That will put us on our own in fifth lotto position. The Pacers are in a razor thin game with the Thunder but I think the Thunder will likely pull it off. The fact is if the Magic hold on we hold our own destiny. If we lose out then we'll have the fifth best chance at the first pick.
And by realistically, I mean, does the other team entertain that swap as wel
That’s an overpay IMO. Wemby AND Simons for Embiid is too much. I’d like to see if we can send out Simons for a small forward.
I don't know if they will but if the Sixers or Bucks lose in the first round then they might consider Wemby, Ant and Nurk for Embiid or Giannis. Those are the only two teams I could see freaking out and giving us what we would need in exchange for Wemby. I honestly think if you put Giannis or Embiid on a team with Dame, Jerami, Shaedon, whoever we get with the Knicks pick, whoever we could get with the MLE and some of the bench pieces we currently have Matisse, Trendon and maybe Drewbanks. That's a contender and we might not even have to worry about Trendon or Drew being in the rotation because if you put Dame, Giannis/Embiid, Jerami and Shae on a roster, ring chasers would follow. We could also guarantee the Bulls our first rounder for next year with a second rounder and then try to pursue a difference maker with our future firsts that makes 8M or less.
If we get the first pick we take Wemby because from day one he's going to be a problem. Defensively he can guard the perimeter and recover to protect the rim like every play. Offensively he cuts really well, he rolls really well and he shoots extremely well. We would want to take our remaining draft capital, Ant and Nurk and try to get a bulky player to play with him and Grant. We could pick Wemby and trade either four future firsts with Ant and Nurk for an all star that makes sense with the team we'd have or three future firsts and the Knicks pick.
Shae is gonna drop a 50 piece and pull out the win.
Which win?
Undecided. But couldn’t you see him dropping 50 against one of these teams?
I mean if the guy gets hot, stays aggressive and gets to the line more, I think he's capable of that however if it comes after tonight and if we lose tonight and Orlando wins like the odds makers seem to think, we can take one win at that point. I honestly think if Shae dropped 50 in a game and that got us a win, they would shut him down for the rest of the season, especially when considering our most recent signing.
The kid can shoot, he can be aggressive at times. It would take him being aggressive the entire game, the team we are playing against to not double him or ball deny him, him having the hottest shooting he's had and him getting calls. Very very unlikely but I guess it could happen. Again, I think if Shaedon has any kind of standout performance that leads us to a win, then we will shut him down for the rest of the season. The objective is very obviously to keep the fifth position in the draft lottery that we currently hold and I think Cronin will do whatever it takes to make that happen... I mean I don't think Joe is going to kill anyone to make it happen but as far as sitting guys down, Joe will do whatever he thinks he has to to secure losses if we were to pick up a win.
