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What's the most you would give up for Ben Simmons?

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Rastapopoulos said:
SO HE COULD BE TRADING FOR GIANNIS!?!?
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i was asking a serious question. in nearly a decade, has there ever been an instance when he has made a move after hinting at it, or you having heard about it in advance?

this isn't morey spinning shit in the media every chance he gets.
 
I think gsw will get him. With a 3rd team to take wiggins
 
dviss1 said:
He said Simmons cut off communication with Philly Brass. It was this action (as well as the pissy way he conducts himself on the court) that made me call him and stick by my prima donna comment.
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don't worry, we know how you feel.
 
Cugel said:
I think gsw will get him. With a 3rd team to take wiggins
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Seems a lot less likely than before the draft. They've kind of fallen in love with Kuminga and Moody, so it depends if Philly REALLY wants Wiseman (which I doubt).
 
illmatic99 said:
I said that about Morey, wtf. Read the post again. I'm fully in support of what Paul is doing.
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In this case yes. In the New Orleans case maybe. If it was Portland then I would say he is a POS.
In principle, I don't like it when agents maneuver their clients to the bigger markets.....if that is what he is doing. It has nothing to do with Paul.
I have felt that way since 1975 when Kareem forced his way out of Milwaukee and said he would only go to two cities. Now if I was a Laker fan I would of course, think differently. But living here in LA only makes me hate them more.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
In this case yes. In the New Orleans case maybe. If it was Portland then I would say he is a POS.
In principle, I don't like it when agents maneuver their clients to the bigger markets.....if that is what he is doing. It has nothing to do with Paul.
I have felt that way since 1975 when Kareem forced his way out of Milwaukee and said he would only go to two cities. Now if I was a Laker fan I would of course, think differently. But living here in LA only makes me hate them more.
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what Paul did with AD, and what he did with leveraging Lebron's contract/extension with guys like KCP/Harrell/McLemore/etc was shameful. Dude even called the Lakers "us." It was 100% dirty as f. But I also think vitriol against him is a function of him conducting his business in the public instead of behind the scenes like other agents.

That said, there are no substantiated reports of him angling to get Simmons to LA.
 
Trying to think what would be the team that could get the best out of Simmons. Consensus seems to be Minny (he and KAT certainly seem to complement each other) but can the Sixers do better than what the Wolves can offer?
 
This makes that draymond trashing the organization stuff pretty interesting now…………
 
illmatic99 said:
don't worry, we know how you feel.
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Sure. But you seem to be confused as to why and seem to forget that you were one of the ones defending him when his prima donna bullshit has been proven to be true. Now your tune has changed to it's justified...
 
dviss1 said:
Sure. But you seem to be confused as to why and seem to forget that you were one of the ones defending him when his prima donna bullshit has been proven to be true. Now your tune has changed to it's justified...
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Dude, WTF changed?! Good Lord, you just keep making up shit now or are confusing me with someone else while putting words in my mouth.

I predicted that this (Simmons holding out and not showing to camp) would happen when Morey was sitting here asking for ridiculous returns from other teams. You only showed up here a few weeks ago. I've been on the Simmons bandwagon for a while now.

How does this make him a prima donna? It's a toxic work environment and he wants out. Why is that so wrong?
 
illmatic99 said:
nothing has changed. I predicted that this (Simmons holding out and not showing to camp) would happen when Morey was sitting here asking for ridiculous returns from other teams. You only showed up here a few weeks ago. I've been on the Simmons bandwagon for a while now.
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I ain't never been on a Simmons bandwagon. When I called him a prima donna you were defending him saying the stories weren't true.

Now it's proven and you're singing a different song. Now you're justifying prima donna actions when that's what folks said we didn't like about him.
Clamoring for a guy who cut off communication with his ownership and dismissing those who opposed him because of that type of behavior.
Saying it's a stretch for me to analyze his on court demeanor to determine what we're now finding out is true, he is indeed a selfish prima donna.

What if any Blazer, Dame included (I'm not a Drexler fan due to how he exited) behaved that way?
 
dviss1 said:
I ain't never been on a Simmons bandwagon. When I called him a prima donna you were defending him saying the stories weren't true.

