Woj: Covington to Portland

Post #1 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:27 am

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Post #2 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:29 am

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hugepatsfan · Post #3 » by **hugepatsfan** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:30 am

Wow that’s a huge get for Portland

Chinook · Post #4 » by **Chinook** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:34 am

We'll see what happens. I think Covington is overrated, but I also get that Portland had a need for an SF. Houston is looking for assets to make up for the Westbrook trade. If they aren't going to have their natural picks for a while, then they don't NEED to bottom out.

babyjax13 · Post #5 » by **babyjax13** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:35 am

Man, the arms race out West is getting wild. Phoenix and Portland with major improvements. I suspect this makes Dallas, Utah, Denver, and Minnesota look really hard for improvements.

Kurt Heimlich · Post #6 » by **Kurt Heimlich** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:35 am

Solid value salvage for the Rockets. Good get for the Blazers.

Looks like it's not a matter of if, but when and where for Harden.

Post #7 » by **Texas Chuck** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:37 am

Does Portland know he plays forward?

BoogieTime · Post #8 » by **BoogieTime** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:37 am

Didn’t know Covington had this value

Guess Rockets are trading a Harden and rebuilding

Godaddycurse · Post #9 » by **Godaddycurse** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:38 am

huge get for portland.

Skin · Post #10 » by **Skin** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:40 am

Pick 16 this year, a pick next year and Ariza is nice.

giberish · Post #11 » by **giberish** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:40 am

Covington's a big upgrade and great fit for Portland. #16 and a future 1st is a bunch though. Another WC team pushing for win-now moves, while Houston appears ready to free-fall.

K_chile22 · Post #12 » by **K_chile22** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:42 am

If Houston is rebuilding, not bad, I have Capela about even with the 16th pick, so if the Blazer pick next year is ~22, rockets did good. Kinda scared they're just ducking the tax and trying to keep everyone

Post #13 » by **Texas Chuck** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:42 am

giberish wrote:Covington's a big upgrade and great fit for Portland. #16 and a future 1st is a bunch though. Another WC team pushing for win-now moves, while Houston appears ready to free-fall.

Presti potentially winning another trade he's not even involved in...

Norm2953 · Post #14 » by **Norm2953** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:44 am

Is this legal under the Stepien rule?

OutsidetheNBA · Post #15 » by **OutsidetheNBA** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:45 am

As a Blazers fan, I'm ecstatic. I was hoping for Oubre, A. Gordon, or H. Barnes. Didn't think we'd ever have a chance at Covington.

As of right now we have:

Lillard/Simons/McCollum
McCollum/Hood/Trent
Trent/Hood/Little/Herzonja
Covington/Collins/Herzonja
Nurkic/Collins

Still have the MLE and #46. We need to bring in a 3rd center, a wing, and veteran back-up point guard.

K_chile22 · Post #16 » by **K_chile22** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:45 am

Norm2953 wrote:Is this legal under the Stepien rule?

They'll complete the trade after the draft, so portland will pick for Houston then trade that guy and next year's first for Covington

Post #17 » by **Texas Chuck** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:46 am

Norm2953 wrote:Is this legal under the Stepien rule?

Yes. Portland will make the pick at 16 and technically trade the rights.

Papi_swav · Post #18 » by **Papi_swav** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:48 am

Portland needed Covington like 2 years ago. This is the type of forward they needed for a while and they finally got him. Not too worried about the picks, there core is pretty set.

OutsidetheNBA · Post #19 » by **OutsidetheNBA** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:48 am

Norm2953 wrote:Is this legal under the Stepien rule?

Yes, Blazers will draft for the Rockets, and then trade the player taken with the #16 pick + next year's pick. So expect an awkward Zoom interview on draft night where they are asking #16 about playing with Lillard even though the draft pick and everyone else knows he'll be playing next to Kyrie, Terry Rozier, and Zeller in Houston.

BarbaGrizz · Post #20 » by **BarbaGrizz** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:51 am

Two 1sts for RoCo?? WOW!

Who won the trade?