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Kobblehead wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:He was spotted at Logan International Airport today. I'm assuming trade talks fell through and he's rejoining the team for tomorrow's game against the Cs.
http://www.metro.us/boston/jahlil-okafor-may-be-in-trade-to-celtics-spotted-at-logan-airport-in-boston/zsJqbn---bXLQZzLC5UEJM/
Nope, he's heading to Boston in exchange for Marcus Smart. Nice doing business with you.
XDevilBoiX wrote:The only trade I want to see now is BC for Hinkie.
Appostis wrote:You're friend ..is a idiot.
wickedwrister wrote:sixers hoops wrote:wickedwrister wrote:
I think its clear whatever trade they thought they had fell through and possibly was just Colagelo getting used by Denver and Portland for leverage in the deal they made. At this point my guess is Okafor is in Boston to play for the Sixers.
Haha. Man of action. Lol. He is such a dope.
They forced Hinkie out for this "professional GM who knows the league and has endless connections."
We are lucky!
Sooooo lucky to have him and his totally not a complete snake in the grass father who definitely didn't take over the organization to force Hinkie out and give his son a job. #blessed
KramerDSP wrote:If Harris sells the team this summer, there is an outside shot the new owners rehire Hinkie. That would be amazing, albeit extremely unlikely.
LongLiveHinkie wrote:If Steve Kyler is right, I'd take Hezonja back for Okafor in a heartbeat. Don't know why the Magic would want Okafor, but in some type of a 3-way deal. And I know Hezonja hasn't impressed and could be a bust, but I think he has skills and this team has been good at developing talent.
LongLiveHinkie wrote:If Steve Kyler is right, I'd take Hezonja back for Okafor in a heartbeat. Don't know why the Magic would want Okafor, but in some type of a 3-way deal. And I know Hezonja hasn't impressed and could be a bust, but I think he has skills and this team has been good at developing talent.
Sixerscan wrote:LongLiveHinkie wrote:If Steve Kyler is right, I'd take Hezonja back for Okafor in a heartbeat. Don't know why the Magic would want Okafor, but in some type of a 3-way deal. And I know Hezonja hasn't impressed and could be a bust, but I think he has skills and this team has been good at developing talent.
His point had nothing to do with hezonja being on the market to the Sixers. He was saying that hezonja sucks and getting (say) Denzel valentine would be better.
marcush wrote:I'm still not convinced that BC really wants to move Okafor. He rode Bargs and Gay until his demise in Toronto and I assume he will do the same here with Okafor.
LongLiveHinkie wrote:Sixerscan wrote:LongLiveHinkie wrote:If Steve Kyler is right, I'd take Hezonja back for Okafor in a heartbeat. Don't know why the Magic would want Okafor, but in some type of a 3-way deal. And I know Hezonja hasn't impressed and could be a bust, but I think he has skills and this team has been good at developing talent.
His point had nothing to do with hezonja being on the market to the Sixers. He was saying that hezonja sucks and getting (say) Denzel valentine would be better.
I know, my implication was if Hezonja has such little trade value and the Magic would be willing to move him, he's a piece I'd be trying to get if I'm Colangelo in some type of a deal as a return. If they could some finagle Hezonja and a conditional 1st for Okafor in a 3-way deal, I think that's a score at this point for Okafor.
MNSixerFan wrote:[vine][/vine]marcush wrote:I'm still not convinced that BC really wants to move Okafor. He rode Bargs and Gay until his demise in Toronto and I assume he will do the same here with Okafor.
Why was he held out then? I think BC got used by another team and now has egg on his face. Can't wait to hear the spin on this.
marcush wrote:I'm still not convinced that BC really wants to move Okafor. He rode Bargs and Gay until his demise in Toronto and I assume he will do the same here with Okafor.
Sixerscan wrote:LongLiveHinkie wrote:Sixerscan wrote:His point had nothing to do with hezonja being on the market to the Sixers. He was saying that hezonja sucks and getting (say) Denzel valentine would be better.
I know, my implication was if Hezonja has such little trade value and the Magic would be willing to move him, he's a piece I'd be trying to get if I'm Colangelo in some type of a deal as a return. If they could some finagle Hezonja and a conditional 1st for Okafor in a 3-way deal, I think that's a score at this point for Okafor.
It does seem like hezonja has no future there with Fournier and Ross both signed long term.
MNSixerFan wrote:Arsenal wrote:bball4life wrote:Pretty good read on Okafor on ESPN's 538 site has popped up today.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/does-jahlil-okafor-have-a-place-in-todays-nba/?addata=espn:frontpage
Maybe the most interesting stat to me is he is second last out of 70 qualified centers in defensive RPM. What shocked me is who is last.... Karl Anthony Towns. How is that possible? How lazy of a defender he must be to score out that poorly with all his physical size and ability.
There is an interesting chart in the article that shows all the playoff big men who were crappy rebounders but still had a role on the team.
#1) Young players tend to suck at defense. Seeing a rookie defend like Embiid does (or Noel did) is pretty rare. Especially in today's switch heavy defensive schemes that have to face a ton of P&R.
#2) There's no chance Towns is the "worst" defender at the Center position. These +/- based stats like RPM have to be taken with a huge grain of salt. There are a ton of factors that affect them.
Watch almost every game, Towns is terrible on D.