Agree. The rights to the Browns old elfish mascot and Chief Wahoo would have more value as salary filler than Kevin Love.
Markkinen trade filler could also bring Rubio trade filler and that’s a vet that can be around as the Sixers fool around with two unproven players in the 1 at Maxey and Shake Milton. I’m not sure if Rubio can be dealt right now either though?
It’s not about the regular season though. Sixers have enough with no Ben to win 50 games and be in the 3-6 seed realm. What you saying coming to fruition looks like is a team that wins 32-35 games and I don’t think that happens unless Embiid gets hurt (a distinct possibility).
I haven’t even heard reports that the Cavs would include him or want to include. Obviously if something came up they probably would but for now the Cavs think he could be a valuable piece off the bench when healthy. From reports, Love is going to have to earn a starting job and he wants to stay in CLE/no buyout from both sides.
I absolutely get that perspective. But in my eyes the delay on Ben would emanate from a desire to find the best fit for the playoffs in terms of roster construction. That to me takes precedent over seeding. With Embiid the Sixers have been a 3 a 4 a 6 and a 1 seed and in all cases it was no better than a 2nd round exit. They’ve had variety in seeding and yet it all seems to end in the same place.
I could see Sexton at 1 but more like 1 and 1A. Really hope both of them start shooting 5-7 3s per game next season minimum,
I agree with you on time passing resulting in less value coming back in theory. At the same time, I don’t know that the actual player’s value is going to dip that much. If Simmons never does what he needs to get better he’s still an All Star. In this regard it actually hurts the guy’s perception. Because he has top 10 player ability people are hypercritical of him for only being a top 30-35 player. Take your own team’s situation. If Simmons goes to the Cavs doesn’t he likely become that team’s best player? I think he’s better than Garland and Jarett Allen and Mobley could surpass but he has to prove that first. If he goes to Sacramento doesn’t he become their best player? It’s a debate with DeAaron Fox but that guy has never made an All Star team. He’s never been on the all defensive team. The only destination linked to Simmons where he doesn’t become the team’s best player post-deal would be Minnesota where I give the edge to KAT.
Are you kidding? If that happened we'd talk about him even more!
Part of my rank of him at 4 is assessing fit going both ways. Cavs don’t draft him to deal him in his rookie season for starters. And then with a Sixers group of Harris and Embiid at 4 and 5 he has to play a lot of 3 which may be a role he can handle but maybe not right away. I would be floored if Mobley would go in any deal let alone one for the Sixers. The only way I see it happening is if a third team comes in and an asset is pried away from said third team so that Mobley goes back to them plus a Thybulle or Maxey from Sixers to get a player they covet over Sexton/Okora. But that’s highly unlikely. But I figured if I’m doing a list of the assets I value on the Cavs roster, I’d be a dope for leaving Mobley off. I think Cavs have a good one there.
