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Sixers Looking to Trade Up

Core4 said:
Interesting.
If I'm Cleveland, I DON'T do it. Embiid is a once-in-a-decade talent and great 5's are just too hard to find. Cavs desperately need a center. Hawes is unrestriced and isn't a top talent anyway. Varejao is old and is always hurt. Would Parker be an upgrade over Thompson? Sure. But Thompson is at least young and serviceable. I don't think Embiid slips past Milwaukee since they need a replacement for their pothead, Sanders. There really isn't another center in the top half of the draft. Cleveland would have to go with someone like Stauskas or McDermott at #10, but they already have Waiters at SG and Anthony Bennett ostensibly replacing Deng at SF.
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As Miami shows, you don't need an elite center anymore, just a strong serviceable, defensive minded one, which Varejao is. Varejao has a couple good years left and can fill the gap for Cleveland until they can draft, trade, or sign a replacement. I think their biggest need is replacing their forward spots, as Deng will probably walk and Tristan Thompson is not a starting caliber big yet. They could take Parker or Wiggins at #3 to solve the SF issue and probably Saric at #10 as the PF. Thompson could back-up the 4/5.
 
Jeffrey32 said:
As Miami shows, you just need the best player in the world on your team.
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fixed.

think of how good miami would be with an olijuwan or shaq down low.
 
Core4 said:
Interesting.
If I'm Cleveland, I DON'T do it. Embiid is a once-in-a-decade talent and great 5's are just too hard to find. Cavs desperately need a center. Hawes is unrestriced and isn't a top talent anyway. Varejao is old and is always hurt. Would Parker be an upgrade over Thompson? Sure. But Thompson is at least young and serviceable. I don't think Embiid slips past Milwaukee since they need a replacement for their pothead, Sanders. There really isn't another center in the top half of the draft. Cleveland would have to go with someone like Stauskas or McDermott at #10, but they already have Waiters at SG and Anthony Bennett ostensibly replacing Deng at SF.
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Which is why they offered it to the Cavs and not the Bucks. Bucks would have jumped all over it.
 
Jeffrey32 said:
As Miami shows, you don't need an elite center anymore, just a strong serviceable, defensive minded one, which Varejao is. Varejao has a couple good years left and can fill the gap for Cleveland until they can draft, trade, or sign a replacement. I think their biggest need is replacing their forward spots, as Deng will probably walk and Tristan Thompson is not a starting caliber big yet. They could take Parker or Wiggins at #3 to solve the SF issue and probably Saric at #10 as the PF. Thompson could back-up the 4/5.
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And how many strong, serviceable centers are available either in the late teens or for mid-level money? Varejao played 65 games this year, but the three previous: 25, 25, and 31. He makes Boozer look like Cal Ripken. Parker and Wiggins ARE tempting, but I still think Cleveland keeps their pick and goes after Embiid. At least they'd have a good story to sell LBJ: a solid 4 and Bennett easily steps aside if LBJ joins the team.
 
Doublea said:
Cuz we want to trade up, and if the Sixers do, then the Jazz won't have anybody to trade with...
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Lol what?

You can still trade with the Bucks and if a Cavs/Philly trade happens you can still try and get the 3rd pick from the Cavs.
 
Core4 said:
Interesting.
If I'm Cleveland, I DON'T do it. Embiid is a once-in-a-decade talent and great 5's are just too hard to find. Cavs desperately need a center. Hawes is unrestriced and isn't a top talent anyway. Varejao is old and is always hurt. Would Parker be an upgrade over Thompson? Sure. But Thompson is at least young and serviceable. I don't think Embiid slips past Milwaukee since they need a replacement for their pothead, Sanders. There really isn't another center in the top half of the draft. Cleveland would have to go with someone like Stauskas or McDermott at #10, but they already have Waiters at SG and Anthony Bennett ostensibly replacing Deng at SF.
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We'd be hard-pressed to go back and find another collegiate freshman with the relatively pedestrian statistics and wildly inconsistent play that Embiid logged this season and say he was a once-in-a-decade player.

I like Embiid. But he may be as big a question mark as anyone in the top 3.
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
We'd be hard-pressed to go back and find another collegiate freshman with the relatively pedestrian statistics and wildly inconsistent play that Embiid logged this season and say he was a once-in-a-decade player.

I like Embiid. But he may be as big a question mark as anyone in the top 3.
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You must not have watched Embiid play.
 
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