The Houston Rockets PERFECT Offseason! What Does It Look Like? | NBA Ideal Offseason
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What do y’all wanna see the Rockets do this offseason?
Sign Yuta Watanabe and get backup For either Center or Serviceable Shooting Guard depends on draft night. Move Boban,Reggie,Jock, Or maybe even Aaron Holiday if rockets got some good assets for him since he played decently this season as the backup PG. that said. those name i mentioned gotta go. heck even the Rockets G league guys can go .they taking the 2 way contract spot. Then we can get some decent players in off season that's not too expensive for next season
@@-Yu_Tsugami Yuta actually just said he’s leaving the NBA I believe. Going back to Japan.
@@Jets_707 Okay… anything else? 😂
NOT trade any of our Core 6 players and bring on some sure-fire three point shooters.
@@laurenmarielively9952 I’d say that’s a fair request 😂
I get it Tari was injured this season and hence fans outside of Rockets didn't really see him in action but the fanbase is so high on Tari, even higher than they are on Amen, hes an excellent rebounder and a great.3 point shot, had he not been injured hed have a great breakout season, he looked awesome in summer league and had a really strong start to season, he deserves a 3rd season in Houston, not too upset with Uncle Jeff being let go, but if at the end were above Luxury Tax and still have money left then i would have him back. I feel like Reed while being a reach at 3 is fine for Houston to get, it fulfills a great need espicialy with a pick that had no right being as prime as it is right now just pure lotto luck
Well good news Uncle Jeff is back at least for now! Even if it’s likely they just want to use him in a trade haha.
Definitely agree with your review of Jalen Green; he is definitely starting to figure it out. He already has a much more well-rounded game. He is playing defense, he is passing, he is shooting, he is rebounding, he is blocking, he is getting to the basket, he is taking and making free throws.
If he can get into the right mental space, he will be fire!
Just gotta keep the vets and mentors on the team!
Reed Shepard is probably the safe bet
I’ll be so curious to see what happens!
Agree also with your review of Jabari Smith, Jr. He is definitely improving. I would like to see him in a more refined position, I believe that will help him contribute and further develop. Really want to see Jabari take more shots this year, especially those gorgeous pop up two-point shots with the super high release.
Yeah I honestly haven’t thought enough about where I would want him to develop to, but he is clearly really smart, and really talented.
Hey, I’ve been loving the offseason videos you’ve been making, you seem very knowledgeable, I was wondering if you could do my mavs who unfortunately just got eliminated? 😢
Gonna record it today and have it ready for ya Wednesday morning!
@@_AVC_ 🙏🙏🙏
The rockets are very high on Tari with their young core. Londale, Tate, and uncle Jeff are the only players the rockets would trade.
Well we can’t say that with certainty. If you rephrase that I might be able to join ya haha.
@@_AVC_ you've never watched tari play. all he does is shoot a little and defend? 95th percentile in offensive rebounding quality, 98th percentile in deflections, 95th percentile in defensive rebounding quality, 85th percentile in rim defense. he's about as good as amen. he's an underrated creator on offense. transition juggernaut. he's everywhere on the court. the majority of his shots come after offensive rebounds, loose balls, etc. he does not need the ball to have massive impact. there's a reason that teams want to pick him up so much and its because he's incredibly versatile and contributes to winning basketball regardless of who his teammates are. if all you do is box score watch then you'll have a worse opinion of him than if you look at advanced stats or actual tape.
@@alex77195 Yikes 😅. Well if I did phrase it that way (did I?) then apologies. I don’t think I was that harsh though. I do like him, but there are 4-5 other projects ahead of him on the team.
@@_AVC_ sengun and you could make an argument for amen. cam isnt as good yet but hes full of raw potential and could be if he cleans up defensive mistakes. in terms of advanced stats he beats out jabari, jalen, cam, and is on the same tier as amen. so arguably 2nd or 3rd best of the core 6 players. not a project. he contributes to winning basketball right now. he would see decent minutes on any playoff team in a series. Rockets give much higher minutes to much higher picks like jalen and jabari. per 36 he puts up 16.1/2/11.5 with 3.7 stocks. and all of that production comes from the leftovers of broken possessions or off of his own steals or offensive rebounds. plus he's a capable shooter at 36%
@@alex77195 Hey if you would rather develop him then I can’t blame ya at all!
