Question for whoever might know: if we traded for James Harden, would WE be able to offer him some kind of contract extension next summer like the Rockets did? (Not sure) If the answer is yes, I think it’s foolish to not at least have to think about it. Lets say CJ, Trent, Collins, and 3 1sts gets it done. Next summer, if for some reason things don’t work out, will the supposed offers that are currently looming be available? I’m not really into the Brooklyn offer at all, but Ben Simmons w/ surrounding players + 1st(s) would interest me. I’ve heard the Warriors mentioned on ESPN—if we had Harden, could we pry Klay away from them? The idea of the trade excites me because I feel like the return on Harden will likely offset his trade price if it doesn’t work out and it’s our best opportunity to find Dame’s best possible co-star for the rest of his prime. The idea also scares me because we could be wasting a year of Dame’s prime with this move. But ultimately, I’m fine whether or not he’s a Blazer.
So Harden has apparently listed the Bucks as a potential destination (don't know if that's just using them as leverage though). If I'm the Bucks, I'd trade anyone not named Giannis for him.
Not that it would ever happen, but http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y6na4355 (Notice it would improve the Bucks win total by 8 games. Jesus chriminy) Throw in a half a dozen picks, and we're set.
Yes, I am visiting a basketball forum just like you as well as several others. What I haven't done is engage in a trade that could likely only happen in a fantasy league. Carry on.
Do you think both teams would do Middleton and Holiday for Harden and Gordon? The salaries work out. I think a perimeter of Wall, Holiday and Middleton would be a really great perimeter for Houston. They would have Tucker and Wood to start with them. They would still have a pretty shallow bench but they already do. Harden and Gordon wouldn't be a bad back court to play with Giannis. That being said I think that team is still very thin on talent elsewhere. Who starts at the 3? Do they just go super small with DiVencenzo starting. Obviously BroLo starts at 5 and that's not bad. Their bench is so thin. Augustin, Connaughton and Portis would be their other rotation players. I don't think this trade or the Bucks previous trade for Holiday make them the favorite in the league or necessarily in the East, so I really don't see either move keeping Giannis. I still think the right move for Milwaukee is to get every thing they can for Giannis from the highest bidder.
The Bucks don't seem to have a single first round pick to trade. So that wouldn't exactly be the "huge haul" that the Rockets are looking for in exchange for Harden.
thank you. It's really easy to do rather than try and start something with a poster. Have a nice day.
Man if Harden starts the season with Houston, Miami might be able to put together a package near the deadline. They have a bunch of expirings and Herro to offer along with picks. Not sure that’s good enough for Houston but maybe?
If they do that they trade Tucker for a young player(s) and/or draft assets. I think they'd also likely look for an expiring or expiring contracts, young talent and draft assets for Wall. That trade would really have to change their entire approach. I might do it though. Total rebuild around Herro, Wood and House along with all of the picks, young players and cap room.
OK, I have a dumb question. If Harden is determined to get out of Houston, why did they trade Westbrook for Wall? The assumption at the time was that they did it to get Harden to stay. Was it just a miscalculation or was there another motive?
lol. you are trying so hard. I simply think it will take a lot more than CJ, Collins, Ant and a first round pick.If you think that's good enough, then that's entirely your right. Funny that you said "no" to acquiring Harden and now trying hard to force me into something I'm not going to do.
no, repeatedly pushing an agenda is trying to hard. Do we really need to go down this road? <rhetorical question and no need for a response>
