Trade 2021 Off-Season Trade Ideas

[TBpup]

Building around a center is just a bad idea. They’re injury prone and they’re from an archaic era. When was the last time a team won a title with a center as the focal point? Spurs with Duncan? Was he even a center?

Who said anything about building around a center?

 

[blazerkor]

Building around a center is just a bad idea. They’re injury prone and they’re from an archaic era. When was the last time a team won a title with a center as the focal point? Spurs with Duncan? Was he even a center?

He definitely was a center. I think it could be done still but the C needs to be able to hit his free throws and teams need to be willing to feed the C down low. The fact is if the C only has a face up game, depends on lobs and can't get his on his own inside then of course you can't do it. Make no mistake about it, if coached correctly with the right guys around him Embiid can win a title being the number one option.

 

[Natebishop3]

Who said anything about building around a center?

Me.

Isn’t that what Philly is doing?

 

[GDiama]

Me.

Isn’t that what Philly is doing?

So they should instead build around a PG that cannot even hit free throws? Not much of a dilemma if I'm Philly. This is the card they were dealt. Embiid and Jokic can be fine no.1 options if guys around them are good fit.

 

[illmatic99]

I just had a look at Tobias Harris' contract. He's owed 20 more mill than CJ over the next 4 yrs. that contract is insane for the kind of production you get from him.

 

[Natebishop3]

I just had a look at Tobias Harris' contract. He's owed 20 more mill than CJ over the next 4 yrs. that contract is insane for the kind of production you get from him.

That's why I think CJ for Harris might happen. I don't think Philly is ready to give up on Simmons yet. I think CJ/Simmons/Embiid could be a really good combo.

 

[illmatic99]

That's why I think CJ for Harris might happen. I don't think Philly is ready to give up on Simmons yet. I think CJ/Simmons/Embiid could be a really good combo.

i don't want to pay a 33 yr old 41 mil to put up games like he did last night.

 

[Natebishop3]

i don't want to pay a 33 yr old 41 mil to put up games like he did last night.

It's a bad contract for a bad contract. I think our options are limited.

 

[illmatic99]

It's a bad contract for a bad contract. I think our options are limited.

I still maintain that CJs contract is in line with his status in the league. Tobias is overpaid.

 

[Natebishop3]

I still maintain that CJs contract is in line with his status in the league. Tobias is overpaid.

I would prefer to get Middleton. He's a much better fit. But I'm not sure that deal would ever be on the table.

I still think it's going to be CJ to NY and young talent to somewhere else. I would like to see Ingram or Siakam.

 

[RR7]

I would prefer to get Middleton. He's a much better fit. But I'm not sure that deal would ever be on the table.

I still think it's going to be CJ to NY and young talent to somewhere else. I would like to see Ingram or Siakam.

I keep falling back on that one as well, CJ to NY, Toppin, Knox and a pick or two somewhere, and someone to us.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I just had a look at Tobias Harris' contract. He's owed 20 more mill than CJ over the next 4 yrs. that contract is insane for the kind of production you get from him.

But he would fit the Blazers team vary nicely! Even in a D'Antoni system. LoL...

 

[Sheldon Shape]

I would prefer to get Middleton. He's a much better fit. But I'm not sure that deal would ever be on the table.

I still think it's going to be CJ to NY and young talent to somewhere else. I would like to see Ingram or Siakam.

I would LOVE Siakam for CJ. Prefer him to Ingraham.

 

[Natebishop3]

I would LOVE Siakam for CJ. Prefer him to Ingraham.

Only downside to Siakam is that he's hurt. Probably will miss the start of the season.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

The C and backup PG we’ve been looking for? They’re both good defenders. To make money work, we’d have to trade CJ and Nurk.

Dame/Bledsoe
Powell/Elleby
Covington/Little
Collins/Covington
Adams/Collins

That’s a major upgrade on D.

please take the apostrophe out of the title

 

[B-Roy]

lmao

 

[blazerkor]

Only downside to Siakam is that he's hurt. Probably will miss the start of the season.

I don't really mind that, we'll just start DJ until Siakam is healthy like six weeks into the season. I'm almost positive DJ will opt in whether he likes it or not, he's just not going to get the kind of money we're giving him elsewhere.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Definitely might be a shake up coming. Simmons for CJ has been bantered about quite a bit....but Simmons comes with his own warts. Can't shoot from the outside and can't shoot FT's. A huge weakness in a close game down the stretch.

It’s worse than Can’t shoot. It’s Won’t shoot. I wouldn’t want him on our team. He’s simply too flawed of a player.

 

[blazerkor]

http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/2021-off-season-trade-ideas.366623/

Please merge

 

[KSF-ERIC]

http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/2021-off-season-trade-ideas.366623/

Please merge

Can’t find anything about Bledsoe and Adams at your link. Please DON’T merge.

 

[RR7]

NO thanks. CJ is better than Bledsoe, Nurk better than Adams. Great trade.

 

[blazerkor]

Can’t find anything about Bledsoe and Adams at your link. Please DON’T merge.

This is an off season trade idea... that is the the thread for this exact thing... there is no reason it needs it's own.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Merge

 

[Pinwheel1]

Purge

 

[Mediocre Man]

It’s worse than Can’t shoot. It’s Won’t shoot. I wouldn’t want him on our team. He’s simply too flawed of a player.

Would you say the same about CJ?
It’s worse than can’t defend. It’s won’t defend.

isn’t he flawed as a player as well?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Adams sets quite possibly the best screens in the history of the NBA.

That with Dame/shooters in an MDA system would be gnarly

 

[Natebishop3]

Would you say the same about CJ?
It’s worse than can’t defend. It’s won’t defend.

isn’t he flawed as a player as well?

Sure, but CJ keeps the basketball pump companies in business..... you know..... from pounding all that air out of the balls.....

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Adams is a dinosaur and Bledsoe is pretty much useless. If they were any good New Orleans would've been good.

So... no. Maybe if they were waived, on veteran minimum contracts. MAYBE.

 

[tykendo]

Buck & Duck(R.I.P.) say yuck on this trade.

 

[glazeduck]

In every conceivable way, Simmons is the anti-CJ to almost a laughable extent. But if Philly botches this and really does make him available, I think the reason we need to make it happen is simply the roster-building flexibility he provides you next to Dame.

His size, defense and ball handling literally allow you to mix and match rosters with him and Dame better than anyone not named Giannis in the league. Want to go big? Play him as your 2, Roco as your 3, etc. Want to run and go small? Play him as your 4 or 5. Is the lack of 3pt and FT shooting mildly alarming? I guess? But it would also be why he's available and not being called the next Lebron.