There had been a first outburst 48 hours ago, but not sure that the destiny of JaMychal Green does not interest you more than that. So this time around, it’s a high-profile trade that took place at the end of the night between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks, a sort of big deal between Texan friends, and the recent Western Conference finalists acquire therefore – already – one of the most demanded interiors on the market. We take stock!
It was 3:03 a.m. local time, in the middle of a night that we had selected to be the last quiet time before tonight’s madness (Game 6 of the Finals you know, commented live by TrashTalk, yeah ). But while the leaders of the Warriors and Celtics are currently focused on many other things, those of the Mavs and Rockets therefore aimed to make the headlines this morning. Boom, send the bomba, made in Charania:
Sources: The Mavericks are sending Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss and the No. 26 pick to the Rockets for Christian Wood. https://t.co/fbxxAL7OGu
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 16, 2022
At first glance ? The Mavs therefore recover a very solid guy who knows how to use his hands. At second sight? The Rockets also hit a sweet spot in their franchise overhaul optics around Jalen Green, their pick 3 from the upcoming Draft (commented live by TrashTalk, yeah yeah) and their youth already in place (Kevin Porter Jr., Alperen Sengun, Usman Garuba, Josh Christopher, etc). We imagine that the Bobans, Browns, Burkes and Chriss will not necessarily be part of the project in Houston and it is therefore above all a big salary that releases and many assets that land for the Free Agency which is fast approaching (and whose first evening will probably be… commented live on TrashTalk, yeah yeah yeah). In Dallas, on the contrary, we will congratulate ourselves on having got our hands on one of the most talented interiors in the League.who had exploded in Detroit in 2020 after five seasons of wandering and who has since provided almost 20/10 daily despite some slight whims and/or annoyances in Houston, not bad when you know that his future pick and roll comrade is names Luka Doncic.
The idea of wanting to use Wood in Dallas is understandable, surrounded properly and in a serious framework can help him do wonders… but there’s a long way to go.
Good job of Dallas tinkering around their starters to improve the team’s cap.
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) June 16, 2022
Not touching Brunson, Bullock, DFS, Powell, Kleber, Luka in short not breaking the pillars of Dallas was too important given the recent run. You play big on Wood, but the management of the Mavs will manage to strengthen the bench this summer.
Wood in the hands of Doncic: ????
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) June 16, 2022
On the Rockets side, the divorce seemed inevitable given the sighs on and off the field concerning Wood.
You give way to young people, you clean the locker room a bit and you get a pick. Good.
Not sure the business will be over in Houston by the June 23 draft.
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) June 16, 2022
The Rockets who recover four good market options and one more pick, and Dallas who now holds his pivot, because we remind you that Dwight Powell in the Conference Finals is… brief. Everyone is happy, we shake hands good friends, that’s how it works between cowboys.