Pointlessly trading the Nets top pick for a Suns future pick is a fire able offense

Simmons contract expired this offseason. If they had still traded Bridges that means they have a bunch of picks and all that capspace to rebuild and field a competitive team. The only reason they didnt is because they wanna tank and get a high pick in 2026 draft.

Arguing otherwise is just wrong.

 

The Luka trade and Flagg should not be in the same paragraph. Mavs got stupidly lucky

 

Totally agree with most of what you said, although I think dumping Green was addition by subtraction and he needed to be moved for this team to improve.

Personally, I would have preferred to keep the 10th pick (roll the dice on Coward) and trade Green without losing Brooks - although that might be easier said than done

Regardless, I can't shake the feeling that TF runs the Rockets like he does his restaurants... lots of flash and glitter on the outside, but everything behind the scenes is done as cheaply as possible. Ultimately, that may be the Rockets biggest Achilles heel.

Hopefully, I'm wrong

 

Great and very true post OP! We’ll go from a top three pick in the upcoming greaest draft of all time to a mid to late non-lottery pick in a weaker 2027 draft. Stone is the Silas of GMs and from what I hear Fertitta loves the guy and quietly signed him to a five year extension this past offseason.

 

I think the goal of the Nets-Suns picks trade was Booker. The Suns needed their own picks back to rebuild. But they insisted on keeping Booker. So we only got a consolation prize in Durant.

What I think Stone didn't do well in that trade was that he should have squeezed more from the Nets. We had all the cards. The Nets had no leverage.