08-05-2024, 06:34 PM
(08-05-2024, 04:03 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: I seriously can´t work out why Orlando´s isn´t throwing the kitchen at Simons. They have an elite defense that desperately needs a scorer/shooter/playmaker. 23/4/6 with 39% 3pt shooting on nine attempts per game. At 25 years old he even fits into the timeline of Banchero/Wagner/Suggs perfectly. If you had to bake a guy for Orlando it would be Simons.
Probably because in today's NBA, overpaying for the wrong guy could nuke your entire timeline.
I mean the Mavs were nearly victims of this with the KP trade. 2 years ago everyone was worried Luka was out of here after they went all in on Kyrie and were void of any talent. It took 4 masterful trades and some luck to scrape out of that and even still the Mavs are close to an empty cupboard compared to other teams.
Orlando has a lot of assets don't get me wrong, but just because they have that doesn't mean they should spend a portion of it on Simons. In a scenario where Simons doesn't work out, they're stuck paying that dude 20+ mil a year and are forced to carve out a role for him.
Of course there is a chance it works. But even if it does are you taking them over NYK/BOS/IND/MIL/PHI/CLE to make it out of the East?
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