Knicks In: Westbrook, Love Knicks Out: Randle, Payton, Frank, Dotson, #8 Cavs In: Payton, Randle, Gordon Cavs Out: Love, Drummond (opt-in) Rockets in: Drummond, Frank, Dotson, #8 Rockets out: Westbrook, Gordon rockets cut about 7m, get Drummond and 3 young players. Knicks get their star duo and still keep RJ and Robinson, Cavs get 3 good role players for essentially just Kevin Love.
Keep hearing rumors about a Russ and PG swap...not sure I would be willing to do this but: HOU: PG and Jamychal Green LAC: Russ
I LOVE the potential of this kid. He is like Capela as roll/lob threat but with the vision and handles of a guard. Very similar size as well - 6'10 with 7'4 wingspan. And still only 22. A 7'0 Bamba/6'10 Giles center combo for the Rockets would be beautiful.
https://nba.nbcsports.com/2020/11/1...ell-westbrook-clippers-and-knicks-interested/ These Westbrook trade rumors just will not go away. My 2 scenarios - 1)Trade Russ to Clips & 2) Trade Russ to Knicks. Trade Option #1 LAC: Russ Westbrook, Danuel House PHI: Jrue Holiday, Paul George, Lou Williams NOP: Tobias Harris + 76ers FRP ORL: Kelly Oubre, Lou Williams, Josh Hart + Rockets FRP PHX: Markelle Fultz HOU: Ben Simmons, Jonathan Isaac, Matisse Thybulle, Mo Bamba Harden, Thybulle, RoCo, Simmons, Bamba, Isaac, EGo, PJ, Nwaba, BMac Trade Option#2 NYK: Russ Westbrook, Danuel House BOS: Myles Turner, Jeremy Lamb IND: Gordon Hayward, Dennis Smith Jr., BMac ORL: Victor Oladipo, RJ Barrett, Robert Williams HOU: Aaron Gordon, Bobby Portis, Mo Bamba, Frank Ntilikina Harden, EGo, RoCo, AG, Portis, PJ, Ntilikina, Bamba, Nwaba
I like Giles a lot, but he has a history of knee injuries. I’m still somewhat keen on him, but I’m leaning towards Noel right now.
I can't tell if you've expertly returned a subtle bit of sarcasm my way or if you really believe this. Well played.
The center position has become a specialized position. Dictated by situational circumstances. Like in baseball pitching. Starters are asked to go 5 innings and then the team needs middle relief specialized in pitching the 6 th and 7th inning.....then a pitcher specialized in shutting down the 8th inning. Not your closer but almost as good. Then your closer comes in to pitch the 9th inning. Well in the NBA there are a few low post centers that a team worries about. I don’t understand the high demand for a full time big for a part time need? I googled top NBA centers and this is what I got: 1) Jokic..............19.9 pts.....9.7 rebs 2) Embiid...........23.0 pts....11.6 rebs 3) KAT................26.5 pts.....10.8 rebs 4) Gobert............15.1 pts.....13.5 rebs 5) LMA................18.9 pts.....7.4 rebs 6) Porzingis.........20.4 pts.....9.5 rebs 7) Drummond......17.7 pts....15.2 rebs 8) Myles Turner...12.1 pts......6.6 rebs 9) Vucevic...........19.6 pts.....10.9 rebs 10) S Adams......10.9 pts........9.3 rebs 11) Marc Gasol....7.5 pts (19/20)......9.1 pts (18/19)...........15.7 pts (17/18)......a steady decline. 12) Brook Lopez...12.0 pts.......4.6 rebs 13) Capela.............No worries. Just lob dunks. 14) Valaciunas.......14.9 pts.......11.3 rebs 15) Ayton................18.2 pts.......11.5 rebs So on this list you worry about Jokic, Embiid, KAT, LMA, Drummond, Vucevic, Valaciunas, Ayton. 8 players.....5 didn’t make the playoffs.....2 didn’t get out of the first round.......Jokic got to the WCF but Denver gave up more points to Lakers than the team with no center (Houston). 