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Dorian Finney Smith (DFS) + 3 SRP TRADED TO CHARLOTTE HORNETS FOR…

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Mr. Dominant, Jul 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM.

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Do you like this move by the Houston Rockets getting rid of DFS?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. sheb

    sheb Member

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    Everyone so easily forgets second round picks can be bought with cash
     
    #61 sheb, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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  2. Hemingway

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    YES! We need to re-furnish our 2nd round picks to get rid of FVV!
     
    #62 Hemingway, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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    Would’ve rather held onto him (and the 2nd rounders) until the trade deadline and then got under the cap or had the financial matching flexibility for a big trade. Doing this now, almost a full calendar year before tax is assessed at the end of the season, is confusing unless another move is coming.
     
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    actually even as a pure tax move I like this better than originally thought. We don’t want to be in the repeater tax if we are not contending. But this is a huge indictment of last offseason’s moves. The DFS signing cost us our mle and three 2nd rounders…for no production. Ouch.
     
    #64 Aruba77, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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    If they use the TPE, and use it wisely....okay.
     
    #65 Plowman, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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  6. ashleyem

    ashleyem STONE NEEDS TO GO!
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    If Tilman is willing to spend, he wouldn’t have made this trade. DFS is an expiring contract. I don’t care how awful he is, you keep him. Tilman is cheap. Stone is clueless!
     
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    #67 ashleyem, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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    John Amaechi and Clarence Weatherspoon says hold my beer.
     
    #68 the11mingdynasty, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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    Impossible to judge this move until everything else plays out. We can for sure say signing him was an epic fail.

    Second round picks don't mean much, they get moved around all the time.
     
    #69 sealclubber1016, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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    Stone is a hack.
     
    #70 thekad, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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    Wow, this is quite an indictment when you consider that the one thing Stone is supposed to be good at is being patient.
     
    #71 j@amc, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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    Another off-season where Stone has to give up assets to get off a bad deal, as is tradition.
     
    #72 quaczar, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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    I just want to come out and say I was against this from the start

    I was DFS first hater
     
    #73 LosPollosHermanos, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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    SRPs typically are bought on draft days in which it is apparent guys ready to at least be on the deep bench are gone. The guys available are projects at best.

    SRPs are useful in trades for touching or picking up guys for the deep bench. Buying them on draft day does not help for trades unless willing to have a non-NBA guy ride the pine.

    These SRPs likely suck, but always a chance they end up being better than SRPs that can be bought. For instance, the picks acquired for Cam Whitmore were actually desired and a team was willing to trade the 31st pick for them.
     
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    Did Daryl Morey make this trade,,,under pressure from Les Alexander

    LTS FTW amirite!
     
    #76 heypartner, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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    That's 100% the future.
     
    #77 Bobbythegreat, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
  18. ashleyem

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    I don’t recall Morey making a signing as bad as this, honestly.
     
    #78 ashleyem, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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    Dang, I’ve never seen Bima this triggered.
     
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    Everyone knows @BimaThug loves second round picks. Can't fault him for being upset about trading his favorites.

    For real though... Does this make the Non-tax MLE available opening up 9m (minus the Smart deal) to spend on additional players?
     
    #80 Sooner423, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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