De'Aaron Fox to Rockets Trade Scenarios? (with USA Today Rockets Analyst Ben DuBose)

[@EF_HUTTON]

Excellent just pure Excellent I would not unload the cupboard but I would definitely like to add him to the team

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

We agree. Thx for watching & commenting

[@florida1289]

The Phoenix talk is a pipe dream

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Agreed. Thx for watching

[@franciscomaldonado9077]

You can see in Roberts face he disagrees with Ben. Me too, Robert. We can not wait for a maybe Booker in a couple of years. We need to do something now. Players like Fox don't become available often. Let's do this.

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Great minds think alike. Thx for watching. Look for more Rockets content tonight

[@clipcorleone_7thdayfamilia]

I see Ben Dubose, I click no matter what

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for watching. Love to hear

[@jamesbush1008]

I completley belive the rockets should bounce and grab fox !!!! We need a star

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take. Would love to see it

[@francoa.9646]

I thought FVV would be great to keep during the playoffs or play-in. But after seeing his play these last few games I would pull the trigger on Fox. Trade FVV, Reed and picks. No way would I add Cam. Cam has the potential to be our future leading scorer one day. We will be a faster team which will unlock JG’s ability even more. This slow half court offense is killing us.

I TOLD A GOOD FRIEND THAT MIAMI WAS MENTALLY TOUGHER THAN THE ROCKETS AND THAT WAS TRUE....BUT THANK YOU ROCKETS FOR CARING HOW TOUGH THE LAST 2 LOSSES WERE...AMEN THOMPSON A HERO FOR TOSSING HERRO

[@francoa.9646]

Herro hit him below the belt first.

[@eugenepalmer7284]

Why would Houston Rockets trade while they are 2nd in the Western Conference? Last year, Rockets weren’t in the playoffs. This year is a banner year for the Rockets what minimum salary. And it’s only going to get better with these players that we have now.

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take. You make a trade because the guards stink & you can't win in the playoffs without somebody who can put the ball in the basket against elite defenses. If you have a chance to get a star in the NBA, you do it. They're hard to come by

[@bizzyboomin9277]

we need a closer thats all we are missing i say trade fred reed and tari and 1 pick... reed doesnt play, fox is a upgrade over fred and tari is our oldest young player and is the most injured all the time... we could give cam those minutes and continue to mold him and that way we dont have to trade picks... and we still would have solid depth

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

@@bizzyboomin9277 If you don't give up legit picks, somebody else will. Fred's not an asset for the Kings. He's just an expiring contract & prob wouldn't re-sign with Kings. If you give them Reed, he's their PG. Tari, Reed & 1 pick ain't enough

[@theoperry3236]

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalkI’ll give the kings reed tari Fred for the suns picks for fox

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

@@theoperry3236 Don't think you'd have to give up the Suns picks. Save them in case Booker's available

[@kaancirak]

Great talk guys but I don't get one part about all these trade talks and value of players. How Ben thinks JG's value not decreasing as time goes. JG will be 50th most paid guy in the NBA 1 spot under Alpi next year. 26/27 he will 40th player and 1 spot over Alpi. If his contract will be expiring in that scenario I get that point but he also have 1 year player option which I believed at least should be team option because of his play so far his career. And we all agreed on we should be doing big move if not at trade deadline but at least at summer which bringing high usage guard player. If we don't put JG in that trade somehow bring guy like fox or booker, JG's value will automaticly hit rock bottom because we know he don't do little things. He should be high usage guy to have some sort of value. We also have other players trying to show themselves for their first contract like Bari, Amen, Tari so on. So I'm not sure how JG will be in our team with that contract. I personally wait for summer to see our guys at playoff setup, kinda waste 1 year in that sense but if Fox is avaliable not waiting for summer to be traded maybe I'll pull the trigger.

