08-17-2021, 01:05 PM
The Ben Simmons situation is fascinating to me. Morey has done a nice job finding low cost assets to help in a Lillard trade. The issue is that Portland isn't moving Lillard at this point. The longer he is not on the market, the worse for Philly imo. Now, they need to bring Simmons back to Philly. Is he the same Simmons as he was in the regular season? Does he regress or cause any problems on the court? What happens when the always nice Philly fans get on him.
You can't be confident Embid is going to stay healthy for 10 years, so Philly needs to try to win now. Although they can't go all in with a player who has 1-3 years left of elite play. They could find themselves lottery bound if Embid got hurt again. Lilliard or Beal would be perfect for them, but can they keep the Simmons situation from spilling over before moving him. I am sure Clutch won't be quiet during this either.
You can't be confident Embid is going to stay healthy for 10 years, so Philly needs to try to win now. Although they can't go all in with a player who has 1-3 years left of elite play. They could find themselves lottery bound if Embid got hurt again. Lilliard or Beal would be perfect for them, but can they keep the Simmons situation from spilling over before moving him. I am sure Clutch won't be quiet during this either.