1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

The trade that wasn't (for Gerald Wallace last year)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rockets Jones, Dec 31, 2011.

Tags:
  1. Rockets Jones

    Rockets Jones Member

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2008
    Messages:
    4,145
    Likes Received:
    58
    Last year we were in play for Gerald Wallace. Does anybody know what according to inside info maybe or reports it would've cost us and how it would've affected on our draft and signings of rookies and Dalembert ?

    Just trying to get a picture of how this team would've probably looked had
    we actually traded for him.
     
    #1 Rockets Jones, Dec 31, 2011
  2. Relentless

    Relentless Member

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2010
    Messages:
    2,447
    Likes Received:
    215
    Honestly, what's the point in discussing something that never happened?

    Remember when the Rockets could have had Olajuwon, Drexler, and Jordan?
     
    #2 Relentless, Dec 31, 2011
    1 person likes this.
  3. giddyup

    giddyup Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2002
    Messages:
    20,466
    Likes Received:
    488
    It's not lamentation; it's just fun to revel in the world of possibilities!
     
    #3 giddyup, Dec 31, 2011
  4. Rockets Jones

    Rockets Jones Member

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2008
    Messages:
    4,145
    Likes Received:
    58
    In NBA2k it can still happen, without forcing it and takes care of another player that could happen in real life, though Portland gets nothing out of this 3-way from Twolves ;)

    - Martin to Portland for Wallace
    - Budinger & Flynn to Twolves for Anthony Randolph
     
    #4 Rockets Jones, Dec 31, 2011
  5. BasketballReasons

    BasketballReasons Member

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2008
    Messages:
    5,045
    Likes Received:
    237
    I think it was a 1st round pick for Wallace. Not sure.
     
    #5 BasketballReasons, Dec 31, 2011
  6. J.R.

    J.R. Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2008
    Messages:
    114,379
    Likes Received:
    177,383
    Remember the trade that wasnt!? Sam Dalembert and Iguodala for McGrady and Budinger. We could have had Dalembert nearly 2 years earlier!!
     
    #6 J.R., Dec 31, 2011
  7. RV6

    RV6 Member

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2008
    Messages:
    25,522
    Likes Received:
    1,109
    wasnt that trade really for tyson chandler, with wallace going elsewhere?
     
    #7 RV6, Dec 31, 2011
  8. Rockets Jones

    Rockets Jones Member

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2008
    Messages:
    4,145
    Likes Received:
    58
    Could be but I think Morey clearly stated they were in the mix for Wallace after he was traded to Portland and there were reports of us highly pursuing him but cannot remember what was offered.
     
    #8 Rockets Jones, Dec 31, 2011
  9. UTAllTheWay

    UTAllTheWay Member

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2009
    Messages:
    5,859
    Likes Received:
    2,316
    No, the Tyson Chandler trade was before the season started...

    The Rockets were in play for Gerald Wallace before the trade deadline, when he got traded to Portland instead.

    Either way it doesn't matter. I would have loved to see Gerald Wallace on this team, but crap happens.
     
    #9 UTAllTheWay, Dec 31, 2011
  10. tehG l i d e

    tehG l i d e Member

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2009
    Messages:
    27,879
    Likes Received:
    21,966
    Blazers fans are loving Gerald Wallace, the broadcast call him the heart and soul of the team and the defensive leader. They only got him for Pryzbilla (not playing in the NBA) and a pick. He would've been perfect for this team.
     
    #10 tehG l i d e, Dec 31, 2011
  11. BDswangHTX

    BDswangHTX Member

    Joined:
    May 5, 2010
    Messages:
    1,788
    Likes Received:
    123
    I wanted him soooo bad last year (no homo). Tenacious defender, high bb IQ, and a motor that never quits.

    Plus he can throw it down like it's no one's business.
     
    #11 BDswangHTX, Dec 31, 2011
  12. dobro1229

    dobro1229 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2010
    Messages:
    25,787
    Likes Received:
    22,593
    The Rockets could have done alot of things. They could have drafted Michael Jordan instead of Hakeem.

    Who really cares about Gerald Wallace? Good player, semi-all star level, but not a player thats going to win you title.

    Portland had first round picks and expiring contracts to offer. The Rockets really couldnt compete with that.

    Water under the bridge. Move on please.
     
    #12 dobro1229, Dec 31, 2011
  13. daywalker02

    daywalker02 Member

    Joined:
    Jul 17, 2006
    Messages:
    100,156
    Likes Received:
    49,591
    Lol Gerald would be in Adelman's dog house again like in Sactown.
     
    #13 daywalker02, Dec 31, 2011
  14. thetatomatis

    thetatomatis Member

    Joined:
    May 25, 2010
    Messages:
    5,699
    Likes Received:
    101
    Yeah, just another player I wanted for this team thriving on another one.
     
    #14 thetatomatis, Dec 31, 2011
  15. white lightning

    white lightning Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2002
    Messages:
    2,568
    Likes Received:
    742
    Wallace would have been a great fit for this team. Especially if it was just a draft choice.
     
    #15 white lightning, Dec 31, 2011
  16. HI Mana

    HI Mana Member

    Joined:
    Mar 24, 2006
    Messages:
    1,434
    Likes Received:
    1,103
    Probably would have been something like the combined haul of shipping out Brooks/Battier; Portland sent out New Orleans' draft pick in 2011 (#19), as well as their own 2013 first rounder (top 12 protected). So to get Wallace, the Rockets could have sent Demarre Carroll and Jared Jeffries, along with the Phoenix/Orlando Pick, and either the NY pick or the Memphis pick; the two packages then would be almost identical.

    Knowing what we know now, however, it seems unlikely that Daryl Morey would have made the trade, since he was preserving cap space in order to sign Nene, and Wallace would have put the Rockets out of the running. I like Gerald, but I also think that a center was a more pressing need, and Nene would have been a better pairing next to Pau.

    And hey, maybe Motiejunas ends up panning out, and we start thinking about how it's a damn good thing they didn't trade away those picks for Gerald Wallace in a couple years...
     
    #16 HI Mana, Dec 31, 2011
  17. utgrad97

    utgrad97 Member

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2008
    Messages:
    1,485
    Likes Received:
    1,199
    Wallace would be a great SF for this team. Plays defense and rebounds better than most SF(s). Would help make up for Martin's defensive limitations.

    Doubtful it changes anything the Rockets did last summer in the draft.
     
    #17 utgrad97, Dec 31, 2011
  18. FTW Rockets FTW

    FTW Rockets FTW Member

    Joined:
    Jun 23, 2011
    Messages:
    27,724
    Likes Received:
    21,397
    Lowry/Martin/Wallace/Scola/Dally is a team that will get home court in the first round of the playoffs
     
    #18 FTW Rockets FTW, Jan 1, 2012
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page