Woj: Westbrook to Houston for CP3

[DAF86]

Come on, bro. You're a lot smarter than that.

I still can't get over the fact that we traded the best player in the World for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and Keldon Johnson. And, in top of that, we had to pay 5 millions over it.

And anyone saying we couldn't have done better, just shut the up.

[3&D_TBH]

Chris Paul gets to end his career on a collapsing, dying team in the middle of nowhere.

[poopbox]

Suggests Houston was shopping Paul hard if they're willing to give up potentially four firsts for a contract that's not much better. I wonder how different it would be if the Spurs had Paul on a $140M/4 deal or whatever it would have been right now. They'd be half-way through it, but it still would be really ugly, and obviously Leonard would have left anyway. Spurs might be a high-lottery team had PATFO gotten their wish in 2017.

Can you imagine a world where we don't have Murray or White...or they are both rotting on the bench since we have to play chris paul and justify his contract?

Yikes...

[slick'81]

I still can't get over the fact that we traded the best player in the World for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and Keldon Johnson. And, in top of that, we had to pay 5 millions over it.

And anyone saying we couldn't have done better, just shut the up.

Some here say lac offered nothing and that was all...ok ill stop

[99 Problems]

Wot platform is CP0 train leaving from? Was going to wish him all the best out there in case never seen again.

[tbdog]

Gali would be perfect for us. Unfortunately a Mills and Beli deal would almost certainly require a pick and they have too many picks.

[EricB]

I still can't get over the fact that we traded the best player in the World for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and Keldon Johnson. And, in top of that, we had to pay 5 millions over it.

And anyone saying we couldn't have done better, just shut the up.

That was the best deal available. So, just deal with it.

[tbdog]

And LAL will get him for free, ffs.

[mo7888]

Yeah, on RealGM, some are jacking Presti off for the trade, but eventually you gotta just win games. Hinkie also won every trade he did, but he wasn't a winning GM either. Players aren't trading cards. You can't just keep buying and dealing until something works out.

I'm thinking it'll be Paul, a first and a swap for a bad contract, a meh contract and a young player with okay value. Something like Paul, one of the Heat picks and a Houston swap for Olynik, Waiters and Winslow. Miami would have Dragic's expiring and some assets left to chase a third piece, and OKC would still have a good net-victory from the Westbrook trade. , Winslow may get a first back in a trade by himself.

I'd give a 1st for Winslow right now

[Chachachango]

Lol how there only one ball for the two. I can see them fighting over the ball during a game. Going to be fun.

[kobyz]

Nice gamble for Houston

[weebo]

Watch Paul get bought out and go to the Lakers.

[Nivek_ogre]

They could have traded him to the clips for Tobias Harris/ Avery Bradly and the 13/14 pick last year instead of trying to him over and send him off to nowhere..he was going to end up in la anyway, why not get the best package possible.

Why the would we want Tobias Harris and avery Bradley?

[FkLA]

I still can't get over the fact that we traded the best player in the World for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and Keldon Johnson. And, in top of that, we had to pay 5 millions over it.

And anyone saying we couldn't have done better, just shut the up.

Yeah, we got pennies on the dollar but was it because PATFO was stupid or because that's what the cir stances dictated? Was Tobias Harris (another fake star who just got a massive contract) plus two picks really that much better? That would've been pennies on the dollar too.

My issue with your post though was acting like this was a win-win for HOU and OKC front offices and like those front offices are better than PATFO. That's the type of conclusions I'd expect dumb dumbs on this site to come up with but you're a good poster.

[rjv]

Lmao at state farm commercial with the beard and CP3 while details of trade are at the bottom of the screen.

[Big P]

Why the would we want Tobias Harris and avery Bradley?

Because now we have demar...if they did not work out, we could have let them walk and have some real capspace to sign a real fa and have the 13/14 pick...it's a no brainer the clipps trade was the better way to go but patfo are too full of themselves to trade with an la team or trade kl to where he wanted to go.

[Marcus Bryant]

Typical NBA Offseason

✔ Rockets make big splashy trade for player past his prime.
✔ Thunder make big trade and end up with multiple picks.
✔ Neither improves.

[vy65]

Really curious to see all the FAs that are going to choose SA in 2021, especially if Pop is gone.

[Marcus Bryant]

Yeah, we got pennies on the dollar but was it because PATFO was stupid or because that's what the cir stances dictated? Was Tobias Harris (another fake star who just got a massive contract) plus two picks really that much better? That would've been pennies on the dollar too.

My issue with your post though was acting like this was a win-win for HOU and OKC front offices and like those front offices are better than PATFO. That's the type of conclusions I'd expect dumb dumbs on this site to come up with but you're a good poster.

Indeed. The legend of that rumored Clippers' offer grows by the day when it was at best marginally better. But then you'd have to resign Tobias Harris to a nine figure contract.

[offset formation]

I’m gonna miss them State Farm commercials.

Klutch...NO!

[ducks]

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Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
I left out Thunder's Jerami Grant deal with Denver: OKC has acquired EIGHT first-round picks since draft night: 2020: Denver (1-10), 2021: Miami; 2022: LAC; 2023: Miami (1-14), 2024: LAC; 2024: Houston (1-14); 2026: LAC; 2026: Houston (1-4).

[ZeusWillJudge]

And the 26th pick goes to... Houston
And the 27th pick goes to... Houston.
And the 28th pick goes to... Houston.
And the 29th pick goes to... San Antonio.


We'll always have 29.

[FkLA]

Indeed. The legend of that rumored Clippers' offer grows by the day when it was at best marginally better. But then you'd have to resign Tobias Harris to a nine figure contract.

If that LAC offer would have been accepted and Harris is resigned, the reaction today would be something along the lines of:

"As if giving Kawhi exactly what he wanted wasn't bad enough, we also signed a fringe all-star to the worst contract in the NBA."


If Harris was let go, it'd be:

"PATFO gave Kawhi exactly what he wanted and only got two first rounders in return."

[Biggems]

RC gets absolutely lambasted on this sight, but he sure as has scoreboard on Presti and Morey. RC makes his fair share of mistakes, but at least he is fiscally responsible for the most part. Also, he has 5 O'Briens in his trophy case, the other 2 have combined to provide 0 for their franchises.

[Nivek_ogre]

Because now we have demar...if they did not work out, we could have let them walk and have some real capspace to sign a real fa and have the 13/14 pick...it's a no brainer the clipps trade was the better way to go but patfo are too full of themselves to trade with an la team or trade kl to where he wanted to go.

People undervalue derozan. He's not ideal but he's definitely not Tobias Harris awful. And let's not pretend we would sign anyone of any value with cap space.