Dash Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 With little wiggle room left on the roster less than a week before training camp, the Rockets traded guard James White to Denver, largely to give him a better chance to stick with an NBA team, a person with knowledge of the move said Tuesday. The Rockets will receive the draft rights to guard Axel Hervelle, a 6-9 power forward from Belgium. Hervelle will likely remain with Real Madrid, where he is a teammate with guard Sergio Llull, a Rockets’ second-round acquisition in June. He averaged 8.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 21 minutes per game last season. Hervelle, 26,became the first Belgian player drafted by an NBA team when he was selected by the Nuggets in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2005 Draft. Link Wish him luck in Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 I don't know why they feel an athletic wing is more important than a legit big who can rebound and constantly box out. Well I hope he can break out this year... :glasses: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 I don't know why they feel an athletic wing is more important than a legit big who can rebound and constantly box out. Well I hope he can break out this year... :glasses: Well you basically trade nothing for James White. He's been working hard all summer, improve his jump shot and will work hard. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being the backup SG to JR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted September 23, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 James White will never have a jumper. He had worked pretty hard on getting one while in college, had a shooting coach at Cincy, and it didn't happen. On the plus side, he's super athletic and could play some defense, if guys like Chris Andersen would assist him in his timing, blocking shots weak-side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Great... we needed a wing who can shoot even when Kleiza was still here. Now he's gone we need that more than ever, and he can't shoot? Oh well... defensively like you said, maybe he can be special and Ariza became a very good three pt shooter with the Lakers... so hopefully he can follow the same path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 ^ I don't see that in him, but then again I never saw Ariza becoming the three-point shooter he is today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Another team for him to sit on IR? Hopefully he gets a real chance in Denver, but I honestly don't see it happening. He's got some good potential but needs to find the right team and I don't think that's Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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