I would give my left nut to get Lawson. He is the type of player that could relieve the pressure when Harden is either off or double-teamed. IMO, he is the missing puzzle to a truly dominant Rockets team.
Ty Lawson is going to bolt in 2016 and I highly doubt they'll be able to build a contender in two years. Our Pelicans pick + our young assets (Jones, Capella, Canaan) + future picks should be an enticing offer. I still think we should go after Reggie Jackson instead though as a sixth man type player. It'd be much more affordable since its pretty well known OKC is looking to trade him. Our bench unit really needs a playmaker. Of course not sure Reggie would be happy to be sixth man again, so this is probably not viable. More likely than not we're probably not getting either of the above. I sure as hell don't want Deron Williams. Dragic seems like a dead dream. Morey might be forced to stand pat.
And there have been many people who have jumped off the Dragic bandwagon. I jumped off when they traded for Wright because that let me know they were all in and did not want to trade Dragic in the process. If there was a big available worth Dragic they would have made that trade in a second instead of picking up Wright. Don't forget they turned down Hibbert for Dragic last offseason. How many bigs are available that are better than Hibbert?
I agree their actions show that they are trying to compete right now, but if come mid February they are in 10th place in the West and 3 games behind 8th, it may change things pretty significantly. They still have 3 players for 2 spots and they would have to pay all 3 like starters next season, if they don't want to pay Dragic that next season, then they might as well trade him and receive assets to get better for next season.
Roy Hibbert is terrible. If you think Dwight's offense is bad, consider this: Dwight is shooting 60%, Hibbert is shooting 44%. Remember last year's playoffs? Guy is terrible.
If the NOP pick, Jones, Capella and possible Canaan and Pap with filler satisfy Denver enough for Lawson, then by all means make the trade. I just think Denver would really like to keep Lawson and rebuild the team he and Faried. With the right pieces around Lawson and Faried (like what they had a couple of years ago when Denver was a top seed out West), Denver can be pretty dangerous. As amazing it would be to snag Jackson, Presti probably won't be taking calls from Morey anytime soon. Any sort of deal between those two, no matter how small or insignificant, would cause OKC fans to flip out in paranoia. Lol. And OKC has no need to that NOP pick. Only way I can see us getting Jackson would be a three team deal with OKC getting something they absolutely need to help them get to the playoffs and make them favorites.
OKC would rather lose Jackson for nothing in the offseason then trade him for scraps, piss off Durant, and miss the playoffs this year. They need Jackson to help them vault into a playoff position for this year. Good luck resigning Durant if they trade Jackson and OKC misses the playoffs.
And Phoenix turned that trade down. So who is a good enough big that is available that would convince PHX to move Dragic?
Like I have said over and over. Dragic will not fetch any assists unless he assures the team he went to that he would resign. Their best bet is to keep Dragic this offseason and trade Bledsoe for assets. This is the approach the Rockets were gonna take with Lowry and Dragic before the player option thing happened. Trade the guy under contract (Lowry) for assets (lotto pick) and resign the other guy (Dragic) therefore maximizing the value of both players. Bledsoe is Lowry in this scenario and Dragic is himself. This is a better plan than trading Dragic for other teams scraps which is what they would get as Dragic can walk in the offseason.
Sheesh... what are we doing with Shved then? The Rockets just need to keep Jet. People really underestimate how much he boosts this team's IQ. His vet leadership is exactly what we were missing last season. Granted he is probably better off as a player coach but he needs to stay a Rocket. With Josh Smith,Corey Brewer, and Shved on our roster it definitely makes Kpap , Tjones, Dorsey, and Canaan expendable. Those players and the NO pick should be more than enough to get us a decent pg to either back up Beverly or start over him.
Meh, Terry is expendable and Morey knows this. Morey found one Jason Terry (and got a couple of 2nd round picks for taking the salary) and he can find another one. At his age, he just isn't more than an ordinary NBA player even with his positive attributes accounted for. Mo Williams, for one, can likely be had for free.
Thats nothing for Lawson, would do that everyday of the week. I'm don't believe he'd be that cheap, but if he was that would be amazing because then we could package possibly Dmo, Johnson, Jones and more picks for a upgrade at the 4 spot as well.
And yet still you are here debating the issue with people so is it not obvious to you others don't see eye to eye with you on this? Again the point is simply that just because you think it won't/can't ever happen doesn't mean others think that and it's unreasonable and myopic to expect others here including myself to just agree with you and therefore stop talking about things you don't agree with. As of now I don't like the chances of him getting traded. But there are enough variables that can change that leaves me open to the possibility (phx's performance over the nxt 5 weeks, availability of players at the deadline, other GMs interests and willingness in the league). You might not agree and your certainly free to disagree and debate. But again you can't expect those who don't see things the way you do to "stop the maddness" "quit talking about it" or unilaterally "move on". Discussions and debates don't work that way
If Lawson is available now, the Rockets should just go ahead and get him. I think the Rockets need to pony up more than Capella, Papa, and Pelicans pick. They probably need to throw in 2017 1st and Knicks 2nd. Which I would still do. I've been on the Lawson bandwagon for a while now. He's signed for another 2 years after this at $12mil/yr. If the cap jumps in 2016 as expected, the Rockets can conceivably fit Lawson, DMo, one of Beverley/Ariza, Harden, Dwight(slight discount) and Durant on the same team. As opposed to Dragic who would be much more difficult to fit with a major 2016 FA money wise.
Also if the only reason why you jumped off the wagon was the wright acquisition. It was two 2nd round picks that won't be available for years from now. If they traded 1st's or something more substantial from their war chest and for a starter instead of bench help no less then it'd be mor definitive they are all in. This is a low risk move on their part.
