the_process wrote:Kobblehead wrote:That doesn't change the fact that Simmons is a terrible playoff player on a $30m+ contract that teams will keep hacking and sending to the line, ruining any flow and offensive momentum we ever have. Simmons has to go, I thought we realized this.
Yeah, but the GM here is Morey. He isn't going to sell Ben for peanuts. He will wait and sell high. He may not be able to this summer. If it isn't possible, you do the best you can until it is possible.
Getting a whatever return for Harris doesn't really matter. But getting fleeced on a Ben trade for perceived fit would put a bow on the Embiid era.
Yeah this is all there is to it. We can overpay to sell high on Tobias and buy low on someone who has a similar deal but is a better fit. We sell low on Simmons and have no path into discussion or onto any teams radar that is about to trade a superstar. Like we don’t even get a seat at the table. And if trading Ben for a better fit (brogdon, first) doesn’t make us a contender, and we’re also not a contender with Ben as is but still really good why not just rehab his value and hold out for a star? Like we’re not winning either way so? This is like still process style fundamentals for me. You don’t team build to get to the conference finals and look good doing it.
