This was likely a favor to favors. He can now catch on with a championship team. The Rockets aren’t trying to win the most games they can this year and are more focused on developing and evaluating talent. Favors would have become frustrated with a lack of playing time especially with players he may consider inferior playing ahead of him. Bobas won’t complain at all because he’s just happy to exist and be part of a team. Stone was probably already trying to flip him and found not trades that made sense without hampering future cap. credit to Tilman for allowing the dead cash hit
Woohoo best news!!!! Glad we value veteran presence and family environment over money. Fertitta already much better owner than Leslie in that regard.
It’s really time to change that avatar. This man has put up more money and signed off on more dead money than Leslie ever would’ve!
not the move that i woulda made - but whatever.... i'd think having Favors contract, along with Ego, KMJ and whoever... would have allowed more flexibility for the possibility of a deadline trade for a disgruntled potential star... i always like flexibility and options... but i guess we're kickin the can on acquisitions until next years cap space... as i said... whatever... this year is about letting the kids play imo...
I would have waived Nix, or if he has Lamb's pictures of Tilman in his locker, then Matthews, but whatever. Edit: The way he keeps playing, I might even have considered Garuba, but trying to be patient in his second year as a 20 year old rook.
Well, if they're actually trying to win Boban will play more than Mathews. Nix has to be the guy on the bubble though. I can pretty much guarantee Eric Gordon is not being traded.
