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2024-2025 Houston Rockets thread - Prepare for Liftoff ๐Ÿš€ [Now Featuring Kevin Durant]

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1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Sorting through the new mock drafts, I donโ€™t think there will be a player available that can break into the Rocketโ€™s rotation. They need to package this pick or roll the dice on a โ€œlottery ticketโ€ in a future draft.ย 

You can easily make room by moving off of players that fell apart in the playoffs. Namely, Green and Brooks.

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    also kept the 2027 and 2029 phoenix first round picks.

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Brooks, Tate and the suns picks for KD. Hope KD forces his way in. Lets see where the young guys are in two seasons.ย 

23 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Sorting through the new mock drafts, I donโ€™t think there will be a player available that can break into the Rocketโ€™s rotation. Especially after the Reed Sheppard rookie experience. They need to package this pick or roll the dice on a โ€œlottery ticketโ€ in a future draft.ย 

Pre-lottery mocks offered Derik Queen (C, Maryland) as a big man with the most ball skills in recent drafts that could play 5 if we want to use bigger lineups.

19 hours ago, Murfdogg21 said:

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Iโ€™m a casual who reads summaries and box scores but only watches about 10 games a year. Has Jalen shown much improvement year to year? Heโ€™s an incredible athlete that can go off for a game then disappear for multiple games, while not making his teammates better. That same trend showed up in the playoffs. He seems like the type who should be alpha dog on a shitty team and put up great fantasy stats.ย 

Jesus Christ dude youโ€™re about to RocketDerka this threadโ€ฆ

1 hour ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Brooks, Tate and the suns picks for KD. Hope KD forces his way in. Lets see where the young guys are in two seasons.ย 

I think Brooks name is dirt league wide. Ime might value what he does, but the rest of the league doesnโ€™t. Maybe a young, bad team is looking for a veteran to toughen them up. It only takes 1 team to say I suppose.ย 

is philly this desperate ?

Mike Levin (@Michael_Levin) from @RTRSPodcast proposed an interesting hypothetical trade last night:

HOU gets: 3rd pick

PHI gets: 10th pick, Tari Eason
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Can we use it for Tre Johnson??ย 

2 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

I like Eason, but is the third pick even good enough to get minutes on this team?

They weren't last year.

The Rockets have a need that can't be fixed by the draft.ย ย 

You aren't adding another 19 or 20 year old who is going to sit on the bench and find a consistent scorer in the play offs and there are not multiple options to fill that hole with someone who fits what you want concerning their age, fit with the head coach, and not cost you a ton of young players you are hoping to develop.

3 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

I like Eason, but is the third pick even good enough to get minutes on this team?

I would do it to reset the contract one of the younger guys and Eason isn't a long term solution on this team and is a RFA after this upcoming season.

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On 5/14/2025 at 1:05 PM, tx 3 putt said:

is philly this desperate ?

Mike Levin (@Michael_Levin) from @RTRSPodcast proposed an interesting hypothetical trade last night:

HOU gets: 3rd pick

PHI gets: 10th pick, Tari Eason
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Iโ€™d definitely do that to take Tre.ย 

On 5/14/2025 at 1:05 PM, tx 3 putt said:

is philly this desperate ?

Mike Levin (@Michael_Levin) from @RTRSPodcast proposed an interesting hypothetical trade last night:

HOU gets: 3rd pick

PHI gets: 10th pick, Tari Eason
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PHI wants another person with injury issues to go along with Embiid?

I mean... Tari is 6'8" which is what Morey covets.

watching the playoffs tells you not to blow it up and get Giannis, but KD could be the missing piece to a title next season.ย  Add Schroeder to round out the PG position.

2 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

watching the playoffs tells you not to blow it up and get Giannis, but KD could be the missing piece to a title next season.ย  Add Schroeder to round out the PG position.