[@krisg3818]

I want van vleet and Jalen gone they both get on my nerves with there terrible efficiency. Only reason I would prefer to trade fred is because we already know who he is Jalen is still young and might figure it out. My untouchables are amen and sengun. My next closest untouchable would be cam Whitmore . Reason why is because he averaged almost 12 ppg in 18 minutes per game last year. Im high on cam because I see a guy who can shoot the 3 well above league average very athletic and can be efficient. If Jalen dont work out you have cam that can step in. But in my humble opinion I honestly think cam has way more potential to be great than Jalen. Anyone else I really don't care if we trade. I think Jabari could have some value to people. Because of the unknown. He doesn't get enough shots on this team with who we got taking shots. Sometimes he plays well sometimes he doesn't but some teams might look at him and say well hey if he just got more shots he would be better. I could see Jabari averaging between probably 13-18 ppg on another team that he gets a consistent amount of shots per game. And he a good defender

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Agree that Cam has more potential. Strength, physicality, aggressiveness, desire, etc - all greater than Jalen. As I've said before, I'm not seeing Jalen improving in many of his issues. You can thank me for Jabari's incredible jump the last month or so - because I called him a bust right before. LOL! But I should know better because bigs take longer to develop than other positions. Thx for the take

[@yannickb3209]

Not all superstar guards are efficient from the field. But they will get to their average regardless that's what we need from Jalen along with good defense and ball protection. At least in regular season. Plus Jalen help to kill bad and mid lvl teams thats a big thing in the NBA win the games you should win. Any big trade will impact our chemistry for good or bad. Big risk for a team that do well currently. Don't overreact to one defeat. Jalen needs to get better at protecting the ball to take the ball out of FVV late in the 4th + Fts purposes

[@bizzyboomin9277]

@@yannickb3209thank you finally someone with some sense.. green next to fox would be the fastest back court in the league… and also green is 22… Keegan Murray is 24, tari 23, j dub from okc is 23 Chet is 22 same age as green.. yall got to relax, and green as the second perimeter option next to fox is perfect… Jabari is a stretch 4 who defense shot blocking has gotten better and after the first 15 games he found his shot he’s perfect next to senguin and won’t cost as much to extend… dude up top lost his mind lol

[@boogiestaccs8687]

Jabari Smith Jr. should be kept along with Amen, Alpi, Cam. Dillon for his defense. Also keep Tari if we can.

[@krisg3818]

@@yannickb3209 I disagree. When you look at jalens efficiency he is at the bottom for his position. You said super star guards are not always efficient well they sure as hell atleast at league average jalen is way below league average. Instead of working on moves he relies more on his athletic ability to create something. His non ability to be a passer is why he is not efficient. Because when he drives all the defenders collapse on jalen to defend his shot because they know when he drives he ain't looking to pass. His decision making is very suspect and his average defense doesn't help. We are talking about trying to go far in the play offs or win a title you will do none of that if jalen is your top 3 option on offense

[@franciscomaldonado9077]

I watched locked on Kings. And they were saying that they will be happy with Tari and Reed and 2 1st round picks for Fox. I think we are selling ourselves short. This deal can happen without losing much. I would take that deal in a heartbeat.

[@yannickb3209]

@@franciscomaldonado9077 No way, Tari is our Lugentz Dort. When Dillon is gone in a few years, Tari is taking over or will be the best 6th man we could hope for! It is not all about talent but also having a balanced roster

[@ivandragomiloff2356]

Give us Tari, Reed, and Jalen and some draft picks for Fox 🦊

[@yannickb3209]

@@ivandragomiloff2356 never go get Champagnie and some 1st rounders from the Spurs 😅

[@Bladeofelric]

@@yannickb3209 while I love Tari, the problem is he is looking to be injury prone and Dort is an Ironman.

[@francoa.9646]

@@ivandragomiloff2356🤣

[@jaysonvegafria1296]

Great trade fox and jalen

[@chocolatechan3796]

Not.

[@RodSanchez-fi4bq]

Rockets needs an aggressive player like Cam. Let him play and see he'll improve a lot.

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take. Cam will get playing time after Amen's likely suspension & who knows when Tari's back so he's gonna have chances. One thing Cam needs to get rid of is trying to dribble into a 3. That's traditionally one of the hardest shots in the NBA. If it's not there initially, move the ball

[@franciscomaldonado9077]

Kings fired Brown to keep Fox happy. Not sure he is available anymore.

