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Any top 4 draft prospects worth taking chance developing for?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by MoochiSmoochi, May 6, 2025.

  1. MoochiSmoochi

    MoochiSmoochi Member

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    Other than Cooper Flagg obviously, so we have Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecomb and Tre Johnson.

    for me I would be Okay to delay blockbuster trade or sacrifice our regular season success to develop Dylan Harper as our future PG. Not too sure about another athletic players but we do need to retool backcourt somehow this off season.
     
  2. Jontro

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    i thought commander shepard is our qb for the future...


    have i been lied to?
     
  3. KingCheetah

    KingCheetah Atomic Playboy

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    Cooper Flage.
     
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  4. Dr of Dunk

    Dr of Dunk Clutch Crew

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    That would make 3 future PG's we'd have and they'd all be franchise players. Sounds good.
     
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    Ask Ime. ;)

    But really, surprised no one asked today. You’re scheduled to have another top 10 pick. Do you plan on keeping that pick and how does another top 10 pick fit on your roster (especially when you can’t find minutes for Cam & Reed)?

    How does Flagg, Bailey, or Knueppel fit in your crowded forward position?
    Does Queen or Maluach mean the end of Adams?
    How do you envision Harper, Edgecombe, Johnson, Fears, or Jakucionis with your current guards?
     
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  6. count_dough-ku

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    You take any one of the top 4 prospects. And if you're fortunate enough to get Flagg or Harper, you get rid of players in order to ensure they get starters minutes. Dillon in the case of Flagg and Fred in the case of Harper.
     
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  7. javal_lon

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    Trade it
     
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  8. OkayAyeReloaded

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    BPA, look for star potential always. Having too many talented players is a good problem to have.

    You will eventually have to make decisions on who to pay later which will force trades anyway, and you can use free agency for fit with vets, so having ridiculous depth and talent is great to have long term.

    Not to mention insurance for injuries or some not panning out.
     
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  9. hashmander

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    the only player we're drafting is flagg.
     
  10. ApolloRLB

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    Flagg and Harper. If they don’t move into top 2 I’d hope they would trade pick for star guard (Booker, Maxey, etc)
     
  11. topfive

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    Jury's still out on that. In fact, they haven't yet been presented with sufficient evidence.
     
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    I personally think Bailey will probably be better than Tari or Bari. I know Harper, Edgecombe, Johnson all have their fans. I think I'd be happy to have any of those guys on the roster, but I might want to trade somebody to make minutes for them.
     
  13. Akim523

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    His name is Reed Sheppard
     
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    Did I miss something? Are we getting a top 4 pick?
     
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    Just speculating. We have a shot at it but lottery hasn't happened yet.
     
  16. RB713

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    Trade our pick for Shane Battier.
     
  17. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    Honestly, I can of like each of these players for different reasons: Flagg, Harper, Bailey, Edgecombe. If we move into the top 4, keep the pick and take one of them.
     
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    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.

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    Agree here. My mindset is just to prepare for 9. Even at 4, I’m not big on VJ like the last thing we need is another athlete who can’t shoot. I’d be *just fine* walking away with Knueppel.

    At 9, I’m looking for Maluach. Size or shooting, that’s gotta be what we seek. so at 9, something crazy like Knueppel or Tre Johnson available would be sick but I’d be happy with Jase Richardson too.
     
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    Kon for me. He could be Klay Thompson with more pizzazz.
    On Defense,
    held his matchup to 27% on drives, 30% on contested jumpers. And doesn't hate to close out on the threes. Fits Ime's unorthodox defense.

    Oh and he is great at shooting which probably means he will shoot 30% his rookie year before finding his way back. Houston water.
     
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    Trade it for Giannis. We don't need to be developing talent anymore we just took the warriors to seven games, a potential championship contending team.

    We are one piece away from being title contenders in my opinion. Adding a superstar should push us over 55+ wins in the regular season and would provide us a closer to deal with pesky close games.
     

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