TRADE: Harden to BRK | LeVert to IND | Dipo + 4 1sts + 4 swaps to HOU | JAllen to CLE

[ClutchDirk]

Anyone think Hardin will be in basketball shape by May?

Depends on how many strip clubs are in NJ...

[omahen]

They even got a pick for taking LeVert

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1349512237736751106

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Houston is going to regret trading Levert for Oladipo. Levert is a borderline all-star. I don't think Oladipo gets back to what he once was, after that quad rupture.

[Aussiebballer]

Pretty sure the Cavs also took on extra salary to allow Rockets and Pacers to get under the tax.
Which probably factored into the compo they had to supply to get Allen

[omahen]

Pretty sure the Cavs also took on extra salary to allow Rockets and Pacers to get under the tax.
Which probably factored into the compo they had to supply to get Allen

Sure, they took Prince. He is overpaid but ok player. Not so horrible contract and only one season left

[jesusshuttlesworth82]

Houston is going to regret trading Levert for Oladipo. Levert is a borderline all-star. I don't think Oladipo gets back to what he once was, after that quad rupture.

I think that's the part where Houston fans are mad about having a cheapass owner.  Levert is owed money for two more seasons.  Most teams would see that as a positive but....TBD if that's the reason.

[SleepingHero]

My lord, how many starting centers do you people NEED???????

If you have all the starting centers, then the opposing teams always have no starting centers. 

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/SIChrisMannix/status...0549452801

[TXBamanut]

Even with Allen, the Nets were trash defensively so I like the Harden addition.  Harden will keep KD happy and opens up the possibility of moving Kyrie which would have ticked him off without the Harden addition.  At some point, even KD has to get fed up with the space cadet routine.  The real question is, what could you get in return for him.

What you aren't thinking about is all the crap that JH was pulling in Houston...not showing up for film sessions, not showing up on time for games or planes, and how Westbrook was yelling at film sessions "Just start without his ***" and all that...  KD isn't going to put up with that crap.  That's going to get old fast.

Kyrie is a space cadet and KD is figuring that out....this move won't keep KD happy, and in fact, it will drive him out of BKN.

Also, on the defense, Taruean Prince and Allen were the ONLY guys on that team that actually played defense and the team was winning by 20.  There is no way that their scoring will increase, but their defense will get worse...100.

The only thing I wondered was "do they know that Kyrie isn't coming back?"  No THAT makes this look a whole lot different and more like a desperation move...a swing for the fences to save what is about it implode...and it may still.  They may be just staving off the implode that was already happening for a month or two.

[DallasMaverick]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the...has-risks/

[jesusshuttlesworth82]

Reading the Nets forum.  2/3 of them say they'd rather have been a decent non championship team with home grown guys instead of winning a title with Harden and Kyrie.  Interesting.

[KillerLeft]

Reading the Nets forum.  2/3 of them say they'd rather have been a decent non championship team with home grown guys instead of winning a title with Harden and Kyrie.  Interesting.

I can relate. They might be the two most unlikeable players in the league.

[MFFL OLD]

Reading the Nets forum.  2/3 of them say they'd rather have been a decent non championship team with home grown guys instead of winning a title with Harden and Kyrie.  Interesting.

Flags fly forever

[Reunion Mav Old]

The Mavs beat Harden, Durant and Westbrook once in 2011. I wouldn't mind our new budding dynasty doing to two of them again 10 years later. I am having dreams of two flags flying. 

[meistermatze]

Wow, I thought Harden would stay stuck. Not sure if there's enough balls in Brooklyn but if they out their egos aside, let Harden drive and Kick to shooters of the likes of Durant and Irving... could be dangerous. I hope they all got big dongs, otherwise I don't see much D though.

[F Gump]

let Harden drive and Kick to shooters of the likes of Durant and Irving... 

They all want the ball. Not to be the guy who gets it on the tail end of the shot clock for a couple seconds to try to hoist up a shot, either. To dominate it.

[F Gump]

Flags fly forever

 
No flags make the ugly even uglier.

[DanSchwartzgan]

I'm not in love with this deal for Brooklyn or Houston.  Culture must mean absolutely nothing to Brooklyn anymore.   This smacks of impatient owners telling their GM what to do. 

I would have been happier for Houston if they had kept LeVert and Allen (which would have meant one less pick and no Dipo).

To me, Cleveland is the winner here adding another young core piece.  Good for them.  

Indy did well also.  LeVert has an injury history, but is certainly better than getting nothing this summer.  I have to wonder if they could have gotten more later in the season.  Did they panic a little or do they possibly already know that this is what Dipo is now and LeVert now was as good as they could get.

[Kidnova]

If the rumors of animosity between Irving and the Brooklyn front office are true, then this "superteam" may be short lived and Kyrie could be in another uniform in the next few weeks.

[Hypermav]

I like that Luka has less competition for starting All-Star, but in reality, he is the best guard.  Trae may have to worry for his gimme spot.