Here is something that I found in an article from Ohio that I found while looking at realgm. http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_a.../gilbert_considering_purchasing_a_draft_pick/ With the fact that the Rockets are the oldest team in the NBA and with this being considered one of the deepest drafts would it be prudent for Les to loosen the purse strings a bit for an additional draft pick? Would we have to purchase this pick from another team? If so what teams might be looking to dump their picks?
No way! Remember Les sold our #16 pick of last year to Utah for $10 millions (Glenn Rice's expiring contract).
The only thing I've read is that Memphis is looking to sell or deal their 1st round pick this year, mainly because they don't want another guaranteed contract.
No way! Remember Les sold our #16 pick of last year to Utah for $10 millions (Glenn Rice's expiring contract). Just wondering which player was picked with our 16# pick, if anyone knows right off the top of their head.
Kirk Snyder, the clown that did a dance in front of our bench after he made a play, then later on got spanked by Jerry Sloan... Ohh, the irony...
Good grief- If teams really could just 'buy' picks, the Mavericks would have the #1 every year. Scary. J
I'd love for the Rockets to buy another pick in this draft. Someone in an earlier thread suggested buying the Memphis pick and then trading ours for a couple of second-rounders. I think it's a great idea (although I could never see us doing it given that JVG's allergic to rookies) This draft has a lot of depth from the mid first round through the mid-second. In addition to Memphis, Seattle is also open to dumping their pick. I've also heard some teams are interested in trading down, meaning we could potentially move up.
Buying another pick would be good, but perhaps the Rocks don't have to do so. We may be able to work a trade with Seattle to acquire Robert Swift. Swift is a very young, very mobile #7 pick from last year. He was drafted as a center but has a huge wingspan, solid footwork and great lateral movement -- all the specs we seek in a PF. The interesting aspect is that, with the unthinkable retirement of Mount Mutombo two or three years hence, he can spell Yao Ming at center. Despite all that, reports are that the Sonics are willing to part with him. Do I hear any hmmmmms or just ho-hummmmmms?
No report lists him as slow nor a beanpole. Also, he has the frame to fill out to very decent size. (Hey, J-Howard and Stromile Swift don't even tip the scales past 240 -- which is the case for many, many PFs.) I'm looking for a realistic steal. The guaranteed ones are impossible dreams.
Report???? I've seen him play. He's a slow footed, skinny, ackward, clumsy, bean pole. He may develop into a player 3 or 4 years down the road, but that ain't what we are looking for. We are looking for players that will help us win now. Keep reading those reports.
It's also possible that the Sonics might be quite high on him and have no intention of trading R. Swift.
I read all that I can. We've hashed over all the obvious players, so we might as well make hash of the long shots. That said, Swift wasn't drafted #7 on his looks. He must have shown Seattle something they liked. And, remember, we do need players who will come of age as well as those who can contribute now. Good teams generally are a mix of the two.
Probably the case, but: http://www.realgm.com/src_feature_article/55/20050601/the_realgm_mock_draft_version_20/ 25.) Seattle Supersonics : Randolph Morris, C, Kentucky, Fr. There has been speculation that last year’s lottery pick, center Robert Swift, may be dealt. And with Jerome James becoming a free agent this summer, going big may be Seattle’s only option, regardless of position. This is one of the few spots when a team may draft best available. Morris, if he stays in the draft, would be the best available player here.
There are 2 teams playing right now. Each of them has a HS/teenager player full of potential on their roster. Neither of them has contributed 2 cents to their team's success this year. By the time they contribute, if they ever do, they might as well have gone to college for 3 or 4 years. Swift has potential. We don't need potential. We need athletic talent that can contribute now.
Whereas I believe that the vast majority of high schoolers would have been better served by going to college, the fact remains that those same high schoolers, had they indeed gone to college, would not have been drafted by the same teams simply because the draft orders and their rankings would have changed. Whew! Pardon the complicated sentence. I do believe we need better players who can contribute now (see Mutumbo). However, my point is that we also need to gather in players who can develop as those contributors retire (see Mutumbo). I once wanted to trade for Zaza Pachulia before he was sent to Milwaukee. Look how that turned out.
thumbs: I got to agree with you. We just can't afford even the semi-great players of today, all we can afford are the semi-great players of tomorrow. Maybe our management should have thought about that before we they got TMac, but I think knew it would probably take 2-4 years to get to contention. We had a lot of bad contracts to work out and if our management weren't aware of that we'll never get anywhere anyway. A couple of youngsters that should mature in about two years is just the ticket. So far we have Spanoulis, a combo guard from what I've heard and BadMan a combo PF/C. Maybe they will turn out good, maybe not, but I would like to see some other prospects included on our roster. Every team in the league has some kids coming up in the org.
Yes, we can buy a pick from another team. Unfortunately, however, JVG hates playing rookies. I don't see this happening. Somebody really needs to explain to him that the Rockets couldn't have won their championships without Robert Horry and Sam Cassell, Detroit couldn't have won without Tayshaun Prince, the Lakers couldn't have become a dynasty without trading Divac for Kobe Bryant and the Spurs wouldn't be having quite as much success without Tony Parker.
