Two second round picks for Semi Ojeleye. Showed great defensive acumen in the playoffs, athletic, gets to the basketand can shoot the three with tremendous confidence. He's going to buried on the bench next season behind Hayward, Tatum, Brown and Morris. Not only could he could be our starting sf but would be an improvement imo
How about this deal... ATL IN: Ryan Anderson/PF, HOU 1st 2019, HOU 2nd 2020 MIN IN: Kent Bazemore SG/SF, Eric Gordon, HOU 1st 2021 (Top 10 protected) HOU IN: Jimmy Butler SG/SF, Gorgui Dieng C We give up Albatross Anderson, 3 picks and take on Dieng's contract, but get Jimmy B in return and have a solid back-up center. If we still sign Melo, this could be an incredible team. C - Capela PF - Tucker SF - Butler SG - Harden PG - Paul Bench PF/SF - Melo SF - Ennis SG - G. Green C - Dieng PG - MCW PF/C - Hartenstein SG/PG - Melton C - Nene 2 from... SF - Edwards PG - Duval C - Qi That looks like a roster that can compete with all comers, but also has some youth at the bottom to develop.
@aelliott @BimaThug @malakas Just curious if this was possible or if I was missing something. Any insight is appreciated & welcomed. Apparently, Jabari Parker & Bucks have unfollowed each other on social media (https://dawindycity.com/2018/07/11/chicago-bulls-jabari-parker-social/). (Indications are Bulls may be making a run since Parker played his HS ball in Chi-town, but....) Could you do a trade with Bucks also involving Atlanta? Whereby Parker accepts QO and then.... Atlanta: Matthew Dellavedova (MIL) + HOU 2020 2nd + MIL 2021 2nd + Tyler Zeller (MIL) Essentially paying Hawks to take Dellavedova's contract. Milwaukee: Ryan Anderson (HOU) + HOU 2019 1st + rights to Isiah Hartenstein (HOU) Jabari is leaving, but get something rather than letting him walk for "nothing". Hartenstein could be PF of the future. Houston: Jabari Parker (MIL) + Dewayne Dedmon (ATL) Rockets pick up pieces to continue run at Ship. Also, team gets a tad younger. But would have an astronomical tax bill... Anyway.... Jabari comes to Htown & promptly signs 4 years, $76M with team options in years 3 & 4. (Or could team wait until end of season?) I think I noticed Parker PER increased when he played more at SF. Assuming Htown re-signs Capela (5 years, $90M with $10M in incentives)... Uses part of MLE to sign Melton to 3 year deal.... Uses rest of MLE to sign Melo (if traded to Chicago & then bought out).... Roster would look something like: CP3 - MCW - Melton Beard - EGo - Htine's finest (GG) Parker - The Menace - Johnson / Edwards / Clark Melo - The Fryer / Friar - Qi Capela - Dedmon - Nene Htine ship!
PORT C Koufos - 1 (yr) @ 8.7 ($M) SF Temple - 1 @ 8 Save about $20M this yr & swap 2 yrs of ET+LM for 2 expiring Add backup C to replace Davis SAC PF R Anderson - 2 @ 21 SF E Turner - 2 @ 18 Future 1st PORT (top 10 protect) Future 1st HOU Add 2 more picks for unspendable cap space Bring Ryno home to ease big logjam of non-shooters Add 2nd playmaker to help Fox HOU SF AF Aminu - 1 @ 7 C Leonard - 2 @ 11 Younger cheaper Ariza replacement on expiring Cut stretch Big (Ryno) contract in half Assuming ... Melo on board MLE Add another MIN wing (Nick Young?) CC Nene Leonard PJ Ennis Xi Melo Green Edwards JH EGo SwagP CP3 MCW Melton I'll role w those 15 to camp in 6 weeks
EDIT Forgot our new SF Aminu Don't even need Swaggy P CC Nene Leonard PJ Ennis Xi Melo AFA Edwards JH EGo Green CP3 MCW Melton
Houston Out: Anderson, Second round pick Houston in: Zach Randolph, Iman Shumpert Sacramento Out: Randolph, Shumpert Sacramento in: Anderson and second round pick Rockets can trade either contract easily, and Randolph would be a decent Vet off the bench when we play small ball. Sacramento gets a pick and Anderson can spread the floor for Bagley to grow. They can absorb his co tract another year.
