Small trade idea

[arctic 3.0]

C's trade MT and either Cleveland or clips pick for
Clint Capella and Jason Terry.

Houston gets a microwave to keep the heat on when JH is on the bench.
IMO MT IS A SLIGHT UPGrade over JT.

MT expires at same time as JT
They also get a late 1st round pick.

We swap a late pick for a prospect with the skill set we need and one useless vet for another.
Thoughts?

[Who]

Love it. I wanted Capela at #17 instead of James Young on draft day. Still do. Happy to trade Houston up to a mid first for Capela.

[MikeJelly]

Not bad, I wonder if we could give them bass too for another expiring

[Monkhouse]

Love it. I wanted Capela at #17 instead of James Young on draft day. Still do. Happy to trade Houston up to a mid first for Capela.

Don't know if HOU wants to give Capela up that easily. Terry has been doing well as a locker room type of guy.

Who knows though? I still think Bass is gone by the deadline, so we'll see.

[Who]

Not bad, I wonder if we could give them bass too for another expiring

Oh, good thinking. Bass is a much better fit for Houston than Thornton. Makes the deal more appetizing for Houston. Swap Thornton out Bass in.

[arctic 3.0]

Not bad, I wonder if we could give them bass too for another expiring

Oh, good thinking. Bass is a much better fit for Houston than Thornton. Makes the deal more appetizing for Houston. Swap Thornton out Bass in.

I thought about swapping bass for MT but given the contracts it would only work if JT was part of the deal. Don't think Houston is ready to let go of jet with out getting back a comparable back up guard.

[Celts Fan 508]

Not bad, I wonder if we could give them bass too for another expiring

Oh, good thinking. Bass is a much better fit for Houston than Thornton. Makes the deal more appetizing for Houston. Swap Thornton out Bass in.

I thought about swapping bass for MT but given the contracts it would only work if JT was part of the deal. Don't think Houston is ready to let go of jet with out getting back a comparable back up guard.

I would assume we would just waive Jet though, right?  Maybe Houston can have a wink wink deal like Gary Payton got then he returns to Houston and they have Jet and Bass.

[Sketch5]

Not bad, I wonder if we could give them bass too for another expiring

Oh, good thinking. Bass is a much better fit for Houston than Thornton. Makes the deal more appetizing for Houston. Swap Thornton out Bass in.

I thought about swapping bass for MT but given the contracts it would only work if JT was part of the deal. Don't think Houston is ready to let go of jet with out getting back a comparable back up guard.

I would assume we would just waive Jet though, right?  Maybe Houston can have a wink wink deal like Gary Payton got then he returns to Houston and they have Jet and Bass.

I think there are rules against players returning to the team they just got traded from. I could be wrong, but I think there is a waiting period now.

[Celts Fan 508]

Not bad, I wonder if we could give them bass too for another expiring

Oh, good thinking. Bass is a much better fit for Houston than Thornton. Makes the deal more appetizing for Houston. Swap Thornton out Bass in.

I thought about swapping bass for MT but given the contracts it would only work if JT was part of the deal. Don't think Houston is ready to let go of jet with out getting back a comparable back up guard.

I would assume we would just waive Jet though, right?  Maybe Houston can have a wink wink deal like Gary Payton got then he returns to Houston and they have Jet and Bass.

I think there are rules against players returning to the team they just got traded from. I could be wrong, but I think there is a waiting period now.

There is, so the Jet gets 30 days off then becomes a Rocket.  At his age I'm sure he would welcome that break to be fresh for the playoffs.

[BitterJim]

Not bad, I wonder if we could give them bass too for another expiring

Oh, good thinking. Bass is a much better fit for Houston than Thornton. Makes the deal more appetizing for Houston. Swap Thornton out Bass in.

I thought about swapping bass for MT but given the contracts it would only work if JT was part of the deal. Don't think Houston is ready to let go of jet with out getting back a comparable back up guard.

I would assume we would just waive Jet though, right?  Maybe Houston can have a wink wink deal like Gary Payton got then he returns to Houston and they have Jet and Bass.

I think there are rules against players returning to the team they just got traded from. I could be wrong, but I think there is a waiting period now.

There is, so the Jet gets 30 days off then becomes a Rocket.  At his age I'm sure he would welcome that break to be fresh for the playoffs.

I'm pretty sure that the waiting period to reacquire someone after trading them way is 1 year, so they would be waiting a bit more than 30 days

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

Not bad, I wonder if we could give them bass too for another expiring

Oh, good thinking. Bass is a much better fit for Houston than Thornton. Makes the deal more appetizing for Houston. Swap Thornton out Bass in.

I thought about swapping bass for MT but given the contracts it would only work if JT was part of the deal. Don't think Houston is ready to let go of jet with out getting back a comparable back up guard.

I would assume we would just waive Jet though, right?  Maybe Houston can have a wink wink deal like Gary Payton got then he returns to Houston and they have Jet and Bass.

I think there are rules against players returning to the team they just got traded from. I could be wrong, but I think there is a waiting period now.

There is, so the Jet gets 30 days off then becomes a Rocket.  At his age I'm sure he would welcome that break to be fresh for the playoffs.

I'm pretty sure that the waiting period to reacquire someone after trading them way is 1 year, so they would be waiting a bit more than 30 days

It is now 1 year because of Big Z. The year Shaq played for the Cavs, they traded Z and he went back 30 days later. League shut it down after that.

[diconzo]

Houston does have the Lin exception still. In theory they could do Bass+Thornton for Terry+Capela and the salaries would work. I don't think its that unrealistic either, they're both expirings and help them win now. Win-win

[Endless Paradise]

Sounds fair to me.

[arctic 3.0]

Or
AB for JT and CC.

Really sweetens the deal for Houston. Ab would be ideal next to harden.
Harden wants the ball in his hands and ab is (to put it nicely) better with out the ball.
Abs d compliments harden (again, to put it nicely)

We make room for smart, get CC and cut JT. And recoup some from the illconcieved ab deal As JT's contract expires and frees cap room.

[blink]

Or
AB for JT and CC.

Really sweetens the deal for Houston. Ab would be ideal next to harden.
Harden wants the ball in his hands and ab is (to put it nicely) better with out the ball.
Abs d compliments harden (again, to put it nicely)

We make room for smart, get CC and cut JT. And recoup some from the illconcieved ab deal As JT's contract expires and frees cap room.

Def AB would be a good fit for the Rockets.  I honestly don't know much about CC, but is he worth the further clogging of our PF position?  Or maybe he is in the development stage at least all of this year in Maine?