No! We are 2nd seed and the emergence of Amen as a defensive anchor and quickly developing offensive game is a major reason for it. Alpi is also showing strong signs of progress. This is a Hard pass. If it were for Wemby however I would consider it. The only player I am considering moving on this roster is Jalen Green and even then I wouldn't do it for Giannis.
Thanks for putting this out there. It's a solid example of how easy it is to overrate our own guys. That said, I'm with you and I wouldn't make this trade either. Amen's gotta be off the table in this pitch. I'd push to keep Jalen too, though that's not a dealbreaker for me. But if Alperen Sengun is really as good as everyone's making him out to be, shouldn't Milwaukee be thrilled to get him in the deal? Whose offering a better young player than that? Maybe New Orleans if they throw in Zion?
Haha, ain’t that the truth. Imagine the Spurs stepping up with a blockbuster: Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan and three draft picks!
Wait what? If the Bucks call and say "yo, Raf mate, do me a favour, we want Jalen Green, how about we give you Giannis" then you get that contract signed asap and delete that mu****ers number so he can't take it back lmao.
If it was a straight up trade, sure, but to get to his salary level the rockets would have to give up way too much. Likely some combination of Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and Reed Sheppard just to get the numbers to match. That doesn't seem like a win to me.
Salary matching isn’t an issue here. Sengun’s set to make $34 million, Giannis is at $54 million. That gap is easy to bridge with guys we wouldn’t lose sleep over. To make Milwaukee happy is a more challenging task
Wow!! Terrible trade for the Rockets... We get left with what? FVV* Brooks Grant Giannis Smith Bench Sheppard Eason No real bigs, and we have cashed in everything to go all in on that lineup... And the take for the Bucks is they want more because Jalen Green is earning $33M?? In that deal, view him as a salary match, and it is still a huge coup for the Bucks!!
Its a dumb trade why even have Jerami Grant there? If ever we trade for Giannis it should be strictly between Rox and Milwaukee. Also if I read it right Rox gave up Jalen, Sengun, Amen, Whitmore and all their picks for Giannis? And also take on Jerami Grant bad contract? lmao. I doubt even Nico Harris does that trade.
Amen is basically a 21 yr old Giannis and Giannis is a 30 yr old Amen. I am not in any hurry why age 9 years for no reason? Not to mention the king's ransom you need to give out. Pass.
If it's one for one I'd do either in a heartbeat and never look back tbh. If it's ransoming all of our pieces then it's a **** no.
I'd make that trade in a heartbeat.... I love Amen's defensive intensity and certainly want him on our roster... but Giannis is a bonafide MVP. I'll take the proven commodity over potential most any day.
