Ariza never reported to OKC this year and he's still netting a pick and expiring. but cf's says he has no value
and? but he has no value. even at 35 you can get something out of him. meanwhile the rockets are struggling to trade these guys harden should have never turned down to play with this year lol
Depends on the protections of 2nd round pick, don't you think? If it's unprotected, then sure. What if it has a stupid protection like, top 55 protected or some **** like that. I'd like to know the full details.
I mean, I don't know if the Rockets are struggling to trade our guys. I guess that's what it seems like since we haven't made a trade. Anyways, we already had this discussion, no reason to beat the horse lol. We can talk after next week's deadline.
The Thunder ended up with Ariza as part of a three-team trade that may already have netted them a second-round pick from the Heat (they get the better pick between Dallas' and Miami's in 2023) to go with the two first-round picks Oklahoma City has coming from the Heat. We can add this pick as part of the haul from that original trade, which also sent Justin Jackson and another second-round pick in 2026 to the Thunder. It was always clear Ariza had no place in Oklahoma City's plans, so it was just a matter of what the Thunder could get in return before the deadline. Perhaps the most interesting part of this deal from Oklahoma City's standpoint is what it means for the team's trade exceptions. By using part of the $19.5 million exception generated in the Danilo Gallinari trade to take on Leonard's contract, the Thunder can create a new exception for the value of Ariza's $12.8 million salary that won't expire until after the 2022 trade deadline. Oklahoma City will then have to choose between maintaining those trade exceptions this summer (including the giant $27.5 million one from the Steven Adams trade that expires during the offseason) or renouncing them in order to utilize cap space instead. As for Leonard, who was fined $50,000 and suspended from team activities for a week as punishment for using an anti-Semitic slur while playing video games on a livestream last Monday, it seems unrealistic that he'll ever set foot in the Thunder's facilities. Leonard is out for the season due to a shoulder injury and his contract has a $10.2 million team option for 2021-22. Most likely, Oklahoma City will waive him to clear a roster spot after the trade deadline if he's not included in another trade before then.
Probably not. He's only played in 3 games this year for an average of 9 mins anyway. He was on his way out slur or not.
If he wants to play again he can, he is better than a lot of 5’s in the league... but he will be earning a lot less at first.
It will be interesting to see where he lands next year. Might as well get the surgery to let things die down. Rocket River
Lol CF isnt the one who decided Ariza has negative value it is Portland who traded a 16th pick and a protected FRP to Houston alongside Ariza for RoCo (Chef's kiss trade btw). Rox then traded 16th pick and Ariza for Christian Wood so its not like Rox didnt get a use out of Trevor Ariza.
This is the exact reason we’ve been arguing that letting Ariza go for free was asinine. Even if you don’t value him as a player he as a contract has now netted Oubre/rivers/RoCo/wood. The contract was for flexibility and we passed it away
