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Suns express interest in KJ Martin

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by zeeshan2, Nov 18, 2022.

  1. LeDakota

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    I will be AOF just for you lol if that happens.
     
  2. maj21

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    Sengun only fan sooo salty lol.. it would be perfect for you, then you’ll be a fan of a team that’s contending!
     
  3. LeDakota

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    No. I will be supporting Silas and Rockets forever. If Ayton comes here, I will be his fan for sure. It's gonna be a great journey to watch over his development under Silas. KPJ-Ayton gonna carry this to championship via making Ayton lob threat.
     
  4. maj21

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    Stop with the sarcasm, you’re only here for 1 player. You’ll never be a true rockets fan
     
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  5. LeDakota

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    How can I get my badge of fandom from you, master? I will be waiting for the day to be honored by your acceptance.
     
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  6. maj21

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    All good.. as long as Sengun is a rocket, you can tag along..
     
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    Be it Gordon or/and KMJ, when it comes to the Suns, what are they willing to offer? Jim Jones is sometimes described as stingy. Is he willing to give up more than one pick?

    How good are the Suns picks actually?
    Look at the last two years. Sun's team W/L being as good as they are, their picks is a very very very late first rounder.
    • In 2021, they had the 29th pick.
    • In 2022, it was 30th and Thunder had that Sun's pick (who took Peyton Watson and gave it to the Nuggets; only played 5 games and is in the G-league)

    Minutes on Rockets Bench - (delay in timeline)


    Getting rid of KMJ frees up some minutes for other guys that's likely: Tari and Tate. We barely have time for our own late rounders: (tyty down to g-league) and Christopher on the deep bench. So unless the player(s) coming in is good; that guy(s) is not going to play.

    It's also another clock reset on a prospect, whenever we get that new player from Sun's pick (he's going to have to be developed) again.

    Jae Crowder unhappy
    In the recent Marc Stein tweet, some rumors swirling on a 3 team deal.

    it's an unsubstantiated scenario; but let's play it out.

    1) Suns sends Crowed + salary filler (and maybe picks) for Gordon and/or KJ Martin
    2) Bucks receives Crowder, sends out Grayson Allen
    3) Rockets receive Allen + draft compensation,

    In this scenario, Bucks wins the trade. Suns gets rid of a malcontent and decent pieces back but at a price. This is if Suns want to do Jae a solid and send him to a contender.

    And Rockets, wtf do we need Grayson Allen for? o_O. And if the Suns is a late rounder or Bucks throws in some 2nd rounder; that's not a very good price. People are more positive on KJ now. Majority of Rocket fans seems to want Gordon gone. But you don't give away your good stuff for almost free. If next year we're supposed to head into play-in, you're going to want guys like Gordon and KJ.

    The good teams (suns/bucks) treat the Rockets like their farming team. They want some of the good vet piece or young athletic wing, but don't want to pay the price. GTFO

    I don't dislike the Suns, I'd root for them if they play against the Warriors or the Mavs, but we're not a charity here.

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    Instead of looking at the contenders; Rockets should try to trade with the play-in / middle teams. (looking at you Nets). The possibility of their picks being worth something is much greater.
     
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  8. DaDakota

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    good teams try to rip off the bad ones.....this is where we are now.

    DD
     
  9. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    The Suns would either have to throw in Shamet (just signed a rookie extension) or Saric (expiring).
     
  10. Corrosion

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    We're set two deep at the 3-4 and 3 deep at the 5 once Bruno is back. Eason, KMJ and Tate are a versatile trio, and you have Jabari too. I'm not sure there's enough minutes to keep them all happy.


    I'm content with Nix as the backup point and Green as the primary 2 .... that leaves the starting 1 and backup 2 needing to be filled.

    I said it earlier, they can be a 50 win team with the right player running the point next year. That's a huge leap.
     
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    Last week, word spread among league personnel that a three-team structure with the Bucks ultimately landing Crowder was gaining momentum, although clearly no deal came to fruition. Rival front offices have been contacted as part of various three-team frameworks that would send Crowder outbound, sources said. Atlanta hasn’t found a direct deal with Phoenix after months of contact. Milwaukee has tried to use Grayson Allen to land the Suns’ veteran, sources said, but that straight-up deal has yet to develop over the months since Crowder’s holdout began. The Suns’ interest in KJ Martin has roped Houston into several three-team concepts, sources said.

    https://sports.yahoo.com/early-success-means-jazz-have-some-options-to-consider-on-trade-market-120705606.html
     
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