CP3 to Houston

[Folster]

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Wow. Griffin is definitely going to leave as well.

 

[Ronin]

Gotta wonder what the SAS do now?

 

[Folster]

There's an arms race going on in the West right now. Suns might be wise to bide their time and stick to the 2020 plan. Maybe facilitate some trades and unload Tyson Chandler to one of the contenders for future assets of course.

 

[Cheesebeef]

There's an arms race going on in the West right now. Suns might be wise to bide their time and stick to the 2020 plan. Maybe facilitate some trades and unload Tyson Chandler to one of the contenders for future assets of course.

This would be the smartest thing to do. We can't compete with the big boys, so unless you're gonna make a move to get a Porzingis type young potential superstar talent, slow and steady is the plan.

 

[elindholm]

I'd still be down for DeAndre Jordan. Rather have him than Griffin, by a lot actually.

 

[elindholm]

Also, I don't understand how Paul is a fit for the Rockets. The whole narrative behind D'Antoni's COY season and Harden's MVP runner-up was that Harden had been made the point guard. He's supposed to go back to playing off the ball now? Or Paul becomes a spot-up shooter? We've seen over and over that having two "primary" ball-handlers doesn't work.

 

[Finito]

Makes no sense for the Rockets in my opinion. Your already weak defensively and now you send away your best defender in Beverly and 20 points off the bench in Williams.

 

[Mainstreet]

I'd still be down for DeAndre Jordan. Rather have him than Griffin, by a lot actually.

At least Jordon is under contract for the coming season with a player option for the following season.

 

[Ronin]

Bobby Marks‏Verified account@BobbyMarks42 4m4 minutes ago
LAC could have $70m+ in room during the summer of 2018. Slate would be wiped clean to put a plan in place for the future.

 

[Ronin]

Jeff Goodman‏Verified account@GoodmanESPN 10m10 minutes ago
CP3 leaving doesn’t necessarily hinder Clippers chances to bring back Blake Griffin. Remember, they haven't exactly been boys.

 

[Ronin]

Jeff Goodman‏Verified account@GoodmanESPN 7m7 minutes ago
Spurs didn't show significant interest in Chris Paul, source told ESPN. Already have an aging point guard in... http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0671749706224767707-4…

 

[JCSunsfan]

I think this makes lots of sense. CP3 and Harden are a great fit together. CP3 is a better defender (at least equal) than Beverly PLUS he is a much better offensive player and team leader. He provides injury insurance that Beverly cannot. He makes it so much harder for teams to deal with the Rockets. CP3 takes the best of Beverly and Williams and puts it in one player. One player who does two things is always better than two who do one.

 

[Ronin]

Jeff Goodman‏Verified account@GoodmanESPN 2m2 minutes ago
Clippers like the upside of Sam Dekker, the toughness of Patrick Beverly and the short-term contracts of both... http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0671751207701713651-4…

 

[Ronin]

Jeff Goodman‏Verified account@GoodmanESPN 5m5 minutes ago
Rockets GM Daryl Morey not done yet, source told ESPN. Harden and CP3. Will try and add a third star to compete... http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0671750545752462059-4…

 

[Matt L]

I'd still be down for DeAndre Jordan. Rather have him than Griffin, by a lot actually.

Why would you rather have Jordan than Griffin? He's 29 and will receive $46 million over the next 2 years. Does he bring that much more to the table than Tyson Chandler who costs half that?

 

[Ronin]

Mark Deeks‏Verified account@MarkDeeksNBA 15m15 minutes ago
If the Rockets are trying to offload other players in advance of the 1st, note that Nene, Brown and T. Williams aren't tradeable.

 

[SirStefan32]

Why would you rather have Jordan than Griffin? He's 29 and will receive $46 million over the next 2 years. Does he bring that much more to the table than Tyson Chandler who costs half that?

Yeah, he is the best defensive big man in the NBA. Also, the cost is irrelevant. Suns are in great shape when it comes to their salaries.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Also, I don't understand how Paul is a fit for the Rockets. The whole narrative behind D'Antoni's COY season and Harden's MVP runner-up was that Harden had been made the point guard. He's supposed to go back to playing off the ball now? Or Paul becomes a spot-up shooter? We've seen over and over that having two "primary" ball-handlers doesn't work.

Harden had no problem playing with Westbrook for a couple years.

 

[Ronin]

David Aldridge‏Verified account@daldridgetnt 2m2 minutes ago
Clips, unwilling to give CP3 nearly $45M at age 37 in the last year of a near $200M max deal, cut losses & agreed to (pending) deal w/Rox.

 

[Chaplin]

Harden had no problem playing with Westbrook for a couple years.

But Harden was nowhere near the player he is now. I'm surprised you made that comparison.

 

[elindholm]

Harden had no problem playing with Westbrook for a couple years.

So you're saying Harden will go back to being the sixth man, like he was in OKC?

 

[Ronin]

Brian Windhorst‏Verified account@WindhorstESPN 4m4 minutes ago
Rockets are in midst of painting salary-cap manipulation masterpiece and there's a horde of teams involved or trying to get involved.

 

[Ronin]

David Aldridge‏Verified account@daldridgetnt 4m4 minutes ago
Rockets calling all over the league to find more non-guaranteed deals to put in CP3 trade.

 

[Ronin]

Brian Windhorst‏Verified account@WindhorstESPN 2m2 minutes ago
Rockets telling teams they've been in talks with they've assembled needed pieces to execute Paul trade. Headed to league office for approval

 

[elindholm]

I'm confused. The Rockets were prepared to sign Paul outright, but now they can't afford to trade for him?