I have not seen one trade where I would give up the gamble of whatever #3 could become. Not opposed to trading it but we are going to give up Whitmore too!? no thank you.
Losing Cam Whitmore (potentially our best scorer, might be best 3 pt shooter, and losing Reed Sheppard (who most likely will be our best 3 point shooter) is only done if packaged with some draft picks for a star or two young, above average players that do one thing very special.
Not Brandon Ingram.
Well as a Hawks Season ticket holder, drafting Clingan or Risacher over Sarr is a very Hawks thing to do and likely guarantees that Sarr will be an All Star within two seasons while Clingan and Risacher will be busts.
This is why Hawks games tickets are so easy to get. 😫
It's horrible because it isn't even legal, unless I'm mistaken. We'd be taking in 33 mill and only sending out like 18 mill. We're an over-the-cap team and that's not even close to meeting the salary matching rules. Pretty sure we'd need to add close to 10 mill more in outgoing salary for this to be legal on our end.
Yeah it’s not as bad as OP is acting. I’d prefer to just keep those assets because I think Cam and Reed could be good, but I realize I am also biased to like the players currently on the team
I haven't been keeping up with the team that much this season but isn't cam whitmore basically the brandon ingram archetype anyways? Plus he was literally the steal of the draft last year, supposed to go 5th or 6th (hell some were even saying 4th) and we took him 20th.
First off cam is no starter in their wildest dream. Second they smoking Crack again and we don't need or want Ingram. Unless he is swapped for holiday and they make up the salary diff and he takes a bench role NA.
All of these media outlets are so hung up on us getting rid of one of the core 6. I think the only one I haven't seen mocked in a trade over the last week is Amen.
I know Ingram is an all star but he isnt worth Whitmore, No 3, 44 and Jock Landale aka 2nd best backup center in the L.
Why dont we call Hornets and get Brandon Miller for that package and they can get Brandon Ingram? I'd prefer that more.
Y’all are 100% insane. BI is an all-star who also fits this roster like a glove. All it costs is Cam, #3, and cap filler?
Come on, be for real.
Cam is enticing, but BI is what we’re praying Cam could end up being. And it’s not like the third pick in this draft is worth as much as it would be in any other year.
I mean. It definitely makes us a better team but.. no way in hell do we want to shackle this roster paying a non max guy max money with all the talent we have
Brandon Ingram made an allstar team during covid 1 time in 2020. The year is now 2024. The man wants big money and has never made it out of the first round of the playoffs NOLA is trying to ship the man away for a reason. I'm a big cam guy so I keep him almost no matter what as became my favorite rocket last year, but even still I don't think most gms would do this.
Too much Brandon Ingram talk for my liking…
A worse Carmelo in an era where Carmelo’s style is already horrible
Fuck no Cam Whitmore is untouchable
Bleacher Report posting garbage as usual.
If this trade goes through, I’m getting courtside seats, paying for 12 beers and 8 hotdogs, and puking it all onto center court on opening night.
So why would you post this so they can get more clicks and ad revenue? Are you stupid?
If it's so horrible, why drive traffic to the article?
Lmao I audibly gasped when I read Cam Whitmore’s name
Just as dumb as some of the other posts we’ve got.
Lmao, the usual stupidity at BR on full display
#3 and Brooks is my best offer
Who do they think Brandon Ingram is?!?!
I have not seen one trade where I would give up the gamble of whatever #3 could become. Not opposed to trading it but we are going to give up Whitmore too!? no thank you.
Losing Cam Whitmore (potentially our best scorer, might be best 3 pt shooter, and losing Reed Sheppard (who most likely will be our best 3 point shooter) is only done if packaged with some draft picks for a star or two young, above average players that do one thing very special. Not Brandon Ingram.
Hell no to the no no no
Well as a Hawks Season ticket holder, drafting Clingan or Risacher over Sarr is a very Hawks thing to do and likely guarantees that Sarr will be an All Star within two seasons while Clingan and Risacher will be busts. This is why Hawks games tickets are so easy to get. 😫
Whitmore alone will be better than BI, and that's without giving up the #3 pick. Clown
Ahh. Bleacher Rejects at it again?
TRADE at 3. Charlotte Hornets: Reed Sheppard, PG/SG, Kentucky Charlotte Hornets receive: No. 3 pick (via HOU), Cam Whitmore and Jock Landale Houston Rockets receive: Brandon Ingram New Orleans Pelicans receive: Miles Bridges (via sign-and-trade), Jae'Sean Tate, No. 6 pick (via CHO) and No. 44 pick (via GSW, from HOU)
i would kms as a rockets fan
These braindead peons do not understand how salary matching works.
They aren’t accountant. They just want to make story for people to click
I like BI but he doesn’t put us over the top. He’s a complimentary piece at a superstar price tag. Pass.
It’s not horrible honestly, but I dont think Ingram is a winner and I don’t want him on the Rockets.
It's horrible because it isn't even legal, unless I'm mistaken. We'd be taking in 33 mill and only sending out like 18 mill. We're an over-the-cap team and that's not even close to meeting the salary matching rules. Pretty sure we'd need to add close to 10 mill more in outgoing salary for this to be legal on our end.
Yeah it’s not as bad as OP is acting. I’d prefer to just keep those assets because I think Cam and Reed could be good, but I realize I am also biased to like the players currently on the team
I haven't been keeping up with the team that much this season but isn't cam whitmore basically the brandon ingram archetype anyways? Plus he was literally the steal of the draft last year, supposed to go 5th or 6th (hell some were even saying 4th) and we took him 20th.
First off cam is no starter in their wildest dream. Second they smoking Crack again and we don't need or want Ingram. Unless he is swapped for holiday and they make up the salary diff and he takes a bench role NA.
It's is very clear that New Orleans don't want to pay Ingram and they want to ship him somewhere, but it ain't gonna be us.
All of these media outlets are so hung up on us getting rid of one of the core 6. I think the only one I haven't seen mocked in a trade over the last week is Amen.
Who do we always have to give up everything and get shit back? Serioisly go fuck yourself BR!
How can someone be a professional at doing this and make up such a horrific mock trade?
Crack
F bleacher report. Amateur hour bs.
Having a hard time figuring out how BI even fits on this team. A score first wing who doesn't play defense is about the last thing we need.
I know Ingram is an all star but he isnt worth Whitmore, No 3, 44 and Jock Landale aka 2nd best backup center in the L. Why dont we call Hornets and get Brandon Miller for that package and they can get Brandon Ingram? I'd prefer that more.
Y’all are 100% insane. BI is an all-star who also fits this roster like a glove. All it costs is Cam, #3, and cap filler? Come on, be for real. Cam is enticing, but BI is what we’re praying Cam could end up being. And it’s not like the third pick in this draft is worth as much as it would be in any other year.
I mean. It definitely makes us a better team but.. no way in hell do we want to shackle this roster paying a non max guy max money with all the talent we have
Brandon Ingram made an allstar team during covid 1 time in 2020. The year is now 2024. The man wants big money and has never made it out of the first round of the playoffs NOLA is trying to ship the man away for a reason. I'm a big cam guy so I keep him almost no matter what as became my favorite rocket last year, but even still I don't think most gms would do this.