Shane Battier?

[GKC]

Would really like to get Battier.  He would be the perfect SF/SG backup for Pierce and Ray Allen.  Big Baby is a pretty good player but I think the Rockets want size for Yao Ming insurance.  Have they signed Gortat yet or not?

You'd think that by signing Ariza, the Rockets have made Battier expendable?

Gortat got an offer from the Mavs. Orlando still has 6 days to match.

[the_Bird]

The big thing is I don't see why you pay both Battier and Ariza to fill more-or-less the same role.  Battier's better, Ariza's younger and they just committed to him a week ago. 

I was wondering the same thing when they traded for Artest.  I felt like they were cabon copies of eachother in a lot of ways (although of course they have huge personality differences.)

But in the sense that they could both play either the 2 or 3, provide great defense, etc.

Artest is better able to get his own shot (sometimes to his own detriment).  Battier generally has to rely on other guys to get him shots.

[ssspence]

Would love to see him on the Celtics.


Celtics just do not have the ammo they would be willing to give up to get him.

What about a 1st round pick, cap space, and Giddens?

[Celtic]

I'd do it in a second, but Houston never would.

[bobdelt]

Houston would never do that. Battier is good. He may be on the block, but they'd want potential in return. What you're trying to trade for Battier has zero potential.

[vjcsmoke]

Houston would never do that. Battier is good. He may be on the block, but they'd want potential in return. What you're trying to trade for Battier has zero potential.

Giddens has zero potential?  He was a 1st round pick last year.

[Edgar]

Houston would never do that. Battier is good. He may be on the block, but they'd want potential in return. What you're trying to trade for Battier has zero potential.

I can sign Gerald Green and offer him packed with a box of filters...

[wdleehi]

Would love to see him on the Celtics.


Celtics just do not have the ammo they would be willing to give up to get him.

What about a 1st round pick, cap space, and Giddens?

1st round pick in from this team isn't that good.  Just look at the return the last time the Celtics won the title.


Other teams have better offers.

[CbrewEra]

Wow, Battier would almost surely lock up a championship for us.  He's a great piece to a championship team, may play an even bigger role than posey did with us?  That would be an exxcellllent pickup

[jv2764]

I will beat this drum until this is at least explored by DA.  Rockets now have Ariza who basically does what Battier does but is 6 years younger.  They will want to dip into the free agency pool in 2010 and pursue Bosh.  I don't believe Battier is one of their core players any longer.  That group would include Ariza, Brooks, Lowery, Landry, Scola and Yao (if healthy).  Every million counts and if they can shave 6 million off with expiring Celts contracts they may just go for it.  What kills the Celts is they have no young bigs (other than Perk and he is going nowhere) to offer the Rockets.  We need a 3rd team involved like Charlotte!

[pearljammer10]

Im all for Danny exploring it but i dont think our value is good enough to give the Rockets what Battier is worth...However, teams have been trading a lot of crap for some good players so you never know.

[Mike-Dub]

I will beat this drum until this is at least explored by DA.  Rockets now have Ariza who basically does what Battier does but is 6 years younger.  They will want to dip into the free agency pool in 2010 and pursue Bosh.  I don't believe Battier is one of their core players any longer.  That group would include Ariza, Brooks, Lowery, Landry, Scola and Yao (if healthy).  Every million counts and if they can shave 6 million off with expiring Celts contracts they may just go for it.  What kills the Celts is they have no young bigs (other than Perk and he is going nowhere) to offer the Rockets.  We need a 3rd team involved like Charlotte!

Depends on who we would have to give up for him.

[footey]

if its just to free up cap space, they could care less if they got a big.  Would behoove them not to have one, since they could get a better shot for a lotto pick, since this assumes they would be giving up on this coming season.

[hwangjini_1]

if its just to free up cap space, they could care less if they got a big.  Would behoove them not to have one, since they could get a better shot for a lotto pick, since this assumes they would be giving up on this coming season.

so, basically if you are correct, then houston might be the only team in the league who actually would take the typical celtics dross offered in trades by many posters here?

i hope that is the case, but dont expect it to happen.

[Change]

Shane is lebron's/Kobe's worst nightmare. Just for that simple reason I'd trade for Shane. Pierce & Ray unleashed. Just make sure Scal returns.