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I’ve seen discussions about if LeBron would want to play with Harden and if him being there makes Harden unnecessary for the Cleveland offense. I’m curious about Hardens free agent status and if LeBrons return would affect his extension. If for some reason Harden were to consider other teams he might face limited options and mabe he would take less for a Houston return to play with KD. This is all hypothetical of course but if this outcome were possible I think this current roster with a FVV and Harden swap would make a lot more sense. We probably aren’t getting a Billy Donavan or a new offensive minded assistant so it could help to bring in a system. I am assuming with his expiring contract we could move FVV without a giving up a first round pick mabe something similar to DFS trade we just made to open up space. I know Ime is anti Harden but if this move is possible without adding long term salary beyond amen extension years or giving up first round picks in return it should be considered.

Would you trade FVV and if yes for who? Given our cap situation if we trade him we can take back same or maybe max 30m back with some room created through DFS trade.

Charlotte presented an offer involving draft compensation, Miles Bridges (before he was traded to Phoenix), and Naz Reid, sources said. This package was shot down by the Celtics, who wanted Brandon Miller and more than three first-round picks, and so the Hornets moved on to other avenues — shooting down offers for Reid from other teams and trading Bridges to the Suns. The inclusion of Reid in the Hornets' offer was also reported by Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.

Denver was a team sources say Brown did hold a level of interest in going to, but the Nuggets' preliminary talks were solely focused on Aaron Gordon and Cam Johnson. Trading Jamal Murray was not on the table for the Nuggets, and with Denver holding zero tradeable draft capital, the Celtics looked elsewhere.

The 76ers emerged as a team with interest in Brown, and with talks around the league continuing to crumble, Stevens and the Celtics acted fast to not lose interest from Philadelphia. Initially, Boston wanted VJ Edgecombe, which was first reported by ESPN. Philadelphia and new executive Mike Gansey made it clear that they would not part ways with anything more than draft picks and Paul George.

The Rockets were one of the many teams the Celtics reached out to regarding a potential Brown trade in search of future draft picks and a young star, sources said. Although talks between the two teams never matured into a formal offer being made, the Rockets were a team Brown had interest in joining.

One of the major reasons why the Celtics were interested in doing business with Houston was due to Alperen Sengun being described as a player Boston would've moved Brown for “in a heartbeat,”

Source: https://clchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/inside-celtics-jaylen-brown-trade-decision-latest-intel-kevin-durant-jalen-duren-lebron-james-nba-free-agency

I don't think I need to remind everyone that we own their draft pick. And I wouldn't trade it for anything less than a guaranteed All-Star, not some journeyman rotation player.

I don't get why so many people propose trading away our first-round picks so freely, especially our 2027 picks, and especially with the current lottery odds.

Just as a reminder, in 2027 we control:

• Our own pick
• The Suns' pick (unprotected)
• The Nets' pick (unprotected pick swap)

Scenario 1 (Most Likely): The Rockets make the playoffs, the Suns finish in the 4–10 lottery range, and the Nets finish in the bottom 3 (1–3 range). Under this scenario, because of the swap/pick combo, we would have a 13.51% chance at the #1 pick and a 54.2% chance at a top 5 pick.

Scenario 2 (The Worst-Case Insurance): If for some reason the Rockets crash out in 2027 due to injuries and also finish in the 4–10 range, alongside the Nets finishing 4–10, our odds skyrocket. We would have a nearly 25% chance at #1 and a 93% chance at a top 5 pick.

With odds like that, keeping these picks gives us an insane amount of leverage and upside. Trading them away right now makes zero sense.

I'm going to root for the success of anyone on the squad because at the end of the day I'm a Houston rockets fan. Idc if it's alpi , amen , KD or whoever. As long as they play for and represent my city they have my support.

That is all.

The DFS salary dump and the fact that FVV isn't fully back both point to another move coming. Feels like they're clearing the runway for a trade involving Jrue, Kyrie, or someone in that tier.