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take. Fox was quoted as saying he found out when everybody else did. I have a hard time believing Fox is a coach killer. Gimme a legit report with good inside info. The Kings have a volatile owner. Same team that gave up on Mike Malone too fast

[@jalenjohnson0339]

I understand both sides if it was me I would say trade for Fox now I actually think he would be the better fit then Booker. You can argue with the spacing but Fox is more than capable of spacing the floor and hitting 3s if he needs to and he can obviously play with Sengun and Amen. But I also understand why the rockets at least want to wait to see how this plays out especially with the Suns since it’s possible they could get bounce out of the first round. But you can’t wait another two years for Kevin Durant to slow down and Booker to ask for a trade. So yeah it’s going to be interesting to see what the rockets do but if I had to guess they aren’t going to make any moves they probably going to wait until the summer to see what happens

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

the more time you wait, the less potential value Reed or draft picks could be. 1st rd picks age like bananas

[@NelsonEdwards-r5n]

Go Houston

[@samueldeblaw9677]

Great pod guys. I think Fox is a guy we should pursue. I would rather wait until the end of the season to do that trade. I would rather trade FVV as the center piece to the trade with Reed as the only core member given up with draft capital. what Fox adds to Houston's team is a player who can put pressure on the rim. he doesn't shoot 3's as well but everything else is elite IMO.

[@williamdavis9562]

We keep saying trade Fred as the center piece for Fox. Great id want that too. But if the kings trade him and go into rebuild mode. What makes you think they’d want Fred as the center piece? If they’re going into rebuild mode what will Fred do for a tanking team?

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

@@williamdavis9562 Maybe we didn't make it clear. FVV is to match salaries. Reed, Cam & draft picks are the centerpiece. FVV has a team option at the end of this yr. Nobody is picking it up at that rate. You either let him walk or re-sign at a much smaller number

[@williamdavis9562]

@ I wasn’t just referring to the podcasts. I also mean the fanbase as well thinking Fred has any value in that trade other than an expiring deal to make the money work

[@Ivoryosby]

@@williamdavis9562the kings can let fvv go after the season so they gain cap space

[@brianbakes5214]

kings fans for sure don't want FVV. Got enough undersized guards. That's their problem now. I'd think they'd want some size up front.​@@williamdavis9562

[@HTX.4EVA]

I'd give up Jalen, Fred, and a few of the Suns picks back for Book and Tyus

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take. So would I. But would Phoenix do that tomorrow. No. Do you wanna wait a couple yrs? You ready for a couple more of Fred/Jalen?

[@deebrown9263]

The trade is not on the books tho, your wish doesn’t matter , Booker is showing no signs right now of being on the trade market Fox is

[@florida1289]

The guy on the left is making sence. Waiting n waiting n waiting for nothing is what youre doing by doing nothing.

[@luckychukwuma3822]

For me i would prefer Devin Booker to De’Aaron fox. Bcos Devin is 6’6 and a better shooter. Imagine a back court of 6’0 fvv & 6’3 De’Aaron fox, that would be disastrous pairing. Add the fact that De’Aaron fox can’t shoot the 3 ball to spread the floor for Alpi & Amen. I don’t even know how Fox would fits with what the rockets are doing. Bcos any PG who can’t spread the floor for sengun & Amen shouldn’t be consider by the Rockets. The Rockets should have to first consider Alpi & Amen before making any trade. Just bcos fox would be available doesn’t mean you have to go for him.

