TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[SleepingHero]

But, he might do that.

I feel like this is a dangerous line of thinking when it comes to roster building. I can reason that the Mavs should trade for just about any has-been star that can remotely work because they "might" resemble the player they once were. 

Simmons has regressed basically every single year since he was drafted. This isn't new.  His rookie year he actually shot the ball and now he passes up wide open dunks in a transition break. 

At some point we have to detach ourselves from what could be and look at what he really is, a mentally broken player who is perfectly contempt with coasting and folds at a modicum of a challenge. He had everything catered to him in Philly and all they did was to ask him to be more aggressive. 

No thank you to any deal. I wouldn't even take the headcase on at a nonguaranteed minimum deal where for some reason he paid Cuban for the privilege of being on the team. Same goes with Kyrie.