunnel vision. A player can shoot 100% of the time and have a low turnover rate. Cam Thomas is one of the biggest shot chuckers in the league at the moment and he has a career 9.4 TO%. You're not accounting for usage where Cam's was much higher than the other players you listed.

    Also, you left Amen off the list of forwards even though he took Jabari's starting spot at PF last year next to starting guards FVV and Jalen. Amen had a 16.9 AST% as a full time forward. Even as a rookie he had a 17 AST% despite getting extended minutes in the frontcourt when Tari and Sengun got injured. There is room in the offense for playmaking forwards.
     
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    Wait, all you killjoys are down on Cam Whitmore because he can't....<checks notes>...pass? Play defense? Is that necessary?
     
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    In the last two games of his first season, Cam had 4 and 5 assists, I believe.
    Which (a) doubled his total for the year and (b) gave me faint illusory hope he might learn to play team ball.
    Alas.
     
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  16. DaDakota

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    Yep, he was what we needed at the time, IMHO.

    DD
     
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    4 assists in 4 games is a huge accomplishment. Last year, he didn't have an assist until his 5th game.
     
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    You should change your name to "Imanidiot".

    Saying stupid things comes very naturally for you.
     
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    I’m happy to announce that Cal Whitmore will not be a star in this league.
     
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    He will when he turns 25.


    DD
     

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