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

FVV is not in the backcourt going forward. Like Ben said, it's very likely he's in the deal. If he is not, he's not the 2 guard going forward. Amen may be - or they could sign somebody. Fox shoots 48% from the field. He's much better midrange than & Jalen/FVV (who shoot 38% & 41%) & still better than both from 3. I find it comical that an All-Star PG (& the NBA's clutch player of the year last yr) is available for a team with 2 poor inefficiaent offensive guards - and Rockets fans are like "No thanks'. We're good. I'm sure all the great players in the NBA are gonna demand a trade tomorrow & beg to come to Houston

[@williamdavis9562]

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalkall good points. The idea that Fox won’t spread the floor is insane. As if leaving open a guy who can attack the rim or shoot the middy at near 50% is ever a good option for a defense. He will create space for Amen and Sengun for sure and at the worst case scenario it will better than what Jalen and Fred do. But again it all matters on how much we have to pay and how many other teams are bidding. So many variables involved. In a perfect world I’d like to see this get kicked down to the offseason. But again too many variables. Also the idea that the Kings would accept Fred as the center piece to the deal is kinda crazy unless we oil up the tracks with more assets. Honestly do you think Fred is a guy the Kings want ? Especially if they consider selling off and rebuilding. Fred becomes meaningless to them other than an expiring contract

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

@@williamdavis9562 Fred is just a way to match salaries. The juice is Cam, Sheppard & draft picks - if that gets their attention

[@luckychukwuma3822]

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk if you move fvv, you really gonna pair Amen & Fox as your back court? Two poor 3pt shooters? Wow. Fox is a below average 3pt shooter.that’s not what the Rocket should be going for. you can’t open up a packed paint with a midrange shooter. Amen & Alpi are gonna be frustrated with a packed paint if you have Fox as ur PG. The problem with the Kings is that De’Aaron Fox & Demar are guys only efficient in midrange shots. non of them is efficient from 3pt range, that can spread the floor. That’s the main reason the kings have been so poor. They tried to addressed that problem by bringing Monks into starting 5, still it didn’t work, the best 6th man in the league no longer on their bench. The best trade for the Rockets now, is to be patient with our young guys. When Rafael stone decided to acquired all suns picks from the nets, he was playing a chess game. He knows what he’s doing. The best fits for the Rockets is Devin Booker I’m sure Stone knew that. Booker is a 3 level scorer, efficient in all 3 levels. by far he’s a better player than De’Aaron fox

[@deebrown9263]

@@luckychukwuma3822but you know Fox is available, you hoping booker will be , if he never becomes available then u missed an opportunity

[@BossNerd]

Well, I'm somewhere between the two of you. I'm with Robert on being done with Jalen. I'm with Ben on waiting for the right trade. I have no proof but I suspect that the Rockets and the Suns are already talking. IMO the Rockets have all the leverage here and will get a good deal. I'm pretty sure I value stability more than you guys. I really want to see these guys develop together - I think that's really valuable. I agree with Ben that Sengun, Amen, and Jabari are the core I wouldn't touch. I'm all for making a trade at the deadline but as the third team that uses our expiring contracts to help two other teams make a big deal. I think you can get really good value in those types of trades. Fox would be a great add but he's going to be too expensive. I WOULD over pay for Ausar in Detroit - you can never have enough guys like Amen & Tari.

[@adventuresofharley2388]

The problem with getting Ausar is he can’t shoot either. In today’s NBA you need some shooting. That being said I traded for him in 2k association and I’m constantly throwing alley oops between the Thompson twins lol! NBA 2k is much different than real life though.

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Ausar would be yet another guy who can't shoot on a team full of players who can't. I just don't believe people have listened to the Suns owner if you believe he's gonna throw the white flag in on their only marketable asset going forward. KD isn't showing signs of slipping yet. They could be 2 yrs away - at the least

[@deebrown9263]

Should’ve drafted Stephon Castle , I never liked the Reed hype , if his shot not falling he’s useless

[@Melo.S_NY]

Trade VanVleet and Jalen Green for Fox might have to be Cam Whitmore instead of Jalen tho

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take. FVV is just an expiring & Jalen is a bad contract. Gotta be real pieces for an all-star top 20-25 player

[@deebrown9263]

The picks will be the starting point I believe, FVV will make the money work , prob Reed and another player plus filler

[@dek779]

Houston needs a closer, Sengun isnt skilled enough to be the closer, Jalen Green should be the closer but hes wildly inconsistent. I would do a Green for Fox swap. Then what to do with FVV? Cant start Fox and FVV at the same time. I guess I'd let the season play out and let FVV walk next season.

