Moving Forward

by batman713 on Dec 14, 2011 11:12 PM CST

Here's the thing though, after Dwight Howard gets traded there will be 0 superstars who could potentially request a trade. Guys like Durant, Rose, Griffin, and Wall are all on still on their rookie scale contracts and they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. The only guy I can see getting traded that is going to be elite is Russel Westrbrook after OKC realizes that he and Durant together aren't going to work out in the long haul since Westbrook is more scorer than passer (not to mention he turns the ball over like steve francis used to). Even if Wesbrook is on the block we wouldn't have the pieces to give back that would make sense for their team. I say continue to rebuild and see what we have with our own guys before we start to water at the mouth thinking about what superstars are available.

People are saying we should trade Kevin Martin and Luis Scola and I agree. Question is: who want them and does that team have something we covet? Well, what do we even covet? We covet a legit center and or future/current superstar. For the reason I stated above we won't even use current superstars. Here are a couple examples of what I think we could do.

Wanna trade Martin? A team reported to be interested is the Timberwolves. If they want Martin they have to give me Derrick Williams and whatever comes with him. I prefer a future 1st rounder and maybe Nikola Pekovic. Throw Chase Budinger in there and maybe even Chandler Parsons.

Wanna trade Scola? We could trade him to like a New Orleans team who needs a PF since the departure of David West. We could trade Scola and Hasheem Thabeet for newly acquired Chris Kaman or Emeka Okafor depending on how well Thabeet has progressed and whether or not wants Okafor or Kaman after the season.

Keep in mind those are just examples so don't roast me if you happen to disagree. I am just showing the direction the Rockets are headed at the moment and that we have a 1% chance of landing a free agent superstar or trading for an unhappy one. Discuss.....

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Interesting trades.

The Martin to Twolves trade would happen to benefit both sides, reuniting Martin with Adelman, and would land the Rockets another undersized PF – albeit one with star potential. Nikola Pekovic is an intriguing option at center, as he’s a big, aggressive 7-footer with a good offensive repertoire, but from what I saw in the Euroleague tournament over the summer, he still needs to work on his rebounding and defense.

I rather like the Scola/Thabeet to NO for Kaman or Okafor deal, since a healthy Kaman could mean a return to a borderline All-Star form. Okafor wouldn’t be too shabby at the 5 either.

If possible, I would like the Rockets to revive the trade talks for Andris Biedrins that were floating around right before the lockout. I’ve long thought that he still has what it takes to return to his double-double form from a couple years ago, and the fact that he has bulked up in the offseason to around 250-ish pounds (up from 240 last year) may be a sign that he is still committed to playing basketball. Add the fact that the Warriors just signed Kwame Brown improves the chances that Biedrins might be dealt.

by k.skirata on Dec 15, 2011 12:29 AM CST reply actions

Also, some questions.

How do you guys feel in general about Andrea Bargnani? Would you want to trade for him/who would you want to trade?

I love his dynamic (though not particularly efficient) offensive game, but then there’s his deficiencies in rebounding and defense. But he is a tall, athletic young-ish PF/C, and perhaps McHale can help him improve on that end. I believe Toronto wants to rebuild, so they would want some younger pieces, of which we have many. Perhaps they would accept Scola + younger talent in return for the Rockets picking up Bargnani and a bad contract? What do you guys think?

by k.skirata on Dec 15, 2011 1:11 AM CST reply actions

Biedrins is terrible - a liability

and I don’t think Bargnani will ever change on defensive or the glass.

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by craigj007 on Dec 15, 2011 3:20 AM CST up reply actions

This is not only meant towards you

but to the other 2-3 people that keep posting the same topic. After I posted “Now What??” less that 24 hrs ago, you are the 3rd person to create a new thread with the same question…

If you want peoples opinions read the past threads. If you want to give your own input put it in a thread thats already created regarding the same topic.

Not trying to be a dick but seeing the same topic posted over and over is kinda annoying

by Texas08 on Dec 15, 2011 7:38 AM CST reply actions

Might as well...

Realistically the Rockets have no center and one PF with a bunch of guys that can sort of fill in. That’s not going to cut it, so might as well go full rebuild. Have to unload Scola now. Another year older and a losing season isn’t going to make him more desirable. Anything Morey can do to get young rebuild talent in and playing for the lost, short season would be great. Try anything…Scola, Flynn, Samhan to Utah for Kanter, Burks, and Okur(for a year).

by BostonKorn on Dec 15, 2011 7:44 AM CST reply actions