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Every team in the east should be pissed at Philly.What a damn robbery by the Nets.They need to get healthy. And get Kyrie vaxxed by jesus.Simmons can be as anti jump shot he wants surrounded by this squad
I don't think Philly is going to judge this trade by where they are in 2027. If that ever was a consideration for them in this trade, it lasted all of two seconds.Long-term thinking in the NBA is silly and rarely results in winning. Long-term thinking gets you The Process, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Bulls picking at #7 for eternity. Or, heck, the present-day Boston Celtics.Teams that win do so with big, bold moves that often mortgage the future - which is always overvalued in the league - for the present.Look at the recent NBA Champs not named Warriors ...2021 Bucks ... traded three first-round picks and more for Jrue Holiday2020 Lakers ... traded multiple young starters and two first-round picks for Anthony Davis2019 Raptors ... traded an all-star, a future first and a recent first for Kawhi Leonard; Bottom line ... Philly is closer to a championship today than they were yesterday. Brooklyn is further away.
Because their starting lineup of Patty Mills, Seth Curry, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, and Andre Drummond is filled with shooting.
UmmmConsidering that wouldnt be their starting lineup. I struggle to find the relevance.But even if it was....Thats 3 great shooters haha
...until Brooklyn flips one/both picks this afternoon to get better.We can argue about the value of the picks, I certainly more than understand what you're saying, but they are capital, that can be used today, in the offseason, or in the future.Philly is closer this season to winning a title, I stated both teams got better in the short term. Neither Harden or Simmons were playing (or going to continue playing) for their old teams. I'll certainly roll the dice on the Harden extension being a massive bust going forward. If that's the price Philly wants to pay for a shot at this year's title...cool. Giving $62 mil a year (!!!!!!!!) to a 38 year old, out of shape, broken down Harden, I know Morey doesn't care (he won't be there by the time that deals up), but man, that'll be a massive mess to clean up.Just win (now) baby.
I mean, it absolutely was working until injuries happened. The numbers were historically good the few games they had on the court together. They were a half shoe size away from beating the Bucks with two of their three stars hobbled/missing games, and the Bucks were the clear second best team (behind only the Nets) in the NBA last year.
Right. Three great shooters. 20 years ago that would've been great! And which player is out to make room for Simmons? I guess Griffin. So your shooting gets worse.
Of course you win now. That's what you do in professional sports in every league. Bad NBA contracts are not hard to get off of. Harden will ask out of Philly before his max will even be up anyway.
Harden will make the 76ers better now, but he has a not so stellar playoff history.
They'll rue the day they traded away noted winner Ben Simmons.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
"At guard, from UCLA, number 0....Russell Westbrook"
How does the shooting get worse??Drummond is a back up 5.Simmons is the 4. Will play the small ball 5.With Simmons you have an elite play maker who doesnt need shots. Surround by Durant and Kyrie. And two of the best shooters in the league. Hell who knows Joe Harris may find his way back too.Do you watch the NBA at all?
Right. How many different teams have gotten off his contract now? It's not hard to do.If you're suggesting that Russell Westbrook and James Harden are currently equal basketball players? Well, not sure how to help you then.
But he wasn't playing for the Sixers, and he never was going to. So it's not like they're losing anything by not having him on their roster. So they essentially lost two picks that will fall in the 25-30 range, Seth Curry, and Andre Drummond. They gained James Harden. That's a large upgrade, to understate it massively.
The shooting gets worse because Blake Griffin, while not a good shooter, is a significantly better shooter than Ben Simmons is.Fine, Drummond is the backup to Claxton. Oh no, what will the NBA do!I do watch the NBA. You obviously don't if you think having two absolute non shooters on the court is a recipe for success and means Ben Simmons will be able to not shoot at all.Here's evidence of Ben Simmons's incredible playmaking ability! https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ben+simmons+passes+up+dunk&docid=607993320089665864&mid=53DBA17E48871488927453DBA17E488714889274&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
I'm sure 36 - 38 year old James Harden will be easy to move, you're right, my bad.
You clearly don't watch the NBA lolNot that Aldridge is some elite floor spacer but hes the starting 5 next to Simmons. Not Drummond or Griffin that you impliedAnd yeah having 3 elite shooters when one of them is Durant who can get his shot from anywhere is all you need. You are probably the only person in america that doesnt think Simmons fits perfectly with this team. While adding Curry.It was a fleecing.
Who are these three elite shooters?
The NBA cap, currently at $112 million, could grow to as much as $175 million when the next TV deal gets done in 2024, if the league gets anything close to what it is asking for.A max contract for Harden may still be an overpayment, but it won't be a cap killer.