Are the Rockets will be a player in this market? I doubt it but I think that some people will be around and I'm interested to see how this all shakes out Rocket River
A bunch of has-beens. Russell Westbrook Kevin Love? Patrick Beverley Derrick Rose? Will Barton John Wall Reggie Jackson Danny Green? Serge Ibaka George Hill? Terrence Ross Dewayne Dedmon Goga Bitadze
Chris Haynes does different things, but one is a mouth piece for Klutch sports. He's doing Rich Paul's bidding to value pump for Wall and looking like a fool in the process.
https://theathletic.com/4177828/2023/02/10/nba-buyout-market-players-available/ Tier I: Guys who might actually make a difference 1. Russell Westbrook, PG, Utah: Westbrook could still help in the right situation, if a team has enough shooting and is starved enough for shot creation. I don’t think the Clippers or Bulls are that team, and I’m nervous about how that might go for either of them. Russ is gonna Russ, which means a high usage rate and 50-ish percent true shooting. But there are some playoff-contending teams on which he’d either be an upgrade on what’s already there or fill a glaring pit of a hole. 2. Reggie Jackson, PG, Charlotte 3. John Wall, PG, Houston: Wall still shows flashes of the player he used to be, but at 32 years old and with a 30.3 percent mark from 3, he’s tough to slot in as a secondary player. Still, his numbers this season are well above replacement level — and on a per-possession basis, not all that far off what he did in his last season in Washington. There are several guard situations around the league that he’d clearly improve. 4. Patrick Beverley, SG, Orlando 5. Dario Šarić, PF, Oklahoma City 6. Danny Green, SG, Houston: Memphis moved on from Green when the chance came to upgrade to Luke Kennard, but he still could have value for a contending team looking for some 3-and-D minutes on the wing. One wonders if his former employers in Philly or L.A. would have interest in a reunion. Tier II : Improbable, but in demand 7. Kelly Oubre, SF, Charlotte 8. Seth Curry, SG, Brooklyn 9. Kevin Love, PF, Cleveland 10. Cory Joseph, PG, Detroit 11. Goran Dragić, Chicago 12. Thaddeus Young, C, Toronto 13. Kendrick Nunn, PG, Washington 14. DeAndre Jordan, C, Denver Tier III: Guys You’ve Heard Of 15. Derrick Rose, SG, New York 16. Will Barton, SG, Washington 17. Terrence Ross, SG, Orlando Tier IV: Some other possibilities 18. Nerlens Noel, C, Detroit 19. Justin Holiday, SF, Houston: A steady 3-and-D wing in years past, Holiday seemed to lose some athletic juice over the past two seasons — as most easily seen in his shocking 3.0 percent rebound rate this season. He fell out of Atlanta’s rotation like a rock dropped from a plane, playing a grand total of 10 minutes since New Year’s Day. However, he can still shoot it (36.4 percent career from 3), never gets hurt and is a plus locker room guy, so perhaps a contender needing a fifth wing will take a look. 20. Dewayne Dedmon, C, San Antonio (waived) 21. Serge Ibaka, C, Indiana (waived) 22. Terry Taylor, positionless, Indiana (waived) 23. Kevin Knox, SF, Portland 24. Boban Marjanović, C, Houston (waived): Marjanović is one of the league’s most popular players, and reuniting him with Tobias Harris in Philly should be a national priority for Congress. That seems unlikely, but Houston is rumored to be interested in re-signing Marjanović after it completes its other trade deadline business. Tier V: Scraping the barrel 25. Bryn Forbes, SG, Minnesota (waived) 26. Goga Bitadze, C, Indiana (waived) 27. James Johnson, PF, Indiana (waived) 28. Juan Toscano-Anderson, PF, Utah 29. Frank Kaminsky, C, Houston: Frank The Tank is caught between the four and five positions and isn’t quite enough of a 3-point threat to really scare opposing defenses, but he remains unusually adept at midrange bank shots and runners for a big man. 30. Alex Len, C, Sacramento 31. Ryan Arcidiacono, PG, Portland 32. Svi Mykhailiuk, SG, Charlotte
Love Terrence Ross for the Suns!! Both them and Nuggets should be very glad players choose them, especially Denver with Reggie.