Now it's proven and you're singing a different song. Now you're justifying prima donna actions when that's what folks said we didn't like about him.
Clamoring for a guy who cut off communication with his ownership and dismissing those who opposed him because of that type of behavior.
Saying it's a stretch for me to analyze his on court demeanor to determine what we're now finding out is true, he is indeed a selfish prima donna.

What if any Blazer, Dame included (I'm not a Drexler fan due to how he exited) behaved that way?
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You keep going around in circles. I have been 100% consistent on my feelings on Simmons. LOL! I freaking said months ago in this same thread that trade offers are only going to get worse because Simmons was not showing up to camp and Paul was gonna create drama. This was Paul's leverage play and he used it. How the hell can I change my tune when I PREDICTED THE EXACT SAME THING that is happening?! And I even said at the time that he would be 100% justified in doing so because his teammate and coach threw him under the bus, while his GM was trying to trade him for over a year to every other team.

You already misread my posts once on the past page and are clearly misinterpreting again.

We know your stance on Simmons, please stop psychoanalyzing my posts now.
 
illmatic99 said:
You keep going around in circles. I have been 100% consistent on my feelings on Simmons. LOL! I freaking said months ago in this same thread that trade offers are only going to get worse because Simmons was not showing up to camp and Paul was gonna create drama. This was Paul's leverage play and he used it. How the hell can I change my tune when I PREDICTED THE EXACT SAME THING that is happening?! And I even said at the time that he would be 100% justified in doing so because his teammate and coach threw him under the bus, while his GM was trying to trade him for over a year to every other team.

You already misread my posts once on the past page and are clearly misinterpreting again.

We know your stance on Simmons, please stop psychoanalyzing my posts now.
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Did you or did you not say the talk about Simmons being a prima donna (the only damn thing I'm talking about) was untrue?
 
dviss1 said:
Did you or did you not say the talk about Simmons being a prima donna (the only damn thing I'm talking about) was untrue?
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Here's where you're confusing my stance.

I don't think this news today is him being a prima donna. It's literally his only move and it's justified and I kept saying the exact same thing for months. If you keep getting thrown in every trade offer for over a year while getting berated in public by the whole fanbase, and the Coach/Teammate that was supposed to have your back didn't, why hell would you want to go back to that team, only to get traded months later?

I even posted a cringeworthy column from a Philly paper on his birthday where they role played Morey/teammates talking about getting him gifts that was riddled with shade. I said then again that he should demand out. And he's doing that?

HOW THE HELL is that me changing my tune?
 
illmatic99 said:
Here's where you're confusing my stance.

I don't think this news today is him being a prima donna. It's literally his only move and it's justified and I kept saying the exact same thing for months. If you keep getting thrown in every trade offer for over a year while getting berated in public by the whole fanbase, and the Coach/Teammate that was supposed to have your back didn't, why hell would you want to go back to that team, only to get traded months later?
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But he cut off communication with the team long before this change in stance. Wouldn't even entertain conversation.
 
According to MyBookie, the Sacramento Kings are the favorites (+250) to sign Philadelphia 76ers‘ point guard Ben Simmons. Notwithstanding their current luxury tax space amount of $5,521,317, they are $25,465,197 over the cap. To add to that, the Minnesota Timberwolves have the second-best odds (+400) of trading for Simmons. While the Toronto Raptors‘ odds show +2000, tied for sixth with the Washington Wizards, they are in active trade negotiations with the 76ers.
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Ive been guessing SacTown or Minnie for a while. Still think it will be one of the two.
 
dviss1 said:
But he cut off communication with the team long before this change in stance. Wouldn't even entertain conversation.
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so what? In his exit interview, Doc gave this long diatribe about his offseason workout plan that he came up with along with Rich Paul/Morey, and that Simmons was going to be a changed man this summer. Was a shameful condescending display that was completely fake seeing as how this came just a day after he effectively said Simmons couldn't be a championship PG. I don't blame Ben one bit for not listening to that snakeoil salesman.
 
illmatic99 said:
so what? In his exit interview, Doc gave this long diatribe about his offseason workout plan that he came up with along with Rich Paul/Morey, and that Simmons was going to be a changed man this summer. Was a shameful condescending display that was completely fake seeing as how this came just a day after he effectively said Simmons couldn't be a championship PG. I don't blame Ben one bit for not listening to that snakeoil salesman.
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Mannnnnn If ANY Blazer did this...
 
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