wait for the buyout. Whether or not you would consider giving up Sengun for AD is a litmus test. The only way I'd trade Sengun for AD is if Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa or Darryn Peterson were also involved in that trade. Mobley, Chet, Paolo. Those are the three guys (non superstars) I would say you could realistically get in a Sengun centered trade that wouldn't affect a timeline that have 1 to 1 or close to 1 to 1 value. If the Rockets can get one of those three, trade Sengun. If the Rockets decide to trade for a superstar, trade Sengun. If the Rockets are presented with an offer involving a blue chip asset and 4 FRP, trade Sengun. Otherwise, maybe hold onto the 23 year old two time all star who has shown flashes of being a franchise level player and has shown flashes of being less than an all star. If Sengun was consistent at his highs, he'd be a top 15 player right now. Even with inconsistency, he's likely top 30 RIGHT NOW by any metric. He's not James Harden MVP level player but he's also not Kevin Martin as a Rocket. He's a young all star with upside. Even if he plateaus he's worth more than a broken Anthony Davis. The Rockets don't have a clear blue superstar (other than KD) on the roster and it appears as if they are ready to put that onus on Amen Thompson. They do have an objective all star on the roster who is under the age of 25. Maybe only trade said all star for something that improves the Rockets.
No thank you! Get rid of the cancer, aka Dickerson, hire a coach to coach both ends of the court, run it back minus cancer, and let our young guys reach their prime! Then we can sort out if we need to make any major moves and who is expendable.
I’m ok with this. I would see what we could get for Sengun, but wouldn’t sell him for peanuts. Ime and KD are the 2 biggest issues on this team.
I would not say KD is an "issue". The dude balled out. IMO, 90% of the problem with KD is cause Ime relied on him to be a primary ball hander.
Ime is signed for 5 more years. The coaching situation is what it is. RE: the young guys, I think we all know what we've got. None of them are your A1 player on a championship team. Several are starters on a championship roster but you don't have a Jokic, Wemby, SGA, ANT, or even a Bruson. On the bright side, as of right now, you do have KD for another year who IS playing like an alpha. So the ONLY part of your statement that I agree with is they should "run it back" and make some tweaks. But if you can add AD for cheap without giving up picks, I'm for it. I like Bari but he's vanilla ice cream. If he can get is 3P% up to 45%, then he's perfect for this team but I don't see that happening.
Ime is signed for five more years. I checked. It is true. And Fertitta is supposed to be good with money?
I could buy Mobley and maybe Chet, because of fit, but Paolo? Every issue you have with Sengun, you have with Paolo. Exploring trades for Sengun is fine, but it;s not worth it if it doesn’t net you a good young player that fits or a top 3 pick in this draft. If it nets you 2 good young players and a top 10 pick in this draft (Okongwu, NaW, Atlanta’s 8th pick in 26) it should be considered.
Yea. Almost as bad as the Kelvin Cato signing. Ime had one good season. Good news is coaching salary doesn't impact the cap so he can be fired anytime.
I’ll butt in here a bit. AD is playing like an Alpha, when it comes to shooting. No other aspect of his game is he playing like a superstar. How he plays on offense for this team is not all on Ime. KD wants to play ISO ball from the top or on the wing and he wants to spam 2 pointers. People calling him a spacer are only looking at his shooting percentages and saying that should provide space. It is not his fault that he likes the ball in the same area of the court that Sengun and Amen, but he is pretty damn insistent on it. That is why he is a bad fit offfensively. It’s Ime’s fault for not being able to adjust offensive schemes to fit the personnel, but that does not exempt your so-called Alpha from responsibility. The fact that he wants the ball in his hands, but is sh*t at handling double teams is on KD as well as Ime. I can’t stand it when fans declare emphatically that we don’t have an A1 when our best players are 22 years old. Other than Wemby, who is unique in the history of the NBA, those other guys are in their prime and in the case of Jokic probably declining a bit. Amen is a jumper from 15 feet and a shoulder bump fade away from being SGA level on offense and a much better defender. Sengun with a 3 pointer is not Jokic (who has ever been?), but he is closer than most. I don’t think Jabari has A1 potential, but he could certainly surprise as a super role player. Denver doesn’t win a championship without Gordon at PF. KD does not get us closer to being able to compete with OKC, SA, and probably LAL in the next 2 years, so what is the point of keeping him? Regular season wins, I suppose. He is a positive asset in trade scenarios and that should be his sole purpose for the Rockets going forward.
KD is not playing like an alpha @krosfyah not even close. He stands in one area wanting to Iso, never screens, never moves off the ball and on D, he never rotates over. KD is all about himself....not winning. DD
Anyone who thinks KD is playing like an Alpha is reading box scores rather than watching the games. He only cares bout getting his. He could of fit right in perfectly if he would give up the ISO's and just be available to hit open shots on passes from Alpi, Amen, & Reed. He should be a play finisher when open rather than the initiator. He probably would of scored close to the same with even better shooting percentages if he played correctly. Of course it would have been up to our offensively inept coach to change that.
I think if Kyshawn George and Bilal Coulibaly is added to the deal I’m down for an AD trade. The rockets get 2 young players and AD/KD are all on a 2 year timeline with their contracts. Amen and Reed have space to operate also, No picks involved in this deal! I want to keep Adams but i don’t think it’s possible Wiz: Sengun, DFS, Capela Rockets: AD, Kyshawn George, Bilal Coulibaly FVV/ Reed Amen/ Kyshawn George KD/ Bilal Coulibaly Smith Jr/??? AD/??? Wizards lineup: Trae Young/ Bub Carrington DFS/ Tre Johnson AJ/ Cam Whitmore Sengun Sarr/ Capela
The only thing I don’t like about it is I think we can get a better return. 2 young players and a 26 draft pick would be my goal.
