We need to trade Sengun while his value is at its highest

Yeah it would take a lot of moves. We have the assets to build a contender around Giannis no doubt, but it would be multiple moves. The Giannis trade by itself would definitely not make us a contender. We'd have to gut the current roster to build a team around Giannis and give ourselves a short window. It might be worth it, but it would be really risky.

 

I think your post is dumb but I am not posting this because of that.

Your user name "chef0010" means "a bird that perches on the tip of a man's penis" according to the urban dictionary. Why would/should anyone take you seriously? In my mind you already proved you are a douche without even reading what you've posted...

 

Pacers traded Sabonis to get a star guard BEFORE he becomes a star guard. that's what a good gm does, unfortunately, Rafel Stone is NOT that good gm.
you definitely could trade Jalen Green (probably with some draft capital) for a superstar, at some point (like the #2 pick or when Jalen's hype still high). like the Rockets traded KMart and some picks for the Beard, BEFORE he becomes a superstar, but again, unfortunately, Rafel Stone is not that good gm doing this.

 

Another super smart post just like the first one you posted on this thread. You got me bro, lmao...

 

@HP3 a tip bird

 

at...age 22?

 

How many times in the history of the NBA has a "superstar" been acquired by trade after playing NBA games but before developing into that kind of player?

The Harden trade was regularly regarded as one of the most unique instances in NBA history. Halliburton would be just as rare.

Lot's of GM's try to make those kind of gambles all the time, but those are 2 of the few cases that ever work out.

 

Probably on average once a decade? Maybe twice? Shai, harden, hali. If you count FA there's Brunson if you count him as a superstar.

 

Shai is good call, but he was one of the pieces in the Paul George trade. So that feels different on the lines of trading an aging present in-prime star for a future potential star. There is no such player like that for the Rockets.

I would argue Brunson showed he could be star his last year in Dallas. So I was kind of thinking guys who had not even shown that yet. Also, signing guys in the FA happens a lot.

I was kind of speaking specifically to trading for a young player because you see the star potential in that young player.

Even if you include those two, it is super rare, there are way more misses than hits, and it comes down to some level of luck.

 

Of course, it's by far the hardest way to acquire your star. The harden trade is one of the more unique in nba history. He put up 0.230 ws/48 that season and an insane 66% TS, numbers that for example kobe reached zero times in his career.

 

Just depends on your definition. My standard is much higher than most for what i a consider a superstar but brunson has been so electric in the playoffs i think it's fair. He's far more consistently good than the older guys like steph/kd or even someone like hali. If your list is only jokic, giannis, shai, luka i think that's fair, but if you go beyond that brunson is certainly there.

 

Oh ya he's waaaaaaaaaaay more consistent than hali. Just in these playoffs hali has had games of 10, 14, 3, 11, 14 pts. He had 11 games of single digits in the regular season, including 2 games where had literally zero in about 25 mpg. Brunson in these playoffs has had zero games like those 5 from hali, and in the regular season he had 1 game in single digits. I agree hali is more talented but brunson has much strong will and a much stronger mentality, and is much more consistent. Not sure you can really disagree with that.

 

I mean altuve was an MVP, did you not think cp3 was a superstar? or curry? You certainly can't think hali is a superstar if brunson isn't. Really weird way to look at things, just ignore everything that's happening because the guy is short.

 

curry and brunson are both listed at 6-2, maybe curry is taller but if he it's by maybe an inch. Idk why it matters where they were drafted, the best player in the league was a 2nd round pick....do you not think jokic is talented?