 So it's official, there has finally been a trade during the 2020 NBA trade deadline and it's a 14 trade so it's pretty big and of course when it's a 14 trade that means there are many parties involved and many players so this is the trade. The full trade details include the hogs receiving Clint Capella and Monet, the Rockets receiving Robert Covington, Jordan Bell and a second round pick, the Timbles receiving Malik Beasley, Jared Vanderbilt, Hernan Gomez, Evan Turner and Draftpix and the Denver Nuggets receive Jordan Bell, Shabazz Napier and a first round pick from Atlanta which is the Brooklyn Nets first round pick. It is a huge trade, there are so many things involved in this trade but at the end of the day the Houston Rockets do not receive a center and they're giving up one of their biggest pieces in Clint Capella who is a center. Now I know that people in the comment section will say something about Jordan Bell but Jordan Bell number one isn't a center he's a power forward and number two he's not the starting center for the Houston Rockets. I believe that this is going to be interesting to see what Houston does if they may make another move to get a starting center because honestly I don't know how Tyson Chandler and Jordan Bell can be your starting centers if you're a team looking to do well in this year's NBA playoffs. It's going to be tough having those two as your starting centers. Tyson Chandler literally averages 1.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 8.8 minutes per game so he barely plays and Jordan Bell has never averaged over 5 points in any season and currently he averages 3 points and 3 rebounds in 8 minutes per game as well. Neither player is a starting center and they're barely bench players on a team. So firstly I want to know your winners and losers of this trade in the comment section down below. It's a pretty crazy trade it's like a 15 person trade which hasn't happened I don't think in the NBA so let me know down below what you think about the trade. If you enjoyed these videos I'd greatly appreciate if you guys could smash that like button for me it would be amazing if we could reach a thousand likes for the next video subscribe if you're new for NBA content every single week and hit that notification button so you never miss an upload it takes one second of your time and I would greatly appreciate it. With that said let's get on to the video. So firstly the Houston Rockets because they're the main team I believe in this situation. They're trading their starting center. Clint Capella has been a pretty decent player for the Houston Rockets over the last couple of years. Yes of course he's having a down year from his past year last year he was a 16 point per game player a guy who could get you 13 rebounds one and a half blocks per game shooting 64 percent from the field and he even shot 63 percent from the free throw line which was much better than what he'd previously been shooting. This year though he's averaging 14 points with 14 rebounds two blocks per game shooting 52 percent from the free throw line in 32 minutes per game. So overall Clint Capella was a solid player he wasn't Russell Westbrook or James Harden but he was a solid player for the Houston Rockets a guy that would be able to grab boards play defense and score when needed. I don't think that the Houston Rockets are done though I think they're going to make another move during this year's NBA trade deadline. I would have thought that Eric Gordon would be the perfect player that the Houston Rockets can trade away for a big man considering they have a lot of winged players such as Ben Macklemore Daniel House Austin Rivers Eric Gordon now they have Robert Covington and of course they have James Harden but obviously they cannot trade away Eric Gordon considering he signed an extension this summer which means he's unable to be traded for the six months and it hasn't passed six months since he signed his extension so one thing I think the Houston Rockets could do is possibly go and get Kenneth Fareed again like they did last year in free agency considering that Kenneth Fareed actually played pretty decent for them whilst they didn't have Clint Capella last season. I don't think the Houston Rockets are done with trades I think they could potentially make another trade during this year's NBA trade deadline to get another center I don't know who they're going to trade away but I do think a player that they could get could be somebody like Tristan Thompson. The Cavaliers won't ask for a lot and also he isn't too dissimilar from Clint Capella in the way that he plays defense, rebounds and doesn't really need to be a top option on the team plus he's had championship success and knows what it takes to win on the biggest stage. I will probably rather Clint Capella but now that you have Robert Covington it would make sense then you have a lineup of Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Robert Covington, PJ Tucker and Tristan Thompson which I believe is a better lineup than what they currently had. So it's going to be interesting to see if the Rockets make another move but currently if they don't and they stick with their very small lineup that's where it's going to be challenging for the Houston Rockets in my opinion. They need somebody because heading into the playoffs if they make it to the playoffs which you'd assume that the Houston Rockets will make it into the playoffs they're going to struggle against some pretty big and lengthy teams. All teams in the Western Conference have a very solid big man. The Lakers obviously have a really good big man in Anthony Davis and they're definitely a big team with Dwight Howell, Javale McGee and obviously they have the potential to get to Marcus Cousins back. The Clippers have Montrez Harrell, the Nuggets have Yoakic, the Jazz have Rudy Gobert, the Mavericks have Chris Upps for Zingers, the Thunder have Stephen Adams and if the Blazers or the Spurs make it they've got Nurkic and Whiteside and the Spurs have LaMarcus Aldridge. So I believe that the Houston Rockets will struggle if they make it to the playoffs simply because obviously Mike DeAntoni I know he loves to run the small ball but I don't know how you can match up against the Lakers or the Nuggets or the Jazz with somebody who's so lengthy and so big. Davis, Gobert, Yoakic. I just believe it's going to be tough if they don't go after another centre. Because even if they do want to run the small ball like let's say the Los Angeles Clippers the Clippers have Pat Baev, Lou Will, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard that is a small team but at least they