Now that the draft excitement is over , the roster looks set .. For another long ass season... I know we have 60+ million in cap space, but should we do wirh it? Houston has never really been a destination for big time FAs in their primes , and honestly, I don't see any that can make a major difference anyway. What direction you think the front office going now ? Which would you prefer? 1. Sign a FA and attempt to trade some guys for more experienced playoff-ready players 2. Sign a FA and see how it fits with the current roster. 3. Trade for a player and stay with what remains from the transaction. 4. Go with what you have , hope to show progression, and wait til the trade deadline to make a move. Or 5. Go with what you have the whole season, reassess, make decisions after the season..
Need a shot blocking back up center with size. Figure out the PG position and what KPJ role is on the team. See who rises to the top at small forward
Overpay Lopez, Overpay FVV We have no choice really. We need veterans and steady players. Our locker room got even younger.
So you're thinking roll with what they have? .. I can dig it!.. Just hope that as much as we want progression from the youngins , it'll also filter out the players that need to be sent on their ways.
Review the roster and trim it down Tier A Smith Jr. Green Thompson (not a fan. . . . Yet.) Sengun Eason Whitmore Tier B Porter Tate Washington Tier C Christopher Garuba Martin I haven't given up on Tier B and Tier C just need their best to show up. I think with the right coaching any of those guys could potentially be starters but right now they're better off the bench. I think Washington has a lot more to show us than he had last year. I'm excited about his development. Just hope he drops the Michael Jackson haircut. Get Udoka to ride these kids like a drill Sargeant in boot camp and let the best ones stay.
stand pat. stay at league minimum. develop the young guns under sudoku and sign big names next off season
But within 2 years , we'll probably be making "I've Grown To Hate FVV and Lopez " threads.. lol .. But seriously, I like the Lopez option but I'm 100% against the FVV option..
We're the worst shooting team in the league and just drafted one of the worst perimeter player shooters in draft - with a top 5 pick - in the year 2023. We are also damn near the worst defensive team, we also significantly lack size, and we still have 0 NBA proven playmakers. Our core players are all under 23 and won't be in there primes for 5 years. We have key young players at every single position who will need minutes We don't have control over our draft picks over the coming 3 drafts Those are the facts, digest it as you will, for me personally, Brook Lopez is a beyond obvious fit, as is Kyle Lowry, Seth Curry, Joe Ingles, JaMychal Green. FVV or Harden could make sense but are expensive, will come with egos and with that bring some risk. Moving Tate and Martin to clear room for the young guys + shooters makes sense Just keep Dillon Brooks the **** out of here
What's next? Free Agency begins. And then Summer League. There's a LONG WAY to go in this off-season for the Rockets. If you think we're standing pat after draft day, you're nuts.
I always thought a rebuild, unless you were lucky, was at least a 3-5 year process because you'd strike out on some stuff along the way. And even then, that's just to get into the playoffs - not necessarily win anything. I really don't care if they suck again as long as I see some improvement or hope. I do want some veterans on the team, but for me, it's more fun to watch "your own" that you drafted grow and succeed. If given the choice, I'd rather do that than have a Super Friends team which seems so artificial. As long as the vets serve their purpose and we hit on some of these picks, I'm cool.
Facilitate a trade with Miami n Portland Lowry to hou Dame to Mia Kpj Tate kmj Duncan Robinson picks to por then sign brook lopez lowry / green / Eason / Jabari / sengun Amen / Christopher / Whitmore / Garuba / lopez Tyty
Honestly I don't see how they keep everyone on the roster happy, especially if Udoka gives out minutes based on merit instead of draft position. The last 3 years we've drafted the better player with our second pick in the first round so there's going to be a lot of guys feeling entitled to start that don't deserve it. We know how Silas would handle that, how will Udoka handle it?
My question is if you are bringing in Free Agents and spending big money, these are not bench players, so what current developing young talent is going to get stifled? PG - Amen Thompson (4th Pick - Rookie) / TyTy Washington Jr. (30th Pick - 1 Year) Fred Van Vleet or Harden may be able to come in and run the show but which one of those guys is going to get left behind the most? We know Amen cant shoot a lick while Washington is an excellent shooter. Both can playmake and neither are under sized. It sounds like TyTy who I think has great potential to grow into a starter is going to get left behind and his opportunity squandered. SG - Jalen Green (#2 Pick - 2 years) / Kevin Porter Jr. (#30 pick - 3 years) / Josh Christopher (#24 Pick - 2 years) Surely, they are not going to pay a big name shooting guard to come over and send Green to the bench. Can't see that happening. Plus, with Porter and Christopher that is enough bench depth to lineup if not outplay many teams benches. SF - Kenyon Martin Jr. (#52 pick - 3 years) / Tari Eason (#17 Pick - 1 year) / Cam Whitmore (#20 Pick - Rookie) Moving KJ is one thing and I'd take back a future pick or something or package him for a backup center but I would hate to see Tari and Cam (who could have been the 5th pick this year) bumped to 2nd and 3rd string roles just to bring in a bigger name. Seems it would hurt their developmental timeline and again squander 2 coveted first round picks development. PF - Jabari Smith Jr (#3 - 1 year) / Jae'Sean Tate (Undrafted - 3 Years) / Usman Garuba (#23 - 2 Years) Here I could see where we would like to potentially consolidate and bring in some real size and a banger. Someone to clear the boards and also stretch the floor. Tate is good but somewhat undersized. Garuba is still developing but not quite to a point that he could spell Smith for any period of time should be go down. The team needs bigs, but there aren't really any 4's worth spending a lot on. C - Alperen Sengun (#16 - 2 Years) Here is where the money should be invested. Depth at center. Period.
Some kind of trade has to happen. Without even having our pick we can't just run all these kids out there, we need some proven NBA players in the rotation. I don't even care what position, we just need real players. Overpay role players on a one year deal if necessary.
