21 Jun 2017 21:05:29
Knicks - Rockets

Knicks gets:
Anderson
2018 1st round pick (top 20 protected)

Rockets gets:
O'Quinn
2017 2nd round pick (44th)

1.) 21 Jun 2017
21 Jun 2017 22:37:18
That seems about right. Rockets save $15M and pick up a decent backup big. This move alone would bring the Rockets down to $76M, giving them about $25M to spend. They may not even have to do anything else in this scenario to get a big name FA.

2.) 22 Jun 2017
21 Jun 2017 23:05:30
. Add Beverly forget the picks. Phil Jackson 1st trade he did look like an idiot.

3.) 22 Jun 2017
21 Jun 2017 23:09:31
Yes Rockets want to shed salary, but Anderson is in no way a "salary dump". He has great upside, so to cough up him and a 1st round pick for scraps is unrealistic. Knicks would have to throw in a couple of additional first round picks or remove Rockets sending 2018 1st rd pick out of the deal.

4.) 22 Jun 2017
22 Jun 2017 02:06:08
Gobblyguber while I agree Anderson isn't a salary dump you have to take into account the circumstances. Moving max contracts is no easy feat so I think Rockets would have to grease the wheels a little bit if they were serious about getting something done. I also don't believe trading a late-round first really hurts a team as good as the Rockets. If you think of it from another perspective they are basically trading Anderson and 2018 highly protected first for CP3 or Millsap which isn't a bad trade at all. They would also be getting O'quinn who is a solid and cheap backup big.