Let's Revisit Sam Presti Biggest Mistake, That Rondo/Perkins for Westbrook/Green Deal

[Raquinotj]

NBA Trade News: OKC Thunder Reject Rajon Rondo for Russell Westbrook Deal | Bleacher Report

They rejected a Rondo and Perkins for Westbrook and Jeff Green.


Rondo's Deal is not a max deal and they could've kept harden. With Rondo's unselfish style and court Vision with Harden and Durant they would've won Multiple Championships.

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Doesn't sound too bad. It's obvious Presti traded the wrong guy.

 

[Lakerman0834]

 

[phillycavsfan]

They were right to reject that deal. OKC wouldn't have enough scoring if they had Rondo instead of Westbrook.

 

[Charlie Broadway]

What you fail to realize is that Sam Presti is a genius and infallible [/sarcasm]

 

[Street Knowledge]

Lord knows the amount of triple teams Durant would see with rondo at point

 

[mastermind]

They were right to reject that deal. OKC wouldn't have enough scoring if they had Rondo instead of Westbrook.

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[AlbertPullhoez]

I agree with keeping Westbrook, but I never agreed with the Jeff Green trade for Kendrick Perkins. But they did go to a Finals so maybe that was the right call

 

[Raquinotj]

They were right to reject that deal. OKC wouldn't have enough scoring if they had Rondo instead of Westbrook.

How many Scorers they have right now? You seen James Harden play? I think he can score.


Harden, Rondo, Durant can be more explosive than Westbrook, Martin and Durant offensively. Defensively it's not even close. Rondo is a All NBA Defense Caliber PG and Harden has improved from year to year. His offensive game has always been there but his defense has gotten tremendously better since his rookie year.

Talk to me about what Kmart Brings to the table offensively and Defensively right now. And did u see Westbrook D on Parker last night?

 

[jfkennedy]

They were right to reject that deal. OKC wouldn't have enough scoring if they had Rondo instead of Westbrook.

:fry:

Yeah, because Durant being the league leading scorer, and Harden showing he can put up 30+ with ease isn't enough scoring.

 

[phillycavsfan]

How many Scorers they have right now? You seen James Harden play? I think he can score.


Harden, Rondo, Durant can be more explosive than Westbrook, Martin and Durant IMO.

At that time, if they had traded for Rondo their only scorers would've been Durant, Harden, and Jeff Green. Rondo's not a viable, reliable scorer and Green is a sieve on defense.

Westbrook is a perfect fit in OKC. I can't think of another team in the L where he'd fit in better.

 

[-InFeRnO-]

They were right to reject that deal. OKC wouldn't have enough scoring if they had Rondo instead of Westbrook.

imo any OKC fan will take that deal in an instant right now

i just don't think westbrook should even be playing the 1 in OKC.. he plays more like a 2

 

[phillycavsfan]

:fry:

Yeah, because Durant being the league leading scorer, and Harden showing he can put up 30+ with ease isn't enough scoring.

Harden's doing that because he's the #1 option in Houston. He doesn't get those touches in OKC. He ain't averaging more than 25 in OKC.

Even if Durant averages 30, that's still only 55-60 points. You'd need another 40 points from the rest of the roster, and that's not a given.

 

[phillycavsfan]

imo any OKC fan will take that deal in an instant right now

i just don't think westbrook should even be playing the 1 in OKC.. he plays more like a 2

He can't guard 2's. He's a point guard. Not every point guard has to be Rondo or Nash.

 

[Raquinotj]

Harden's doing that because he's the #1 option in Houston. He doesn't get those touches in OKC. He ain't averaging more than 25 in OKC.

Even if Durant averages 30, that's still only 55-60 points. You'd need another 40 points from the rest of the roster, and that's not a given.

Rondo can give u 13 a night, Ibaka 10, Perkins 10 and Tabo 7? Rest of the Guys 12 Is that impossible?

 

[-InFeRnO-]

He can't guard 2's. He's a point guard. Not every point guard has to be Rondo or Nash.

a point guard with poor decision making, tunnel vision (at times), and a ballhog more or less

don't know how many times i've seen westbrook refuse to pass to an open durant and instead run iso for himself

IMO with their best playmaker gone in harden, they really could use a rondo or nash right now.. durant could be EATING