Rockets - Pistons Ariza trade

[warfelg]

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[warfelg]

Tilman Frittita literally gave away a lottery pick to save money. Holy ****. This is a ****ing disgrace.


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[NBA all the way]

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Wait, why are they hard capped?

[warfelg]

Wait, why are they hard capped?

Not sure. I think it’s a multi year tax team thing.


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[LionsFan..LOL]

I'll take more picks!

[Chronz]

Tilman Frittita literally gave away a lottery pick to save money. Holy ****. This is a ****ing disgrace.


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I wonder if that's the cheapest a middling pick has ever gone for

[mark1125]

Very savvy deal by Weaver and the Pistons. They have a lot of space and it was wise to take a team financial burden for draft capital. Lets be honest, Detroit even with all the money will not be a top destination so they have to think outside of the box. I like it.

[beasted86]

Tilman Frittita literally gave away a lottery pick to save money. Holy ****. This is a ****ing disgrace.


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What lottery pick?

[warfelg]

What lottery pick?

Sorry just outside in 16.


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[Saddletramp]

I bet Morey is laughing his *** off.

God damn Fertitta sucks ***.

[Cracka2HI!]

Ariza probably gonna be a FA now. Don't think Detroit will guarantee his contract.

[Saddletramp]

So the Rockets traded Clint Capela and an unprotected 2020 first round pick for two protected 2021 first rounders.

**** this guy.

[mightybosstone]

They're trying to play it off as this deal allowed them to fall below the hard cap and be able to offee the full $9.3M NTMLE. But I'll believe it when I see it. Until then, any move like this, I will just assume it's Tilman being cheap. **** Tilman Fertitta.

[warfelg]

I honestly had to reread it about 8-9 times because I thought it was Hou getting a pick for Ariza.

The fact what they got back was so absurdly protected and in the future was just stupid.


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[mightybosstone]

I honestly had to reread it about 8-9 times because I thought it was Hou getting a pick for Ariza.

The fact what they got back was so absurdly protected and in the future was just stupid.


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It is, but I'm grading this trade as an INC for now until free agency. If they actually use the full MLE to sign an impact player (preferably a big), and Stone can put enough a decent enough roster around James to keep him happy another year, this trade will look a hell of a lot better. But if they end up doing a fire sale anyway, this will look totally idiotic.

I do think even with the protections, though, that pick could end up being better then No. 16 last night. It's only top 10 protected for two years and top 9 protected for one. Granted, that's four freaking years away...