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DL - Swing for the Fences - Embiid?

So if Embiid falls, would that sweeten the pot for Cleveland? Could we remove Favors from the deal and send over Embiid, Burks and picks for whoever they draft at 1?
 
I'm a bit of a fan of the power of threes. If there's yet another underlying health issue, I think I'd have to pass.

If that's bull **** and it's simply what we already know, I draft him at #5. Easily.
 
Is this the fence we are swinging at with Embiid?

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So if Embiid falls, would that sweeten the pot for Cleveland? Could we remove Favors from the deal and send over Embiid, Burks and picks for whoever they draft at 1?
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I think they would want Embiid and Favors for insurance if Embiid shatters. Chad ford mentioned this possibility to Bill Simmons I think.


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I think they would want Embiid and Favors for insurance if Embiid shatters. Chad ford mentioned this possibility to Bill Simmons I think.


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If Embiid is there at #5, I'd offer them Kanter, #35, next year's 2nd, and a future protected 1st and take back a bad contract or two. They'd still get there man in Embiid and Kanter is still a better big than anyone they'd get from Philly. Add in those three picks and us taking back a bad contract or two and it could be enough. I highly doubt it but who knows. Maybe they could parlay that future 1st from us (and the other picks and Kanter who played with Cousins as well?) into getting the Kings #8 (which is available) somehow with some more moving parts (bad Kings contracts) involved and there they could get Vonleh, Randle or Gordon quite possibly. Cleveland's GM doesn't exactly follow a standard path so anything is possible. And they may jump at the idea of an Embiid/Vonleh haul. So might Lebron.

It would be complicated but some sort of three-way here may make some sense for all involved.
 
Cleveland gets pick #5 and pick #8, Utah's 2015 2nd rounder
Sac gets Kanter + future protected 1st from Utah + rid of a bunch of salary
Utah gets pick #1 plus bad contracts from Cleveland (Jack) and Kings (two of Landry, Thompson, Terry)

Cleveland gets Embiid and Vonleh/Randle or Gordon plus our 2nd rounder from next year
Sac gets Kanter, that protected 1st from us (year tbd) and gets to dump a bunch of salary
We get the #1 pick and have to take on a few bad contracts (but in the process get some vet leadership we could use)
 
The best player in the draft, a Sure Thing if he's healthy, falling to us at 5 just feels like fate. We're not making the playoffs next year, anyway. So how much better off are we taking one of the Sure Maybes like Vonleh, Gordon, or Smart?
 
The more I think about it, the more I think some version of the three-way I put could work. Maybe we also have to throw Cleveland the GS pick and maybe we have to take back 4-5 bad contracts in all to sweeten the deal but it seems to make some sense for all teams.
 
Clev gets pick 5, pick 8, our GS pick, our 2015 2nd, dump Jack

Sac gets Kanter, a protected (top 7?) 2015 Utah 1st, dump Terry, Thompson and Landry

We get pick 1 and take on the four vets
 
If Embiid is there @ 5 I take him no questions asked. I don't understand how some posters would part w/Favors, Burks, etc. to gain a potential top 10 player in Wiggins/Parker, but then hesitate to lose only the 5th pick by taking a shot on Embiid, particularly when JE was generally considered the #1 prospect a week ago.
 
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Drafting Embiid and having him break down like Sam Bowie is a fireable pick. DL is pretty confident and the Millers love him; however, he can not miss on this pick. When you swing for the fences, you strike out a lot. DL is pretty aggressive, but if he likes his job, he better stay clear.
 
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