Green was brutal in the playoffs outside of the 38 point game. But outside of that, I don’t get why he gets so much hate. The second best offensive player he had on that Houston squad this year was your choice of a 5’11 PG, a non-shooter who didn’t emerge until around the ASB or a non-shooting C.
I think Green is going to be looked at way differently in a couple years as he matures and goes to a (hopefully) more cohesive environment. If he gets stuck in Phoenix, scratch that assessment.
While it may be a totally rational move and Siakam’s trade value will probably never by higher (although I could see a future where he is a trade deadline candidate), I think it’s such a hard sell for a team and fanbase coming off a Finals Game 7 loss that you led by 1 at halftime. Haliburton is not the most athletic guy, and it will be a year and half since the injury to start 2026-2027, so I think they try to run it back in two years.
As I said, 100% a possibility. But, as I also said, if I’m Langdon, I’m placing some calls this morning.
If I’m Detroit, I’m trying to figure out how I can get:
Siakam
Markkanen
JJJ
Kuminga
this morning
Jalen Green will average 25 a game this year in a joke situation and not have to worry about getting exposed in the playoffs again when the basketball gets serious. Then some team will give up assets for him next summer as they forget about the warriors/rockets series. Makes more sense to me than dumping him now at lowest value
As he should, but I’m not sure if Kuminga is the one I would make a call for tbh. I don’t expect a big trade from the Pistons.
My thoughts on these four.
Jaren would be a crazy good get and the kind of guy a team should covet no matter what the conference circumstances look like.
If you could get him with the Bane package, you do that in a second. Which I think means it would take more than that or it would be done already?
Altho I guess Hollinger seemed to think that the Grizz want to use those Bane assets to build out a ton of wing depth to build around Ja and Jaren? So I dk maybe it’s just not there at all.
Ainge is the biggest hurdle for Marrkkanen because he always look to screw other teams in trade. He should’ve traded him 2 years ago when his value is at its highest.
I agree with JJJ. I think he’ll get the max and stays with Memphis.
That non-shooting center was the best offensive player on the team lol. You could also argue that the 5’11" PG was their most effective offensive guard in the playoffs and the team really struggled offensively when he wasn’t out there for most of the season. The spacing and offensive consistency was a mess though, I completely agree with that. In a different environment that is more geared towards offense, Jalen Green should be better off.
Admittedly, I have always had a negative bias against the G League Ignite program and the stereotypical 2000’s era scoring SG. Jalen Green is 0/2 there in my eyes. He is really young though and has a knack for scoring. The playoff performances could get better as he gets older and into a different system.
I have a feeling that part of getting rid of him is that it clears the runway for Amen Thompson, who they seem much more excited about.
OKC’s best player was a trade acquisition. They got rewarded for tanking with Chet but also made some very smart moves along the way and won it all with a coach who was not an A-list name (or former player). Credit to both them and Indy for great seasons.
Yes, Shai was a trade acquistion but I guess what I’m saying is that they didn’t trade for an all-star, they traded for the guy who finished 6th in ROY voting.
Wild that the Thunder got the 2 best players on a title team from that trade and STILL have three first rounders left in future drafts.
Yeah, Siakam would be a really nice add and fit.
Green does not play winning basketball and I do not see that changing. He has a lot of tools but his game thought process seems corrupt.
I still think Boston should be quite good. I guess it depends on who moves on. Cleveland might have the best roster but we have done the same thing the past 2 years.
I would have felt better if the Pistons beat the Knicks in the playoffs as well.
I’m still waiting on that refs whistle and TIMMAY getting his 3-FT’s. 
The nice thing about the Pistons is they add Ivey and Stew to a team that probably should’ve still beaten the Knicks.
I think the Pistons were still giving lots of minutes to guys who you don’t want to use in the playoffs either because they’re not yet ready (Thompson, Holland) or just not on the level (Hardaway, Schroder, Harris)
Those guys helped form a regular season core solid enough to win games, but aren’t playing significant roles (or roles anything like those they occupied) on teams that win playoff series. Replacing them with better players (and waiting/hoping for Thompson/Holland to improve) is how you get there.
The biggest knock on Jalen Green in most people’s eyes is that he’s inefficient. He and Sengun had essentially the same TS% this year, and that’s a stat that generally favors big guys who take a larger chunk of their shots at the rim.
Sengun is a better passer, no doubt, but I have a hard time buying Sengun as the clear best offensive player on that Rockets team. My point was more so that Green is just a scapegoat and this Rockets team is flawed offensively outside of him.
Another point to that effect: Sengun also went off a cliff against the Warriors. 45.5% from inside the arc in that series.
He needs to be in the right situation. He’s a scorer. Put him on a team that has a clear alpha, the defensive chops to mask his shortcomings on that end and you’re in business. He’s only 23, the approach can and will get refined.
Without a doubt, part of Green’s problem is being forced to occupy a space in the hierarchy he couldn’t (and possibly never can, who knows). His TS% was 54.4%, which is what Cade was last year (cade was 56.5% this year). 54.4% is a tad below league average (Cade basically IS league average) but obviously at their respective usages, you expect some diminishment in efficiency. The big problem is that the scoring is really the entire gig for Green (Cunningham is a non-negative defender and a plus facilitator). I don’t see him getting to Cade’s levels, but I don’t think it’s nuts that he comes, like, Demar Derozan or Zach Lavine, or Tyler Herro or another really solid scoring guard who I think would fit well in specific situations (as disappointing as Zach was on my favorite team, I’ll still maintain that there plenty of good teams that would benefit by having him (ORLANDO)).
Harris had a few strong games against the Knicks. He was surprisingly effective against KAT, despite giving up 3-4 inches and 30-40 pounds.