Vader wrote:He will be a Laker
lakers have NOTHING left to trade
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Vader wrote:He will be a Laker
Najee12 wrote:Here is my trade idea:
Philadelphia gets: Chris Paul and three first-round picks
OKC gets: Ben Simmons
It's a trade that makes sense for both teams. Philadelphia has a lot of size but not a guy who can make midrange shots and be a factor in the halfcourt. Paul with Philadelphia's oversized team makes the 76ers the best team in the East.
OKC gets a young player in Simmons would be a cornerstone player -- a 6-foot-10 point guard who can play multiple positions. The Thunder now have a young player who can keep fan interest; place shooters around Simmons in today's NBA and it's an up-and-coming team in a few years.
illuminati666 wrote:First of all he's not giving up his 120M he has left, so whichever team takes him, is ready to give him 40M/yr. There won't be many suitors bc of this as that price tag eliminates the Lakers and many other teams.
The main suitor is obviously Miami, they can make a trade work and Riley wants a contender. How he feels about CP3's contract will determine whether he goes there.
If Miami doesn't work out, then it gets interesting. Then the dark horse suitors come up like Philly, Detroit, Milwaukee, Pacers, Wizards, Timberwolves, Mavs, Magic, Suns. All of these though are unlikely but possible, some more than others.
Lalouie wrote:illuminati666 wrote:First of all he's not giving up his 120M he has left, so whichever team takes him, is ready to give him 40M/yr. There won't be many suitors bc of this as that price tag eliminates the Lakers and many other teams.
The main suitor is obviously Miami, they can make a trade work and Riley wants a contender. How he feels about CP3's contract will determine whether he goes there.
If Miami doesn't work out, then it gets interesting. Then the dark horse suitors come up like Philly, Detroit, Milwaukee, Pacers, Wizards, Timberwolves, Mavs, Magic, Suns. All of these though are unlikely but possible, some more than others.
yup,,,and only a contender would want cp3. there's no point in absorbing all that if there's no immediate future. did cp3 and blake get along???
Roscoe Sheed wrote:Terrible trade for philly- cp3 is declining and Simmons is still so young
Najee12 wrote:Roscoe Sheed wrote:Terrible trade for philly- cp3 is declining and Simmons is still so young
Ben Simmons is also a terrible fit for Joel Embiid -- one player's strengths is literally the other player's weakness. Simmons' lack of any kind of shot packs in the lane in a halfcourt setting and makes him a liability in the closing minutes. Simmons needs to be in an open-floor, transition game to be most effective, which pretty much neutralizes Embiid.
A Chris Paul with some juice and three first-round picks would give Philadelphia offensive balance, a chance to compete now and future picks to trade/draft for Paul's replacement.
Najee12 wrote:Roscoe Sheed wrote:Terrible trade for philly- cp3 is declining and Simmons is still so young
Ben Simmons is also a terrible fit for Joel Embiid -- one player's strengths is literally the other player's weakness. Simmons' lack of any kind of shot packs in the lane in a halfcourt setting and makes him a liability in the closing minutes. Simmons needs to be in an open-floor, transition game to be most effective, which pretty much neutralizes Embiid.
A Chris Paul with some juice and three first-round picks would give Philadelphia offensive balance, a chance to compete now and future picks to trade/draft for Paul's replacement.
Yallbecrazy wrote:Washington or stay and win a ship with OKC, why is Washington not an option?
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
erod009 wrote:seren wrote:Throwback24 wrote:He gets to ruin another lockerroom with his drama
Which locker room did he ruin? What team did better after he left?
1) Clippers
2) maybe Rockets?