[Clark] Sixers trading disgruntled James Harden will now give them flexibility to pull off a big trade & they have $50-$60 million of space for next year. All 4 players they got back from Clippers are on expiring contracts & they have more first round picks now
by tonto515
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Other than Lavine and Demar is there anyone that’s on the list that we could actually trade for?
I’m so happy, don’t even care about all that. I can finally enjoy my basketball team again!
Trading nothing for nothing … just putting out the trash boys …
They could trade for Siakam now and then sign OG next offseason. Give Nurse the Philadelphia Raptors.
I guess. No choice but to pull off a trade. Cause these bums we got back are trash.
This is the key.
In isolation it’s not an amazing return in terms of immediate impact (though the draft pick compensation is good). But it does give us tons of flexibility to maneuver and add around Embiid and Maxey, and the team as built now is good enough to win regular season games until the right opportunity to do so comes along.
I’m stupefied by the amount of people who think this was a bad trade for us. There’s still work to do, obviously, but expiring contracts + draft capital gives us a TON of options. Let’s also not forget that Maxey (albeit only 3 games) looks like he’s ready to take that leap into superstardom and we have been playing well in Nurse’s offensive system. This is an absolute win.
That’s Tobis music
Good trade to position us for a good move.
The Process 2.0
Morey’s To-do list:
1. Trade expirings + picks for Lavine
2. Let Tobias walk after the season
3. Sign Siakam as FA
4. Re-sign Maxey as an RFA
Honestly I’m just glad he got it done early in the season now everybody can move on
Priority should be defensive wings that can guard the likes of Tatum.
Just happy we got RoCo back. Was my favorite player. Don’t give a shit if he’s good or not, it’s wayyyy more fun to cheer for RoCo than Jimmy Butler or James Harden.
Bring Dario and TJ back while we’re at it
When you put it this way the trade is actually great. I was a big disappointed by the return, but now I’m seeing that this was a good move
Also, what players are available for the Sixers and what should be the priority? I feel like we need a closer (being totally real, Embiid struggles in the big moments) and a strong perimeter defender, preferably packaged together as a point guard that can shoot. I haven’t watched enough of Lavine to tell if he’d be the answer
Absolutely brilliant move by Morey. Opens all kinds of flexibility up for us and we have a very soon to be star and MVP already on the squad. About the best outcome we could get from this.
OH WERE SO BACK BABY
I would bet Harden and his fans will still act like he was wronged even though he got exactly what he wanted
Read somewhere , Clippers traded Harden for bag of Jalapeño Chips. If that is the parlance then Harden is plain chips to us !
Good riddance. Let’s ride!
Like what I’ve seen so far from the team and the way they play under Nurse. Like the trade, wish we upgraded Melton in the starting 5 but losing PJ with anyone is a gain and improves our spacing. We actually have a couple of things to look forward to like the growth of Maxey, makes trade deadline at least entertaining, and we have some opportunities next year. It’s sure as shit a better situation than it has been since the Jimmy year.
This is a kind of genius trade from Morey, could work out to be great