[WaPo] NBA free agency winners and losers: Rockets going big; Bucks going nowhere

Cleverly disguised Rockets still looking at Giannis

 

Simple math:
Getting rid of Jalen = 5 more wins next season
Durant on board = 5 more wins next season

Durant trade alone will give us more than 60 wins if they all stay healthy

So my expectation is 60 wins at least next season...

 

Pretty cheap to blame every failure on Jalen Green and now celebrate Stone and Udoker who still doesn't know who to run a proper Offense.

 

Durant plays 20 games less than Jalen Green = Minus 3 Wins

 

Jalen simply not being on the roster gives us 5 more wins.

 

Up for grabs then.

 

Well, 7 more wins is also more or less 60 wins

But yeah, I am worried about Ime's offense system also.

 

They can win 80 games and 2nd round exit, satisfied?

 

Best team of all time baybeeeeeeeee. 2 Netflix documentaries coming up.

Best team of all time

Biggest fail of all time

 

No, will not be satisfied until they win a title

 

Good. Then It will fit under the cap

 

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...rankings-cp3-kuminga-ayton-horford-new-top-10

 

Sicily is the wheat chamber of Europe, tons to fit under the cap.

This is the ancestry of the Fertittas.

 

Man I hope they don't make a move for Giannis. This roster is about as well-tuned as it can get right now and is well set up to withstand guys being out for injury or maintenance. More importantly, it's in a good position to let starters rest more since the backups are pretty solid across the board.

Kind of wanted a volume efficient 3pt shooter for the bench, but another wing defender who is a pretty good 3pt shooter also works.

 

The Phoenix Suns depended on Durant like the Rockets depended on FVV. He can pretty much just chill here while Sengun carries the load for 3 quarters and he can close the games out. He won't be nearly as physically taxed as he was with Phoenix when he eventually broke down at the end.

 

Didn't say the Rockets weren't winners but to use up your gun powder on the first 1-2 days or 1 week while there are 7-8 more months to go.

Teams that were winners at the dead line went on to make the Finals.....

I guess it is good to have the Media on our side for a change after those tanking years.

 

I might be alone in this assessment but if:

- Reed is comfortable from game 1 through the season, His game would really help this squad's spacing and offense.
- Amen finds a reliable jumper (even a mid-range one)
- Cam pulls his head out of his butt and becomes a reliable 6th man gunner that he has the potential to be. (Part if this is that Ime has to trust him)

This team still has room for internal growth on top of the the moves that they've made. Some of this relies on the coach trusting the younger guys long enough to show their improvement/growth. At any rate, I might be done making moves at this point.

 

Success in free agency doesnt really come as a result of a "wait and see" approach. If anything the Rockets have been waiting for years for this moment. And the Thunder made it to the Finals from free agency moves. Not deadline moves.

 

Interesting.

DFS has gone from a high effort defender to a "stopper". He is a good defender, works well in a system, has length and intelligence but he isn't a stopper.

Ime has a lot of confidence in Amen Thompson to be able to create and finish this year... Reed as well to a lesser extent. Both are young but smart and playing with KD and DFS will help them a lot.

I am not sure how Sengun will fit with KD - but we will see.

I find it funny that there are so many fans that believe that Ime doesn't care about offense - they added KD and DFS because they can shoot, and in the case of KD get you 25-30 a night with efficiency. The Rockets drafted Reed Sheppard because of offense. Ime is pulling the strings while Stone smiles on television. The Rockets wanted offense - but when you cannot shoot and your playmaker is Jalen Green, well there are issues.