Rockets acquire Suns picks, return Nets picks to Brooklyn

I think its guaranteed lotto, but prob low lotto as Nets still hampered by Simmons in 2025. However the 2026 swap would most likely not be a lotto as Joe Tsai would flip if the Nets have to give 3 lotto picks to the Rockets for nothing.

I'm sure if no trade happened Joe Tsai is opening the checkbook and signing free agents left and right to be competitive. Simmons is expiring then as well and could be flipped.

The people assuming incorrectly are the same ones who thought sending Harden to Nets was a bad idea. If somebody necros any of the Harden trade reaction threads back then you will see a lot of familiar names complaining about the move and calling Stone stupid etc.

 

100% you are 100% correct

the 25 swap was worth more than every asset we got

 

Hahaha Windy got a slap on his chubby face live lol

 

They'd also have Ben Simmons $40 million expiring to move for pieces and the cap room to signs 1-2 more rotational pieces. The off-season for a Nets team that does not have their own pick would look very different from the off-season of the team that will have it

There will be 5-8 teams actively tanking to get Cooper Flagg or one of the other top prospects this season. There's not a lot of reason to believe that a Nets team actively trying to win would out tank those teams

 

The nets are going to be at the bottom of the east for the forseeable future at least for the next couple of years which makes those picks more valuable but we gave them right back to the nets. We are basically gambling on 2027 and 2029 draft picks, just because we got back extra doesn't mean its better automatically. At this point we know next couple years picks from BKN would've been high draft picks

 

Booker and Nalen won’t work together. The same way Booker and Beal don’t work together. . It would be foolish to pay both Jalen and Booker so that means you move on from Jalen

 

Why you still can't get the Nets got their picks back before they traded Bridges?

Like put yourself in Sean Marks shoes. Why would you blow it up just to give the Rockets a top pick for no reason? Can you explain why somebody will be that stupid?

Like would Sean Marks go to Joe Tsai and say "Hey boss lets tank and give the Rockets top lotto picks just for kicks!"? Just stop yourself and think why Nets would do self sabotage for no reason.

 

Yes Jalen will be included in the trade..

 

I’m still confused by this trade.

But the above SAS quote makes sense, I don’t see us grabbing old expensive guys like Durant, even though he might have Abdul-Jabbar-type longevity.

Booker will be 28 next season and entering his prime athletic years. Makes much more sense with our youthful core. And even more sense if we can unload Jalen, who probably wont ever reach Booker heights.

 

Fair point, we didn't give up all Brooklyn assets.

Imagine the warriors when they wasted that pick on Wiseman. Imagine getting 2 bites at the apple with a loaded roster and contending in 3 years.

 

I'd rather have Sengun than Booker. Higher upside in my opinion.

I like Booker but he's a fringe allstar. Sengun has been on par with young Jokic.

 

Yeah I hope the Rox just give this team time to grow. They are a bunch if 21 yr olds seems stupid to trade them before you see what they are capable of.

Even Reed Sheppard, even if he is 6'1.75 with 6'3 wingspan he could be the best shooter since Steph Curry. I'd like to see him (or Risacher or Devin Carter) play with the team first before any trades go down.

 

Damnit Morey…

 

Why would Sean Marks decline this same offer in January, then come back now and say he’s ready?

Wouldn’t it be prudent to consider that he’s coming back because maybe he’s ready to tank?

 

Not sure how one should be feeling about that.

 

I take back everything I said if we land Booker

The odds are that doesn't happen though

 

Someone needs to save Stone from himself. To this point he has gotten very lucky that other gm's have been dumb and turned down his bad trade ideas but sooner or later he will find one thats not stupid and they will take full advantage of how bad he is at trading.

 

The silver lining here is that Windhorst and Stephen A are two of the biggest bullshitters in the industry, all we can do is hope they made this stuff up for TV ratings and it has no basis in reality

 

lol calm down

 

Here's my offer for Booker:

Green
Whitmore
Tate
Landale (cut)
Uncle Jeff (cut)
2 pick swaps
1 suns pick

I think that's reasonable. Control of their next 3 drafts, 2 young players to develop, and a solid rotation player.

Thompson / FVV
Booker / Reed
Eason / Brooks
Jabari
Sengun /Adams

Maybe pickup a backup 4 in second round...