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NBA Trades that would change Everything next season:

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Tristan_fiore, Oct 15, 2020.

  1. Tristan_fiore

    Tristan_fiore Member

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    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2912781-5-nba-trades-that-would-change-everything-next-season

    Don’t expect this to happen at all but:



    1. Houston receives: Ben Simmons, Julius Randle, Mike Scott, Wayne Ellington, Dennis Smith Jr.

      Philadelphia receives: James Harden

      New York receives: Russell Westbrook

      The Houston Rockets have little to no means of improving their roster around James Harden and Russell Westbrook. They've exhausted their assets, and Rockets governor Tilman Fertitta may not be interested in paying the luxury tax for a team that isn't likely to win a title.

      The Rockets can continue their charade of a faux contender or they can cash in what little value they have left and rebuild around one of the league's brightest young stars in Ben Simmons. The fit in Houston couldn't suit Simmons better. His ability to defend alongside Eric Gordon, Danuel House, P.J. Tucker and Robert Covington would make them a force to be reckoned with on the defensive end. Plus, their spacing would be the complement to his game he's been missing in Philadelphia.

      The Rockets lose Westbrook but save themselves from his exorbitant contract and gain back flexibility. While moving him for picks one season ago hurts, living with that mistake would prove the greater error.

      The Knicks get their superstar via trade, as SNY's Ian Begley reported they would. Chris Paul might be the target given his relationship with Leon Rose, but Westbrook would bring the electricity Madison Square Garden has been missing.

      For the Philadelphia 76ers, this is a no-brainer. Acquiring the 2018 MVP while still in his prime immediately elevates them to title favorite and puts the rest of the Eastern Conference on notice.
     
    #1 Tristan_fiore, Oct 15, 2020
  2. AroundTheWorld

    AroundTheWorld Insufferable 98er
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    Crap.
     
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  3. clos4life

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    We are getting rammed on that trade.
     
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    Love it. Take mostly superfluous chazerai back for gold pieces.
     
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    Did we hire a new GM, name of Ben Dover?
     
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  6. HTown_TMac

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    Disgusting.
     
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  7. ROXTXIA

    ROXTXIA Contributing Member

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    Is the writer a 76ers fan?

    I could edit my former post, but I'll pad my post count:

    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2912781-5-nba-trades-that-would-change-everything-next-season

    "The Rockets can continue their charade of a faux contender or (a) they can cash in what little value they have left and (b) rebuild around one of the league's brightest young stars in Ben Simmons. (C) The fit in Houston couldn't suit Simmons better. His ability to defend alongside Eric Gordon, Danuel House, P.J. Tucker and Robert Covington would make them a force to be reckoned with on the defensive end. Plus, their spacing would be the complement to his game he's been missing in Philadelphia.

    (a) Harden has no value?
    (b) Ben Simmons is one of the league's brightest young stars? He's a known commodity, he has his pluses, he has his minuses.
    (c) "The fit in Houston." Dude can't shoot threes. Granted, D'Antoni is gone, but Morey is still there; unless, again he's been replaced by Ben Dover.
     
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  8. cerophilik

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    Yea no thank you on that random trade.
     
    #8 cerophilik, Oct 15, 2020
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