Harden to Brooklyn

[ShelC]

I'm still digesting it. So many moving parts with BK and Harden being out of shape and Kyrie not being with the team plus giving up Levert and Allen. I do like Levert in Indy, he should fit well there. Houston had no choice but to do a deal and Wall, Dipo, Wood and Boogie is at least intriguing. All eyes are going to be on BK tho.

[Indy]

Ayton for Allen straight up?

People called me crazy earlier when I said I’d consider a Dinwiddie/Allen for Ayton trade

not all of us called you crazy.

[Split T]

Ayton for Allen straight up?

People called me crazy earlier when I said I’d consider a Dinwiddie/Allen for Ayton trade

not all of us called you crazy.

True, only some called me crazy

[Indy]

Ayton for Allen straight up?

People called me crazy earlier when I said I’d consider a Dinwiddie/Allen for Ayton trade

not all of us called you crazy.

True, only some called me crazy

doesn't mean you aren't.

[Superbone]

Ayton for Allen straight up?

People called me crazy earlier when I said I’d consider a Dinwiddie/Allen for Ayton trade

not all of us called you crazy.

True, only some called me crazy

Some of us called you crazy before you said that too.

[Furlanfufi]

It's only me that thinks Steve Nash is crying in a fetal position thinking how he'll deal with all the drama?

[carey]

Two-time is coaching two MVPs. I hope he can pull a Kerr but I have my doubts.

[Mori Chu]

Boy. On paper that Nets roster is loaded, but in real life 2/3 of those stars are completely out to lunch, and the third is a petulant child, and all 3 demand the ball too much. I think this is going to implode and fail in grand fashion. They'll be a playoff team, but they won't win the title, and they'll spend the offseason pointing fingers at each other. I bet somebody is out in a year. My guess would be Kyrie.

[Furlanfufi]

Boy. On paper that Nets roster is loaded, but in real life 2/3 of those stars are completely out to lunch, and the third is a petulant child, and all 3 demand the ball too much. I think this is going to implode and fail in grand fashion. They'll be a playoff team, but they won't win the title, and they'll spend the offseason pointing fingers at each other. I bet somebody is out in a year. My guess would be Kyrie.

Out to lunch is a very good definition of Harden right now. Out to lunch, to dinner, and don't forget about snacks along the day...

[specialsauce]

Ayton for Allen straight up?

People called me crazy earlier when I said I’d consider a Dinwiddie/Allen for Ayton trade

not all of us called you crazy.

True, only some called me crazy

Man I did and I’m thinking pre-ACL tear I would take that deal now. I’ve lost all faith in DA

[Wally_West]

Ayton for Allen straight up?

People called me crazy earlier when I said I’d consider a Dinwiddie/Allen for Ayton trade

not all of us called you crazy.

True, only some called me crazy

Man I did and I’m thinking pre-ACL tear I would take that deal now. I’ve lost all faith in DA

Wow bro he hasn’t lost all faith in you.

[O_Gardino]

Oladipo and Allen + all those picks and swaps is a crazy god deal for Harden. Crazy.

The Rockets can turn around and fight for a playoff spot now, if Wall stays healthy.

[Charlie Smithy!]

Ayton for Allen straight up?

People called me crazy earlier when I said I’d consider a Dinwiddie/Allen for Ayton trade

not all of us called you crazy.

True, only some called me crazy

Man I did and I’m thinking pre-ACL tear I would take that deal now. I’ve lost all faith in DA

The question is, would you take an ayton for oubre swap?

[specialsauce]

People called me crazy earlier when I said I’d consider a Dinwiddie/Allen for Ayton trade

not all of us called you crazy.

True, only some called me crazy

Man I did and I’m thinking pre-ACL tear I would take that deal now. I’ve lost all faith in DA

The question is, would you take an ayton for oubre swap?

I wouldn’t take Oubre on a minimum deal lol

[specialsauce]

People called me crazy earlier when I said I’d consider a Dinwiddie/Allen for Ayton trade

not all of us called you crazy.

True, only some called me crazy

Man I did and I’m thinking pre-ACL tear I would take that deal now. I’ve lost all faith in DA

Wow bro he hasn’t lost all faith in you.

[Split T]

Oladipo and Allen + all those picks and swaps is a crazy god deal for Harden. Crazy.

The Rockets can turn around and fight for a playoff spot now, if Wall stays healthy.

Well Allen went to Cleveland...so it’s Oladipo, 4 1sts, and 4 swaps.

I guess it all depends on what happens in Brooklyn...I’m not sure exactly when the picks/swaps are, but the ones coming soon won’t be great. The later ones could be decent, but Houston needs picks, they had traded essentially all of them away I believe.

[Shabazz]

They probably should have grabbed Simmons and Thybulle.

[Flagrant Fowl]

The Rockets owner wants to cut salary. Nothing's cheaper on the books than future draft picks.

[O_Gardino]

Oladipo and Allen + all those picks and swaps is a crazy god deal for Harden. Crazy.

The Rockets can turn around and fight for a playoff spot now, if Wall stays healthy.

Well Allen went to Cleveland...so it’s Oladipo, 4 1sts, and 4 swaps.

I guess it all depends on what happens in Brooklyn...I’m not sure exactly when the picks/swaps are, but the ones coming soon won’t be great. The later ones could be decent, but Houston needs picks, they had traded essentially all of them away I believe.

I had mi-read that. Allen would have been a significant piece for them.

[Mori Chu]

4 picks plus 4 swaps is just insane. You are trading away almost a decade of your team's future for a fat unhappy star. If they don't win a title in the next 2 years they'll really come to regret this deal.

I wonder if deals like this one will lead the next CBA to include a rule similar to the Stepien rule, this time forbidding including more than N draft picks in the same trade, or no more than N years in a row of (traded away pick + traded away pick-swap). It's just ridiculous that some future GM might have to come in and not have his own draft pick for 8 years.