Well everybody has their price, except people like motiejunas, morris and llull. I'd imagine it would be hard to trade those players because you don't even know what they can really do and or develop into. So them i'd say are the real keepers preferably along with patterson and lowry, but if it is for a allstar or a clear upgrade they shouldn't be deal breakers. Everybody else we should be shopping around to get and upgrade.
Funny.... Dragic and CLee are at the top of my list to trade (right behind the 09ers)... They're unrestricted free agents at years end - get value now or get nothing later... Everybody's available - for the right price - and the price AINT a 31 yr old 18.7m makin softie that looks like a giant rooster/chicken!
Scola and Martin are at the top of my list to trade ... behind the 09ers. :grin: I'd rather trade Martin and resign Lee to become our starting SG. Martin has more value than Lee at the moment. If you trade Lee now, I don't think you will get much in return ... just because of the fact he'll be a FA at the end of the year. Trade Deadline Keepers? The only guy you can build around is Lowry at the moment. But for the right price, he's tradable like everybody else on this roster.
Lowry should only be traded for an elite player who will be here long term. He's the closest thing to a "keeper" we have but even Lowry is available at the right price.
IMO there are no keepers. We cant hold anything back to get us that cornerstone. Whoever, whatever, whenever to get a franchise caliber player.
I think the Rockets can bring in a player with "star power" value. Super star is another story and for that you have to be a little bit lucky as well. But to bring in a player with "star power" who can potentially attract other stars means the Rockets will have to take some risks in trades. They can't improve their hand demonstratively by playing it safe and taking what few assets of value they do have off the table.
Most expendable players 1. 09ers 2. Scola 3. Dragic (ufa next season and he's probably going to get the minimum mle) 4. Bud 5. Martin or Lee (which ever way we decide to go)
