11-17-2020, 04:50 AM
This puts Por in the top 4-5 teams in the West talk (easily if they get Millsap). Hou is out now even if they come back with Harden at this point IMO.
Ariza could've been any expiring player and for Por, he was an end of the rotation player. They just picked up the best glue guy for an end of rotation player and 2 FRPs. That is for sure worth. I don't think this is driving up the cost of players, this is an on-par trade valuation. Both teams got what they needed out of the deal in fairness.
Next year's Por pick is gonna be a pretty late first, but if Hou packages that with their (tanking) pick, it might be enough to move them up a couple spots.
LaL, LaC, GSW, Por, Den
That is your current WC power teams. List can change cause this is only the first day of the offseason.
Ariza could've been any expiring player and for Por, he was an end of the rotation player. They just picked up the best glue guy for an end of rotation player and 2 FRPs. That is for sure worth. I don't think this is driving up the cost of players, this is an on-par trade valuation. Both teams got what they needed out of the deal in fairness.
Next year's Por pick is gonna be a pretty late first, but if Hou packages that with their (tanking) pick, it might be enough to move them up a couple spots.
LaL, LaC, GSW, Por, Den
That is your current WC power teams. List can change cause this is only the first day of the offseason.