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I think adding luke kennard and huerter would hurt the young guys as u got jalen green and cam whitmore. Not to mention if u trade down whatever person u draft.
Very well could. I attack it from the I wanna win some games perspective. Now if those kids are good enough they’ll find their way on the court regardless, but I see the point.
You could also say continuing to lose games hurts them. But maybe the young guys are enough on their own 🤷🏻♂️.
@@_AVC_ i can see ur point but lets say whitmore or green develop more than what about kennard and huerters minutes? Would you have traded down just to drop these guys stock and have to flip them at the deadline or hold onto them? Whoever u draft im assuming is gonna be the next jarace walker in the sense of no playing time
@@M8trix6363 Sure I see what you mean. I guess that depends on how you view this class. To me I have minimal or no difference in value for picks 4-11 haha. So to me I would rather get another player and pick later.
Very good job. I might of got Ware with the 9th even though it’s early for him. Rockets need a big who can play above the rim and catch lobs. I also would have preferred getting a future frp from the grizzlies for moving down. Not sure there’s room on the team for Huerter with Tari and Cam and Amen getting more minutes but depth is important. Getting rid of Tate and Landale was needed but Green was such a good presence for the Rockets last year I would have loved keeping him. A lot of tough decisions with so much talent but no clear superstars yet.
Yeah it’s a weird spot for this team but they can also afford to play around a bit.
I did think about Ware a lot haha, but they already have two nice centers so I went for more of a positional need.
Great show and go Rockets
I appreciate it haha!
No way the Rockets pass on Reed or trade down to get him or someone else at better value...They take him at #3 if he is there...if he is not there at #3, then I could see them trading down or out if they don't like anyone else, but I doubt it.
Reed is their guy...For the FUTURE he will give them a second PG along with Amen and both are combo players Reed PG/SG & Amen PG/SF. Those two give them a lot of versatility, plus Sengun gives them 3 playmakers that can cover 4 positions. Reed is most defiantly their guy at #3...his versatility, playmaking, elite perimeter shooting to space the floor and hustle D is exactly what the Rockets need next season and for his career.
Cap space management - Stone worked extremely hard over the last 3 years to go from (Morey's) maybe worst cap in the NBA to one of the best managed in the NBA. The Rockets are NOT going to sign another 10m+ FA or even trade for one that will add to their cap. The reason why I say this with certainty is that they have to resign their young core of 6 (or 7...Reed) over the next 4 years and that is already is going to be most likely impossible, but they will keep as many as they can together. This become obvious when you consider how Stone structured his veteran contracts. FVV's max (42.8m) is for one year with a TEAM option (44.8m) for another year, Brooks has 3 years (but it drops from 22.25m down to 19.9m...to save cap space) & Landale has 3 years of TEAM options (8m each year)...all three of these deals were done with resigning the young core for the future in mind. All the other vets are on expiring contracts...Adams (12.6m), Jeff Green (9.6m) & Tate (7.6m). If Stone doesn't keep FVV and Landale after this year, plus all the expiring contracts all together totals up to $72+m, which is more than enough to resign Sengun and JG if they want to...This is called FLEXABILTY, which they will need to sign the other core players that they want to keep.
Trades: FYI Brooks is NOT going to be traded. The trade for Adams cemented Brooks for at least one more year. Stone went and got Adams because he and Brooks have had two playoff runs together as #2 seeds and that is something the Rockets cannot get with any other vet replacing Brooks. I have been saying this since that trade.
Trade options: Only JG and any of the expiring contract (mainly as fillers) besides Adams and FVV is on the table for a JG trade. Cam's efficiency makes JG expendable and so will drafting Reed...plus they give the Rockets 3 and 4 more years respectively on their rookie contracts than JG's expiring rookie more expensive deal. BTW, the Rockets had moved on from all the immature players they had...Wood, KPJ & Christopher...JG is the last of that group. JG is a incredible talented (like KPJ was) and his potential is tremendous, but like you said "it is in his head". The Rockets have been giving him a lot of rope and they will until he becomes too expensive against the young core...hoping that he puts it all together. You got JG's immaturity correct.
