Kolkmania wrote:Everyone does realize this all part of the negotiation tactics right... Sure, there are better players in the league, I'd also prefer Durant or Curry, but the reality is that we're not getting a superstar player for Simmons.
And that's not just because he's an unwilling shooter or he doesn't want to be here. He's a 25 year old player on a max contract, so there are only a few teams in the league who are interested in him and have the assets to acquire him.
A three-team trade is also difficult because there aren't that many teams in the league that have a stud player (who fits the Sixers need) and are willing to blow it up and start over again with a bunch of 1st round picks.
Under the current landscape maybe, but the whole premise of waiting is that history has shown that the landscape of the league can suddenly change. Harden wasn't available, until he was. Complex three team trades are unlikely, until they happen.
They're relying on history happening again, which certainly seems possible, if not likely, unless you think we've just entered a new era where no player or team is ever going to be unhappy with their situation. Feel like Ben Simmons is a pretty obvious example of that not being the case.
In the meantime, if someone wants to offer a package headlined by a lesser player they'd probably have to pay a premium in picks or other assets which the Sixers can in turn use to make a Harden type trade offer when someone comes available.