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im not giving up any of the core playersย 

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List of Houston Rockets to make 1st Team All-Defense-

Amen Thompson ('25)
Patrick Beverley ('17)
Scottie Pippen ('99)
Rodney McCray ('88)
Hakeem Olajuwon ('87, '88, '90, '93, '94)

5 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

watching the playoffs tells you not to blow it up and get Giannis, but KD could be the missing piece to a title next season.ย  Add Schroeder to round out the PG position.

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Schroeder would walk to Houston for 2 years $50 million. FVVโ€™s agent isnโ€™t doing his job if he doesnโ€™t ask 3 years $100 million. The only impediment is the Ime+FVV bromance.ย 
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I wonder how involved Titter Tilman is. Dude is living his best life in Rome. Itโ€™s probably a series of conversations do whatever you want, keep me under their luxury tax conversations with Stone.

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12 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Schroeder would walk to Houston for 2 years $50 million. FVVโ€™s agent isnโ€™t doing his job if he doesnโ€™t ask 3 years $100 million. The only impediment is the Ime+FVV bromance.ย 
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I wonder how involved Titter Tilman is. Dude is living his best life in Rome. Itโ€™s probably a series of conversations do whatever you want, keep me under their luxury tax conversations with Stone.

Isn't his son in charge now?

Locked on discussingย 

FVV + Pick 10 for J Brown before July 1st (Boston declines team option and gets under the second apron)

*you could even resign FVV after he is cut (i think)

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8 hours ago, CurlyDumps said:

Sounds like some giga wishcasting.ย  Boston isn't trading Brown.

With Tatum likely out for the season and their estimated tax bill in the 9 figures. They would be smart to try to slip under the 2nd apron.

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the knicks will over pay for durantย 

could be an opportunity to be a 3rd part of that dealย 

11 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Locked on discussingย 

FVV + Pick 10 for J Brown before July 1st (Boston declines team option and gets under the second apron)

*you could even resign FVV after he is cut (i think)

They could get more for Brown. Too smart of a franchise to do just a straight salary dump.ย 
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I think they will trade Brown and Holliday. The second apron thing, and theyโ€™ve essentially been replaced by Derrick White and Payton Pritchard.ย 

53 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

the knicks will over pay for durantย 

could be an opportunity to be a 3rd part of that dealย 

Sounds great, but the Knicks donโ€™t have any picks. Bridges and Mitchell Robinson are their best young assets. Their bench is incredibly short and they wonโ€™t have a first until after 2031.ย 

Iโ€™m coming around on the Illinois kid after listening to a couple podcasts. That said, he probably wonโ€™t contribute in 2026. Not sure if thatโ€™s what the team needs right now.ย 

On 5/30/2025 at 7:17 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Iโ€™m coming around on the Illinois kid after listening to a couple podcasts. That said, he probably wonโ€™t contribute in 2026. Not sure if thatโ€™s what the team needs right now.ย 

Is not.ย 

However, if no real trade with the pick comes up, it's always good to stack good, young players. The window opens and shuts quickly without young talent.ย 

1. Yes!

2. No! But probably inevitableย 

3. Fuck noย 

4. Depends on the package

5. Do it and let KD take the young guns to the finals

5 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

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So Durant and Lopez are the same age, but only Durant is too old for the Rockets?! Ok Brad.

Weโ€™ll see on Reed. Iโ€™d love to the practice on Reed because Ime was getting on his ass about something. The Rockets went long stretches without a healthy point guard in the rotation and sent Reed to the G-League.ย &nbsp
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Iโ€™m more focused on the return for Whitmore than his potential. He can fill it up on a bad team, but how valuable is that?

Windhurst dropping Toronto as Giannis destination probably isnโ€™t an accident. Heโ€™s an international guy, Toronto might appeal to him. Given his loyalty to the Bucks, Iโ€™d imagine theyโ€™ll allow him to pick his landing spot.

