A change of scenery & role could work wonders for Martin. You guys act like he can't score at all, he can still score & is gonna be a 3rd or even 4th option in OKC. Dude hasn't had a good relationship with McHale & probably checked out awhile ago in Houston. Didn't he say like a week ago they didn't have a chance in the West? OKC isn't asking Martin to score 20 a game we just need him to contribute.
Listen...I agree that COULD happen...there are two sides to the coin though
too many people in here are looking at this thing black and white as if it's all going to fall into place for one team or the other...more than likely that's not going to happen
the most realistic scenario is that this trade is just kind of blah and neither team greatly benefits
the most likely scenario is some of the things here will work out and others will not work out
but no one here wants to admit that...it's either Martin will re-invigorate his career, Lamb is going to be a 20 ppg guy, the Thunder will draft an all-star with the Raptors pick, and Harden is going to be exposed
OR
Martin is bum, Lamb is overrated, the pick won't work out, and Harden will beast
isn't it more likely that Martin isn't great, Lamb turns out decent, Presti does a great job with the pick, and Harden is nice upgrade for Houston but overpaid due to him not being a max contract level talent?
I just think it's very naive of people to act like this trade is going to swing massively in favor of one team or the other when it's a trade with so many IFs and question marks
but he scores points