JG trade: My bet is that his immaturity that holds him back from reaching his potential and being a more expensive option will end up forcing the Rockets to trade him. I see that they will view trading JG NOT for getting a star player (that does not fit the direction they are going with the young core), because it will take more than JG to get one (which will gut into the young core and/or future draft (Nets) assets. That player will be older than the core (less career years), which lowers those assets' values. Now that they have a young core (that they love) in place the real value of those Nets' picks become the ability to replace the core players that they lose to free agency with quality young role players (higher draft picks than their own) on cheap rookie contracts. Stone will view trading JG to extend this capability of owning other teams' (into the future)1st round picks (this he covets). If I was GM the top on my list to target is Utah or any team that owns their and/or other teams' 2027 thru 2031 draft picks. I see Stone trading JG by the trade deadline or extend him then trade him next offseason.
Your fantasy trades or rebuild is just that...a fantasy...good luck with that. You defiantly do not listen the Stone when he says that they LOVE their players. Why do you want to live outside reality?
I have to give you a poor grade on this video. You direction for the Rockets is...well let's just say that it is a good thing that you are not the GM.
ALL HAIL STONE. Get it? HAIL and STONE...LOL
Want to bet on any of your Rockets ideas?
I appreciate the thought put into the post. Not as much the portion at the end there. It does give me an idea for my channel going forward though, so I appreciate it!
@@_AVC_ Your effort is excellent, but you get off reality in my opinion. Peeps online are always trying to rebuild the Rockets on top of Stone's rebuild...I don't get it.
Stone took Morey's total mess and 100% turned the Rockets' fortunes around in every category.
His trading record will become legendary in the NBA. He had many excellent trades like KPJ for nothing, Sengun @ #16 for two heavily protected first round picks. All the wheeling and dealing over 3 seasons to get Cam (Harden trade, PJ Tucker swap picks & Gordon swap picks) at #20.
But, the Harden trade may very well go down as the best trade in NBA history: So far, Stone stuck the Net's with an aging failed all-star/MVP on a max and got Eason @ #17, Cam @ #20 + 2024 #3 + 2025 Swap + 2026 first & 2027 Swap.
Young talent of 6 (soon to be 7) core players spread out among all 5 positions (each with unique talents) to build around.
Refilled a full 7 years of first round picks, which Morey had destroyed.
Quality vets for leadership, which their contracts are timed to come off the books so they can resign most of the young core.
Cap management...Stone went from one of the worst to near the best in the NBA.
Hired a excellent young coach for long-term championship runs.
Stone managed to take a 17-win team to 41-wins in 3 years...while still getting a Top 3 pick and maybe 2025 & 2026 lottery picks.
Stone did not let the Rockets fall into a perpetual rebuild like many rebuilding teams do.
If that is not enough there is the fact that Stone should be credited for bringing analytics to the NBA. The Rockets are credited for doing this first under Morey, but it was Stone who setup and ran the Analytics Department. This has not only made him an excellent judge of talent, but getting a good mix together on the floor.
Proof? Stone is 6 for 9 on his first round picks and 100% on the 6 - picks that were #20 or higher. This is remarkable record in the NBA...Oh...and the 3 late first rounders that he missed on (Christopher, Washington and Garuba) he even recycled them into Adams and the rights to a Euro big man (nothing wasted).
Now, You name me one other GM that has done as good or better in drafting.
In my 52 years as a fan, he is the best Rockets GM that I have ever seen and I bet he will be one of the best all-time.
Here is an idea for you...be bold and do a video on how good of a GM Stone is...starting from 2005.
@@NOJSIP Great thoughts!
@@_AVC_ Read the last paragraph again I edited it.
Ty for the Great thoughts!
You think about the GM ranking and get back to me.
So do you want to bet on anything? I am being serious.
@@NOJSIP Appreciate all the thoughts boss!
you want shooting, just take reed, he is the best shooter in this draft (and would be the best shooter in a lot of past drafts as well tbh), can playmake some (awesome transition passer), very engaged defender and his strength and athleticism make up in part for his lack of size. He is a perfect fit with this rockets young core, even if you think his ceiling isn't that high.
His shooting was absolutely insane this year for sure! I don’t dislike the fit at all I just don’t want to wait and develop another player on this team. I’d personally rather get some proven dudes on the team and continue to build the other guys. I totally get why people want him though!
