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Alpie appears to be rapidly improving. I think there’s a hot/crazy line with his offense/defense. Just need to stay above the curve. He’s made real strides in his defense that make me believe he’s not Sabonis III. 
 

That said, he’s a mid 30% 3 point shot away from being middle class Joker. 

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Yeah, he should be in line for a big year. He also won't have Jalen Green in his way either, and will have more team-oriented players around him. His assists should go up by having KD taking passes from him instead of Green. 

The one issue with this team that I think will be a problem is it lacks in 3pt shooting. They will likely need to make a trade to get someone to help with that, and try to stay under the luxury tax. I'm not sure if that's possible, but we will see. There are a lot of interesting guys that could be available at the trade deadline, and this team has the picks to make an impactful trade without sacrificing continuity. 

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Just saw a rumor that the Rockets are considering a trade for Trae Young. It would be Van Vleet, Reed Sheppard, Jabari Smith, and multiple 1st round picks. That's a shit load to give up, but Young hasn't signed a long term deal with the Hawks. The trade couldn't be made until October 6th due to Van Vleet's new contract.

Not sure how that would work with Smith's poison pill rookie extension.

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18 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Just saw a rumor that the Rockets are considering a trade for Trae Young. It would be Van Vleet, Reed Sheppard, Jabari Smith, and multiple 1st round picks. That's a shit load to give up, but Young hasn't signed a long term deal with the Hawks. The trade couldn't be made until October 6th due to Van Vleet's new contract.

Not sure how that would work with Smith's poison pill rookie extension.

I don’t love it. Even if Trae tried really hard on defense, it really would matter because of his size. They’d have to scheme everything around Trae being a turnstile on defense. 
 

Also the Pelicans + the Suns picks would basically turn the Hawks into OKC east. 

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34 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I don’t love it. Even if Trae tried really hard on defense, it really would matter because of his size. They’d have to scheme everything around Trae being a turnstile on defense. 
 

Also the Pelicans + the Suns picks would basically turn the Hawks into OKC east. 

He's the same size as Van Vleet but a much better offensive player. The Rockets can surround any guard with elite on the perimeter. That's a lot to give up regardless, but the Rockets would easily be at the top of the West next season with the Thunder.

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42 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

He's the same size as Van Vleet but a much better offensive player. The Rockets can surround any guard with elite on the perimeter. That's a lot to give up regardless, but the Rockets would easily be at the top of the West next season with the Thunder.

FVV is pretty thick and hard to move. He can defend players much taller than him. But yes, Trae is absolutely the superior player.

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5 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

The one issue with this team that I think will be a problem is it lacks in 3pt shooting

If Durant would take more three’s that would be a big help.  He shouldn’t be taking half as many as Curry.  
 

3 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

It would be Van Vleet, Reed Sheppard, Jabari Smith, and multiple 1st round picks. That's a shit load to give up,

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23 hours ago, LCHorn said:

If Durant would take more three’s that would be a big help.  He shouldn’t be taking half as many as Curry.  

Curry can't score inside the arc the way Durant can. 

KD knows what he is doing. 

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3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Game Theory had a pretty good piece on what Tari’s extension might look like. Basically, they think the Rockets have to match Jabari’s contract. 
 

Which is fine, but they’d be into the tax pretty good when they max out Amen. 
 

I wonder what the hold up with Tari is. Maybe trying to put some injury guarantee language in there?

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17 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Game Theory had a pretty good piece on what Tari’s extension might look like. Basically, they think the Rockets have to match Jabari’s contract. 
 

Which is fine, but they’d be into the tax pretty good when they max out Amen. 
 

I wonder what the hold up with Tari is. Maybe trying to put some injury guarantee language in there?

I think you answered your own question.  Tari wants Jabari money and Stone is offering less.  

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It's the off-season, so it's a slow time for NBA news, but if you want to listen to something fun for 15 minutes, Zach Lowe and Bill Simmons pick their 2028 Olympic team rosters. They discuss a few Rockets. Both had Amen Thompson on their teams, and think he could be a starter for that team. KD is likely going to be too old, so they don't pick him. Bill adds Tari Eason as a 9-12 guy, "someone that's just happy to be there and will give it their all in limited minutes." Would be cool if they both make it, especially if Tari is on a long contract by then.  They both love the idea of having a "release the dogs" type lineup with a bunch of really good defenders like them, Mobley, Jalen Williams, and someone to deal with a big center when playing Wemby or Jokic.

USA team starts around 44 minutes.

 

 

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31 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

It's the off-season, so it's a slow time for NBA news, but if you want to listen to something fun for 15 minutes, Zach Lowe and Bill Simmons pick their 2028 Olympic team rosters. They discuss a few Rockets. Both had Amen Thompson on their teams, and think he could be a starter for that team. KD is likely going to be too old, so they don't pick him. Bill adds Tari Eason as a 9-12 guy, "someone that's just happy to be there and will give it their all in limited minutes." Would be cool if they both make it, especially if Tari is on a long contract by then.  They both love the idea of having a "release the dogs" type lineup with a bunch of really good defenders like them, Mobley, Jalen Williams, and someone to deal with a big center when playing Wemby or Jokic.

USA team starts around 44 minutes.

 

 

Amen starting on the 2028 team would be a trip, but I can see it if moderately improves every season for the next 3 years. 
 

Out of morbid curiosity, what was Simmons’ trade rape scenario where the Rockets send Tari to the Celtics in exchange for some rapidly aging veterans? 

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