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I really believe a lot of teams will regret not drafting Shabazz 2-3 years from now. I like his game. My fav player in this draft.
I really believe a lot of teams will regret not drafting Shabazz 2-3 years from now. I like his game. My fav player in this draft.
I'd be fine with 1.) Caldwell-Pope OR 2.) Bazz at #9.
#9 is too low for Muhammad by a couple spots, and Caldwell-Pope has slowly risen to the Top 10 two days before the draft, lets hope he doesn't keep rising.
Its a better chance that line up misses the playoffs than makes itHonestly....Porter would probably be the smartest choice for the Cavs to pick. But they seem like they won't draft or sign a SF worth **** til LeBron is a free agent next year. Kyrie-Waiters-Porter-Thompson-Varejao could be a playoff team in the East next year though.
LinkRockets in advanced talks on trade for Thomas Robinson
The Rockets are in advanced talks on a cap-clearing trade of forward Thomas Robinson, with a deal potentially “imminent,” a person with knowledge of their plans said on Tuesday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs have shown interest in Robinson, according to another individual with knowledge of the Rockets efforts to move Robinson’s $3.5 million salary next season. Though it would be difficult for the Spurs to make any sort of deal for Robinson directly with the Rockets and would likely have to add a third team in a larger deal.
The Rockets have also had talks with the Chicago Bulls, according to the person familiar with negotiations so far, but he said that unlike with the Spurs and Cavaliers, he did not know if the Bulls were interested in Robinson or could be part of a larger deal.
The Rockets would want to move Robinson without bringing back corresponding salary to clear enough cap room to offer a max contract in free agency next month. They would have to clear roughly the equivalent of Robinson’s contract next season to have enough cap room to offer Dwight Howard his maximum salary.
There are 16 teams with the cap room, trade exceptions or non-guaranteed contracts needed to make such a deal without sending the Rockets corresponding salaries.
The Cavaliers can make that kind of deal with some of their available cap room. In addition to their own pick, the Cavaliers have the 19th pick and two second-round picks before the Rockets’ selection with the 34th pick.
The Bulls are over the cap, but have a trade exception that is large enough to make a deal that will expire next month. The Bulls have the 20th pick in the draft.
The Spurs have only their own pick, the 28th pick overall, in Thursday’s first round and would not seem to have a way to make such a trade possible directly with the Rockets.
If the Rockets move into the first round in Thursday’s draft, they could select an international prospect that would assure that he would stay overseas next season, allowing them to not use cap space with the pick. They could seek a future pick with the 2014 draft class expected to be unusually strong.
The Rockets could move two of their three rookies last season that were drafted in the first round to clear the cap room necessary, but would rather have to trade one of their prospects than two. The deal to acquire Robinson was made in part because of a belief that he would be easier to deal than Patrick Patterson or a combination of last season’s rookies.
The Rockets also could opt to make a cap-clearing deal next month if it becomes necessary and according to a person familiar with their thinking, would prefer to keep Robinson until the cap room is necessary to sign Howard. There have been indications, however, that teams have been more receptive to deals before the draft in order to be able to consider the acquisition when making their draft choices.
What dont these gm's see in t rob, i kno hes undersized but he has a motor, agressive player and a decent jumper
Is there? Why spend a lotto pick on him then?*the Maloofs didn't want to pay out the rest of his rookie salary
There is a difference between that and not wanting to develop him
The Rockets were probably banking on teams gambling on a high level prospect who might just be adjusting his rookie year rather than Patterson, who's a finished product more or less entering his contract year.Kenneth Faried at best. What I don't get is that the article above says Houston traded for him thinking it'd be easier to move him than Patterson. That doesn't make sense to me. Patterson is the much more refined player right now and he makes less than Robinson.
When Thomas Robinson got traded from the Kings, I figured it was due to money. But the more I watched him and Patrick Patterson, I think it was a basketball trade too. Patterson fits better next to DeMarcus Cousins than Robinson and he's his UK buddy too.
It's early, but I think Robinson is going to have to re-invent his game. He might have to go the energy, hustle guy route instead of the top option on a team route.