The Rockets could have traded Lin, Parsons, and Asik for Rondo last season

[Kidbasketball20]

And the big 3 could have been

Harden
Rondo
Howard


Instead the big 3 is

Howard
Harden
Ariza

With no depth, and the best thing so far this off season was Troy Daniels, who they might not even resign.

And with the contract they gave Ariza, they won't be able to resign T Jones if they want to go after another "max guy" next season.

[BarberSchool]

When will the overrating of Rondo stop ?

[UK2K]

No they couldn't have. Boston was tanking, why would they want any of those 3 players?

[Relinquish]

Rondo with James Harden is no better than Lin. Either way, Rondo would never touch the ball. Great decision by Houston to say no to that terrible trade.

[guy]

Crazy that the rockets lost all 3 of those guys for basically Trevor Ariza. Maybe there's such as a thing as management being too aggressive. Instead of getting Lebron, Melo, or Bosh, they get Ariza and lose out on 3 valuable assets. Wow.

[ImKobe]

Rondo hasn't shown that he can be great on his own and he was just returning from ACL surgery last season, you don't trade your assets for a point guard coming off an injury as serious as that. IF they made the trade they would have given up 3 of their top 6 players for someone that barely even took court and looked rusty when he did.

Houston messed up big time. They gave away Lin and a 1st round pick and replaced Parsons with Ariza.

[CelticBaller]

When will the overrating of Rondo stop ?

Overrating?

[CelticBaller]

Rondo hasn't shown that he can be great on his own and he was just returning from ACL surgery last season, you don't trade your assets for a point guard coming off an injury as serious as that. IF they made the trade they would have given up 3 of their top 6 players for someone that barely even took court and looked rusty when he did.

Houston messed up big time. They gave away Lin and a 1st round pick and replaced Parsons with Ariza.

Serious? For a player like rondo is a torn acl really that serious?

[UK2K]

Houston messed up big time. They gave away Lin and a 1st round pick and replaced Parsons with Ariza.

I keep seeing this repeated with no mention that they traded a two disgruntled players and a late first pick for a lotto pick and 16m in cap space. That's a good trade.

Wouldn't fit the narrative of this board though.

[ImKobe]

Serious? For a player like rondo is a torn acl really that serious?

Of course it is. He played on limited minutes last season and didn't look all that good compared to his old self. It affects his speed, quickness, agility, his scoring inside the paint, where he got most of his points from. His ability to play defense.

I hope you're just screwing with me

[ImKobe]

I keep seeing this repeated with no mention that they traded a two disgruntled players and a late first pick for a lotto pick and 16m in cap space. That's a good trade.

Wouldn't fit the narrative of this board though.

They basically did nothing to improve their roster though. Replacing Parsons with Ariza and giving up Lin for nothing didn't do all that much for them. They freed up the cap space for Bosh and had to settle with Ariza. They still need a PF.

[kentatm]

I keep seeing this repeated with no mention that they traded a two disgruntled players and a late first pick for a lotto pick and 16m in cap space. That's a good trade.

Wouldn't fit the narrative of this board though.

those players were only disgruntled b/c Morey treats his players like chattel.

[hawkfan]

I don't know why the Lakers didn't take on both Lin and Asik.
They wouldn't have a problem paying the extra salary.
Asik, Randle and Hill at the bigs would be very solid.

[Cocaine80s]

Rondo would end up as 6th man because he cant shoot the spot up 3 like Beverley

[outbreak]

wow tell me again how you work for Boston's front office and you personally know that Boston would have taken that deal?