Houston Rockets Rumours

08 Jan 2025 08:38:49
The Jimmy Butler saga so far

-Jimmy wants Phoenix & GS, doesnt want Memphis or Bucks who have shown interest in him

-GS prioritize size over him and unwilling to deal wiggins & kuminga for him
- Phoenix can match the salary by trading Beal (they will not trade either Booker or Durant ofcourse)
- Beal is willing to waive his no trade clause for Miami but the Heat dont want his contract
- No one might be willing to take Beal's contract (maybe only small market teams which Beal could turn down)
- Can trade him to Sixers for a reunion but need to give up PG (the Heat needs to approve if they want)
- Rockets and Mavs could push a trade but are they willing to destroy their Chemistry for this guy?
- Clippers can package Mann, Powell & others but Miami would want more

What do you guys think about this?

08 Jan 2025 14:29:20
As a Blazer fan, I think it’s hilarious. And I think they should “do right by Butler and send him to the team he wants, regardless of the return they get”. Pretty sure I heard those words on repeat for an entire summer from Heat fans.

09 Jan 2025 20:41:53
I think the Heat will end up disappointed with the return they get.

03 Jan 2025 05:13:45
MIA - GS

To MIA : Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Gary Payton II, Kyle Anderson, 1st round pick + pick swap

To GS : Jimmy Butler, Josh Richardson

If Butler really force a trade, MIA should go for this package, those guys fit the Heat culture and are well fitted with Bam & Herro moving forward. They are getting nothing from PHX. HOU can beat this offer though

MIA

Rozier - Burks - Payton
Herro - Jacquez - Robinson
Wiggins - Highsmith
Kuminga - Jovic - Anderson
Adebayo - Ware - Love

23 Dec 2024 23:26:32
Hou: Fox
Sac:D Brooks+Sheppard+ 1rnd pick Phoe 25-27+ 1rnd pick Hou 28+ 1rnd pick 29 Dal or phoe.

24 Dec 2024 10:58:59
I don't see it for an all NBA caliber player in his prime.

25 Dec 2024 01:26:27
Probably have to add in one more high value young guy from Houston.

10 Dec 2024 14:48:34
Heat - Wizards - Rockets

Heat- Kuzma, Brooks, 2 1sts from Rockets, pick swap from Rockets

Herro Rozier
robinson highsmith
Brooks jacquez
Kuzma love
Bam Ware

Wiz- Whitmore, Tate, Londale & 1st from Rockets

Poole brogdon
Coulibaly davis george
Whitmore kispert
Sarr tate
Valanciunas londale

Rockets- Butler, richardson

Vanvleet holiday
Green sheppard
Butler richardson
Smith Tate
Sengun adams

10 Dec 2024 18:20:25
Wizards stealing so much value here. Kuzma is barely positive value.

18 Nov 2024 14:26:10
Bucks - Rockets - Jazz

Bucks get Fred Vanvleet, Jordan Clarkson, JeSean Tate, Cam Whitmore & 2 1sts from Rockets, pick swap from Rockets

Vanvleet/Wright
Clarkson/Jackson/Trent Jr
Middleton/Prince/Whitmore
Giannis/Tate
Lopez/Portis

Rockets get Damian Lillard

Lillard/Thompson/Holiday
Green/Sheppard
Brooks/Green
Smith Jr/Eason
Sengun/Adams/Landale

Jazz get Pat Connaughton, Marjon Beauchamp, 1st round pick from Rockets

George/Mills
Sexton/Connaughton
Markkanen/Williams/Collier
Collins/Beauchamp/Hendricks
Kessler/Filipowski/Eubanks

18 Nov 2024 15:43:44
Does Clarkson have that kind of value? Seems too good for the Jazz.

03 Nov 2024 09:59:07
MIL/HOU

I think this is the best the Rockets will do

MIL get Jabari Smith Jr, Amen Thompson, Je'Sean Tate, Dillon Brooks (trade to contender), Jock Londale, 3 unprotected 1st round picks, 1 protected 1st round pick & pick swap/s

The Bucks get 2-3 young players to start the rebuild and plenty of picks, Brooks and Londale are tradeable pieces at the deadline too and see what they can get

Pg Lillard/Wright
Sg Thompson/Trent Jr/Jackson
Sf Middleton/Prince (Brooks)
Pf Smith Jr/Tate
Ce Lopez/Portis/Londale