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Agreed. Sengun can help close games but his life would be easier with an elite guard like Fox. Thx for the take

[@dek779]

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk Yes much easier. To me Fox would be the closer. Would the Kings really take FVV over Jalen Green? I'm kinda intrigued by the Fox/Green backcourt,could Fox unlock Jalen Greens potential? As far as the Booker/Fox debate is there really a difference between the 2 players?

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

@@dek779 As I said on the show to Ben, I believe most teams will look at Jalen's contract as scary & they'd rather have an expiring but we'll see

[@bizzyboomin9277]

@@dek779green and fox would be the fastest backcourt in the nba then with amen and cam it would be crazy… with fox here you wouldn’t need green to score 30 a night but he would some nights especially against bottom feeders… I can’t believe they rather keep Fred then 22 year old green who has more size athleticism and can take a game over… dub from okc has nights where he scores 10 or 15 but they’re fan base doesn’t demand a trade they understand sga is they’re go to option he’s not there yet. We just don’t have a number one option but that could be fox

[@dek779]

@@bizzyboomin9277 Agree,that would be an amazing backcourt

[@gusparedez5532]

Learn how to win this season. Pick up a PG next year and go for the title. The reason they are playing well this season is the defense. Dont break that up.

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take. Fox is not bad defensively & that's before Udoka gets his hands on him

[@deebrown9263]

Fox plays defense he’s a bigger guard so he would be and upgrade on defense over FVV, Fox nickname was swiper for getting steals

[@yannickb3209]

What do you think of Fox play lately he has been average at best especially on 3 and defense. I dont think Ime will agree for this current version of Fox. Sac fans want him gone for a reason he is a coach killer. I'd only get him in UFA if I was stone I wouldn't mortgage my future for him

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take. He's from Houston. He'll want to play here. I trust Udoka to get the most out of his defense. He has no rep as a Coach Killer. Just because weird Sacto management does this doesn't mean Fox was behind it. The guy's been as patient with Sacramento as anybody considering where the franchise was his 1st few yrs

[@yannickb3209]

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk Do you think they can get rid of a Coach without him knowing it? That's an honest question. Regarding his play I guess we will find out if he comes to Houston but he has not played good basketball lately hopefully it is all mental but that tells us a lot about his character as a leader when he is uncomfortable

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

@@yannickb3209 Yes, coaches get fired quite a bit without one of their star's input. Could there have been some disagreement recently? Sure. He's still been one of the best Clutch players in the NBA this yr. He's #2 on the betting odds board for Clutch player of the year. The bigger issues have been the drop off in Keegan & the Kings just aren't good defensively. None of their front line plays great defense

[@yannickb3209]

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk Spoiler alert him being clutch does not impact winning this year. Empty calories stats and his leadership does not help even if their roster is not the best. If he has a better attitude they could have won more games and Brown would not be sacked that's all I am saying. Ask Sac Town fans. He is not a max player and we should not lose core 7 guys for him hell no, at least JG know his place. But I respect your opinion and Fox has the rest of the season to redeem himself

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

@@yannickb3209 The Kings have a terrible D. You win in the NBA with defense. Defenses are built with wing defenders & rim protectors. The Kings have never been in the top half of the NBA in D under Mike Brown. Fox's stats are nearly identical to last yr when he was an All-Star. His 3 pt % is down but his overall FG % is up. The Warriors are just 3.5 up on Sacto. They're about .500. Is Steph the prob?

[@raymondhandy-fg2oc]

Phx was a better team (With Only Booker) before it it went Big star hunting for KD/BB and gutted there whole team depth plus Mucho Draft capital.. this why if i'm the Rocs im only dealing with Phx/Nets since we already have their picks.. right now i wud trade for Cam Thomas give them their picks/ are just get Booker bc he will available and we have the picks to get him without messing with the young pieces. Fox will only be a OVERPAID player that doesn't move the needle...dude wants a 5yr 275 plus mil WTF!!!