Your take on Tari Eason is insane. Then you dismiss Reed Sheppard at #3. Crazy. I stopped listening after that.
I don’t think I dissed Tari but fair enough.
The best trade for the Rockets is the take the 44th pick and the third pick traded to the Hawks for the first pick
If they could pull that off it would be a great move.
Mikal Bridges to HTOWN !🚀🚀🚀
Would be dope! Word is that he currently is untouchable but who is really ever untouchable? Haha
the Rockets can take the 3rd and 44 pick and Jàk Glendale and Jason Tate to Atlanta for the number one pick
If they pull that off it would be pretty cool!
Kevin huerter and Reed Shepard should be the priority
I don’t think Huerter is worth it tbh think they can find sum one who does a similar job for cheaper or that’s just better for the price
Just all the shooting huh?
@@DeeJay_VII Honestly I don’t think that contract is that bad. The inflation of contracts is pretty wild. I also see $20 million dollar contracts and go “omg” but that’s just the going rate for a starter at this point 😂.
@@_AVC_Not only shooting. I trust udoka’s coaching skillset to implement even better defensive strategies next season. They have enough players already with huge defensive upside brooks, smith jr and amen Thompson. Reed sheepard is a good defender too. Im just saying those names fit the rockets systems very well
@@mrawesome7175 That would be dope. I hope to see all those young guns put it together. Especially Amen, I’m crazy about that dude.
Random question: would you trade anyone in the league 1 for 1 if you had Wemby? For the future of your franchise at least 10 years.
So basically would I trade Wemby? I mean personally no. Obviously the talent is a huge part, but that fact that he is such a high character person as well makes him pretty untouchable in my eyes.
@@_AVC_ yeah I’m a spurs fan and at the start of the season that wasn’t the case but by the end of this season I held that opinion as well, and now I see it’s not that insane or biased so thanks
@@isaacyim536 Of course haha! Enjoy the next 20 years of that dude!
Not gonna lie, I would be disgusted if the Rockets took Devin Carter & Holmes lol. I liked everything you did up until that point, so I'd target a big with number 9 & get Kel'el Ware and draft Jamal Shead (or AJ Johnson) in the 2nd round. Instead of signing Len, I'd try to bring back Aaron Holiday. We'd really have a good mix of depth, size, & shooting/talent
Disgusted is a powerful word 😂. I like both those dudes you mentioned a lot, so I can’t complain about it. I thought about Ware for sure but between Adams and AP I was like eh lemme get a guy for the rotation.
@_AVC_ yeah your selections were definitely justified, and makes perfect sense, I just have no interest in drafting those two prospects 😂😂 The reason why I would go with Ware is because of the versatility he brings at the 5. Sengun is more of a playmaker/scoring big, Adams is a defensive anchor with great rebounding, & Ware brings something different by being an athletic big who is a lob threat but can also run the floor well. Great video by the way!!!
@@charvisq Appreciate it! Yeah I really like Ware. At this point whatever team drafts him I’ll say “Nice pick right there.” Lol
You tripping no way we moving Tari
You trippin. Cuz I didn’t 😂
@@Jets_707 Okay… that’s like half a point. What else ya got? Happy to have a conversation but it’s gotta be something I can work with.
@@Jets_707 😑 I think we need to chill on some of the attitude. If we want a discussion we can do it in a proper manner. Appreciate the passion though!
@@Jets_707 I do appreciate that! Let me be the one to check ya a bit then. Gotta work on how we convey ourselves then. Especially the last part of that comment, it’s pretty extra.
You don’t miss
My college 3pt % would suggest I miss at least 65% of the time.
3rd pick and Brooks for Jerami Grant and the 7th pick?
Or 14th pick instead of 7th
@@yoohoo8491 I thought about Grant a lot for this. Is he someone that we think would really be a good fit for them? I’m genuinely asking because I’m not sure, and since I wasn’t I didn’t do it in the video.
I think it’s a reasonable trade for sure!
Jock Landale started the last season off with a nasty concussion and ankle injury combination. He finished the season pretty well with sheer effort though.
Also for the 25 games Tari Eason played he had the highest Defensive Rating on the team, which is admittedly a small sample size. (Amen Thompson was 2nd). When he's not hurt he's the first one off the bench for Jabari Smith or Dillon Brooks, because Ime Udoka loves him. His biggest weakness is that he's reckless on offense, kind of like how Corey Brewer was for Houston.
