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Forget about development, NBA stars who are available to trade

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ashleyem, May 3, 2026.

  1. ashleyem

    ashleyem Member

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    Enough with the development talk.
    Our young guys showed flashes but this season shows that they are not close, not even Amen. Rockets need to go all in and go for stars for immediate contention. I would love to go with homegrown players but this is clearly not working. We need big change, preferably 2008 Celtics route.

    Here are the all-star calibre players I see as realistically available this offseason based on the latest rumors.

    1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee
    2. Ja Morant, Memphis
    3. Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland
    4. Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers
    5. Tyler Herro, Miami
    6. Anthony Davis, Washington
    7. Zach LaVine, Sacramento
    8. Michael Porter Jr., Brooklyn
    9. RJ Barrett, Toronto
    10. Kristaps Porzingis, Golden State
    11. Jimmy Butler, Golden State
    12. Andrew Wiggins, Miami
    13. Bradley Beal, LA Clippers
     
  2. ThatboyPhuong

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    James harden, make KD happy.

    Happy KD, happy life.
     
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  3. Stephen_A

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    Gergin Member

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    Almost none of these players will get you anywhere

    Giannis Ankles-are-poo
    Morant is better at shooting actual guns (23% from three this season
    Donovan Mitchell will give you 6-27 FG in an elmination game
    Kawhi refuses to play outside of LA
    Tyler Herro is too scared of Amen to play here
    Anthony "Street Clothes" Davis
    Zach LaVine might be the most overpaid player in the league
    MPJ is basically Bari
    Barrett is Canadian
    Tingus Pingus is cooked and is one injury away from retiring
    Butler is annoying, but yeah a winning player
    Beal is even more cooked than Tingus
     
  5. KingSamJack

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    If stone trades any 2027 picks I will give up on this team for the next decade
     
  6. comrade

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    Bradley beal is ragebait, right?
     
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    Expert level sarcasm at work here. Good job OP, you had me for a second
     
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    No Thanks.
     
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    The decision should have been Giannis or the young core last season. It should still be Giannis or the young core this season. He's the only franchise-changing player on that list. It's true that he might have serious health issues, but you never know with tanking what is really going on with players' health. If you can't get him, you gamble on Amen and Sengun developing into consistent star-level players and/or finding shooters in the offseason.
     
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  10. Stephen_A

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    don’t like anyone on that list except Giannis, Kawhi and Butler. Butler is old tho. maybe we could get him for cheap.

    Agree with mitchell. Highly inconsistent and terrible playoff performer
     
  11. KingSamJack

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    Butler just tore his acl and has family issues in Houston the fact there are people in this fan base that want him is ridiculous and Houston deserves to never win anything if they trade for him
     
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    No thank you! OP is still pissed we traded his boy Jalen.
     
  13. OremLK

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    None of those guys will get us anywhere in the playoffs
     
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    In what world are MPJ and Bari the same?
     
  15. Hemingway

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    Your threshold for all-star calibre players is quite low and the ones that are all-star calibre rarely stay on the floor. Basically you can whittle the players worth getting down to Mitchell and Wiggins depending on cost.
     
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    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    Donovan Mitchell is the only one that makes us better and fills a need....the rest....nope.
     
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    Sometimes you guys post this stuff and I cant believe like its real. Like I can't believe youre not joking? Is this real you really made a list for us to get people like Zach Lavine and Bradley Beal and Jimmy Butler? jesus that's crazy. The idea to get Durant was sooo stupid and I came on here thinking people would agree with me but no most people wanted Durant. This is even more ridiculous and desperate. Maybe Morant, Hero, Mitchell, MPJ or Barrett, even then not much of an improvement. They are relatively young but after that it would be really stupid to pick anyone else on that list.
     
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    And even he can barely get out of the first round with a deep team. We would basically be in the same spot we are now. We need to rebuild. Shortcuts are what got us into this mess.
     
  19. Joe Rocket

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    I agree with everything you said but Wiggins lol
     
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    Wiggins only if it's KD going out for him and he comes back with Ware or their pick, IMO.
     
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