I don't think it's rules out to be the case. He gives you a year to look at. Sengun could get hurt or stall his development. He gives us a better matchup for the big bigs like Jokic. As a free agent you look at the situation and what is out there. He may not get hige offers and his value improves in your system. They aren't any worse off relative except for missing out on a late 1 for Gordon which doesn't do much for us at this point.
Poetl is likely more valuable than Gordon to teams that don't have Embiid, and can be traded for a better draft pick at the trade deadline than Gordon.
Well known, loved, and a backup eating minutes from Christopher, Nix, and Washington... I don't disagree with your assessment but a quality backup center helps us more... just my opinion...
I would have both if I could. Not sure if there's a way to add him given the Spurs desire for draft assets and the Roxkets reluctance to part with them. If it's the Bucks pick and expirings I'm good with that as a cost to take a look at him for a year... maybe top3 protected in case Giannis gets hurt...
This is the kind of shortsightedness and/or ignorance responsible for passing on Jarrett Allen in favor of stupid end of first round pick. Stone passed on JA because Wood was already on roster + Silas system bias. Never mind that JA is younger than Wood by 2 years, still only 24. Or that Wood ended up being dealt a short 2 seasons later. That stupidity cost the Rockets a young starting elite rim protector. A position Rockets still need to fill to this day. The best teams double down on their areas of strength if possible, not being able to think outside box or beyond starting 5 is mismanagement in the extreme. And Thybulle is not only 2× All Defense but he's also only 24. Younger than Tate, Mathews, EGo, Nwaba, Burke, Brown, Chriss, Boban. Thybulle is not just "a" defensive specialist like Nwaba, Sterling Brown or Tate - Thybulle is an ELITE defensive specialist. As in top 5 in NBA. And fyi - Thybulle shoots the 3 as well or better than Tate and Nwaba. Thybulle (and Nwaba) are career 32% 3P while Tate is 31% from 3. And fyi - Nwaba is shooting 28% from 3P his 2 seasons with Rockets.
On a rebuilding team, take advantage of every opportunity to add young elite talent at ANY and EVERY position. Duplication be damned. None of the spots are guaranteed, including the HC and his system.
Yawn.... let it go. You can argue passing on Jarret Allen (who we were never going to pay anyways....) is what got us Green and Jabari.
1. We may not have gotten Green or even kept that pick for ourselves. Ultimately, we got Green. If ou want to go back in time and change what happened you would have to assume the risk that maybe we don't end up even keeping our pick. The ping pong balls (lol) don't generate the same combo in an alternate universe. 2. Same for #3 this year. Keeping Allen may mean we acquired Simmons. We wouldn't keep one high dollar young player but not want another. 3. Allen is good but I don't know about that contract for that sort of player. Regardless, we were going out of our way to not spend. Hopefully to clear the books. I think Eason or Smith is the 5 in our "death lineup" in 3 years anyway.
Cavs had JA and better roster and still got top 3 pick. Rockets also still have ultimate Tank commander in Silas. These theories are about as sound as all the Stop the Steal lawsuits. All loud and fantastical speculation, zero evidence.
We have plenty of evidence that the Rockets tanked. Yes, the Cavs overcame odds to hop from the 5 spot to the 3 spot. Since we were trying to give ourselves the best odds to not lose a pick if it fell to 5, going into the draft with the 5th best odds would be kinda dumb. The Rockets tanked to give themselves the best odds and it worked. And TF got to save $$ in the process because he wasn’t going to pay Allen or the others. We have plenty of evidence for stuff like that too.
Knicks have a plethora of picks that I'd consider taking back for Fournier for Gordon. Knicks get a productive player that can actually defend plus cap space and Rockets take on an extra year of a Gordon-esque contract for picks and future expiring. We are probably going to be bad to mediocre, so we are in a position to take back a bad contract in Fournier (2 years plus team option remaining).
Say you are right, then Rockets could have just as easily tanked WITH Jarrett Allen too. You're just making my point stronger.
Assuming you’re right, that woulda been at a cost your owner wouldn’t pay. He wasn’t going to pay Allen, rendering this convo moot. The Rockets made a decision to bottom out and save $$. They walked away with 3 of the best prospects in the last 2 drafts. It worked.
Gross. With Goron/Tate at the 3, first off, that's terrible from a basketball standpoint.....but also it means Eason likely is nailed to the bench. A competent GM would dumb both of them.
