Would you trade Simons for Zion?

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Simons for Zion?

  • Yes

    Votes: 5 12.5%

  • No

    Votes: 35 87.5%
  • Total voters
    40
KSF-ERIC

KSF-ERIC

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KOC was asking this on The Mismatch. Rob Mahoney said yes, it’s worth the risk.
 
It's not a yes or no question.
If he's healthy AND agrees to an extension, yes.
 
No. Aside from health concerns I highly doubt that Zion would be pleased playing in Portland. He seems likely to head for a big market at the first opportunity.
 
I definitely would not. Ant has four years in this league, has been healthy and looks like he will stay healthy if he keeps doing what he's been doing. Zion has been injured a lot and if he keeps doing what he's been doing he'll be out of the league soon.
 
No, Zion only has next season on his rookie contract ($14 million) so its not really saving money.

I'd rather not have someone with such injury risk when we have one star in Dame and the star qualities we've seen from Ant. Zion is more similar to DeMarcus Cousins or yes Oden than a Giannis player that leads his team to contention.

I guess Embiid's career arc would be the hope, again I'd just rather let another team take that risk.

Now if we didn't have Dame or Ant and were a team such at the Spurs, Magic, or Knicks without a potential star I would want to take that risk.
 
Not a chance. I'm not even sure he'll play another game in the league
 
If Zion's healthy, the Pels aren't trading him, so the question is would you accept a Zion-for-Ant trade without any guarantees about Zion's health. That's the only way the Pels off that deal one-for-one or close to it.
 
Not now. I love Zion's game, but as others have said it doesn't look like he's going to be able to stay healthy. It's too bad, because a healthy Zion is a monster.
 
with our history of injured big men..... HELL NO.

Oden played 82 games in his first three seasons.
If Zion sits out this year as has been rumored buy some, he will have played 85 his first three seasons.

The only guy who got out of this kinda scenario has been Embiid who played only 31 games his first three seasons, but he's also constantly injured.
 
Let me think....

He was supposed to be back in November. It is now mid Feb and he is not only still out, they are mumbling he may need another surgery. Shades of Oden!

Apparently, no one with the organization has seen him for the last 6 weeks. He has left the team and is "rehabbing on his own". Photos of him indicate his rehab consists of eating ice cream with a shovel. Shades of Ben "mental" Simmons!

Oh. Hell. No!
 
PCmor7 said:
If Zion's healthy, the Pels aren't trading him, so the question is would you accept a Zion-for-Ant trade without any guarantees about Zion's health. That's the only way the Pels off that deal one-for-one or close to it.
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Yes, and that's what I'm asking. If Zion was healthy, they wouldn't trade him for Simons anyway.
 
Amazing how many people say no. I bet everyone would've said yes at the start of the season. All this from people who always wanted Neil to take a risk. Dame/Zion would be amazing.
 
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KSF-ERIC said:
Amazing how many people say no. I bet everyone would've said yes at the start of the season. At this from people who always wanted Neil to take a risk. Dame/Zion would be amazing.
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In the same alternative universe that Roy/Oden would be amazing. :dunno:
 
KSF-ERIC said:
Yes, and that's what I'm asking. If Zion was healthy, they wouldn't trade him for Simons anyway.
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I think if the Blazers knew there was a high probability of getting a healthy Zion and the asking price was basically Ant and maybe spare change on both sides, the Blazers would make the deal.

I've never been on the Zion train because I thought he lacked a defensive position and was going to have trouble playing 82-100 games per season at the weight that allowed him to maximize his biggest advantage, but when he's healthy he's as close to an unstoppable scorer within 15 feet as there is in the NBA.
 
KSF-ERIC said:
Amazing how many people say no. I bet everyone would've said yes at the start of the season. At this from people who always wanted Neil to take a risk. Dame/Zion would be amazing.
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Yeah, Dame/Zion would be amazing. 31 games a year on average.
 
KSF-ERIC said:
Amazing how many people say no. I bet everyone would've said yes at the start of the season. At this from people who always wanted Neil to take a risk. Dame/Zion would be amazing.
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You have to specify the "risk." Most people wanted Olshey to trade McCollum for a player who complimented Lillard better. I think some people would have wanted it done right after we went to the Western Conference Finals. That would have been a risk for Neil.
 
blazerfan11 said:
You have to specify the "risk." Most people wanted Olshey to trade McCollum for a player who complimented Lillard better. I think some people would have wanted it done right after we went to the Western Conference Finals. That would have been a risk for Neil.
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No the risk is which player he choses to compliment Lillard. For instance, it was a risk for OKC to trade for PG13 and for Toronto to trade for Kawhi knowing they may only get one season from the guy. It's not a risk unless there is well.. risk.

For people worried about health, Embiid missed his first two seasons with injury. Would you have traded CJ for him back then? I guess most of you would've said no from what I'm reading here. That would've been a huge risk but as we can see now, it would've paid off. Embiid is one of the best centers of all time.

Trading for Simons for Zion is the risk to end all risks but the payoff is huge. When Zion played last season, he was incredible. Like a year away from being the best player in the NBA incredible.
 
Zion has to be the heaviest player in the NBA, no way his career is very long.
 
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