Scholarship table
Bucks sold low on Donte, I’m not sure what this deal really does for them. Unless they have something else up their sleeve (maybe?).
Also, Serge has to have had the Thon Maker birth certificate treatment, right? There is no chance in hell he is 32 years old.
He's a guy that fills a role. But those 2nd round picks are what really matters here, plus 2 spots open for the buyout market. So, welcome back Eric Bledsoe!
Yeah, those pics are what caught my eye too. Ibaka is the headliner of the deal because of name value, but I don't think this was purely a trade "for" Serge Ibaka. Its a 4 team deal, but for the Clips its basically a trade with the Bucks - Serge for Ojeleye and Hood from the Bucks, so clearly they didn't put a big value on him either. The 2nds, which if they are futures from Detroit, should be decently placed, might be the real return for DD.
And there it is:@wojespnThe Brooklyn Nets are trading James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
Meh. Simmons was never playing for the Sixers again. So you got Harden for Drummond, Seth Curry, and the 25th-30th picks in 2 drafts. That's not much.
What? Simmons is going to be playing for the Nets right? You can't just exclude the trade value they get in return because he wasn't playing for the Sixers.
That’s a heist for Brooklyn.
James Harden is a loser. Sixers fans joy today will be rage much sooner than later
Ha.I was thinking just the opposite. Simmons had no real value to the Sixers as anything but a trade piece, so they're not really losing anything there. Late first-round picks have very little value in the NBA. Why people think otherwise defies logic. Seth Curry and Drummond are fine rotational pieces, but that's about it.It's usually the case in NBA deals that the team that gets the best player wins the trade. That's Philly here. The games of Embiid and Harden should fit together really well.
They get better this year AND get a couple 1st round picks. I said a while back that the 3some would never work for the Nets. Taking the ball out of Durante hands was never a winning idea.
Brooklyn probably trades those picks, but the 2027 first rounder (protected 1-8 in ‘27 & ‘28) is nice to stash. A 38 year old 250 lb Harden and a worn down Embiid in 2027 means that pick will be in play.Both teams got better in the short term, but long term I’d rather have the Nets haul for sure.
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.