Moving on from John Wall, the Wizards have since done this....

Win win for both clubs IMO, no need to complain about this trade.

 

It's not really silly if Dinwiddie is part of the 5 team trade sending Westbrook to LA?
What's silly is them saying that just John Wall brought back those assets. Uh, nah. They sent 2 first round picks and 2 second round picks to make those deals.

I dunno, call me crazy, but I'm not trading a first round pick for any of those individuals unless I am a championship contender and certain they put me over the top. They basically gave Beal some role players to try and struggle to 50 wins.

 

How d hell is that insane? Isiah Todd is the only one I want out of that bunch.

I also dont know how the Wall trade is a screw up? Thanks to the tank commander the Rockets ended up with Jalen Green instead of picking 18th.

Lol Harrell, Kuzma supposed to be insane deal now? smh. And as others said the Wiz gave up 2 firsts and 2 2nds for this "haul". INSANE. At how dumb they are trading 2 firsts and 2 seconds for Kuz, Dinwiddie, KCP and Harrell.

 

Jokes on them, or Tank commander Wall paved the way for Green, Sengun, JC and Usman.... That list of players they are trying to flaunt is ass..... And we still have Wall who someway somehow Stone will turn into gold....

 

This says more about the Lakers than anything about John Wall. The fact that the Wizards didn’t have to give up draft picks to move Westbrook is a miracle and only speaks to the stupidity of the Lakers and frankly the media who for some reason still think Westbrook is this transformational player.

@Clutch said best when he said that nobody impacts winning less.

 

Or you could look at it as trading away

2 firsts
2 seconds
AND
9 times all star Russell Westbrook

Just to exchange the John Wall contract for Dinwiddie, Kuzma, KCP and Harrell (aka salary filler). Y-U-C-K

It's called overpaying to dump while vainly attempting to stay relevant - they were 8 seed last year, I don't see them as top 4 as a result of those moves, so a lower seed again is the ceiling

 

so they got an entire bench unit?

 

They didn't give up a first to get him, and a first as part of the deal to move him? (plus two 2nds?)

Cost them 2 first rounders.... and as much of a "loser" as he is, he perhaps impacts winning more than Dinwiddie/ Kuzma/ etc

 

Lakers dumped their garbage role players off Wizards and we are suppose to be impressed.

What exactly is Wizards trying to achieve with those mediocre assets that aren't even that young

 

Even though the original tweet left out those picks, I still don't really see it as proclaiming the transaction a success. I think they were genuinely curious if it really got them anywhere.

 

WE'VE ended up with some good players to work with

 

We also got Sengun with the Wall Westbrook trade I believe

 

None of those players is a game changer and Dinwiddie was hurt. They added some depth but are a mediocre team at best.

 

A lot of those are expiring contracts that they will be able to afford to re-sign if they choose. John Wall is a pointless player for $41m, they did well.

 

Wow their lineup still sucks

 

John Wall got us possibly the best draft in rockets history (not including retrospect). We won the trade.

 

Well, they should hopefully get a full season's worth of games out of those players combined.

 

This is possibly John Wall’s biggest season. He’s basically expected (by fans) to do absolutely nothing but stay in the background. He needs to be looking at this as a way to be a sidekick to Green and possibly Wood and/or KPJ. Other teams are always watching. He may not ever be at best a second option but if he take the role of the third option, teams may consider. That’s either by buyout or trade. Most likely buyout.

I believe Wall and Green will begin as the starters. He needs to be setting Green up; getting him easy baskets.

 

The list Wiz got from Lakers may not be super impressive, but it does two things.

1) Showing Beal, they're trying find complimentary pieces. More shooting and more defense than Russ.
2) Wizard doesn't have to keep all those guys, Those contracts can be flipped more easily than Wall's.

I don't blame Rockets front office per se, it seemed like Russ wasn't even going to show up to camp. So if it was best for both parties to part ways before the season started.

 

Looks like a whole lot of mediocre.

7th seed first round fodder