If they called I would keep in contact with them because they are limited and could get super desperate. The contract situation would be tough for a couple years... but say they came with Tobias and JRich for Bojan and Mike... plus they kicked over their high second rounder this year and a 2021 and 2023 limited or non-protected pick... both their stars are injury prone and now I'd be listening. They shouldn't offer that... they just need one sucker team to get desperate. Sacramento and NY are still out there.I'm not saying Harris bad, but he is overrated by Jazz fans and not worth that contract. Having Gobert with a supermax and Harris with a 5 year max would kill this team. I'd much rather have Bojan and a smaller contract.
Philly would cry tears of joy if someone would take Harris or Horford. Philly is going to lose Simmons or Embiid if they can't dump salary. That being said, would Philly/Denver consider a Simmons for Murray or Porter Jr? That would solve a lot of problems for both teams.
This is essentially where I'm at with Harris. I've always been fairly lukewarm. I think if we had him, those "other things" he does better than Bojan wouldn't be all that obvious and would be overshadowed by "hey, this guy can't shoot anything like Bojan."I'm not saying Harris bad, but he is overrated by Jazz fans and not worth that contract. Having Gobert with a supermax and Harris with a 5 year max would kill this team. I'd much rather have Bojan and a smaller contract.
Not sure #2 gets Beal... especially considering they'd have to eat the Wiggins deal. Warriors have Minny's pick next year with limited protections... that would need to be in there too... at a minimum.In my opinion, Philly has to trade Embiid. I'm not a massive Simmons fan, but I think Embiid is part lockerroom disturbance/part injury issues waiting to happen.
Philly would be unwise to dump assets in order to get away from Tobias. Maybe it's worth it to dump assets to get away from Horford, but the Simmons/Embiid issues are there even if Horford is dumped.
If I'm Philly, I'm looking for the best trade possible to send Embiid and get a wing who can shoot in return. This makes sense...
Wizards get draft picks from Warriors including #2
Sixers get Beal
Warriors get Embiid
Simmons, Beal, Richardson, Tobias and Horford is a really, really good team. Everybody can shoot. Everybody is an adequate defender.
The other stuff in that trade would have to be real juicy to upgrade.This is essentially where I'm at with Harris. I've always been fairly lukewarm. I think if we had him, those "other things" he does better than Bojan wouldn't be all that obvious and would be overshadowed by "hey, this guy can't shoot anything like Bojan."
Let's keep the Equate version. It's packaged at the same place.
If Wizards had another young guy with star potential I could see them moving Beal to get guys on the same timeline... they have nothing going... they are a dumb organization with mediocre goals... they will try and be competitive next year.I don't think Wizards trade Beal for a pick. Beal is a star. I'm from Philly. I don't think they trade Embiid. He is their darling right now. There would be revolts in the street if they traded Embiid. Like, if Utah traded Mitchell. Those fans suffered for years to get Embiid, to trade him now would cause riots.
They have to build around Embiid for better or worse. I'm not sure who I like better, Simmons or Embiid. I actually think they could have worked together if you built around them correctly, but Horford and Harris ain't correctly.
Did Lopo just say that Simmons can shoot??