Tempting but helping Lakers in any way makes me deathly nauseous man. Just trade Oladipo to Magic for both AG and Bamba then call it a day. Magic do not need more bigs. In fact, they need a vet PG. And more scoring punch, like Dipo.
Matisse Thybulle's price is going up. He and Simmons should already be Rockets. Imagine those 2 in our HOUnds defense. Rockets may still have chance to snag him considering 6ers still need more firepower on offense.
Going full young and building around players under 25: Trade 1: HOU: Tyrese Haliburton, Marvin Bagley SAC: Christian Wood Trade 2: HOU: Matisse Thybulle, Danny Green ($15m exp) PHI: Eric Gordon, PJ Tucker Trade 3: HOU: RJ Hampton, Gary Harris, 2021 FRP DEN: Victor Oladipo, Danuel House, BMac PG: Tyrese Haliburton / Armoni Brooks SG: Kevin Porter Jr / RJ Hampton SF: Matisse Thybulle / Gary Harris PF: KJ Martin Jr C: 2021 top 4 pick / Bagley
1st, Wood is clearly better than Bagley. Neither Bagley nor Haliburton will be playing at All Star level like Wood is right now, so that is 2 steps back for franchise. 2nd, no FA will ever sign with Rockets if we do Wood dirty like that. And KJ is not ready to start at PF either. Not a fan of Trade #3 at all. Any Denver trade that does not get MPJ or Bol Bol back is a wasted opportunity IMO. That Denver FRP is going to be at bottom of the draft. Sorry, just my 2 cents.
The Magic have invested too much money in Aaron Gordon and Bamba to just give them to us for washed up Tucker and Oladipo rentals of 2 months. Totally agree with you. I know we (Rockets) didn’t just want to give up T Jones & D-Mo just like that.
https://tradenba.com/trades/JlNP00Afb Hou out: Oladipo Hou in: Bamba, cole anthony & Det SRP via NYK NYK out: Ntilikina, Knox, Barrett, Topping, FRP & SRP NYK in: AG and Oladipo Orl out: Ag, Bamba, and Anthony Orl in: Ntilikina, Knox, Barrett, Toppin and NYK FRP
Neither AG or Bamba are in Magic long term plans. One but most likely both will be gone at trade deadline, I guarantee it. Dipo can be seen as a rental for Magic playoff run OR an investment to pair with Vucevic and Isaac. I know you disagree but one of us will be right.
Stone rather receive FRP than give them away but I do not have problem sending Magic the lousy FRP like Pistons and Bucks picks.
Good luck with that D......love your passion. Doesn’t get you past 76ers/Bucks/Nets. Risk outweighs the benefits. You don’t give up first round draft picks which AG and Bamba were for rentals. But I don’t want to be the one to dash your hopes. Keep hope alive.
https://tradenba.com/trades/VIsJOCjJO Rockets get Nicholas Claxton and Landry Shamet - good young players with good long term value Nets get PJ Tucker and OKC gets a 2nd rounder for taking on short term salary
I hope Rockets pounce on the teams that NEED to make the playoffs now. Atlanta NY Knicks Chicago Kings I hope we get the best prospect from one of those teams.
All for helping Harden get a ring lol but I'd rather have picks for PJ. Shamet and Claxton are not it.
I like KJ Martin (and liking him more and more) but Paul Reed (and Mamadu Diakite) was the player I wanted most in 2nd round of last draft.
