02-05-2022, 06:44 PM
(02-05-2022, 01:23 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: From what I'm reading/hearing, NJ might not be the final destination of a Simmons in a Simmons/Harden swap. The idea is Brooklyn might prefer adding pieces to round out the KD/KI tandem for a playoff run rather than adding a guy who fancies himself a PG and needs the ball in his hands to be effective at the offensive end.
My question is why not Dallas to fill in the pieces. No one on the board seems to like adding a big next to KP. No one seems to like adding a small ball handler next to JB. Why not a big ball handler who plays fantastic multi-position D and who you star has said he'd like to have.
I suspect Brooklyn would want DFS (The size and D that Simmons brings makes him expendable). Brooklyn could use a big (we have spare bigs, especially if you play Simmons at the 4 defensively next to KP). We'd need to add a shooting wing (we have those also, though one won't be available until the TDL). Oh, and we can take on some excess salary to help make a deal look better financially (Philly has to add some salary to BS to make the money work).
Doesn't seem out of the realm of possibilities.
I'm not saying it needs to be in the same deal but I wouldn't want Simmons if KP is here. That's just too much risk and money tied up into two players who you can't count on for a variety of reasons.