If they thought Sengun was the real BPA, why didn't they pick him at #2? The reason for the Sengun trade was quite clear to me, because they chose a guard as their BPA and the big man they liked the most after Cleveland took Mobley was Sengun. So they traded for him. If they took Mobley at #2, they'd probably trade for a guard, maybe Moody or Murphy. Again, they didn't have the pick. It's not a simple "just get the BPA" thing. They had to give up assets to get Sengun. I doubt that they would do it if they already had drafted a big man.
Exactly. lol people just dont get it. We also still had Cousins and CWood iirc so why Rox will get 2 more centers for four total frps (#2 pick+3 FRP for Sengun) beyond me. People just wanna look back with hindsight but at the time nobody will even think this makes any sense.
We cant get Amen as Mobley, Sengun, Jwill and Tari are gonna be in the playoffs. And also that team is gonna break up money wise. If Mobley gets the super max Sengun is gonna demand a super max too. And then JWill wants his 56M as well lol.
No one on this fan site can tell the future so going back in hindsight or reimagining the past is really useless and silly. If we took Mobley lik How? Barnes? Another guy who can’t shoot?
just leaving these here: The Houston Rockets traded up in the 2021 NBA draft to acquire Alperen Sengun because they believed he had a high ceiling and unique skillset, potentially becoming a special player. They didn't think he would be available at their original pick (23rd overall) and were aggressive in trading up to secure him https://spacecityscoop.com/houston-rockets-thunder-forgotten-trade-gift-wrapped-franchise-player Credit to Rafael Stone. He made several bold moves in the 2021 NBA Draft to jumpstart Houston’s rebuild. It was the catalyst to this core, and there was no bigger transaction than trading for Sengun. It is just hard to believe the Rockets fleeced Sam Presti the way they did. Sengun was the 16th overall pick, but the Rockets saw his potential. They made a bold move to trade up and got their guy. Sending out two first-round draft picks sounds steep for the 16th pick To me, they saw soemthing special in Alpi. Not simply "since we already gambled on an SG lets gamble on a big to fit with him"
It's also possible that because they knew that they could trade for Sengun in the mid-first round, they picked Green rather than Mobley. I know there are other factors (e.g. the KPJ's issue) that brought them to decide on Green. But the availability of Sengun could be one of the important factors. Hindsight shows that Sengun and Mobley may fit well together. But I don't think it's in any people's mind at that time to used a high pick and spend assets to get two non-shooting big man in the same draft to start the rebuilding process.