have Montrez Harrell to back it up. The Houston Rockets currently could run a very similar line up but then at the centre position they don't have anybody like Harrell so they need to get somebody like that in my opinion. As for what Houston actually got they got Robert Cummington who I think is a very solid player for this team. He is like a Trevor Orisa type player when he played for the Houston Rockets and I think it's a great fit. Alongside Russell Westwood, alongside James Harden, PJ Tucker and whoever else they piece around him Robert Cummington is a great 3 and D guy. You know what he's going to bring each and every night he locks down defensively but he can also hit the open 3 which is exactly what the Houston Rockets need. As for Atlanta that's the team that got Clint Capella. I really like this. I think Atlanta really needed a guy like Clint Capella. They didn't want to run John Collins at centre. John Collins didn't want to run at centre and I think Trey Young, John Collins and Clint Capella it's a pretty nice trio to go into the future with obviously it's not a winning NBA championship trio but for a team just looking to make a playoff push with young pieces on that team Clint Capella is not any harm to this team. He will play his role each and every night. You know what he brings defensively. We've already talked about him and I think just alongside Trey Young who's emerging as one of the best point guards in the league, John Collins who could be a future All Star in this league. I really like it. The Atlanta Hawks were in need of a centre because they're one of the worst rebounding teams in the league and they definitely lacked a defensive presence and Clint Capella is the perfect guy. They were going after Andre Drummond, Stephen Adams and a whole bunch of other players. Clint Capella plays that role and now they could actually make a playoff push if they could string a few games together because they're really not too far behind. They are currently the worst team in the Eastern Conference at 13 wins but that is only halfway through this season and the Orlando Magic are currently the 8th seed at 22 wins so they're really not too far behind. Only nine games out of the 7th and 8th seed. They could potentially make the playoffs but even if they don't they're going to come back next season with an even better Cam Reddish and even better Deandre Hunter and they've still got an improved Trey Young, John Collins and now Clint Capella. It's going to be fun to watch the Atlanta Hawks in the future. As for the Denver Nuggets, they got rid of Malik Beasley and Hernan Gomez which I believe was a pretty big part of what the Denver Nuggets were about. Malik Beasley in my opinion is a very good player. I feel like he will be missed but at the same time he wasn't being utilised in Denver. He was playing 18 minutes per game and with the emergence of Michael Porter Jr you can see that he will probably not have a role in this Denver Nuggets team. He only averages 7.8 points on 39% and 36% from 3. Last season though he averaged 11 points and he did show a little bit more but this year at 23 years of age he just couldn't find his role on the Denver Nuggets with what they're building this season. He's going to be a great fit in Minnesota I reckon. I believe he'll have an emerging year in Minnesota. He'll be able to play there for a few years see how they fit around with Wiggins and Townsend. He could be somebody that could be utilised in Minnesota far more than he is used in Denver. As for Herna and Gomez I really like what he brought. A big man that can hit the 3. He isn't a big piece but I thought he was a guy that the Denver Nuggets could utilise but I guess not. They're going with Gerald Green and Gerald Green is somebody that has come off the bench in the past. He's like a JR Smith type player where if he comes off the bench you know what he brings. He has crazy athleticism, can hit the 3. He's a solid wing defender just because of how athletic he is and how quick he moves. I believe that Gerald Green will fit a lot better in the Denver Nuggets roster and he's a guy that can do multiple things on the court and give the Denver Nuggets a spark off the bench which they need alongside Michael Porter Jr. But as for Minnesota, a team that was going after DeAngelo Russell, now they have Malik Beasley, Herna and Gomez, Evan Turner and Atlanta's first round pick. I believe that's actually really good. I think that they can use these as assets for the future or they can keep them because the thing about Towns is he wants to win. The Minnesota Timbles were obviously looking to make a trade during this trade deadline. Towns was obviously like yeah, get me some help, we can't win a game. They wanted to get two first round picks in return for Covington but I think that Malik Beasley, Herna and Gomez and a first round pick could be utilized more for trade assets in the future. Because when you think about it, now that Robert Covington is off the team, the Golden State Warriors will most likely not make a trade with Minnesota right now and they probably will wait till the end of the season to trade DeAngelo Russell and that could happen during the draft. Considering that Minnesota now has a first round pick by the Nets, they do have Malik Beasley and Herna and Gomez who could be used as trade assets and they could be sold bench depth for the Golden State Warriors. Then the Minnesota Timbles throw in a guy like Andrew Wiggins. It's a lot of assets that they could use to get a guy like DeAngelo Russell and pair Kat with Russell. Obviously the Minnesota Timbles may have to throw in a future first round pick or two but that is a lot that I think the Golden State Warriors would consider rather than just Covington or Andrew Wiggins by themselves. So it's a pretty big four team trade. I want to know down below what you think about it. I really want to know your winners and losers of this trade. What do you think? I believe it's a pretty big loss for the Houston Rockets. It's going to be interesting to see who they can get to replace Clint Capella. I don't believe they won at all but I do believe Atlanta won this trade. They're going to have a nice young trio of John Collins, Trey Young and Clint Capella and in the end it's going to be interesting to see what happens after this trade deadline ends and which teams win and which teams lose. So with that said, if you enjoyed the video please hit that like button to support the channel. Subscribe if you're new if you enjoy NBA content every single week. Hit that notification button so you never miss an upload. It's been your boy, Nick Smith. I am out. Peace.