Woj: Westbrook to Houston for CP3

[cjw]

Glad this Westbrook thing is finally done and it becoming next to impossible for Spurs to get Russ or Paul.

I’ll take Murray, White or Walker over either of them going forward. And we have all three.

[CGD]

CP3 gets flipped to MIA in 3...2...1

[Marcus Bryant]

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."

Harris' total contract, guaranteed, was $180 million. F that.

[Marcus Bryant]

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.

People just want to . The ideal team for some in here would be the Knicks.

[Ron Swanson]

[NameLess Scrub]

In before State Farm ads with Westbrook breaking a window with one his bricks.

Oscar: " I can help with that"

[Light]

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.

Say things played out like you said, which free agent SG/SF could we have realistically gotten this summer to where we'd be in a better position going into next season?

[cool cat]

So when our children ask "what happened to CP3"?

It won't be a complete lie to tell them we sent him off to a farm where he can be happy. But in truth he was sent there to die in peace.

[timvp]

So when our children ask "what happened to CP3"?

It won't be a complete lie to tell them we sent him off to a farm where he can be happy. But in truth he was sent there to die in peace.

It's like that Lil y track "Russell Westbrook on a Farm" but backwards

[ducks]

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
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Houston hoped to find third-team destination preferable to Chris Paul, but ultimately leaves it OKC to execute next step once Presti confers w/ CP3 agent Leon Rose. Miami remains possibility for Paul (3 years, $124M) -- and OKC obviously has picks to incentivize deal, if needed.

[apalisoc_9]

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
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22m
Houston hoped to find third-team destination preferable to Chris Paul, but ultimately leaves it OKC to execute next step once Presti confers w/ CP3 agent Leon Rose. Miami remains possibility for Paul (3 years, $124M) -- and OKC obviously has picks to incentivize deal, if needed.

Lol at thinking paul wont get traded.

Sam Amick

Paul is likely heading to Miami so everyone in OKC is gonna be tradable

[GreekSpursfan]

So when our children ask "what happened to CP3"?

It won't be a complete lie to tell them we sent him off to a farm where he can be happy. But in truth he was sent there to die in peace.

While making 124m on a tanking team, easiest money ever. I would like to metaphorically die like that too. Yeah they will try to trade him to the Heat probably but still...

[Dverde]

Lol at thinking paul wont get traded.

Sam Amick

Paul is likely heading to Miami so everyone in OKC is gonna be tradable

I say he’ll be sent to Minnesota for Teague, Wiggins, load of picks. OKC getting picks left and right.

[Marcus Bryant]

Say things played out like you said, which free agent SG/SF could we have realistically gotten this summer to where we'd be in a better position going into next season?

Ah, the front office hater conundrum. Now we get to hear how the front office which can't ever recruit free agents in another thread now is magically able to in this thread.

[gilmor]

So in retrospect Parker >> CP3 >> Russ..

[poopbox]

Once Paul gets traded for more picks they probably going to have to make a okc you can't have more than X amount of picks in X amount of years...

Somewhere Hinkie is looking at his phone smiling...

[CGD]

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
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22m
Houston hoped to find third-team destination preferable to Chris Paul, but ultimately leaves it OKC to execute next step once Presti confers w/ CP3 agent Leon Rose. Miami remains possibility for Paul (3 years, $124M) -- and OKC obviously has picks to incentivize deal, if needed.

I still think the Spurs are a 3rd team to watch in an OKC-MIA deal. Now deal will strictly be salary dump and MIA must send out 38M with only a handful of combinations to do it.

[mo7888]

I still think the Spurs are a 3rd team to watch in an OKC-MIA deal. Now deal will strictly be salary dump and MIA must send out 38M with only a handful of combinations to do it.

Let's get Winslow out of that deal...

[John B]

This is terrible for OKC... could lose to Seattle tbh

[Seventyniner]

Once Paul gets traded for more picks they probably going to have to make a okc you can't have more than X amount of picks in X amount of years...

Somewhere Hinkie is looking at his phone smiling...

I think this is self-correcting. A team could have 10 first-rounders in a single draft but would never be able to keep all of them. And even if they tried, imagine 4 years later when all of them are up for extensions. Most of OC's extra firsts are years out and they still make for great assets in deals.

[CGD]

Let's get Winslow out of that deal...

Yes please.

MIA—> Paul
OKC—> Dragics 20M expiring, Bryn, Belli
SAS —> Winslow

Picks from OKC to MIA to facilitate deal both to (1) entice MIA taking on cp3 risky deal and include Winslow, and (2) recruit spurs to help them save 13M this year.

[mo7888]

Yes please.

MIA—> Paul
OKC—> Dragics 20M expiring, Bryn, Belli
SAS —> Winslow

Picks from OKC to MIA to facilitate deal both to (1) entice MIA taking on cp3 risky deal and include Winslow, and (2) recruit spurs to help them save 13M this year.

Even if we have to include a 1st to Miami to get it done I'm down with it.

[CGD]

I think this is self-correcting. A team could have 10 first-rounders in a single draft but would never be able to keep all of them. And even if they tried, imagine 4 years later when all of them are up for extensions. Most of OC's extra firsts are years out and they still make for great assets in deals.

Yup, see Boston. At some point the long jam makes them less valuable to the holder by default.

[MannyIsGod]

This straight up makes the Rockets worse. Its insane that they gave up maybe up to 4 picks for a player that is going to be worse in their system and also has a longer contract.

I know they love to make moves, but this one is absolutely atrocious for them. I don't understand it. Paul and Harden must have really hated each other.

[EricB]

This will end up being the death blow to Morey. He’s already the laughingstock around the league for the Paul contract.