You guys keep proposing deals with Sacramento and none of the deals have Willie Cauley-Stein coming back to the Rockets. What's up with that? That's your Capela backup/replacement.
A couple of problems in your scenario. If Parker signed the QO, then he can't be traded for 3 months or until Dec 15th whichever is later. Parker would also have to approve the trade. Since your scenario has Parker on a 1 year deal and Milwaukee would have his Bird rights at the end of the season, then Parkers Bird right would not transfer to Houston so you cant sign him to a deal like that.
4 teams: ATL - HOU - SAC - OKC Atlanta: Carmelo Anthony (OKC) + Willie Cauley-Stein (SAC) + OKC 2022 1st + OKC 2021 2nd + $3M cash from HOU + $5M cash from OKC not sure if more than 1 team can send cash in a trade transaction By moving Dedmon & Bazemore, the Hawks can still help facilitate Melo transfer. Atlanta works out buyout with Melo for $14 - $20M. WCS is brought in to be part of their young core. Pick up a 1st & a 2nd for facilitating Melo transfer. Sacramento: Ryan Anderson (HOU) + HOU 2019 1st + HOU 2020 2nd + HOU 2021 2nd + rights to Llull & Gentille (HOU) Did you know Ryan is from Sacramento??? LOL Anyway, by picking up the Sac-town native, the Kings also pick up a 1st and 2 2nds in the process. Although they give up on Cauley-Stein, they have several promising big men to replace him. Oklahoma City: rights to Axel Herville (HOU) Off load Melo's contract & avoid $100M in luxury tax spending. Houston: Kent Bazemore (HOU) + Dewayne Dedmon (ATL) Bazemore finally is in Htown. Baze is 3&D wing and allows better rotation with Ennis / Green / Melo / Tucker. Dedmon contributes minutes at 4 or 5 and can hit the 3. If Bazemore doesn't want to be in Htown, should be able to swap him for DeMarre Carroll plus 2021 1st to Nets later on. CP3 - MCW - Melton Beard - EGo - Green Baze - Menace - Edwards / Iso Joe / etc. Melo - Fryar Tuck - Qi CC - DD - Nene Htine ship
Capela (S&T), Anderson, Nene, Onuaku, rights to Melton and Houston’s 2021 1st For Koufos, Temple, Cauley-Stein and Justin Jackson Rockets (MCW waived with Temples acquisition) Paul / Temple Harden / Gordon Jackson / Ennis / Green Tucker / Anthony / Qi Cauley-Stein / Koufos / Hartenstein G-League: Edwards, Duval 2way: 2 of (House, Adel, Clark) Kings (Randolph bought out) Fox / Mason / Melton Hield / Shumpert Bogdanovic / Carter Bagley / Anderson Capela / Giles / Skal Gets Houston under the luxury tax I believe which would be huge, adds good depth and 2 nice young pieces in WCS and Jackson. Good deal for Sac to.
Trade Anderson plus pick (1st and 2nd?) for Whiteside. Trade Capela and Gordon for Butler. Whiteside Tucker Butler Harden CP3
Make the Ryan Anderson to Sacramento work now. Out: Ryan Anderson/Nanu In: Ben McLemore/ ............Kuofos?Zach Randolph (35% (3P%)).....expiring contracts. Easier to buy out McLemore during the season.
Sacramento: Ryan Anderson (HOU) + HOU 2019 1st + HOU 2021 2nd + rights to Gentille (HOU) Brooklyn: Deyonta Davis (SAC) + HOU 2020 2nd Memphis: rights to Llull (HOU) + Chinanu Onuaku (HOU) + HOU 2022 2nd Houston: JaMychal Green (MEM) + DeMarre Carroll (BRK) Houston won't have a 2nd round pick for years, but you could always buy another one! You could also do the deal without including Memphis.... I just like the idea of JaMychal as a backup F