114 points per game to Rockets (111 pts). Nurkic/Whiteside/Collins gave up about 117 points per game to Lakers. Isn’t the idea that the big men stop the big men and limit the opposing team to fewer points? Not in the playoffs when a team can go smaller and run the big off the court. Or in the Lakers go with a unicorn named AD. A mismatch for every team. Draymond, Durant, Giannis, Harden are mismatches for every team. Dort did well one on one against Harden; but his help defense behind him helped slow down Harden. If Dort had no backup help defense, Harden would have figured it out and torched Dort for 40 per game or more. But Dort directed Harden one way or another to funnel Harden to the 2nd tier of defenders. Every good player requires a team effort to stop....or limit the damage. Both of small forwards can help corral AD/LeBron.....mix in a PF here and there. AD is the same. PF’s guard AD when he plays PF......when he moves to Center.....we move our PF to center.. When Durant moves to center in the playoffs......we move our PF to center. When Giannis moves from PF to center.....we move our PF to center......help defense to surround him......them. Tucker is just a little small......an AD creates just enough space to get the ball above his shoulders and then has no fear of shooting over Tucker within 8 feet of the basket. It’s was our help defenders that were too small. 6’3” Westbrook, 6’3” McLemore, 6’3” EGo, 6’3” Rivers.......that was no contest for AD and LeBron. A Christian Wood, Ibaka, Adebayo, Baynes, Siakim, Ben Simmons, Mitchell (Knicks), Portis, can be your full time center as long as they don’t get pushed too far under the rim. Meyers Leonard, Markieff, JaVale MeGee, Dwight Howard, Dwight Powell, WCS, Zubac,.........Myles Turner (still not sure?). Teams want that versatile player that can play and guard 3-4-5 position like a Swiss Army knife........because the kids coming out of High school college will and can very very soon.
Losing Morey still hurts but I will pray to the altar of Rafael Stone if we can somehow get Christian Wood. Is there any aaaany chance at all Detroit would be down for an SnT with Gordon so we can pay this guy. He'd be sooo perfect for this team.
1) PJ + Gordon + picks for Myles Turner + TJ 2) Westbrook for Pat Bev + Marcus Morris + Jamychal Green (Green and Morris either need to opt-in or sign and trade) 3) Re-sign Jeff Green with vet min or BAE 4) Sign one of Dragic, Clarkson or Hood with tMLE Starters: Beverly, Harden, Covington, Morris, Turner Bench: TJ, Clarkson, McL, House, Green, Green
Sources: Harden, Westbrook unsure on Rockets https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...westbrook-concerned-direction-houston-rockets via @ESPN App http://espn.com/app
My perfect blowup scenario (works on trade machine and puts us $10 mil below tax apron)... Rockets get: Paul George, Patrick Beverley, Victor Oladipo, Myles Turner, Landry Shamet, Doug McDermott, Enes Kanter, (2) Celtics first round picks Celtics get: Harden Pacers get: Gordon Hayward, Eric Gordon, Celtics late 1st round pick Clippers get: Westbrook, Marcus Smart, PJ Tucker New Rockets with 3 point percentage Oladipo, Pat Bev (38%) Shamet (41%), BMac (40%) PG (41%), House (36%), Nwaba RoCo (35%), McDermott (43%) Turner (34%), Kanter Also, bring back Gerald Green (36%). That gives us 8 shooters (4 at 40%), plus a big that can shoot if needed. 5 really good defenders in Bev, PG, RoCo, Nwaba, and Turner. We get cap room and draft picks.
Some ideas -- 1) (prefer this one) Chicago in: Westbrook, House Rockets in: Wendell Carter Jr, Satoransky, Otto Porter Harden / Satoransky Porter Jr. / Gordon Covington Tucker Carter Jr. 2) Charlotte in: Westbrook Rockets in: Rozier, Bridges, Biyombo, 3rd pick Rozier Harden Gordon / Bridges Covington Tucker / 3rd pick 3) Orlando in: Westbrook Rockets in: A Gordon, Ross, Bamba, 15th pick, 45th pick Harden Gordon / Ross Covington / 15th pick Gordon Tucker / Bamba 4) Clippers in: Westbrook Rockets in: Trez (re-sign??), Lou Will, Shamet, Pat Bev Harden / Lou Will Pat Bev / Shamet Gordon Covington Tucker / Trez
JaeSean Tate scrimmaging with Bruno the GOAT, Christopher Clemons and IHart. I honestly want all four of these guys to be on the roster next year.
