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Rockets are shopping Brandon Knight and a 1st-Round Pick?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by blahblehblah, Dec 20, 2018.

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  1. smoothie

    smoothie Jabari Jungle

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    i'm sure at this point the pick has gotta be lotto protected.

    i'm not sure however if we are targeting talent of tax relief.
     
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  2. topfive

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    Everybody getting all upset about this without even knowing what Maori is asking for in return.

    SMMFH
     
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  3. heypartner

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    fwiw: Neither Shams,Kelly Iko, nor Alykhan from TheAthletic seem to have tweeted anything about this.
     
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    I think they realize it is not their year. So why waste a year of possibly going into the tax. Tillman is a businessman he is reducing labor cost.
     
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    Morey is going to shop until he drops this holiday season
     
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  7. ThatBoyNick

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    The only team who could get us out of the lux tax THIS year is the Kings. With the Heat, Celtics, and Wizards being in a similar predicament as us there could be a bidding war for the Kings cap space.

    Knight + 1st for McLemore would get us under the luxury tax for this season which would be pretty damn valuable, on top of cutting his entire salary for next season as well.
     
    #27 ThatBoyNick, Dec 20, 2018
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    All you guys posting bullcorn about Fertita are plain stupid. You just posting out your butt. Grow up. Learn something. Or just go away. Stop cluttering everything up with your bologna. You are worse than my wife trying to run 20 lbs of rotten salad down the garbage disposal. Just stop. You don't know what you're talking about.
     
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  9. riko

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    MOrey need to swallow his pride and admit not bringing back Tarik Black was a mistake.Tarik is a very good rebounder and unlike Clint he plays physical and won’t conceed to many boards.Bring Tarik or even a Willy Reid type who is a free agent in
     
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  10. KellyUnchained

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    it was a nugget in Alykhan Bijani's last article.
     
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    Rockets needs are so many that one trade ain’t enough.

    Lack of a backup point

    No big who can clean the glass

    No legit starting three man

    No depth
     
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    The Rockets are stuck with an injury-prone, washed-up max player, a greedy owner, a stubbornly flawed coach, and a garbage roster. Yikes...
     
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    Yeah, great take here....

    THAT'S the crux of the issue at hand, and why the team has performed so poorly this season.

    The loss of Tarik freakin' Black.
     
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    Really, Von? That is an interesting fact I did not know.
     
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    I never said he was the key to everything. I mentioned he could help with rebounding . Obviously there are multiple issues
     
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    I believe first round pick and Knight have been on the table for some time.

    Moving Knight and his multiple year contract by the trade deadline takes precedent over him getting healthy
    and contributing. Like every summer the Rockets want flexibility to bring in a free agent.

    Probably down grade to a D Jackson or Bobby Brown at point guard if need be.
     
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    Better be heavily protected because there's a good chance we don't make the playoff even if we get an okay role player back in return.

    I bet the Twolves are regretting not taking those 4 picks now. All of them could end up being lotto picks with how we are headed. Butler could've easily walked and we would've been screwed for the next 3 years.
     
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  20. saleem

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    Well, they do have MCW for the Bobby Brown role. Since there is nothing out there, I wouldn't mind giving Alex Rodriguez a shot.
     
    #40 saleem, Dec 21, 2018
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