The Rockets traded TyTy? What are they doing over there. I know Harden may go back but he’s not winning anything for them. They signed that knucklehead Dillon Brooks to an 80M deal? Idk what they are thinking. He’s all second team defense but he didn’t do much in that Lakers series and Memphis didn’t want him. He averaged 14 points on 13.7 shots. 47% Efg %.
I don't love the decisions. But the Rockets have to start somewhere. You're not going to get the big names when you're still a 30-win team. I have to remind this to Knicks fans for years. Stars don't want to go rebuild.
At the same time, there is a salary cap minimum. What did the rockets get? They got toughness in FVV and especially Brooks. These two can help bring the young rockets along. And while the contracts they got were absurd to us.. they are kind of on-par for the NBA. $20m a year for Brooks isn't all that terrible tbh. I also think he will fit perfectly with Udoka.
Sad to see TyTy go, but Houston has tons of youth. They need leadership and experience. And as a 3rd/4th string guard, he was the odd man out. He wasn't going to play over Amen/FVV/KPJ/Green. I'm also not in love with Ty. I'm not convinced he's going to last in the NBA, and thinking as a Houston fan 1st, Kentucky fan 2nd here.. I'm not all that upset. This is how Houston gets back to a 40 win team, and can then trade a guy like Green or Eason for a true star player.