Another guy I didn’t realize was a restricted free agent who I really like is Paul Reed with Philly. Any chance Philly won’t match?
Sign VanVleet Trade #4, #20, KJ, and Tate to the Raptors for Siakam Sign Naz Reid with the full MLE Sign Pat Beverley with the full BAE Sign Kaminsky for the vet min PG: VanVleet / Beverley / Washington, Jr. SG: Green / Porter, Jr. / Christopher SF: Smith, Jr. / Eason PF: Siakam / Garuba C: Sengun / Reid / Kaminsky
Been on this board awhile and I'm all about upside. I got receipts from the Rudy Gay trade I didn't like. I thought he would've been a good for that time and space. Unless I'm missing something, I think they have too many guys who doesn't know how to play basketball. They're on the verge of adding another ultra young player who will be the same. Most of these young players not only overlap each other position wise, but are in the same space mentally. This is one of the few times I would trade the pick for a young established all star caliber player. Throwing another young, non basketball playing dude in the mix is going to keep this team on a losing path.
#4-Whitmore #20/KMJ/Christopher/Brooklyn 2026 unprotected/Brooklyn 2027 swap unprotected for #5 #5-Jarace Walker Tate+Washington to Chicago for Caruso. James Harden 4 years 196 million. 3rd and 4th years team option with 12 million buyout. Brook Lopez 1 year 26 million. Tram option on 2nd year at 20 million. Sengun/Lopez Smith/Walker Eason/Whitmore Green/Porter Harden/Caruso
The buzz I'm hearing is teams are lighting up the Rockets phones trying to get Nix. Many lotto teams are offering up their pick this year in hopes of prying him away. . . Rockets aren't listening. He's considered their 3rd 1st Rd Pick this year
Bringing the gang back together... Sign: Harden: 45x3 Paul 20x1 Trades: To Jazz: Jalen Green, Kenyon Martin, future Brooklyn pick(s) To Rockets: Lauri Markkanen To Magic: #4, #20 To Rockets: #6, #11 Draft Coulibaly at 6, Lively at 11 Paul / Coulibaly / Washington Harden / Porter / Christopher Smith / Tate Markkanen / Eason Sengun / Lively Paul gets hurt or resting, Harden becomes point, KPJ comes off bench as 6th man. Take a look at what Markkanen did at 25 in Utah last year before you comment. Utah might do it to add to their draft portfolio. He's due for a huge extension in 2 years. Green is more on their timeline age wise.
I'm aware 6 and 11 are high for drafting those guys. Not opposed to moving back, just saying those are who I would target.
Orlando is rumored to want to move up to get Amen and has been dangling both picks to do so. The idea was to reload (after moving Green) on high boom/bust potential with Coulibaly as a future #1 who can learn behind Paul and Harden for a couple years. He's probably more of an 11 pick than 6. Lively I've seen as high as 13. Perhaps move back to 13 with Toronto from 6 for a lightly protected future 1.