What do the Suns have that the Rockets would want not named Booker and Durant?ย 

It makes sense that Reed needed a year to adjust to the NBA. One season as a 6th man at Kentucky to contributing on a NBA playoff team is a huge ask at his height/size.ย 

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1 hour ago, Hank Kingsley said:

It makes sense that Reed needed a year to adjust to the NBA. One season as a 6th man at Kentucky to contributing on a NBA playoff team is a huge ask at his height/size.ย 

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Reed could have been ROY for all we know if getting 30 mins a night on a dog shit team like the Spurs

15 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

FVV +pick 10 and whitmore for Booker or Durant.ย 

The salaries aren't even close to matching on that one.

3 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

The salaries aren't even close to matching on that one.

2025 FVV -$44.8 m

2025 Durant - $49.86 m

or

2025 Booker - $49.2 m

Tate is making $7 m for filler if needed.ย 

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58 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

2025 FVV -$44.8 m

2025 Durant - $49.86 m

or

2025 Booker - $49.2 m

Tate is making $7 m for filler if needed.ย 

Sorry, I misread. I thought it said Durant and Booker. If you do a deal with Phoenix I would want both Durant and Booker.

Could maybe send Brooks, Whitmore and #10 to get 2 years of Cam Johnson. That would be an upgrade on offense, but a drop on defense. I would prefer to work a deal to send Green out for him, but I can't imagine the Nets would go for that.ย 

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

how does it work >>> knicks are interested in udoka. can he quit and leave ?

Why go for him when Rick Carlyle could be had for the same price?

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

how does it work >>> knicks are interested in udoka. can he quit and leave ?

think they would have to trade for him?ย  But fuck that shit, keep him

Can the coach of a NBA team be traded?

The answer to that question is: yes.

In fact, there have been five times in the past when a NBA coach has been traded, and some of these trades involved some of the biggest names in the NBA coaching fraternity.

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1. Mike Dunleavy, Sr.

Dunleavy, Sr. was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Milwaukee Bucks for two second-round picks.

The Lakers were looking to make a change in the post-Magic Johnson era, while the Bucks were looking for a strong head coach.

2. Pat Riley.

Pat Riley left the New York Knicks for the Miami Heat in 1995.

The NBA investigated the Heat and Riley for tampering, and eventually decided that the Knicks should be compensated with a first-round pick, as well as $1 million cash.

3. Stan Van Gundy.

In 2007, Van Gundy was traded from the Miami Heat to the Orlando Magic.

The agreed-upon price for Van Gundy was two 2nd round picks in the 2008 NBA Draft.

4. Doc Rivers.

In 2013, five years after leading the Boston Celtics to a title, Doc Rivers was traded from the Celtics to the Los Angeles Clippers for a 2015 1st-round pick.

Despite having a loaded team and Doc Rivers as their coach, the Clippers were unable to win a title.

5. Jason Kidd.

In 2014, the Brooklyn Nets traded Jason Kidd to the Milwaukee Bucks for two second-round picks.
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1 minute ago, ChickenSandwich said:

think they would have to trade for him?ย  But fuck that shit, keep him

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100% agree on keeping him but the knicks could throw a huge contract out thereย 

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

how does it work >>> knicks are interested in udoka. can he quit and leave ?

He can do what he did in Boston, that seemed to get him out of the contract though I am not sure that was his intent.ย 

3 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

Hell yes to this proposed tradeย 

Whose minutes is he taking? Smith?ย 

1 minute ago, PGFrog said:

He can do what he did in Boston, that seemed to get him out of the contract though I am not sure that was his intent.ย 

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hey man, he can't help it if pussy is addicted to him

i only bring it up because id imagine the knicks have a huge contract waiting for their next coachย 

1 minute ago, PGFrog said:

Whose minutes is he taking? Smith?ย 

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thats a crowded slotย 

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18 minutes ago, PGFrog said:

Whose minutes is he taking? Smith?ย 

Dillon

1 hour ago, Macklemore said:

Dillon

Yeah, the bad contract could be Dillon Brooks. Johnson can play the three.

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Not exciting but that would be the team gambling on Green this season.ย 
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Thompson should be taking Brooks starting minutes and Jabari should get his starter role back.ย 

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