Woj Bomb!! James Harden traded to the LA Clippers!! It's happening!!!

Wilfried · Post #301 » by **Wilfried** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:17 pm

Stanford wrote:Ah, so they're being run by Josh Harris now.

We're screwed.

Well, he’s saving himself money because of this trade, so I understand him pushing for it too. We were not getting a better offer either

76thBearCub · Post #302 » by **76thBearCub** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:22 pm

The Butler trade too was reported to have been negotiated at the ownership level. As well as the mandate to pick the chubby center from Duke over Porzingis. I just keep telling myself they aren't Ed Snider.

Hal_Greer · Post #303 » by **Hal_Greer** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:23 pm

Not pertinent, but I wonder if Harris was behind the Commanders trading Sweat and Young today? Maybe he's flexing his owner muscles today?

Post #304 » by **Stanford** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:24 pm

One of Josh Harris's idiot friends must have made a joke about Harden. Or his idiot kids got mocked at school again. What a baby!

Jailblazers7 · Post #305 » by **Jailblazers7** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:24 pm

Every star trade ends up getting negotiated at the ownership level in some way. I’m not worried about it, Harris has given Morey A LOT of freedom & trust during his time in Philly. Not everyone is as comfortable with dysfunction as Morey & Harris did the right thing for the organization by taking this trade.

the_process · Post #306 » by **the_process** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:34 pm

Guys, guys... ownership is always involved on star level trades. So not a huge deal. And I am no fan of Harris.

Here's the thing, we know the league was poking around about why Harden wasn't playing. We know that's there's a TV deal negotiation coming up. Silver wants his stars on the screen, not sitting out holding up signs in the club about liars. We also know the Clippers want to get acclimated to Harden, and that the Sixers didn't want Harden screwing anything up.

It's not a huge leap to assume Silver called up Harris and Ballmer and said let's wrap this up now. And so the Sixers took less than they wanted, and the Clippers gave more than they wanted.

I mean, Marks can break it down all he wants; the financials on that trade are extremely sketchy. I tried that trade this morning on FanSpo and it failed. Of course, it goes through now :lol:

"League office assistance", indeed.

Arsenal · Post #307 » by **Arsenal** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:37 pm

Negrodamus wrote:Even though I know we are already committed to "star hunting" with these picks, we could consolidate these expiring plus the worse pick and send it to Charlotte for Hayward and Rozier. Hayward is an expiring but better than everyone we just got in the trade. Rozier is kinda breaking out, albeit on a trash team. He is small, so matching him up with Maxey might be an issue. I've just been looking at teams who are still in the process of rebuilding and would be interested in offloading older pieces who might be looking to contend.

I'd be interested in Hayward if the price is right. Which is something less than a 1st I think. Maybe expirings and a couple 2nds.

As for Rozier, no thanks. No more tiny guards needed.

eyeatoma · Post #308 » by **eyeatoma** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:44 pm

One_and_Done wrote:What a humiliating trade for Morey. He really got taken to the woodshed.

Who the fawk are you again?

eyeatoma · Post #309 » by **eyeatoma** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:46 pm

the_process wrote:Guys, guys... ownership is always involved on star level trades. So not a huge deal. And I am no fan of Harris.

Here's the thing, we know was league was poking around about why Harden wasn't playing. We know that's there's a TV deal negotiation coming up. Silver wants his stars on the screen, not sitting out holding up signs in the club about liars. We also know the Clippers want to get acclimated to Harden, and that the Sixers didn't want Harden screwing anything up.

It's not a huge leap to assume Silver called up Harris and Ballmer and said let's wrap this up now. And so the Sixers took less than they wanted, and the Clippers gave more than they wanted.

I mean, Marks can break it down all he wants; the financials on that trade are extremely sketchy. I tried that trade this morning on FanSpo and it failed. Of course, it goes through now

"League office assistance", indeed.

Haaa, great insight!

sodmoraes · Post #310 » by **sodmoraes** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:02 pm

I like the trade. It could be better, but Soften kinda f*cked us with his demands and name calling.We will probably get a good player at the deadline, and maybe a Max player next year? But I think we need another PG, only Maxey is not gonna cut it..

Post #311 » by **bisme37** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:02 pm

The stuff you guys got for Harden is pretty solid imo, and you finally get to move past the drama and focus on winning basketball games. Congrats, Sixers fans.

One_and_Done · Post #312 » by **One_and_Done** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:17 pm

phillynative wrote:
One_and_Done wrote:
Stanford wrote:
Loser!

Agreed. Morey really lost this trade.

Tool

I agree. The trade really makes Morey look like a tool.

Kobblehead · Post #313 » by **Kobblehead** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:39 pm

mksp wrote:Why do y'all want Siakam so bad

Yeah, Siakam is like plan D.

He's old, he'll be very expensive, and his shooting is way too chaotic and unreliable.

We should only entertain him if we strike out on all other options and Embiid puts pressure on us.

eyeatoma · Post #314 » by **eyeatoma** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:52 pm

One_and_Done wrote:
phillynative wrote:
One_and_Done wrote:Agreed. Morey really lost this trade.

Tool

I agree. The trade really makes Morey look like a tool.

Can the mods do something about this guy please?

Skates · Post #315 » by **Skates** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:53 pm

One_and_Done wrote:
phillynative wrote:
One_and_Done wrote:Agreed. Morey really lost this trade.

Tool

I agree. The trade really makes Morey look like a tool.

I’d think this was a trolling bot, but bots generally are more interesting than the third grade level stuff above.

Also if ownership forced Morey to take this trade then I question Morey more than Harris. Ignoring the lol legendary Terrence Mann, this trade brought back all of the right pieces you are going to get for Harden. A forced breakup of Morey and Harden is truly for the best for all involved. James is kind of an addiction for Daryl.

Kobblehead · Post #316 » by **Kobblehead** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:53 pm

I don't like the reports of us wanting a G.

We have a G in Maxey. We should be hunting for a F.

Arsenal · Post #317 » by **Arsenal** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:54 pm

Kobblehead wrote:
mksp wrote:Why do y'all want Siakam so bad

Yeah, Siakam is like plan D.

He's old, he'll be very expensive, and his shooting is way too chaotic and unreliable.

We should only entertain him if we strike out on all other options and Embiid puts pressure on us.

If it comes down to Siakam at $45m/yr vs. resigning Assassin for $25m/yr, I choose the latter. Leaves extra room for another good starter or two rotation players.

Decipher · Post #318 » by **Decipher** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:46 pm

Kobblehead wrote:I don't like the reports of us wanting a G.

We have a G in Maxey. We should be hunting for a F.

Couldn’t you guys do with a traditional pg if only to run the offense for short periods

Maxey is good but not at ball handling while there’s not really anyone else that fits the bill

Not talking about a star here

GabeCerebro · Post #319 » by **GabeCerebro** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:46 pm

Kobblehead wrote:I don't like the reports of us wanting a G.

We have a G in Maxey. We should be hunting for a F.

We literally have one ball handler on the team right now. A guard is absolutely needed.

Kobblehead · Post #320 » by **Kobblehead** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:51 pm

You can get Monte Morris from Washington for like a deferred 2nd rounder.

Stay away from big money Gs. Maxey is our bigmoney G.

G (Maxey) - F (our real target) - C (Embiid) - spread the money out.