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Booker wasn't just carrying that team by himself. CP3 was still pretty good. Bridges is an elite role player. Booker is not a Luka, Jokic, Giannis type who carries a mediocre team to 50 wins. Neither is Fox. I'd say Booker's a hair better but they're on the same tier of player. Fox wants a max. He's all-star caliber. That's not crazy. If a better player becomes available, Fox is a pretty good asset to have if Giannis or ANT wants out -- and you will still have other 1st rd picks. Moses hasn't come down the mountain & guaranteed Phx will have a firesale in the next 2 yrs

FRED VAN FLEET TOO OLD AND WAS TIRED LATE IN LASTT 2 LOSSES....GO WITH YOUTH...BOTH GAMES ON YOU COACH....GOT TO GIVE CAM MORE PLAYING TIME

[@bigkanesays304]

Naaw he got Mike brown fired….

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take - but I doubt it. The Kings owner is a hothead who got rid of Mike Malone 24 games into his 2nd season

[@raymoore23]

Did he really say Reed. Reed has ben terrible

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take. Yes, Reed's been bad but he's 30 games into his rookie season. Still has some value. But you can't wait forever. I'm not a believer in Reed

[@deebrown9263]

We need a back up big , Adams is washed

[@franciscomaldonado9077]

Locked on Kings said that getting Jalen will be a dream. I think other teams see him as a great potential talent. We should make this happen. Jalen, Jock and Jeff Green 2 1st picks for Fox

[@deebrown9263]

I rather give up Reed , FVV picks and another player , I think Fox and Green would be a good backcourt

[@j.kedeshturner2086]

🤔I would use the nail polish removal and get rid of the fingernail polish 💅🏿man. Gaylen green And keep Cam whitmore aka slam whitmore

[@hobowithagun24]

Booker/Giannis or nothing/same core and hope amen or sengun will be that guy

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take. Shouldn't the goal be to get better? And once you're really good, those great players will want to come. You might love Houston but not everybody does - so the object should be get as much talent as possible. It's easier to have more talent when they're young & cheap like the Rockets have got. You wait 2 yrs & now you gotta pay Amen, Jabari, Tari & you're out of room for great players.

[@hobowithagun24]

@ you might already be really good lol but yes I understand where your coming from

[@jdubb5370]

Trade Sengun & FVV for Sabonis and Fox

[@deebrown9263]

Segun is better than Sabonis and younger , he can do more offensively defensively

[@therealliveguy]

Dont need him.

[@djmill8000]

Which is more easier to do.. Asking a high volume scorer to change his game into a rip Hamilton, Reggie Miller archetype, or having Sengun be a threat from three??? Because you guys get on JG and trying to change his game but not ALP? The rockets would be much better TEAM if Sengun was more Brook Lopez less Sabonis...The TEAM plays better when Sabonis has a 12 pt game 7 assist 12 rebound game... Every time he goes and have these high point scoring games they barley win or they loose because he taking uo to many possessions scoring just 2 points... Meanwhile Ant man hitting threes

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

The Rockets are 10-4 this yr when Sengun scores over 20 pts. Thx for the take

[@djmill8000]

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk not arguing w/l I'm arguing point differential

[@ReyVincent-q1u]

To much jalen hater here 😂🤭

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

I give an objective opinion on Jalen as someone who covers & has followed the Rockets & the NBA since 1980. If you've listened for years, you know that I thought Jalen was the right choice over Mobley when the Rockets made the pick. I said during the preseason that it looked like he was turning a corner based on what I saw. You can agree or disagree about my evaluation but there's no hate or agenda. Thx for watching

[@bizzyboomin9277]

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk your judging him as the number 1 option and he’s a number 2 realistically.. if they did Fred reed and picks for fox hypothetically… fox green backcourt puts green in the hierarchy that he should be and his nights with 10 or 15 aren’t as impactful.. the priority to score and finish would be more on fox even though green would have his games too it’s better fit… and you always have amen to cover any matchups that are problematic for green

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

@@bizzyboomin9277 Jalen is a bench player right now. Maybe a 6th man. When you can only score against bad teams, are inefficient (can't shoot) & don't have any other plus skill - then you are not a #2. His FG% is the worst of his 4 yrs. He's shown no improvement in any area outside of defense. But he's not a plus defender. Still pretty much below average. Doesn't rebound, assist, block shots, get steals & is a poor help defender. He's a great athlete who can occassionally get hot - but that's it

[@ITIZWHATITIZPODCAST]

Devin Booker is way overrated.

