For Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a draft pick.

Of course, they will win the title this year since we just left OKC

Shocking and the Rockets couldn't offer anything better than that?

They got nothing at all in return. The pick is supposed to be a 2nd rounder. Can't believe the rockets couldn't offer this much trade value.

knoxtom said:

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They got nothing at all in return. The pick is supposed to be a 2nd rounder. Can't believe the rockets couldn't offer this much trade value.

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The Rockets are already 20mm over the cap. Carmello is getting 26mm per.

I seriously can't wait for this season to start.

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knoxtom said:

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They got nothing at all in return. The pick is supposed to be a 2nd rounder. Can't believe the rockets couldn't offer this much trade value.

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The Rockets are already 20mm over the cap. Carmello is getting 26mm per.

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Not sure the relevance of this comment? Kanter and McDermott combine slightly more than what Anderson will make this season and the Thunder are more over the cap than the Rockets.

Now that said, they roll out of McDermott and Kanter the season after this one which is superior to rolling out of Anderson's deal in 2020.

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Ulrich said:

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knoxtom said:

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They got nothing at all in return. The pick is supposed to be a 2nd rounder. Can't believe the rockets couldn't offer this much trade value.

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The Rockets are already 20mm over the cap. Carmello is getting 26mm per.

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Not sure the relevance of this comment? Kanter and McDermott combine slightly more than what Anderson will make this season and the Thunder are more over the cap than the Rockets.

Now that said, they roll out of McDermott and Kanter the season after this one which is superior to rolling out of Anderson's deal in 2020.

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The relevance is that it would be dumb for Houston to trade for Carmello. The thunder doing something dumb does not negate that.

The fact the Rockets are $20m over the cap with that roster speaks volumes.

Wow.

Golden State is clearly #1 in the West but the #2-#4 spots are really interesting where you could make arguments for San Antonio, Houston, and Oklahoma City finishing in some order for those seeding spots.

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The fact the Rockets are $20m over the cap with that roster speaks volumes.

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It does? The team last year won 55 games and was about at the cap. They added 25 M in Pauls deal (+13), signed Tucker (+7 M) and Harden got a raise (+3). Vegas has them as the 2nd highest win total to GS. I would say this is a pretty well-built roster.

And Russ signs a 5 yr extension. Wonder if he and George got together and decided to stick around

5yrs $205 million

C SAdams/Patterson
PF Melo/Jerami Grant
SF Paul George / ?
SG Roberson / ?
PG Russ/Felton

Going to be interesting to watch when the starters are in.

Alex Abrines will sub in at the 2 or 3. The 10th man may be a little suspect - Kyle Singler most likely.

I want to watch how this team does at the end of games.

League Pass worthy.

Won't matter

Iowaggie said:

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I want to watch how this team does at the end of games.

League Pass worthy.

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First step versus Warriors is to not be down by 15-20 points with 3 minutes left. Gotta do that first before worrying about clutch shooting.