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Coach Carter wrote:Yeh I'm not trading a top 20 guy (all time) for Sabonis drunk cousin.
MoreyWins wrote:Capn'O wrote:MoreyWins wrote:You're smart enough to tell the difference between an article that's credible and one that's full of fluff, right?
I'm smart enough to know that if Giannis can be gotten the Rockets will be in the mix and no one piece will be off limits. Maybe Amen.
If Giannis wants to be a Rocket then leverage is lost with Milwaukee. We can give comparable packages of young prospects and draft picks that every other team would offer for Giannis if they were his preferred destination, and it doesn't have to include Amen or Sengun.
donkki wrote:This is the way the Mavericks should have made it an open bidding war for Luka. But no.
Effigy wrote:donkki wrote:This is the way the Mavericks should have made it an open bidding war for Luka. But no.
Hey when you have the chance to get a broken down injury prone player 7 years older than you’re 25 year old superstar you have to do that every time.
Dan Z wrote:MoreyWins wrote:Capn'O wrote:
I'm smart enough to know that if Giannis can be gotten the Rockets will be in the mix and no one piece will be off limits. Maybe Amen.
If Giannis wants to be a Rocket then leverage is lost with Milwaukee. We can give comparable packages of young prospects and draft picks that every other team would offer for Giannis if they were his preferred destination, and it doesn't have to include Amen or Sengun.
Who says he's going to demand Houston and nowhere else?
I remember Lillard asking to go to Miami and he ended up in Milwaukee. Donovan Mitchell wanted to go to NY and ended up in Cleveland.
JimmyPlopper wrote:How can we move Sengun to the Sixers?
MoreyWins wrote:JimmyPlopper wrote:How can we move Sengun to the Sixers?
There's this game called NBA 2K25 you can buy. I think it's on sale somewhere.
Castle Black wrote:Gusto1903 wrote:This would be a horrible idea
No it wouldn't. Giannis is a top-3 player in the world right now and makes them an immediate contender for the forseeable future (depending on what they have to give up of course).
If it's just Sengun + Jalen Green + Reed Shepperd + 3 or 4 FRP's (or something alone those lines), then it's definitely worth it for HOU.
The Rockets have no realistic way of improving their team enough to be legitimate Championship contenders over the next 5 years outside of this trade imo. Adding 37 year-old KD won't be enough and their 10th Overall Pick in the upcoming Draft isn't going to fetch them an immediate franchise player.
They're also really not close as currently constructed due to a lack of a true #1 option. Their roster is full of win-now role players, but they desperately need a true #1 option. Giannis immediately gives them that. These opportunities to trade for a top-3 player in the world in his prime don't present themselves very often. Who knows if Giannis even wants this, but IF he does, then you have absolutely to pull the trigger.
They might even be able to afford to re-sign Steven Adams in this scenario.
Giannis + FVV + Amen Thompson + Jabari Smith Jr + Dillon Brooks + Steven Adams + Tari Eason gives them a formidable core entering next year's Playoffs. That team is far more dangerous than the offensively inept one they have now.
MoreyWins wrote:Dan Z wrote:MoreyWins wrote:If Giannis wants to be a Rocket then leverage is lost with Milwaukee. We can give comparable packages of young prospects and draft picks that every other team would offer for Giannis if they were his preferred destination, and it doesn't have to include Amen or Sengun.
Who says he's going to demand Houston and nowhere else?
I remember Lillard asking to go to Miami and he ended up in Milwaukee. Donovan Mitchell wanted to go to NY and ended up in Cleveland.
That's why I said if. Unless the Bucks plan to trade Giannis behind his back, he will hand pick which team he wants to join. Overpaying for superstars in trades has an extremely high rate of failure at achieving the goal of a championship. You can look at the two examples you highlighted yourself. If Giannis doesn't want to go to your team then you're overpaying compared to what his desired team would have to pay. If he doesn't want to be a Rocket, then cool. We should keep building for the present and the future like we are now.
Dan Z wrote:MoreyWins wrote:Dan Z wrote:
Who says he's going to demand Houston and nowhere else?
I remember Lillard asking to go to Miami and he ended up in Milwaukee. Donovan Mitchell wanted to go to NY and ended up in Cleveland.
That's why I said if. Unless the Bucks plan to trade Giannis behind his back, he will hand pick which team he wants to join. Overpaying for superstars in trades has an extremely high rate of failure at achieving the goal of a championship. You can look at the two examples you highlighted yourself. If Giannis doesn't want to go to your team then you're overpaying compared to what his desired team would have to pay. If he doesn't want to be a Rocket, then cool. We should keep building for the present and the future like we are now.
You make it sound like the Rockets will get Giannis at a discounted rate.
GiannisAnte34 wrote:I still don’t get why people are operating under the assumption that Giannis has demanded a trade out when there has never been any reason to think that