HOU get Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pat Connaughton & MarJon Beauchamp

The Rockets stay competitive with their core in tact, I believe they are a superstar away from being a contender. They keep their shooters to surround Giannis

Pg VanVleet/Holiday
Sg Green/Sheppard
Sf Eason/Whitmore/Connaughton
Pf Giannis/Beauchamp
Ce Sengun/Adams

01 Nov 2024 19:46:05
Rockets- lillard

Bucks- vanvleet, sheppard, 2 1sts, 2 swap

21 Oct 2024 23:22:57
Kings - Raptors - Rockets

Kings get Bruce Brown & Tari Eason
- Kings add 2 role players one with championship experience, Brown and Monk off the bench would be nasty

Fox-McLaughlin
Ellis-Monk-Carter
Derozan-Brown
Murray-Eason
Sabonis-Len

Raptors get Kevin Huerter, Trey Lyles & 1st round pick from Kings lottery protected
- adds a shooter and another hometown guy

Quickley-Mitchell
Barrett-Huerter
Dick-Agbaji
Barnes-Lyles
Poeltl-Olynyk-Boucher

Rockets get Garrett Temple, 2nd round pick from Raptors & Kings
- get 2nd round picks for a player they might not resign

Vanvleet-Holiday
Green-Sheppard-Temple
Brooks-Thompson
Smith-Tate
Sengun-Adams-Londale

22 Oct 2024 20:18:15
Rockets are high on Eason, and rightfully so. They hang up laughing.

19 Oct 2024 03:34:04
Rockets
- Damian Lillard
- 2nd round pick Bucks
- 2nd round pick Bulls

Bucks
- Fred VanVleet
- Coby White
- 2 1st round picks from Houston
- pick swap from Houston

Bulls
- Cam Whitmore
- Jock Londale
- 1st round pick Houston

Rockets add a superstar

Lillard-Thompson-Holiday
Green-Sheppard
Brooks-Tate-Eason
Smith-Green
Sengun-Adams

Bucks add 2 capable players, one scorer and one leader/vet who can play d even with his size

Vanvleet-Wright
White-Trent Jr
Middleton-Connaughton-Johnson
Giannis-Prince-Baeuchamp
Lopez-Portis

Bulls are too loaded with guards,they swap White for a young wing with huge potential and added depth at center while also getting a pick

Giddey-Ball-Carter
Lavine-Dosonmu-Duarte
Williams-Whitmore-THT
Johnson-Buzelis-Craig
Vucevic-Londale-Sanogo

19 Oct 2024 13:35:34
Not a legal trade he bucks can’t aggregate the white and vanvleet salaries without sending out someone like Portia or Connaughton.

20 Oct 2024 23:05:50
get rid of Connaughton to make it happen. The Lillard experiment didn't work, and the Bucks need to move on.

15 Oct 2024 11:00:32
Hou- ingram

Pels- N Richards, g williams & 1st rd pick from rockets, pick swap from rockets

Cha- d brooks, tate, 1st rd pick from rockets

04 Oct 2024 04:50:22
Rockets Pels Hawks cavs

Rockets- ingram

Vanvleet
Green sheppard
Ingram whitmore
Smith jr eason
Sengun adams

Pels- strus capela 1st from rockets & cavs
- they get 2 quality role players they need better than another star

Murray alvarado
Mccollum hawkins
Murphy strus
Zion jones
Capela theis

Hawks- 1st from rockets, brooks, niang, 2 2nd from cavs

Young
Brooks
Rissacher
Johnson
Okongwu

Cavs- hunter, tate
- get some length at the wings

Garland
Mitchell levert
Hunter
Mobley
Allen

25 Sep 2024 07:39:43
Cavaliers receive: Tari Eason and Ryan Dunn
Rockets receive: Kevin Durant and Grayson Allen
Suns receive: Fred VanVleet, Jalen Green, Jabari Smith, Jaylon Tyson and '31 unprotected first via Cavs

Why?
Cleveland needs some size at the wing. Eason and Dunn are great prospects.
Houston goes for a superstar at it doesn't really cost them that much.
Phoenix turns Durant into VanVleet and younger players with star potential and a first.

