1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

[Front Office Sports] Nets and Rockets have a "verbal agreement” on Harden trade

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by _RTM_, Nov 17, 2020.

  1. Zoplicone

    Zoplicone Member

    Joined:
    Feb 23, 2013
    Messages:
    4,903
    Likes Received:
    3,863
    No he’s not
    Like why make a post like this. Has he broken anything before WOJ?
     
  2. SamFisher

    SamFisher Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Apr 14, 2003
    Messages:
    58,866
    Likes Received:
    36,417
    Draft picks are very valuable in the NBA but a zillion picks spaced out over years, unlike NFL where you can concentrate them, doesn't seem as valuable. I mean who ****ing cares about the 2027 draft right now?
     
  3. J Sizzle

    J Sizzle Member

    Joined:
    Feb 27, 2012
    Messages:
    43,499
    Likes Received:
    29,548
    Doesn't matter. Tilman can't afford this team anyway. Doesn't matter what we do or who we trade for.
     
    slothy420 likes this.
  4. DVauthrin

    DVauthrin Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Nov 4, 1999
    Messages:
    9,186
    Likes Received:
    7,161
    I’d tell the Nets to kick sand. There is no reason to be excited about potential lottery picks in the 2023 draft at the earliest, and that only happens if Harden leaves Brooklyn after the 2022-2023 season.

    First-round picks are valuable, but this offer from Brooklyn is not good enough. I’m not trading a perennial MVP candidate for a potential lottery pick in the 2024 or 2025 season. Those picks are simply too far away.
     
  5. TMAC3

    TMAC3 Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2009
    Messages:
    519
    Likes Received:
    151
    those picks will actually be very valuable because you will be able to take high school players
     
  6. dmoneybangbang

    Joined:
    May 5, 2012
    Messages:
    20,997
    Likes Received:
    12,867
    That's less horrific than I originally thought but still would rather work with Philly.
     
  7. Bobbythegreat

    Bobbythegreat Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Jan 23, 2013
    Messages:
    63,408
    Likes Received:
    26,016
    That's a bit harsh, c'mon, they are at least mediocre.
     
    Dacamel likes this.
  8. TheRealist137

    TheRealist137 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2009
    Messages:
    33,358
    Likes Received:
    19,204
    Tillman will let all those guys bolt upon contract expiration. 2022 rockets will have the lowest payroll in the league.
     
  9. AleksandarN

    AleksandarN Member

    Joined:
    Aug 10, 2001
    Messages:
    4,451
    Likes Received:
    5,864
    Ok what type of player do you think the Rockets would get drafting in the 20s with the nets picks if the trade went down? The chances of getting the talent and the potential of Simmons type are slim to none.
     
    everyday eddie and fattz like this.
  10. zeeshan2

    zeeshan2 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 20, 2013
    Messages:
    48,414
    Likes Received:
    51,850
  11. SamFisher

    SamFisher Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Apr 14, 2003
    Messages:
    58,866
    Likes Received:
    36,417
    Those kids are 11 right now in Zoom school.

    That's what we're trading the NBAs 3 year reigning scoring title holder for
     
    everyday eddie likes this.
  12. zeeshan2

    zeeshan2 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 20, 2013
    Messages:
    48,414
    Likes Received:
    51,850
  13. thekad

    thekad Member

    Joined:
    Jul 5, 2007
    Messages:
    2,541
    Likes Received:
    2,080
    It’s horrific. It’s what the Pelicans just got for an expiring Jrue Holiday who has never made an all-star team. It’s less than what OKC got for a guy the Rockets can’t even give away in Westbrick.

    Trading an MVP under contract for multiple years while not getting a single good asset back is horrendous and par for the course under Tilman’s idiotic management.
     
  14. kingkingston

    kingkingston Member

    Joined:
    Jul 1, 2013
    Messages:
    15,310
    Likes Received:
    9,094
    Nah people just don't see value in players that are not Harden

    LeVert will be a star, can easily be an All Star next season. A constant threat to get 40+ in a game
     
    jiggyfly likes this.
  15. kingkingston

    kingkingston Member

    Joined:
    Jul 1, 2013
    Messages:
    15,310
    Likes Received:
    9,094
    Fun fact.........................LeVert's birthday is a day before Harden's
     
    J Sizzle likes this.
  16. DrNuegebauer

    DrNuegebauer Member

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2000
    Messages:
    11,908
    Likes Received:
    8,479
    Ugh.

    Dinwiddie and LeVert are both volume chuckers who aren't on great contrracts.
    Jarrett Allen is a nice piece - Clint Capela-ish

    6 first rounders - well, if that's the best you can get... better make sure there are no protections on those picks. Maybe in a few years time we get lucky and the Nets get injured and finish last.

    Apart from a slim hope, there is zero there that is franchise building.
    The draft picks might be nice support if we can somehow get a big name free agent to sign here, or could be useful trade bait on that front as well. A slim hope.
     
  17. J Sizzle

    J Sizzle Member

    Joined:
    Feb 27, 2012
    Messages:
    43,499
    Likes Received:
    29,548
    None of those picks will matter
     
    Dacamel likes this.
  18. jiggyfly

    jiggyfly Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2015
    Messages:
    21,011
    Likes Received:
    16,853
    Simmons is not a superstar.

    You cannot be a superstar if you cannot create your own shot or be the go to scorer in crunchtime.
     
    ak99999 and snowconeman22 like this.
  19. riko

    riko Member

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2014
    Messages:
    9,634
    Likes Received:
    16,083
    Atleast 4 of those picks will be in 25 to 29
    Range and Levart, Dimwiddie and whatever scrubs they throw in there doesn’t equate to Simmons and picks from Philly.


    This deal will save Scrooge from paying luxury tax and set this franchise back 5 years.


    The Thunder got a better original harden deal then what we just got.And you people are blaming Harden and Russ for wanting out?
     
    AleksandarN and Two Sandwiches like this.
  20. TimDuncanDonaut

    Joined:
    Feb 20, 2009
    Messages:
    13,336
    Likes Received:
    31,227
    Isn't it ironic, Harden wants to go to the Nets. He'll re-unite with Nets assistant coach: Mike D'antoni.
     
    BamBam likes this.

Share This Page

  • About ClutchFans

    Since 1996, ClutchFans has been loud and proud covering the Houston Rockets, helping set an industry standard for team fan sites. The forums have been a home for Houston sports fans as well as basketball fanatics around the globe.

  • Support ClutchFans!

    If you find that ClutchFans is a valuable resource for you, please consider becoming a Supporting Member. Supporting Members can upload photos and attachments directly to their posts, customize their user title and more. Gold Supporters see zero ads!


    Upgrade Now