Woj: HOU trading Ariza + 16th to Detroit for Space + 2021 second rounder

Yup. That was by design too.

Now we have a 2021-2027 number 16 pick basically, to move whenever we want. Along with Portland's likely 16-20.

 

Should we be mad that we traded Robert Covington for 2 future first rounders, likely between 16-20?

Or is that fair value?

 

Why is everyone saying its heavily protected?

Is it just Lottery protected?

 

Why the hell would you buy a very late second round pick a year early?

 

There goes

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hayes

No chance to grab him

 

There's also a chance it doesn't and that it's a worse pick than we had.

 

apparently top 16 for the first few years

which means that even if they make the playoffs in the east, the bottom seeds for the west will have to have worse records for it to convey

 

Yup, just lottery protected. Detroit's actually converts to only top 10 protected later on.

 

holy crap. this is the final goal. now I am pissed.

 

Just woke up from a nap and was getting ready to watch the draft. Now we don't even have a f*cking pick....I give up

 

Maybe it will convey in 2024, that year we lost to OKC.

 

And I think it's gonna be a long long time
'Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

 

Space City.

 

So we give up a #16 pick today for a #16 pick at best, sometime within the next four years? Yay?

 

So people are freaking out as usual for no reason.

 

After 4 seasons it goes to top 10 protected for 2 then goes to second rounders.
Or something similar. Detroit being good is probably not likely but we’ll see.

 

I mean, we got two future first round picks likely in the 16-22 range I'd guess.

Maybe those are the two picks we need to grease an Aaron Gordon deal, or something of that nature.

 

I'd like to think that once in the next 6 season they will make the playoffs haha...

 

From a team that will continue to be in the lottery

 

If you are of the mind that this draft is dreadful, it's not a bad deal.