Harden situation is just entertaining. Houston FO are stuck between a beard and a hard place. Morey peaced the fuck out at the right time. I don't believe for a minute that he would trade Simmons for Harden straight up, much less Simmons + other assets.
Miami is really the only team that makes sense for a trade, and even then Houston will be getting $0.25 to their dollar. I think (and I think BKN knows this also) that giving up Dinwiddie, Levert, and Allen for Harden would actually make the Nets worse. This is especially true for this coming season, as its going to be better to be deep than top-heavy, at least during the regular season. Harden himself has to be top of the list of "stars who, if they havent already, will def get covid."
Portland always flies under the national radar, but really love the moves they made. 11 deep with acceptable rotation players, Covington is exactly the type of player they have needed for years. Derrick Jones could become that also. Melo running the 2nd unit and given the green light to fire away during the rare times both Dame and CJ on the bench. Should be fun to watch.
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