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

he's considered a Top 15 player by all experts. Where do you rate him?

[@djmill8000]

Robert... If Jalen scored 38 and Sengun had 14 we win this game in blowout fashion... You have to ask yourself, why when Jalen scores over 30 and Sengun has average or below average game we win by larger margins, when Sengun has a game where he scores alot, we lose or we barley win... Its a reason for that... You guys get mad at Jalen because he is not who yall trying to make him to be just to play with Sengun.. He is who he is, he is not a Ray Allen archetype, he is not a Reggie Miller, Mike Miller, Rip Hamilton.. He is more closer to the Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, High volume shooters who needs to shoot the ball 24 times a game... Sure the team will be better if Sengun had a three point specialist whi doesn't need 20 shots a game, who just need 10-12 shots and go 4-8 from three.. Yes.. Jalen is not that.. But the reverse is true also, the team can also be better efficient if Jalen Green would have a stretch big who dosent need 18+ shots a game and can also shoot 10-12 shots per game and go 4-8 from three.. The only reason Rockets are not in the Kings position and have a record like the Kings is because of the rockets defense.. The nuggets as of lately because of Murray absence is the same way.. You cant have volume shooters next to archetypes like a Sabonis, Jokic or Sengun... And you cant have high volume shooters playing with high volume post players like a Jokic, Sabonis or Sengun. The issue with Sabonis, Jokic Sengun archetypes is that they are so player dependent, there style only works DEPENDING on who the team is surrounding them by. They need a special type of 4 to play next to them to cover their defensive liabilities, and they need EFFICIENT shooters at every position.

[@slabking52]

Horrible analysis in your end. Jalen has those games against horrible teams and I'll repeat horrible teams!!

[@Truthinessization]

You're delusional. Sengun is the anchor of a top 3 defense.

[@djmill8000]

@@slabking52 Sengun is 48% this year, he hasn't been efficient as well... Recency bias is a mf

[@djmill8000]

@@Truthinessization you're are delusional for thinking Sengun anchoring the defense, moreso that would be Jabari Smith Jr, who not only can switch 2-5, but protect the paint as well

[@slabking52]

@djmill8000 jalen has never been efficient. Tell me when he has been? Even when he was playin with kpj and they let him do whatever he still wasnt efficient. Different yr same jalen. You're not a real fan of the rockets if you believe he will ever be a consistent scorer. I hope he does because that means the team will be winning but just face the facts. The team isn't better when jalen is chucking shots. Same with fred. When they make it its nice but that's a dime a dozen each game

[@raymondhandy-fg2oc]

I disagree that Booker and Fox are the same player WTF! Booker is a much better player than Fox all around. i don't wanna see the Rocs paying Fox 55 plus mil a yr. WTF!

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Both Booker & Fox are 10-20 NBA talents. There's not a massive difference. Neither is a Top 5-10 which automatically give you a 50 win floor. The Kings don't get much pub so people don't see Fox very often - but as I said on the show, Fox is Clutch. He won the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year last yr & is 2nd on the odds board this yr. Thx for the take

[@ITIZWHATITIZPODCAST]

If Booker was so good why can’t he lead a team that includes Durant and Beal to a better record than .500 and they were terrible last year. Plus I think Booker is soft mentally

[@Bladeofelric]

@@ITIZWHATITIZPODCASThow much time have Durant and Beal missed? Hard to say he can’t lead a team with KD and Beal when they aren’t playing half the time.

[@ITIZWHATITIZPODCAST]

@ so what about last year?

[@Bladeofelric]

@@ITIZWHATITIZPODCAST didn’t one or both of them miss good chunks of time off last year as well?