In the NFL, sure. In the NBA one player can mean the difference between sucking or being a perennial contender. Most teams do not trade out of the top 5 in the NBA for this reason. I doubt the Rockets will trade back for more picks in this draft. Trading back for future unprotected picks in future drafts? Sure, but not trading back for MORE young players who are at best going to be role players. That's great for the NFL, truly, in the NFL you build your team by raising your floor and thus replacing bad players with decent players is a good strategy. The NBA is about superstars though and the further you move down any draft the less likely you will get a superstar.
In general trading down is a really bad idea. I suppose the Rockets could decide that they like Ausar Thompson more than Amen or Whitmore - and then trade down to #6 and #11 and possibly end up with Ausar Thompson and Bilal Coulibaly. I doubt the Rockets do this though - they desperately need a big point guard that can create and defend multiple sized players - and that is Amen Thompson. I have heard some chatter of the Rockets either trading the #20 pick for a future #1 or trading UP for another lottery pick in this draft.
No by my logic if you’re making a trade, you trade up which I’ve said from day 1 when they got stuck with the 4th pick. In no way does the logic says trade down for even worse players. That makes no sense
Your assessment of picks 4-60 as "stuck with mostly everyone else" could be interpreted as an implication of dubiousness re their value
Not really. Common sense says if you don’t want to be stuck with everyone else you don’t go lower in the actual choices. I mean that really is common sense. It’s not oh I have the 4th pick so let me trade it and pick 18th.
Give me a trade down and the Rockets taking Jarace Walker over taking a guard who can't shoot or a guy with gun problems.
I have no problem with this but would prefer more established players than continuing to add additional rookies. Prefer Amen though.
Pull a Texans and trade up to #6 or 7. #20, future first or firsts, KMJ and/or Tate + whatever else to get the player you want.
If they rank 4-8 in the same tier or something like that, it is perfectly logical to trade down and get another asset. Say they think Jarace and Cam are better than Amen, then why not trade down and pick up an extra asset, be it an extra pick or vet? I, personally, want them to either trade up to #2 or for a substantial vet, if the price is right. Scoot to me is almost certainly going to be an all-star player. If they stay at 4, I’m leaning Amen on potential.
We don't need anymore picks for the next 3 -4 years as our young guys will be developing and we will have like 9...doing that. DD
The one trade that needs to happen is @Clutch trading Silas mug for Udokas on the main page … It’s clutch’s fault we got pick 4
Trade 20 to Denver for OKC 2024 1st Trade 4 and KMJ to Orlando for 6 and 11 Trade 11+ OKC 1st to Indiana for 7/McConnell(not a dealbreaker if they don't want to include him) Trade cash considerations for early 2nd if the right player is there to stash in G league. Take Amen at 6, take Hendricks at 7. Obviously a big risk that those players are there. Amen sets up this team for better shots and upgrades the defense. Hendricks provides another foundational 3/D guy at forward, McConnell helps bring Amen along to the NBA level while getting more minutes than he would in Indiana. Also a plus shooter at PG.
A team trading up to #4 is trading up to get Amen or Miller. Even with ORL having Suggs and Cole Anthony, they could be looking to move one of them to make room for Amen. Can't see us trading back to take a lesser talent if Amen is gone.
