08-06-2024, 08:11 AM
(08-06-2024, 03:09 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Sure you can also do nothing. Unlike the Mavs, who only had Luka and literally no other young talent, the Magic have Banchero, Wagner, Suggs, WCJ, Isaac, Anthony and a bunch of young players like Black, Houstan Howard etc. they can package or develop further
I don´t know whether they´ll be better than any of these teams, but they´d definitely be a lot more competitive with a 25 PPG guard that is on their timeline.
Suggs/Anthony
Simons/KCP
Wagner/Black
Isaac/WCJ
Banchero/Wagner
is a scary starting five and an elite bench.
Simons has mostly played on poor teams but I think there is more there as well. He can really shoot. I mean, he may be one of the top shooters in the league. At least that is what I feel when I see him play. His defense is supposedly bad to really bad, but Orlando has enough plus defenders where they could use an elite shooter. If I was offered KCP or Simons, Simmons would be my choice without even giving it a second of thought. The issue is cost though. KCP was overpaid but they did not have to give up any assets. What would be Portland's asking price? If it was just a pick or two plus Anthony, that is a different story. They are probably asking for a young player or two. I don't think I would want to give up Anthony Black there.
Simons is going to be a hot name though. There are some teams who would definately improve if he was on their team. The issue is 25 and 26 top of the drafts are strong, so poor to average teams are going to be reluctant to give up those picks. So that leaves the good teams. I think Simons eventually is the odd man out there. Scoot and Sharpe are just going to be more important to Portland.