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According to reports, The Rockets PG wants out of Houston we go to some of the top candidates to have an All-Star
« Chip, I’m totally Mountain Dew excited! » This is what I would scream at you if you were in my apartment after I found out that Rockets PJ Russell Westbrook wanted out of Houston, according to Sun Sharania Athlete It’s too bad that James Harden is « locked up » for this season. Yes well we’ll see how the beard got « locked up » after a slow start to the season Well, I’m digressing! It looks like the NBA offseason has finally started with a big commercial rumor, so of course we’ll overreact and look at the difference Potential that could target Westbrook in a bargain
Before getting into it, we shouldn’t be talking bad about Ross at all.Obviously he didn’t want to exit OKC and wanted Thunder to move in a different direction.His contract was also very difficult, something difficult to deal with in this era of cover Westbrook is still a player Basketball from Hell, a player and a winner is going to be a hot commodity in the trading market and anyone who lands in it, I feel, he’s going to get a big push towards making the playoffs, or progressing or even reaching the NBA Finals well, that’s me defending Ross now let’s take a look A look at business destinations!
Update: Hornets have emerged as a potential destination for Westbrook by trade, according to Sun. Charlotte is rumored to be interested in negotiating the draft to disable a big man – perhaps James Wiseman actually has Hornets at Devont Graham and Terry Rozier, although neither of them is Close to Westbrook, Sharania mentions the Jordanian brand’s relationship with Michael Jordan as the owner of Hornets.
The Hornets could ditch the massive Nick Batum and Cody Zeller collective salaries to make way for Westbrook, then throw in some first-round picks and potentially Rozier was only signed for the next two seasons and he’s honestly more suited to playing on the bench (which is something Graham can do Also)
This is likely to show up in reports from Sun or Wuj in the next week or so before unfreezing transactions Westbrook has always tied up with Knicks before deciding to hold onto Thunder in 2017 This is a good time as any time for the Knicks to do a spank before Going after Giannis Antetokounmpo at Free Agency next season (Unless The Greek Freak signs a maximum extension with the Bucks) If Giannis isn’t available, the Knicks won’t have anyone spend money on unless they deal with Ross
Ross’s deal wouldn’t be a bad idea He’s a star you could pair with another superstar to form a rival in the playoff New York doesn’t need to build an immediate contender for the title right now Knicks could do somewhat similar move when they got Carmelo Anthony bring someone he can Doing something for him and getting people excited about basketball at Big Apple once again It’s not like Westbrook still can’t play He’s never been a fit for Houston with James Harden Everyone knows it
The Knicks owns the assets and salaries to make a deal like this one, in addition to picking the NBA 2020 high draft in Houston, which hurts the selection. Rockets can win back a young player and turn down 8 blanket pick for Ross It’s not like no pick No. 8 The New York team will score an all-star. Sure, it’s a relatively weak draft class to say, go for the nicks and don’t look back.
Morey traded for Westbrook once, so why not make it twice! The Sixers have been agonizing to get help at the point guard for what appears to be the past two decades since Allen Iverson left Westbrook not solving their shooting problems, but they’ll likely pair it up with Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid seems like a good idea Doc Rivers would be able to make the most of From this type of list you have to think
In terms of trade logistics, the Sixers get two hefty paychecks that they can throw off at Al Horford and Tobias Harris neither is a great return for the Rockets, but throwing Zaire Smith or Mattis Thebull and picking the first round and Houston’s got a good deal, Morrie is a wizard hat And, if he could work the hefty Simmons, Empiade and Westbrook paychecks on one list, that would be his greatest achievement yet.
I’ll admit that the most likely player to land in Milwaukee via trade is probably Chris Paul, who would almost certainly be dealt with by Thunder What if CP3 went to Suns and Bucks came to call Houston asking about adding Westbrook to Giannis and Khris Middleton? Thinking about the Big Three would be very scary after dollars were supposed to come forward in the East but they didn’t do that last season Put them on the bubble, really
The problem with the Bucks trying to acquire Westbrook – or even CP3 for that matter – is that they don’t have a lot of assets and have a lot of long-term contracts so a third team would almost certainly intervene if Westbrook went to the Bucks left before Eric Bledsoo And Brook Lopez has three years of their deals, and George Hill has at least two years left, 1-2 of these players will need to leave, plus Ersan Ilyasova’s salary is likely to be $ 7 million, and even then the Bucks may not have a place for the Westbrook deal. Maximum
The Suns had already talked about bringing in Chris Paul that looks like he’s a better fit with Devin Booker and Dender Eton if the sun is blowing on CP3, would they consider going after Westbrook? Why doesn’t Phoenix have as much space for Westbrook if the deal includes Ricky Rubio and Kelly Oubre Jr. It might not be tempting for Suns fans, but it’s fun to see a roster with Westbrook, Booker and Eton under Monty Williams in the Desert
The Suns also has some new picks and assets that might entice the Rockets more than some of the other potential deals Cameron Payne showed up a bit in the bubble and could float Jvon Carter (I’m biased because I went to WVU) could still turn into a plus defender and Patrick type Beverly (which is what Houston knows) Ideally, the Suns keep both or at least one from Cameron Johnson and Michael Bridges Someone should play in the defense of Phoenix If that is the case, a crime led by Booker and Westbrook could push the Sun into the upper half of West
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