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Kevin Durant requests a trade out of Brooklyn!!!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Spooner, Jun 30, 2022.

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  1. Mattician

    Mattician Member

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    But yeah, players have too much power these days.

    Especially with their choice of where they want to be traded.

    Completely kills smaller market teams that draft well, but then their star causes drama and wants out.
     
    #41 Mattician, Jun 30, 2022
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  2. JayZ750

    JayZ750 Contributing Member

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    isnt 2023 a swap?
     
    #42 JayZ750, Jun 30, 2022
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    obligatory fck tanking…let the Nets do that for us while we try to improve
     
    #43 Reeko, Jun 30, 2022
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  4. Juxtaposed Jolt

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    Nah. Von Doom.
     
    #44 Juxtaposed Jolt, Jun 30, 2022
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    this is the greatest day of my rockets fandom since crusing down richmond street when we won the chip in 94.
     
    #45 jcmoon, Jun 30, 2022
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    Yes and I think that’s what he means. However the lottery balls fall, we got 2 separate chances and whichever lands #1 by luck then we get Victor.
     
    #46 cdrive, Jun 30, 2022
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    It is. But if the Rockets and Nets both wind up in the lottery, you can combine our odds with theirs for the #1 pick since we can swap with them.

    Even if we don't land Wemby, this is amazing news for the Rockets. First, depending on how bad Brooklyn is this season, we could maybe try to maximize our win total(i.e. go for the play-in) since we can always swap our way into the lottery. Second, if the Nets implode, it's gonna benefit us for years, not just in 2023.
     
    #47 count_dough-ku, Jun 30, 2022
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  8. KingSamJack

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    If we fail to get #1 and nets get it we just swap our lower pick :D
     
    #48 KingSamJack, Jun 30, 2022
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    chenjy9 Numbers Don't Lie
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    I had posted this in the earlier Nets pick thread, but here it is again...

    2022 - Nets pick which became Eason
    2023 - Houston OR Brooklyn first-round pick, whichever is higher (no protection)
    2024 - Nets pick (no protection)
    2025 - Houston OR Brooklyn first-round pick, whichever is higher (no protection)
    2026 - Nets pick (no protection)
    2027 - Houston OR Brooklyn first-round pick, whichever is higher (no protection)
     
    #49 chenjy9, Jun 30, 2022
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  10. cdrive

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    I like this too. Let the Nets be trash and let our Baby Rockets grow together and fight for the play in.
     
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  11. i3artow i3aller

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    LFG, boys! :D
     
    #51 i3artow i3aller, Jun 30, 2022
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  12. Reeko

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    Ben “my brain and my back” Simmons, Ayton, and Bridges plus old and limited role players

    at best that’s fighting for a play-in spot if everyone comes together and they become that stereotypical overachieving regular season team that would get demolished in a playoff series…and that’s at best
     
    #52 Reeko, Jun 30, 2022
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    #53 YOLO, Jun 30, 2022
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    [​IMG]
     
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    #55 Spooner, Jun 30, 2022
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    Rockets in the play in and getting a top 3 pick. Amazing.
     
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    What made kd request for a trade?

    Was it kyrie playing only part time that made harden bail first?

    Harden bailing?

    The trade that have fragile mental ben simons?

    Nets playing hard ball on kyrie?
     
    #57 DatRocketFan, Jun 30, 2022
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    Thunder have a top 10 protected swap with the Rockets in 2025, but we can swap the pick they give us with Brooklyn's if they convey the swap too.
     
    #58 Astrosfan183, Jun 30, 2022
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    Word is, Kyrie is still seeking a trade and/or won't resign next year
     
    #59 red5rocket, Jun 30, 2022
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    This is not a drill!!!! It’s fking happening!!
     
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