TheDavinciCHODE wrote:DoubleLintendre wrote:At first don't like it for Clips (Tobias fan). Now it looks less than ideal for Philly who is burning through all of their assets. Depth was as big of a problem as acquiring another top talent-- another guard could've helped.
Clippers get their cap, picks (potentially top 5-10), and also have a ton of role players/depth. Philly's long term potential is an unknown if the new Big 4 doesn't work as planned. It's a no gamble versus definite gamble for the teams involved.
Winner: Clippers
I think this is a prime example of our tendencies to value future over the basketball that's being played on the court right now.
For example, you're saying that the draft picks that the Clippers will get in a few years that may or may not become rotation players and the cap space that they may or may not use to sign free agents is better than a team making a move that will most likely propel them to the NBA finals. The Clippers have made a good move no doubt, and are now set up to build a good team moving forward. But the Sixers are probably going to accomplish this year what the Clippers hope to accomplish in 3 to 4 years using picks and cap space created from this trade.
How does LAC not gamble with this deal? They made their team worse in the short run in the hopes of getting free agents or draft picks that will help them get better in the future....there's nothing guaranteed for either side for sure, but the 76ers improved their team with this move and have probably become the favorites to make the NBA finals.
We are all becoming to obsessed with the future and forgetting the games being played in my opinion.
The Clippers simply didn't plan on signing Tobias again. They also didn't believe they would have much success this playoffs. Instead of losing an asset and having a non-impactful playoff run they cashed in their biggest asset.
The Clippers have been directly linked to nearly every star on the move. Their cap situation has more value in the long run than anything happening this season with their former roster. As long as they don't blow cap space they have a lot of wiggle room.
If losing Tobias while exiting early in the POs was a certainty, picking up picks and cap is not a gamble.
I'm not a giant fan of the trade for the 76ers. I see flaws in their roster construction. They've emptied the cannons and haven't locked in their Big 4 long term. If they struggle with depth they have much less to work with now. I don't see this as a loss for the 76ers, as much as a chips in, win now move.
