I honestly don’t get why rockets fan have this attachment to Amen, Yeah he’s a guy who plays hard and he’s definitely a guy you would want on a championship team, But he’s not the guy. He can’t shoot, can’t dribble, and doesn’t demand a double team, He’s only effective in the dunker spot or cutting to the rim. If I can Trade him and the worst out of PHX and BKN picks for a top 3 pick I’m doing it!
Yeah KD and Sengun are difficult to narrow down to a pick value. When it’s around 40m in matching salary the variance in what players you’re getting back is so wide. We just traded #10 Khaman Maluach for him and that aspect doesn’t even make the first page of the story. I just think everyone is insane for the varying degrees of Sengun, Amen, or KD gotta go. A simple Jabari for NAW straight up or with a pick gets us past the first round and changes perspectives imo.
Your obsession with canning Jabari is bordering on bobbythegreatness’ obsession with Jalen. Jabari is a fine young player on a reasonable contract give it a rest.
I’m trying to save our franchise from mass r****dation and first round exits. If you can name 1 other non center playoff starter who runs a similar speed, similar level passing, similar level handle, similar level defense on the perimeter, I’ll chill.
Scoot has had a lot of struggles with injuries that I think have held him back. He still has a lot of talent. It's an open question whether he will ever get there, but I still think he has a high ceiling, and he is only 22. I would value him right now around the level of a late lotto pick.
Best way to trade with Portland is a 3 way trade if they want KD. I wouldn't mind taking a shot on Scoot although he is an expiring contract. The rest of their roster, that they would be willing to trade, doesn't really align much with what we need and they don't have a 26 draft pick. I think if we trade KD we have to get a for sure starter back unless their is a good draft pick involved.
I wouldn't mind threatening Phoenix with a full MLE offer to Collin Gillespie and see if you couldn't negotiate a sign-and-trade for Reed. They still have a third guard (and a younger one at that), while we get a truer PG. That would then help us preserve the MLE to throw at a stretch center like Sandro Mamukelashvili.
I’d go for Jrue Holiday with 2028 Orlando first or 2028 Milwaukee swap rights or Portlands own. I know the basic repsonse will be too old, terrible contract, etc but he’s very good. Helps the guard depth, helps the communication, helps the ball pressure, helps the offense flow, can shoot, can play the 2, helps a cover Reed defense, helps the running game with amen in his natural position at forward, helps Sengun with someone that can run 2 man game with him. We all want the new 1a star but the best way to acquire that is to look competent, win a playoff series and then go for it later with leverage when Houston is at the top of list for stars that want to move. Trade would be Jabari/DFS We’d be better at the 4 without them with KD/Amen/Tari/ and Sengun in double big lineups getting the minutes.
