I figure we’d trade him for a late 1st considering he wants to compete for a ring and we’d have plenty of depth. That would just be the Heats best offer outside of including Bam/Butler.
Harden, Tucker, McLemore for Siakam, Powell, Davis, 2023 & 2025 1st Wall / Davis Powell / Gordon House / Nwaba / Green Siakam / Tate Wood / Cousins / Caboclo + 3 camp players for our roster, 2 for our 2-way. I’d want us to get Anunoby, but he’s expiring next off season, will probably get a bad 20 mill per overpay like Grant got, and Tilman would refuse to match and pay LT that.
I really like Siakam .... but I don't want to pay him $30m+. That's a lot of cap space for a guy who's not gonna rely on others to set up the offense.
So its basically the offer from the Heat Tyler Herro Duncan Robinson Precious Achiuwa Andre Igudola And Kelly Olynk Plus 1st rounders All can shoot 3 Pointers. Andre is off the books next year as well as Olynk. The thing is Rockets gotta trade some of this plethora of players off. Js Eric Gordon, P.J. Tucker, Kelly Olynk, Andre Igudola. Gotta find a taker. And add atleast 1 player back. Could we do a 3 way?
Need a team with cap space to take one or more of them off your hands. I know OKC has space , can't think of anyone else off hand ... I'd keep Olynyk if at all possible , he's a good shooter for a big. Iggy .... can go to Utah (sarcasm) for all I care.
Patrick and Ra-fell really need to get working on that AG trade. Harden is primed to stay, just needs another nudge.
Literally nothing is building towards Harden being "primed to stay". He wants out. That's pretty obvious.
We'll just have to wait and see won't we? In the interim it would be in Rockets best interest to upgrade their roster to further entice Harden. Once upon a time (early 90's), it was accepted that Dream's relationship with Rockets FO and ownerships was COMPLETELY broken and that he would be shipped out. Until he wasn't.
YES!!! We need Aaron Gordon with or without Harden Trade E Gordon for Aaron Gordon and a 1st rounder and 2nd rounder
a lotto protected 1st. That’s a normal return for a rotation 3&D wing at the deadline. If we traded him now, maybe it’s just top 10 protected.
At this point the rockets won’t trade James till February when most all the trade clauses and things expire making most guys available in trade without restrictions.
