Random Houston Rockets Trade Ideas - 2012-13

Morey acquired Lin (probably at Les' behest, if reports are true) to have a player to attract other free agents. Then the Harden trade happened and life was good but we have two players whose skills greatly overlap.

Lin thrives when the brakes aren't applied. Put him in more of a system alongside another star and the wheels upstairs start going clackety-clack. Instinct turns to hesitation. It doesn't help when the coaches' solution is to often park him at the 3.

Granted, these guys need to play together more, and I want it to work---who doesn't? But it'd be a pretty big trade, one of those Johnny Fontane-and-the-big-band-leader offers, to get Morey to trade Lin in this first year of his contract.

 

I just don't see Morey trade Lin anytime soon. He already pissed off Les the first time for letting him go. You can be sure Morey will think twice before he trade him again. Lin is more than an asset to Morey; his job might be on the line. What if Lin does Linsanity again with another team? Imagine how Les will feel the second time? He just might get the axe if Rockets are on the short end of the deal.

If any trade going down this year, it won't be Lin!

 

Now, if we found a deal next summer with Lin involved that helped net us our 2nd All Star talent, and in the process gave us cap room to go after an Eric Bledsoe (is he even gowanns to be up for a contract extension?), then good, fine.

This year? Yeah, Les clearly didn't enjoy watching the Knicks' ownership / management pick and throw boogers at us last season when Linsanity went down. If these 2 guys (Lin, Harden) don't learn to gel, though, he could wind up with buyers' remorse.

 

I think the Rockets will try to make the Lin thing work out and I'd be mildly surprised if Lin were to get traded this season, however I don't think Les will prevent Morey from trading Lin if Morey tells him that he doesn't think Lin and Harden can successfully co-exist. Les is no fool. He'd understand.

 

I am sure Les will understand but how about the consequences of Linsanity 2.0 and whoever Morey traded goes bust or gets injured? Will Les still remain 'understandable?'

Not all trades will turn out golden and the possibility is always there. Lin will have to perform a lot less for Morey to trade him, and I don't see that happening with his work ethic and inexperience.

 

It's not about his performance or work ethic, but the long-term pairing of Harden and Lin, two ball dominant players whose skills overlap. If they make each other less effective, it's a problem. The stats already suggest that, though of course it's a small sample size.

 

Lin will have to perform less than guy he would be traded for.

 

Agreed. There are some issues now with fit alongside Harden, but I do agree they need the full season to try and figure it out.

Its very, very unlikely that a trade will happen regardless this season(unless for some reason someone like CP3 comes available... which is double doubtful). However, it shouldn't be taboo to mention that his contract will be pretty moveable starting most likely this Summer at the earliest. If he's good enough by the end of the season, he could be one of the most sought after players in the league. Who knows.

I do hope that both players can learn to coexist and play off the ball more. If Lin could just become consistent at the 3 point line, it will open up things alot for both players in all reality. Plus, Harden isn't necessarily lighting it up from 3 the way he needs to be to take pressure off of Lin so it goes both ways.

-The logic of this whole potential trade scenario comes back to last Summer and the Knick debaucle when we look back at it all. The Knicks could have signed him, paid very little lux tax this year and next due to the backloaded "poison pill" contract. The only year that they would have had to go deep into lux tax would have been the final year of his deal where one would thing the 3 year starting PG of the Knicks would have some value on a one year deal. Still, out of principle it seems, the Knicks let their emotions get the best of them and the rest is history.

For the Rockets now, they are looking at a more difficult contract to trade, but still... its not that bad. His stardom might fall a bit being in Houston, but I assume with a whole season to prove that he really is as good as the Rockets projected him to be in a full season, he will be sought after with a quality season under his belt.

Still... Im with alot of folks here that he was never signed to Houston as a trade asset. He was signed to be the starting PG for the Houston Rockets, and now he's on the team to try and complement Harden & the rest of the team. Which in the long run, will make him a better PG & asset among the league if he can prove that he can both be the man at times, play alongside another star, and be a team player.

 

Given the size of his salary, I doubt Lin is involved in any deal unless there is a player on a very large salary coming back in trade. If that's the case, its most likely an All-Star player, and its hard to debate trading for an All-Star with a player who "might" become an All-Star one day. Trading Lin for a "lesser" player or players seem very, very unlikely.

 

Someone name one team that will pay lin 15 mill in year 3 of his contract ? He is untradeable because of the poison pill provision

 

It counts as 8.3 towards their cap.

 

lakers in a hot second if Nash does not stay healthy

 

Royce White + Patrick Patterson for our pick back from ATL.



Then our pick + Machado + Aldrich for Eric Bledsoe + Lamar Odom(just a contract if Sterling wants to get rid of it to save some money.)

 

To Denver: Parsons, Morris
To Houston: Gallinari

Gallinari is a better/higher ceiling version of Parsons-- gets to the line and more proven as a shooter.

Denver gets cheaper and, if Iguodala does not pick up his option, will have massive cap room.


Or else...

To Denver: 2 of Patterson, Motiejunas, Jones and Morris
To Houston: Gallinari

Lets go full-time small ball with the Parsons/Gallinari forward combo.

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ahjkztc
add a 2nd round pick from the Pistions to the Jazz

This would help all three teams and have the traded players spot covered. This is an area of need for all three teams as well.

Maybe the league will step in with White or we just cut Cook.

 

Singler is a really big part of the Pistons right now. He's their Parsons (minus the lady fans).
Patterson would be a long term 15 min backup at best, and probably less minutes short term.

 

Will the Rockets aim to re-sign Parsons or Smith earlier? Do they want to maintain future cap room for that second star player? Trading Lin earlier will be easier than in year 3 of his contract.

 

They also have to throw in a pick or two.

We pick up Jeff Adrien, Will Conroy, Kelenna Azubuike (all free agents).

 

Even with "overlapping" skills and obviously some things to work out, the Rockets are still over .500. So even though there might be some personal statistics that are down and some visual clunkiness on the court, the two are winning. This means that SOMETHING is still working. When the two really get clicking, things will only get better.

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=cuf4m9y
cut Cook

thoughts?