Simmons Trade Thread - The Ocho

Bum Adebayo · Post #921 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Sun Dec 5, 2021 11:12 pm

Do you think OKC is a dumb team? because it's the only way they would trade Shai for Bum Simmons and fillers.

VDT · Post #922 » by **VDT** » Sun Dec 5, 2021 11:15 pm

Honestly, i dont buy the SGA hype. Not really athletic and with an awkward shooting form. Not that good of a passer either based on his stats.

I also dont see any reason for OKC to trade him unless they think the same.

In any case, i doubt they want Simmons.

mjkvol · Post #923 » by **mjkvol** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 1:52 am

stormi wrote:Rank:

Springer, Thybulle, Maxey, Joe

In terms of most to least likely y'all want traded. You could throw Milton or Reed in as well.

Milton
Thybulle
Reed
Springer
Joe
Maxey

Post #924 » by **Stanford** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 2:57 am

Bum Adebayo wrote:Do you think OKC is a dumb team? because it's the only way they would trade Shai for Bum Simmons and fillers.

For the hundred millionth time: it would be a three team deal.

Tomjas · Post #925 » by **Tomjas** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 10:54 am

Utah Jazz are much better than us and a non factor in the playoffs as they lack perimeter defence

Trading Simmons & Thybulle for anything less than a Harden won’t cut it

SGA is much less than Harden

Bum Adebayo · Post #926 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 12:38 pm

Yeah, trading Simmons for anything less than a superstar won't cut it lmao you guys are crazy.

Kolkmania · Post #927 » by **Kolkmania** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 1:22 pm

At this point OKC has no legit shot creating talent outside of SGA. They have a lot of picks, but aside from their own, those picks are not likely to be that good. Unless Shai indicates that he doesn't want to go through this rebuilding process (unlikely since he just signed a new contract), I don't see any reasons why the Thunder would trade him, he's exactly the kind of player they're assembling picks for.

Kolkmania · Post #928 » by **Kolkmania** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 2:35 pm

So apparently Lillard has expressed his desire to play with Simmons. Since he's basically running the entire organization at this point, they might attach significant (draft) compensation in a desperation move.

Perhaps a CJ + Simons + 1st round pick for Ben and Shake?

bumpo · Post #929 » by **bumpo** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 2:43 pm

Read on Twitter

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GutUNC · Post #930 » by **GutUNC** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 2:50 pm

Kolkmania wrote:So apparently Lillard has expressed his desire to play with Simmons. Since he's basically running the entire organization at this point, they might attach significant (draft) compensation in a desperation move.

Perhaps a CJ + Simons + 1st round pick for Ben and Shake?

A deal around short Tobias Harris should not and would not ever work.

Negrodamus · Post #931 » by **Negrodamus** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 2:51 pm

Morey should milk Portland for all they’re worth. Get McCollum and multiple unprotected first round picks so when the Blazers experiment implodes, we get top talent for the foreseeable future.

Post #932 » by **Stanford** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 2:54 pm

CJ takes 8 to 9 threes a game, I don't see how he's comparable to Tobias.

spikeslovechild · Post #933 » by **spikeslovechild** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 2:58 pm

CJ contract makes him at best a neutral asset. No thanks.

SixthStreet · Post #934 » by **SixthStreet** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 2:59 pm

McCollum is one of the 30 players Morey would accept? I don't buy this unless the Blazers tie it to draft control.

Mik317 · Post #935 » by **Mik317** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 3:02 pm

would be hilarious if after all of this it still ends up as CJ

Kolkmania · Post #936 » by **Kolkmania** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 3:06 pm

GutUNC wrote:
Kolkmania wrote:So apparently Lillard has expressed his desire to play with Simmons. Since he's basically running the entire organization at this point, they might attach significant (draft) compensation in a desperation move.

Perhaps a CJ + Simons + 1st round pick for Ben and Shake?

A deal around short Tobias Harris should not and would not ever work.

McCollum has exchanged a big chunk of his midrange shots for three pointers. Now roughly doubling the attempts of Harris.

That said, McCollum is probably not a legit 2nd option on a contender, let alone the primary option. So it will help us in the meantime to stay competitive, but we have to acquire more assets in the trade to make future moves.

Murray_17 · Post #937 » by **Murray_17** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 3:10 pm

Getting CJ would make us a lot deeper on the wings, but we would have too many short defenders on a team that also has Niang and Tobias as PFs, that's a bad combination. It would also increase the problem of playing Mattise as teams would switch Mattise for CJ, Seth or Shake to death.

Hilariously we need some kind of 3&D guy besides a playmaker right now or at least lenght

JRoy · Post #938 » by **JRoy** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 3:19 pm

bumpo wrote:

Read on Twitter
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I’m a POR fan and I’d give more for Simmons than this.

ankle420breaker · Post #939 » by **ankle420breaker** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 3:51 pm

A previously rumored discussed deal of CJ, Covington, and a 1st round pick would be a sufficient return IMO. We'd need another wing defender in Cov and CJ gives us a legitimate dynamic 2nd option on offense.

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Negrodamus · Post #940 » by **Negrodamus** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 3:55 pm

Do we keep Seth Curry if we're getting McCollum? Would Doc even allow a trade of Curry?!?

Maxey + McCollum backcourt will still get exploited big time on defense.