Which perimeter stars would you welcome alongside Harden?

We need all of them to overcome Mchale.

 

This list doesn't contain Kevin Love. Wtf considering we can actually get the dude.

 

^^^ This

We would 3 peat. Maybe the first year (2013-2014) go to the finals and lose but after that we would own the league.

... and to think if the Clippers didn't get Doc Rivers we would have been able to trade for him and/or sign him outright. CP3 threatened to leave the Clippers if they didn't get Doc, stupid Boston!

CP3/Bev
JH/Cheap FA
Parsons(Still 2 years left on cheap contract)/Another cheap FA
Jones or Dmo (We would have to trade one of them or both to be under the salary cap)
D12/Greg Smith

 

Well since "star" is such a loose term... Aaron Afflalo, Mike Conley, or Kyle Lowry. We need some of our salary to go to the bench.

 

Honestly, adding any of those guys to the team we have would make us basically on the Heat's level.

I think a more interesting question is: "Who is the WORST perimeter star you can add to the Rockets that would still make them a championship contender?"

Honestly I think somebody as "meh" as Rudy Gay would make us a contender with his athletic abilities.

 

Durant George and curry

 

So basically you're saying that we should ignore 12 of the past 24 championships?

In contrast, PG's have been the best player of 1 team in those 24 years (and I'm being kind counting Billups as the best player on the Pistons). Before that you have to go to Isaiah Thomas' two championships, then Magic Johnson who was 6'9. I don't even know if the 80's are applicable given how much the game has changed since then.

PG-led teams simply do not do well in the playoffs. How many finals appearances does Chris Paul have? Steve Nash? In fact, take those same 24 years. How many PG-led teams even made a Finals appearance? You're basically relegated to one by Jason Kidd on the Nets and one by Iverson on the Sixers. And I don't know if we should be counting those teams who came from an Eastern conference which was the weakest in history, even weaker than the current East.

I don't know why PG doesn't get respect in the NBA playoffs. My guess though is that it's because it's the deepest position in the NBA. It's hard to stand out when every team has at least a halfway decent PG. In contrast there are very few great centers and shooting guards. It's shocking; this might be the weakest time in NBA history for the SG position. But that's great for Houston since we now have the best one.

 

give me bass and lee....

 

Durant for the most obiv reasons.... but then a dream fit would be Kevin Love and the LMA.... all of which results in Championship for the next 5-6 years. DYNASTYYY.

 

Obviously choosing any 1 of the 2 best players will leads to title favourites.
Having said that, can i have Paul George?

 

CP3, Durant and George

CP3
Harden
George
Durant
Howard

Championship?

 

What is Love? Baby dont hurt me.

 

Harden/Curry back-court would be pretty fun.

However the Durant/Harden pairing worked out pretty well the first time so if I had to pick, I think that's the one I'd go with.

But who are we kidding.... these pairing are a pipe dream. It would be like when we had Olajuwon back in the day and someone would say that Barkley and Pippen would be a good pairing with Hakeem... oh crap... wait. (MALONEY!!!!)

 

In pipe dream land, obviously LeBron since not only is he the best player in the league, he also is a plus defender at both forward spots unlike, say, Durant. Our offense is already ridiculous, and any of these guys would make us by far the best scoring team in the league... we just need to become a top 3 defensive team as well. On those grounds, it would have to be LBJ, or as much as I think he is overrated, Paul George.

 

Nice list OP.

Personally I would love to have John Wall and Paul George. Imho Wall is a late bloomer but has the potential to become an underrated multiple all-star given that defence at the point guard position is not highly emphasised and he has the potential to be a great defender. His court vision is pretty good and has steadily improved every season, as is his 3 point shot which is rather credible right now. Plus that crazy athleticism of his.

Paul George is another player whom I think would benefit a lot from playing with Harden. Taking the ball out of George's hands is imperative as I see him less of a ball-dominant superstar and more of a rich man's iguodala, one who can do a bit of everything and play otherworldly defence, moving well without the ball and being an underrated passer to boot.

But, this is likely just a pipe dream given how highly their respective teams value them and they have both been signed to contract extensions recently (i think?).

 

Curry or Love.