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Post by Charles Barkley on May 7, 2014 10:35:50 GMT
The Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers are proud to announce the following trade:
Houston Receives: 71 Giannis Antetokounmpo $1,572,600 $1,643,300 $1,714,100 $1,749,736 $1,794,486
69 Hasheem Thabeet $3,300,000 $3,600,000 $3,900,000 $4,000,000
78 Brandon Bass $6,750,000 $6,950,000
Indiana Receives:
75 Eric Bledsoe $2,626,473 $3,726,966
75 Gerald Wallace $9,000,000 $9,800,000 $10,768,000 $11,842,480
Houston Salary Out: $11,626,473
Indiana Salary Out: $11,622,600
Houston New Salaries If Passed:
2014: $56,885,329 2015: $58,431,116 2016: $37,064,391 2017: $20,490,433 2018: $9,284,535
Indiana New Salaries If Passed:
2014: $57,801,533 2015: $47,959,147 2016: $23,403,396 2017: $24,779,530 2018: $14,360,125
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Post by Charles Barkley on May 7, 2014 10:43:25 GMT
The Houston Rockets accept this trade.
We get a promising young SF, a position we are desperately lacking in. We pass off the poison pill in the Rose deal. However, we receive a smaller poison pill in Thabeet. We believe Thabeet has matured since his days with Memphis and will be a solid contributor to our team. He is in line to be the back up center in OKC behin Adams once Perkins leaves. He can get solid minutes and produce. If not, he will likely be cut in real life and retire. We also get Brandon Bass, a solid PF for this year and next.
While I had other offers on the table for Bledsoe, and some may believe they were better, this is what is best for my team at the current point we are in. We clear cap room for 2016 while attaining a position of need and the player's Bird Rights.
We are sad to see Bledsoe go. We wish him the best.
Our new line-up, if accepted, will be: Hawes-Davis-Giannis-Oladipo-Rose
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Post by Ian Noble on May 7, 2014 18:46:05 GMT
Bledsoe really needs a ratings boost, I think I'll put him top of my priorities, srsly.
I guess I accept this deal. If I were Indy I wouldn't do it though.
Bledsoe = Anteto
Wallace's massive contract < Bass & Thabeet
But it's not enough to reject.
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Post by Andrei Kirilenko on May 7, 2014 19:05:38 GMT
I disagree that Bledsoe = Giannis. Bledsoe has proven he's a baller, Giannis has potential but is a bust until proven otherwise. This is a dangerous move for Houston IMO
I'll accept though
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Post by Glenn Robinson on May 7, 2014 19:08:05 GMT
As a die hard Bucks fan I just want to say this is a definite risk for Houston. Love Giannis and think he can be something special, but Bledsoe is a potential all-star player if he can stay healthy. Giannis still needs to prove he can start on Milwaukee, let alone reach his potential, which could be great.
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Post by Larry Bird on May 7, 2014 19:29:00 GMT
I need a starting PG. Thomas will probably be gone in offseason. Would love to resign him, but so many teams will be after him.
Therefore Bledsoe comes in. I do have to take on Wallace which is a bad deal for me. Bass is serviceable and I hate to lose him. Thabeet takes up 1/3 of Wallace's contract.
I hate losing Antetokoumnpo's potential. Bledsoe has just as much, though.
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Post by Bryan Colangelo on May 7, 2014 21:34:20 GMT
Accept
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Post by Walt Frazier on May 7, 2014 23:21:31 GMT
Houston does not have Bledsoe's Bird Rights which is a big factor in why he was looking to move him for a player who he WOULD have Bird Rights on.
Do get that, and to get out of Wallace's contract makes sense for him...risky moving Bledsoe but I see why he does it.
Accept.
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Post by Alex English on May 8, 2014 0:43:06 GMT
Giannis is still way too raw and probably years away from being any good, and like any player who's value comes mostly from their potential, there is a chance that Giannis never pans out. I'd much rather have Beldsoe and Indy wins this deal in my opinion. But I can definitely understand why Houston wants to do this trade. I accept.
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Post by Charles Barkley on May 8, 2014 1:09:46 GMT
I don't know. I think Bledsoe's value right now around the league is huge. Problem is, this was his first good season IRL. Like, yeah, he is def. a lot more proven than Giannis. I love Bledsoe, but not having BR's on him and no real spot for him on my team right now was why I wanted to move him.
I had other offers, but not a lot of people were willing to take on Wallace. And I knew I wanted a definite 3 man and it isn't like I was getting LeBron or KD. Parsons wouldnt' have BR's and I doubt Glenn would do that. And we've already established how I don't like Kawhi. And, I personally think that Giannis can be great in a few years. This move basically sets me up for the draft and off-season. I know that getting Giannis is a risk, but having Bledsoe with no BR's is another risk in its own self.
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Post by Charles Barkley on May 8, 2014 1:11:23 GMT
Also, Larry never actually said the words, "I accept" so I don't know.
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Post by Larry Bird on May 8, 2014 1:19:46 GMT
If that's all we were waiting on, I accept.
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Post by Ian Noble on May 8, 2014 18:36:39 GMT
Trade passed.
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