03-26-2021, 12:17 PM
(03-26-2021, 11:37 AM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: I guess we'll see what becomes of those picks .. .but yeah, they could have had friggin Ben Simmons.
IMHO, the fetishization around hording draft picks, especially for likely non-lottery picks, for NBA front offices has become a bit comical.
Totally agree. I see it everywhere now online when trades happen. Picks are essentially gold, even though historically the draft is always a crapshoot.
Though I do think Simmons wasn't ever seriously on the table from the Sixers. If he was, and Fertitta vetoed it solely because of a grudge against Morey, he should be forced to sell the team.
NBA owners that view the team as a long term stock are perfectly content owning a crap team because it's cheap and just gains value. A move like that (if it did happen) means Fertitita doesn't care about the product on the court. NBA needs to get rid of those owners ASAP.
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