02 Jan 2018 00:41:41
NOP receives:
F Ryan Anderson
F Justise Winslow
C Clint Capela
2020 lottery-protected first round pick (HOU)

MIA receives:
C DeMarcus Cousins
F Darius Miller
2018 second round pick (HOU)

HOU receives:
C Hassan Whiteside
G Ian Clark


1.) 02 Jan 2018
02 Jan 2018 12:39:39
That's not a bad trade idea.


2.) 02 Jan 2018
02 Jan 2018 15:53:15
Solid for all teams involved.


3.) 02 Jan 2018
02 Jan 2018 15:54:39
I like it for NOLA, but i thought Capela was pretty much off limits for Rockets.


4.) 02 Jan 2018
02 Jan 2018 17:17:12
I think it would take something significant for the Rockets to give up Capela, Dacman, but if they want to make a serious run at Lebron and friends this offseason, Capela would end up being a casualty of it. With the bulk of the return to NOs being from Houston here, I'm not sure why they wouldn't just try to cut out NOs and go after Cousins themselves. I'm not sure if the numbers would work, but somehow putting together Paul, Harden, Lebron and Cousins would be absolutely filthy and a team that imo could be better than the Warriors. I'm not sure Cousins would have a reason to leave Houston and I think Lebron would have every reason to come.


5.) 02 Jan 2018
02 Jan 2018 17:46:38
Based on that lineup potential rkenne_16, you're spot-on. Capela would be expendable and to me that team beats the Warriors in a best of 7 Western final.


6.) 03 Jan 2018
03 Jan 2018 00:44:27
i don’t like it for hou, ill take capela over whiteside any day. whiteside will get lost in small ball, giving him little value against the warriors. it really comes down to the anderson for clark swap, which is a huge win in terms of cap flexibility. however whiteside’s huge deal pretty much neutralizes that.
in regards to boogie to houston, i love that, they could win the finals, but its a rental. unless they get cp to take a huge paycut (or trade gordon, which is unattractive) they can't max him. and adding lebron to that equation is just impossible. nevertheless, if u can get boogie and dump anderson, you do it every time. capela becomes a very acceptable casualty.