Official Trade Thread -- Part XXXIX

[Ruzious]

Dangling has a pretty menacing connotation in that sentence. Am I to understand that the Magic are threatening to give us Aaron Gordon unless we surrender our pick to them?

Dangling prepositions are not what we want to look at.

I can't see an Aaron Gordon trade to the Wiz given his salary of something like 18 mil. There's no match on the Wiz with the possible exception of an s&t of Bertans.

[Eli Babak]

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WTF!! This must be a joke.

[MikeTheKid]

SOMEONE TELL TOMMY TO STOP SIPPIN THAT ERNIE KOOL-AID!!!

[NatP4]

Woah

[Meliorus]

Too much attachment to Wall, been nearly a decade. Trading him would make it so hard to watch them. Sentimental attachment is a real thing for the 2nd longest-tenured player in the NBA, and it's really not worth it if we're giving up draft picks.

[doclinkin]

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WTF!! This must be a joke.

I don't think this is real. Sounds like fiction created by Houston to drum up PR value for their outgoing disgruntled player. Beal has made it clear he wants to play next to his 'brother' Wall. Tommy has made it clear he wants to build around Beal. Westbrook has shown declining value. Neh. Unlikely.

[Dark Faze]

I knew it was just a matter of time until Sheppard showed his true colors.

If its a straight up swap, you maybe think about it---not even close to considering it if we have to add draft picks.

[Ed Wood]

I choose to assume it's entirely smoke or another instance of picking up the phone to ask after people's spouses and pets. Wall and Westbrook were last good roughly two years ago (and Westbrook was admittedly better then) but while Wall's value has diminished as a result of his being hurt Westbrook's has by playing... ungood. Sure, I'd probably say no even if I thought it was a push as a trade because I also like Wall, but I don't really even feel that it is. We've seen Russ start to decline, we can at least pretend Wall is gonna blow doors off this year.

e: I say this as someone who thinks Russ comes off as a neat guy and like engaging in his commitment to things he cares about. He has also unquestionably been a historically significant player and a greater player than Wall over his career. I don't have concerns about him as a person - I just don't foresee him necessarily outplaying Wall going forward.

[WizarDynasty]

I choose to assume it's entirely smoke or another instance of picking up the phone to ask after people's spouses and pets. Wall and Westbrook were last good roughly two years ago (and Westbrook was admittedly better then) but while Wall's value has diminished as a result of his being hurt Westbrook's has by playing... ungood. Sure, I'd probably say no even if I thought it was a push as a trade because I also like Wall, but I don't really even feel that it is. We've seen Russ start to decline, we can at least pretend Wall is gonna blow doors off this year.

Westbrook not being able to shoot high volume of three at a high percentage permanently hurts his value. He isn't Jordan who shot .50 percent and basically was his team bigman. He is not steph curry who basically makes 350 shots equivalent to "and 1". and on top of that shoots close to .50 from the field.
hte only guard I am trading for is a player who can shoot close .50 from the field on high volume, otherwise a guy like Westbrook can never be your number one option. Beal is not a primary option because he doesn't shoot .50 from the field but his field goal percentage should really increase because wall should give him alot more open looks and increase his field goal percentage. that's only way Beal turns into a true number one option by increasing his volume of three and hitting that at higher clip. We can turn into a deep playoff team by locking down another teams three point shooting with achiuwa out perimeter and on switches.

[FAH1223]

Lol, the Rockets are desperate. Its pretty clear that they leaked the news to Shams. I'm sure they called Tommy up to discuss a trade since Wall and Westbrook have the same contract. But why would we trade for Russ and give up assets?

That contradicts everyone saying Wall looks really good (and he does!) in his conditioning and how he's playing since he was cleared to do basketball activity months ago.

[nate33]

Lol, the Rockets are desperate. Its pretty clear that they leaked the news to Shams. I'm sure they called Tommy up to discuss a trade since Wall and Westbrook have the same contract. But why would we trade for Russ and give up assets?

That contradicts everyone saying Wall looks really good (and he does!) in his conditioning and how he's playing since he was cleared to do basketball activity months ago.

This.

These trade "discussions" were "leaked" either by Houston or Westbrook's agent to generate buzz. We aren't trading for Westbrook. Maybe if we were actively trying to drive Bradley Beal away, we'd do this.

[Jimmy Recard]

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WTF!! This must be a joke.

WTF Tommy

[queridiculo]

yeah right.

[Shoe]

The only way we trade Wall attaching assets before the season would be if he screws up again promoting gang affiliation. Listen to the Lowe podcast and Sheppard did not take that lightly.

[Jimmy Recard]

The only way we trade Wall attaching assets before the season would be if he screws up again promoting gang affiliation. Listen to the Lowe podcast and Sheppard did not take that lightly.

I listened to it a couple days ago. Anyone concerned that he considered the Keef deal a great trade? We gave up a lottery pick for that bum.

[long suffrin' boulez fan]

Hey, while we’re talking, how about I give you Beal and you give me Harden?

[Dat2U]

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WTF!! This must be a joke.

I don't think this is real. Sounds like fiction created by Houston to drum up PR value for their outgoing disgruntled player. Beal has made it clear he wants to play next to his 'brother' Wall. Tommy has made it clear he wants to build around Beal. Westbrook has shown declining value. Neh. Unlikely.

Chris Miller on Twitter said where there's smoke, there's fire. I think its legit. But I think its likely Houston checking the temperature on one of James Harden's best friends and seeing if that would be enough to get Harden to buy into possibly staying.

[Jimmy Recard]

Between Tommy saying the Keef deal was a “great trade” and Chris Miller basically saying that the Wall/Westbrick discussions are legit, my faith in Tommy is beginning to waver. Ugh make it stop.

[SUPERBALLMAN]

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WTF!! This must be a joke.

I don't think this is real. Sounds like fiction created by Houston to drum up PR value for their outgoing disgruntled player. Beal has made it clear he wants to play next to his 'brother' Wall. Tommy has made it clear he wants to build around Beal. Westbrook has shown declining value. Neh. Unlikely.

Chris Miller on Twitter said where there's smoke, there's fire. I think its legit. But I think its likely Houston checking the temperature on one of James Harden's best friends and seeing if that would be enough to get Harden to buy into possibly staying.

Another consideration is Westbrook really liked playing for Scott Brooks.

[TGW]

Relax dudes. Westbrook was probably asked by rockets management a list of teams he wouldn’t mind being traded to, and the wizards were probably on his list. The rockets are doing due diligence at this point.