01-11-2022, 07:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2022, 07:20 PM by BackToSquareOne.)
(01-11-2022, 06:37 PM)Tyler Wrote: Yeah, bringing Tobias into the conversation makes it feel like they're shifting from demanding the moon for Simmons to using him as the tip to unload an even bigger contract. That's an interesting tell regarding how the trade negotiations must be going.
For the sake of argument, KP/THJ/WCS for Simmons/Harris works financially and gets Philly under the tax while also providing Morey with a little more financial flexibility on future deals. You could arguably think of it from Philly's perspective as KP for Harris and THJ + cap relief for Simmons, which may not be such a bad offer depending on what else is on the table. Wouldya?
To be honest I really don't understand Philly's offer here. Is it "Here, you don't want one of our max contract players under almost any circumstances, so why not take two of them?"? Is this is a bogoff offer on max-contract players where you can sway two-for-one? I still don't really see who the counterpart centrepiece is supposed to be.
Anyway ... to your proposed trade .. doesn't it look more like KP for Simmons and THJ for Harris to both teams? (As per my previous post, of course, "Simmmons" doesn't really exist in terms of Philly's team structure.) How does non-shooting Simmons fit into a helicentric Luka-offense? Doesn't that clog the paint even more than KP for Luka? Assuming you use Simmons as a PF/C. Harris may be an upgrade on Timmy. But what that actually means is that you put DFS on the bench - I guess - since someone has to guard PoA and that would be Reggie (or Josh or Frank).
(01-11-2022, 07:10 PM)cow Wrote: Westbrook to the 76ers runs the risk of Embiid asking for a trade. I'd want draft compensation back from the Lakers.
I think they'd have to sign and waive. It might work for this season as it's just a straight upgrade of tobias for AD, but the salary cap for next year looks grim. Might be worth the risk???