After this transaction, Cavs dump Jerome. They either waive him or dump him on another team.

Sign George Conditt IV.

PG: Darius Garland / Craig Porter Jr.
SG: Donovan Mitchell / Max Strus / Sam Merrill
SF: Tari Eason / Caris LeVert / Ryan Dunn / Isaac Okoro
PF: Evan Mobley / Dean Wade / Georges Niang
C: Jarrett Allen / George Conditt IV / Tristan Thompson
Coach: Kenny Atkinson.

25 Sep 2024 13:35:14
Suns aren’t sending kd to to the rockets without getting their 2 1sts back that the rockets acquired from the nets in the original KD trade. There’s no incentive for the suns to start rebuilding without them.

24 Sep 2024 19:56:23
Cavs get: Jaylon Tyson
Rockets get: Tari Eason

Why?
Cleveland gets a wing.
Rockets get a solid prospect.

24 Sep 2024 16:54:06
Cavaliers get: Jock Landale
Rockets get: Georges Niang, '25 and '26 seconds via Cavs

Why?
Cleveland gets a back-up big.
Rockets get some assets.

24 Sep 2024 16:08:49
Pels - Bulls - Rockets

Pels - vucevic, tate, eason, 1st rd pick rockets

Bulls - brooks, londale & 1st from rockets

Rockets- ingram

24 Sep 2024 16:38:08
I really like this for the Pels.

25 Sep 2024 07:51:23
this could work for all teams.

09 Sep 2024 00:54:45
Hou- t young, hachimura
- adds a star without ruining their young core

Young
Green, Sheppard
Thompson, Tate
Smith, Hachimura
Sengun, Adams, Londale

Lal - vanvleet
- get an experienced vet pg

Vanvleet
Reaves
Lebron
Davis
Vanderbilt

Atl- russell (exp), brooks, eason, 1st from lakers, 3 1sts from houston, 2 pick swaps from houston
- add a lot of assets and tradeable players

Russell
Brooks/Bogdanovic
Rissacher
Johnson
Capela

09 Sep 2024 16:58:10
I don't think T Young is that much of an upgrade for Houston to trow in three picks and two swaps

It also seems cheap for the Lakers.

11 Aug 2024 21:01:30
Cleveland gets: Tari Eason
Houston gets: Jaylon Tyson, draft rights to Luke Travers, 2030 unprotected swap, 2031 unprotected first, 5 second round picks of their choice.

Why?
Cleveland gets their starting SF.
Houston gets a nice package for a guy who plays their strongest position.

PG: Darius Garland / Craig Porter Jr. / Ty Jerome
SG: Donovan Mitchell / Max Strus / Sam Merrill
SF: Tari Eason / Caris LeVert / Isaac Okoro
PF: Evan Mobley / Dean Wade / Georges Niang
C: Jarrett Allen / Khalifa Diop
Coach: Kenny Atkinson.

31 Jul 2024 04:40:44
Cleveland receives: Tari Eason
Houston receives: Jaylon Tyson, 2 2nds

Why?
Cleveland adds a much-needed wing.
Houston gets a nice prospect.

29 Jul 2024 06:09:55
Cleveland receives: De'Andre Hunter
Houston receives: Max Strus, 2030 top 5 protected pick swap and 2031 top 5 protected first (top 5 2032, otherwise 2 2nds) .

Why?
Cleveland gets a much-needed starting SF.
Atlanta gets some solid assets.

29 Jul 2024 11:11:00
I think Atlanta would jump at that. I like Hunter but don't think he has that value.

01 Aug 2024 03:36:17
Can't trade protections yet on 2032 picks yet Dum Dum.

29 Jul 2024 03:16:07
Cleveland receives: Tari Eason and Jae'Sean Tate
Houston receives: Max Strus, 2030 top 5 protected pick swap and 2031 top 5 protected first (top 5 2032, otherwise 2 2nds) .

Why?
Cleveland gets a much-needed wing and another solid player in Tate.
Houston gets some solid assets for players not in their starting line-up.

29 Jul 2024 11:19:27
Houston fans will tell you that Eason is untouchable.

On the other hand, I'm not sure I like this for Cleveland. Eason could turn into a very good player, but he's had a hard time staying healthy and Cleveland wants to win now. Strus might be better for the time being and that pick and swap has a lot of value.