Braggins wrote:jwise44 wrote:I really feel like Batum could help the rockets even though his contract sucks, and I really want there to be some way to help both teams (moving to North Carolina has made me root hardcore for Carolina teams). Batum and frank to houston for what exactly would wind up helping both teams?
There aren't very many different realistic salary combinations that match with Batum + Frank that dont involve Capela (obviously out of the question).
tucker + knight/gordon + chriss/nene
or
gordon + knight
Batum seems like a downgrade from Tucker to me, so I don't see the first option working for Houston even with picks, but I think it would be worth it for Charlotte to do Batum + Frank + picks for Tucker + Knight + Chriss. Gordon + Knight also would probably be worth it just for the salary relief, even though Gordon is also playing poorly and doesn't address any of our weaknesses.
I think that Austin Rivers has rendered Knight largely irrelevant to Houston.
The more interesting question for me is has Rivers rendered Paul irrelevant too? Batum & Marv for Chris Paul works salary wise and would give Houston impressive depth & shooting. In turn Paul would make Kemba tradeable. I'm not really expecting this trade, but it would be super interesting if nothing else and could lead to an entirely transformed Hornets roster.
In terms of more realistic trades Knight + either Gordon or Tucker works straight up for Batum, however I've got to think that the Hornets would include another player to even out salary if it's Gordon. Kaminsky, Monk, & Bridges all have numbers that work.
Another oddball possibility is that Carmelo ends up a Hornet if there is a trade with the Rockets.
