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[2021 NBA Draft; 23rd overall] Rockets select Usman Garuba

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by J.R., Jul 29, 2021.

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Do you like the selection of Usman Garuba?

  1. YES

    340 vote(s)
    96.9%

  2. NO

    11 vote(s)
    3.1%
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  1. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    Draymond except not Draymond
    That’s going to be great
     
    #201 tinman, Aug 4, 2021
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    This is why Mobley was a non starter for the Rockets.
     
    #202 MystikArkitect, Aug 4, 2021
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    From Feigen's article - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/te...(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

     
    #204 Rockets34Legend, Aug 4, 2021
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    Garuba's first name is Destiny?

    [​IMG]
     
    #205 DreamShook, Aug 4, 2021
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    You ain't ready
    For this jelly..........
     
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    Say my name say my name
     
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    I saw Garuba beat up Tatums sht at the rim. That was pretty cool!
     
    #208 Verbal Christ, Aug 4, 2021
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    child....
     
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    That Sengen Garuba is a hell of a player. Im prettu sure that first mentiin should read "Alpern Sengun" and the second mention is the only one intended to reference Garuba.

    The name helps him fit in at his side gig dancing the late shift at The Men's Club.
     
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    That would be a pretty good NBA genetic experiment from all the pre-draft hype, though. Offense and defense... would probably still need to work on that jumper more, but ... a really nice start and a top-5 pick for sure.
     
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    Pretty sure Sengun Garuba would be ranked higher than Mobley esp if the motor and energy of Sengun and Garuba got combined as well.
     
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    Anyone know the status of Garuba’s buyout within the Euro league he plays in? As excited as I am about our draft - it would be a real let down if he ended up getting stuck over there because of contract negotiations.
     
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    While the buyout terms aren’t friendly, all indications are a deal will get done relatively soon. The Rockets clearly want and expect that to be the case, likely based on information from Garuba’s representatives during the pre-draft process, and Garuba’s buyout figure would only increase if he waited until 2022. As such, the odds favor a deal in 2021.

    If there were any remaining doubts, the franchise may have cleared them up with Tuesday’s tweet asking fans to welcome Garuba to Houston.

     
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    someone help me out here.... what's RWARP?
     
    #219 pippendagimp, Aug 6, 2021
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    Maybe this is why he was available to us in the draft. Is he a draft & stash while we continue to rebuild?
     
    #220 fattz, Aug 6, 2021
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