With all the Harden wants out talk. I want to speak this into existence: Harden & Tucker ...for... Sabonis, Brogdon, Warren & FRP Keep Westbrook or move him we will be fine. Above average (near all star) 2 way players. With these 3 players plus Wood & Gordon (better season with a bigger role) we are second rounders if not better. If Westbrook plays well we are more than in the championship mix. I think a well coached, balanced, skilled team will beats most teams no matter the talent of the other team.
I need my trade/cap gurus to chime in. Does a Love/Drummond straight swap for Russ/Gordon work? I feel like CLE needs a STAR and Russ wants his triple doubles. Win win if it works?
Buddy Hield would be gawdamn amazing next to Harden. Deal Gordon for him so they can save some cash this year for Bog. Buddy has a nice declining contract. Underrated defender, elite shooter. Buddy and Beard would get all the ladies in the clubs...
Russel Westbrook for Mitchell Robinson, DSJ, Frank Ntlkina and the 2021 Dallas FRP. Who says no? Rivers and Noel are both friends of Russ and they signed in FA. We create a ton of cap space and a giant exception to take on a contract with assets attached. Harden/Frank Eric/ DSJ / McLeMore House / Nwaba/ Brown Wood / Tucker / Tate Mitchell Robinson / Bruno If the Knicks are as steadfast in not trading Mitchell Robinson as the internet would have you believe, we could take on Buddy Hield in that deal for nothing and help the Kings save $$ as they match Bogdan and free up rotation minutes. Alternate deal. We wrap in the Kings. We get Holmes and Hield, They take Randle who fits in much better. This https://tradenba.com/trades/NZewVfo2E creating a 12 M exception and allowing more room to operate. Harden / Frank Hield/ DSJ/McLeMore House/ Nwaba /Brown Wood / Knox/ Tate Holmes / PJ/ Bruno smaller trade idea involving the same teams. We'd have to send picks somewhere but we'd add some needed depth while lowering salary. https://tradenba.com/trades/xNPnvb7J4 Russ/DSJ Harden/ McLeMore House / Nwaba / Brown PJ/Knox/ Tate Wood
Just a thought.. I might be willing to do a Griffin for Westbrook trade IF Griffin waives his player option for next season and his trade kicker as well. Oh...and I’d want the protections taken off the Detroit pick
Your joking right? Tucker alone can get us a first round pick. Harden and Tucker should get us 10 frps and this is an offer you would take? I'm glad your not the general manager.
You know most FRP don’t work out. A solid younger team with a superstar (Westbrook) is a dream come true for most. No more Tucker starting. You do realize that Tucker is 6’6” right and started at center—> we were never a championship team built like that. What the Lakers did to us was inevitable. Harden doesn’t want to be here so let him go and get real players on good contracts for him. Not draft picks and the hope of some players some day
Lol Westbrook can't lead much better teams out of the first round and you want to build around him? If we trade Harden we are toast. Get as many picks as possible and rebuild. Not some poo poo platter from the Pacers. Harden by himself is better than the entire Pacers team.
Let's focus on the remaining weakness as Houston needs to vs Clippers and Lakers. Assume the playoff start again, we will face those 2 LA teams again. We also need to upgrade our bench, because MDA gone, New coach will give more time for the bench to play. We can also consider to sign Gerald Green, Nick young for 3, Kenneth Faried super match with westbrooks and able to back up cousions in case of injury, Beasley is a 50 percent shooter for 2 who can play pf and sf etc.
If rivers left, I thomas can be a choice, he can play a role like cp3. I think he will not take a big salary now
Houston In: Aaron Gordon, Derrick Rose Orlando In: Westbrook Detroit In: Fultz, Pick Smaller salaries included to make the numbers work. Gordon / Rose Harden / McLemore or Brown House / Nwaba Gordon / Tucker Wood / Cousins Then in the offseason, you offer Gordon, House, SnT Tucker and picks for a SnT Paul George. Resign Rose using bird rights. Rose Harden George Gordon Wood
Calling my shot. Harden's friend Troy Payne posted something hinting that Houston may be the place that Harden will stay. PJ posted something that said all love on Instagram. I think they are both extended today. I think the Wood trade is finalized today. I think it's been expanded. I don't know how it's been expanded but the Bogdan situation will resolve today. What this means is the Kings will have clarity on who they are going to keep next year. If they match, Hield will be traded today or shortly after. If they don't match, I think the Kings may have a little bit of interest in Gordon to play the sixth man role. If we trade Russ, Hield will be a Rocket and the main player coming back to Houston in some sort of a multi team deal that probably gets a back up PG like Frank Ntilkina, a scoring guard like DSJ and a wing like Knox. I'm not sure if we trade Russ, but if we do, I believe it's for a package lead by Buddy Hield in a multi team deal.
