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Rockets acquire AJ Griffin

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Htown Legend, Jun 27, 2024.

  1. Shark44

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    Adding Sheppard and Griffin immediately improves our bench shooting from last year.

    While Adams isn't a Sengun level passer he's not bad and the screens he sets are like trying to get around a grizzly bear. Add a Tari and Cam, and that's a crazy good scoring group.

    Griffin is a smart gamble and I'll be cheering for the young man to recoup a role and continue to improve (he's only 20 I believe).
     
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  2. palmsnbananas

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    That’s for damn sure
    Silas was “soft as charmin!”
     
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  3. Aruba77

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    I didn’t expect our shooting upgrade this offseason to come from the draft, but boy did it ;)
     
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  4. saleem

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    When is AJ going to be introduced as a Houston Rocket?
     
  5. cheke64

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    Where is the franchise thread?
     
  6. AroundTheWorld

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    Someone actually made one...
     
  7. dfbreyes

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    Haven't they waived AJ Griffin yet? I

    s Ben McLemore or Gary Clark still available?
     
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  9. DaDakota

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    I don't think he sticks.

    DD
     
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    When I saw this thread bumped, my first thought was they cut him.

    Too bad.
     
  11. Aruba77

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    lol. I have to admit that was my first thought too. I know it was only summer league, but watching him live in Vegas made me realize why Atl was so willing to part with him for a mid-2nd. But one of the upsides of the trade was converting that pick into an expiring salary asset, so at least there’s that ;) Of course it’s only valuable as long as we actually make a trade.
     
  12. JW86

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    He showed zero for me to get excited about, if he proves me wrong, all glory goes to him. Not counting on anything though.
     
  13. danoman

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    He’s a trow in, in a trade. That way we don’t give up a player we actually like.
     
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  14. SamFisher

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    Seems like he's done nothing since he's been here. Pass.
     
  15. A_3PO

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    His experience on the team last year makes him a good camp body.
     
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    Welp short lived tenure and career. God speed
     
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  18. J Rock

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    Well, he did seem to have things that needed to be worked out. Hope the kid can get his head straight and find his right path.
     
  19. peleincubus

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    Run for congress id vote for you over Royce White every single time.
     
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    Dude was doing 360 windmills when he was a teenager. Those knees have never been the same.
     
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