Rastapopoulos
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Every time the team gets into a rut I blow it up in my mind. Obviously, just about everyone on here does that. But thinking about what we can get for just CJ is too depressing. (I used to think Philly could use him, but they got Seth Curry. Then I thought the Knicks would like a star, but turns out all they needed was Thibs. Then I thought maybe Orlando, but they've blown it up already. So maybe the best bet is the Rockets? Maybe we can get a few of their picks. Or perhaps Horford and some picks from OKC... but I digress.) But what about CJ and Nurk? It pains me to contemplate this, because Nurk is my fave center since the Mighty Sabas (except for maybe Oden for about the week he was healthy and producing), but the fact remains that
(a) nobody's going to offer us anything great for just CJ, but
(b) Nurk could look like a real bargain to somebody, but
(c) Nurk just seems to be injury-prone and not the Nurk of Old any more
Now, of course nobody wants to trade a superstar for two non-superstars, but the fact remains that it happens remarkably often (think Jeff Hornacek. Andrew Lang and Tim Perry for Charles Barkley, or whatever the Nets gave up for Harden). What do people think the best haul we could get for that pair would be?
Talking of the Nets, I think that perhaps the likeliest star we could land would be Kyrie. He's not even their PG now (that's Harden) and they landed him before they got Harden and CJ might be at least as valuable to them as their third-string guy, and less of a headache. But we've had enough undersized guards (and part of the point of this would be to convince Powell to stay as our full-time SG).
Would Giannis ever demand out of Milwaukee? Mayyyybe. They seem to be underachieving, and he's actually a star who might not seek a big market above all, a rare thing indeed. But didn't he just sign an extension? I think even if he wanted to leave, the Bucks would beg him to give them one more chance to build round him. And you know EVERYONE would have a package to offer for him.
One player I really rate as a sort of poor-man's Kawhi is Jaylen Brown. He's always been a great defender (wouldn't THAT be a pleasant change!) but has transformed into a great offensive player, too. But Boston would have to move Kemba as well, because I doubt they'd want a Walker-McCollum backcourt. And dealing with Ainge is always tricky.
Of course Ben Simmons is always the dream, and it's pretty clear that Philly's path forward is building the best supporting cast around Embiid, and while Simmons refuses to shoot threes... But Nurk would be wasted on being Embiid's backup, and Embiid would probably not like all the extra work that having a sieve like CJ in the backcourt would bring him.
Thoughts? To take our mind off the impending quick exit from (or lack of entrance to) the postseason.
(a) nobody's going to offer us anything great for just CJ, but
(b) Nurk could look like a real bargain to somebody, but
(c) Nurk just seems to be injury-prone and not the Nurk of Old any more
Now, of course nobody wants to trade a superstar for two non-superstars, but the fact remains that it happens remarkably often (think Jeff Hornacek. Andrew Lang and Tim Perry for Charles Barkley, or whatever the Nets gave up for Harden). What do people think the best haul we could get for that pair would be?
Talking of the Nets, I think that perhaps the likeliest star we could land would be Kyrie. He's not even their PG now (that's Harden) and they landed him before they got Harden and CJ might be at least as valuable to them as their third-string guy, and less of a headache. But we've had enough undersized guards (and part of the point of this would be to convince Powell to stay as our full-time SG).
Would Giannis ever demand out of Milwaukee? Mayyyybe. They seem to be underachieving, and he's actually a star who might not seek a big market above all, a rare thing indeed. But didn't he just sign an extension? I think even if he wanted to leave, the Bucks would beg him to give them one more chance to build round him. And you know EVERYONE would have a package to offer for him.
One player I really rate as a sort of poor-man's Kawhi is Jaylen Brown. He's always been a great defender (wouldn't THAT be a pleasant change!) but has transformed into a great offensive player, too. But Boston would have to move Kemba as well, because I doubt they'd want a Walker-McCollum backcourt. And dealing with Ainge is always tricky.
Of course Ben Simmons is always the dream, and it's pretty clear that Philly's path forward is building the best supporting cast around Embiid, and while Simmons refuses to shoot threes... But Nurk would be wasted on being Embiid's backup, and Embiid would probably not like all the extra work that having a sieve like CJ in the backcourt would bring him.
Thoughts? To take our mind off the impending quick exit from (or lack of entrance to) the postseason.
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