Exposure, he got us on national TV. That’s all the revenue Fertitta wants. This is about money to him.
So they all magically hit their prime last year? These guys are all soo young there is no way of knowing if we have a super star or not..
He got another year left after this coming season. We're not losing him for nothing, he's worth more as an expiring contract in the following season. In '26-'27, it's a done deal. We're going to get shafted on any deal to move KD, and we'll also signal that we're not competing anymore. -- this season is not good to tank. I also highly doubt that 1. KD wants to go back to GSW, 2. GSW wants to give us a pick in ANY deal when they're so much better than us at drafting & developing talent. I also vehemently hate GSW, I don't want anything to do with them.
OKC needing to duck the luxury tax is one reason I could see this being a possibility. OKC needs to decline the team option on Hartentstein before this deal so they are allowed to aggregate contracts and Houston would need to get Tari settled first. KD+Adams+2027 pick + 2029 pick for Chet and Lu Dort. Saves them about $1.5 million in year 1 and more down the line. I still don't think OKC will blow it up.
It would be better to tank in other years, but if the Rockets trade KD, they should tank their way to getting a couple more ping pong balls.
We should keep KD and go for a championship if Wemby, SGA, KAT, Luka, Cade, Lebron, and Steph have career ending injuries this off-season.
