Kyle Lowry

[gmoney411]

If we swap draft picks in a trade for Lowry we can target a defensive big next to Cousins. John Henson at #15 would be a good fit. I feel a package of Thornton, IT and our first would get the deal done for Lowry, Dalembert and their first. Marcus Morris could be a throw in to sweeten the deal as he seems to be the odd man out with Chandler Parsons great rookie year, Chase Budinger and they have 2 draft picks which many are mocking a scoring SF. I know people are going to cry not to trade Thomas but if we have a guy like Lowry logging 35-36mins a game there isn't going to be a great need for him. Lowry's defense makes it less harmful to throw Jimmer in for 15-20 mins to try and hit some 3's.

Honestly I think our 1st for Lowry and their 1st gets it done. There is no need for anything else to be heading out.

Rockets fan here and I completely agree with you. Lowry+Knicks pick for your first round pick is really all that needs to be exchanged and I think Morey does it because he has been dying to get higher up in the draft for the past 3-4 years.

[pillwenney]

I was thinking about that. I think it depends on where our pick ends up. The more I look at it, the more I think there's kinda of a gap between 4 and 5.

If we fall to say, 6, and they want something else, they'll be needing a backup PG. I'd pack Jimmer's bags for him.

[ROXTXIA]

Rockets fan here.

Looks like the Kings are looking to see what they can get for Tyreke Evans.

Not that we would want or need him. Maybe that's a second trade for the Kings. I could see the Kings offering Evans for Lowry and maybe that Knicks pick, but the only way Morey would jump in there is if a third team wants Evans.

As far as the most-lately mentioned deals here, sure, if we sent out Lowry we'd need a backup point guard, but that bit might be covered anyway if Morey frees up the requisite cap space (won't be hard this year for the Rox) to bring over Sergio Llull from Spain. I think the Rockets would want to convince him to come over now before his current team can re-sign him, but the contract would have to be a good one so that Llull's large buyout would be covered.

[pillwenney]

It's not that it wouldn't be hard. You guys will already have the capspace. Even if you guarantee Dalembert's contract, that will still leave you with only him, Martin, Scola, Lowry, Patterson, Morris, Budinger and Parsons on the books along with any draft picks.

Quickly adding all that up in my head, that puts you maybe a little over $40million. That's of course before re-signing Dragic and maybe Lee, but still. You should have a decent chunk of change even after doing that--even more if you waive Dalembert.