All of that is very true! I’d still move em just because you can get a better value acquiring different assets in other places but yeah they certainly have their value!
I was definitely impressed with Jock’s grit. He looked lost early on, but he was suffering from not one but two separate ankle injuries and then a concussion. He had never dealt with real injuries before. I would keep him as Steve Adams gets added to the rotation in case there is a minutes restriction to start with. Jock has good chemistry with the team. I would rather keep Jock than draft a new Center.
@@laurenmarielively9952 Very fair! Nice thing is his contract will still be easily moved going forward!
Need those big bodies for Jokic
@@_AVC_, Yes! He has a very team-friendly Contract; Rafael Stone’s specialty!
Daron holmes is a projected lottery pick pick by the way
Huh? Says who?
Not trying to be rude but I ain’t seen that once.
@@_AVC_ he received a promise in first round. Ive read that it was the kings and if not then the heat. Almost lock for first round tho
@@nigeriankushprince6287 Well wait is he lottery or 1st round? 😅
@@_AVC_ i think he is lottery but im just a guy on youtube lol would be shocked if he fell out first round based off what ive heard. Great video tho
@@nigeriankushprince6287 I don’t think he goes that high but I think 1st round is more than reasonable haha!
Tari Eason isn’t going anywhere
Until a player they want becomes available haha. I do like him though.
LMFAO. Make it make sense. You traded the 3rd pick for shooters that definitely can't guard a cone, Absorb more money & possibly can't even crack rotations with their depth at the wing position. Note, Kennard might even hit free agency coz Memphis wanna save money, the roster is getting expensive so Rockets can get him cheaper on MLE and without giving up valuable asset. Then still drafted a small guard at #9. Alex Len? Really? That's the best they got? Rather keep the #3 and draft Sheppard or Clingan. 😅
I’ll try to make it make sense haha.
Huerter isn’t a great defender but he falls into the average statistically. Plays historically in switch defenses as well so that’s already a ton of value on that.
I don’t understand the Kennard point. Yeah the Grizzlies could cut him, but why not get something for him and guarantee the Rockets get him?
Devin Carter should in theory be a ready to play guard. I guess I don’t know what else to say because you didn’t really say anything on him. Not trying to be rude I’m just literally saying that haha.
I love Clingan as a prospect. I just think you use this year’s pick on a position you need. They seem pretty good at center. I wouldn’t mind Reed with a later pick.
@@_AVC_ whos to say Clingan or Sheppard isn't ready like Carter? Don't get me wrong I like Carter as a prospect but the trades doesn't make sense at all. Every prospect theoretically isn't worth the 3rd pick in this year's draft & you won't get much value in the market so why trade it? Especially if you only getting shooting and nothing else. In a position you're loaded. Kinda dumb, sorry for the word. Like Rockets can get shooting AND defense using their MLE. Trent Jr or Melton to name a few makes sense as replacement to Holiday and doesn't really affect their core 6. Malik Beasley is also rumored to them. Plenty of options than take a ton of money back in a trade down scenario that doesn't really offer much versatility in the roster, money (cap) & skillset (shooter, nothing else to offer)..
Atleast Sheppard can pass and be a connective piece. Clingan will be great defensively. The players doesn't make sense to really trade down. Think the prospects at #3 has more value down the line as a rotation piece or even a trade bait in the future. Simply mis management of asset if you ask me..
@@_AVC_ like Simone Fonteccio makes more sense in free agency
@@Chris-uq7in I’m still a little confused by this perspective…
The logic of nobody is worth the 3rd pick (which I personally disagree with) means you should trade it from an economic lens. You trade down to get wings and another position.
Adding just Clingan adds a player in an even more loaded position.
This way you also guarantee the players you get.
I can see the hope of Melton getting back to his 3&D ways for sure but the Gary Trent one confuses me. He is coming of age really rough defensive year and he had a solid defensive team around him.
Also I’m sorry I hate being this guy but I try to help at the end of the day. We’ve used the word doesn’t incorrectly a couple times. Truly just trying to inform 😅.
Thoughts?
@@Chris-uq7in I love Fonteccio! I think he probably wants the guaranteed PT, but I don’t know for sure. Again love him really anywhere.