Rockets have made a trade, pending league approval (UPDATE: Padgett for Tsakalidis)

LMAO!

 

Spanouinis will have a compatriot.

 

It's good to know the rockets organization has spent a decent amount of money for a good cause, Tsakiliduius parents in russia.

 

Let me get the madness rolling: Tsakalidis needs more playing time! JVG should be fired!

 

Not a blockbuster, but a decent trade. What do you expect from Padgett and the trade exception? Probably the best big man available. Many teams are looking for one.

Doesn't he also have value as an expiring contract? Or do we have to wait to trade him?

 

Yeah believe it or not Jake can actually produce if he has minutes and plays in a slow down half court, plus his interior D and rebounding is pretty good.

He can certainly handle backing up Deke or Yao for some limited minutes in that role, and is certainly 6 fouls insurance on Shaq or Duncan or Bynum someone like that in the playoffs.


For anyone likening him to Lampe, you should look at some of the box scores from Memphis games last year when he started.

 

I like these trades. Fast team trades big slow guy to slow team. His value and happiness instantly increase, with no great loss to his former employer. Same has been true of Battier. And Gay will be better off with the young fliers. Padgett -- eh, I can't rationalize that part.

 

Lampe had an EFF rating of .17, Padget has 2.38 and Tsakalidis is at: 3.35 (and was 6 last year). Technically speaking he is no Lampe shade and very likely more beneficial than Padget.

Decent trade since he will get some minutes and we gave up nothing.

Hopefully we will also get Atkins since we lose many games because we don't get to the free throw line and Atkins is great at getting to the line. He could help us get over the line and the other team into the penalty which will balloon those opportunities up. Just my 2c.

 

Great trade. Dude can't stay on the floor longer than 15 minutes, which is just what we need. He can rebound and block shots, plus he has size. If he does well and learns a lot from our two excellent C's, perhaps we re-sing him as Yao's long-term backup. Deke won't be around forever (although people literally were saying that 10 years ago).

 

Awww, poor padgett...
He got a spot on the Rockets Holiday Pack ad and then disappeared....
good luck in Memphis.

 

I can't see the problem with this trade. Padgett was not going to get a look in with the current roster we have and we now have backup for Deke until Yao is 100%.

Well done again CD.

 

You can't combine a player with a trade exception, and big Jake is not Greek (ethnicity). Repeat ad nauseum.

I think it is a decent pickup. You know they ran this by Battier.

 

Strange thing is I was thinking about Jake a lot recently. I remembered when we acquired David Wesley. The night before I was asking myself does Wesley still play? What is he doing now? Then the next day there goes JJ and Boki for David.

 

Tsakalidis should feel honored, he got traded for

TWO BEERS!

I take it that getting an athletic 4/5 in the mold of McDyess is very hard to come by

 

Actually I think he IS Greek by ethnicity.

Tsakalidis???

That sounds Greek.

He has dual citizenship in Russia and Greece, was born in Georigia (former Soviet Republic).

So I think you have that one backwards.


Example, my grandmother was born in Mexico, speaks fluent Spanish, writes Spanish, grew up in Mexico, BUT she is a US citizen........

My point?

She is white, not Mexican ethnically, BUT she is a Mexican citizen because she was born there.

 

I hope CD bought Scotty TWO BEERS on his way out of town.

 

Maby Rockets want to make V-Span stay .So accquired Jake Tsakalidis(Greece).In proverb of our country:If you see your fellow townsman,you would cry.You will be very happy when you see your fellow townsman which is the meaning of the proverb.

 

You know what is unique with our center position: a Asian, a black and a white.

 

Trade Exceptions.

Rockets used $2.9 million of their $4.2 million TE to get Tsakalidas. That left them with $1.3 million of that original $4.2 million TE. It will expire today, if they do not acquire anybody else. They then acquired another $998,967 trade exception for Padgett's contract that was sent out, which is almost useless as well but it does last for another year.

So much for Mike James. Unless we give up Bonzi with Sura. Don't see it happening.

 

Right up there with the Elvin Hayes trade....man, was Padgett good or what?