DDV is an excellent spacer and secondary playmaker while being an outstanding defender. I see 0 fit issues
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DDV is an excellent spacer and secondary playmaker while being an outstanding defender. I see 0 fit issues
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
OH ****KKDKK
BREAKING: The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers are finalizing trade sending James Harden for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and draft picks, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 10, 2022
I dont think Morey is losing too much power. He knows if he cant snag Harden now, he will get him this off season and not have to give up Thybull or Maxey. If im Morey, no way do I make that trade if I know I can keep both in 3 months.
sure it was but you don't pass/move like that strictly from adrenaline. Sabonis brings things that don't show up in the stat sheet. Like leadership.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
The Nets are including Paul Millsap in the deal too, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/yTzxKqH99q
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 10, 2022
SIMMONS-SETH-DRUMMOND-TWO FRPS!!!!!!!!
MOREY REALLY DID GET MOREYED!!!!!!!!!!
Telemachus
Starter
The Brooklyn Nets are trading James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 10, 2022
He is shooting 28% from 3 this year. I get that last year he shot 37% but he has typically been a pretty poor outside shooter (26%, 33%, 37%, 28%). I dont agree that he is an excellent spacer, but the rest of your statement is 100% true. That said, Im hoping its just rust of only playing 17 games and not being in the right spots to shoot, but playing next to Jrue/Giannis/middleton...i dont think spots was the issue (hopefully just rust. I hope you are right though.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Aside from not figuring out a way to keep Jarrett Allen, the dude is an absolute monster GM
I think trading simmons for harden (even giving up curry and draft picks) is worth it for the sixers. They get an elite playmaker and a guy who can and will launch from 3 who also probably has phoned it in massively over the last few months judging by his history in forcing his way out in Houston. You keep your young PG next to him AND your elite (likely All NBA Defensive) 3-D stopper who is DIRT CHEAP. I think it is a big win for both teams.
If Durant is back and Simmons play, Nets is built for the playoffs
Throw this season out the window for ddv. It's basically all been injury recovery. He took a huge leap last year and was a an above average starter that was super impactful on both ends
Sakkreth
Prospect
He likes to cut, so should fit with Sabonis. His main strength is defense, so anyhow a good pick-up.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Right. You put Simmons in the Draymond role and use KD as KD and Seth and Kyrie as Steph and Klay and you've pretty much built the Warriors superteam again.
I'm kind of surprised the Nets weren't able to squeeze either Maxey or Thybulle out of this deal. Not surprised that Morey included FRPs. He's never really built teams with draft picks. The 2022 pick will be in the 20's and the 2027 pick is too far out for him to care about it.
Dongoodboy
Bench
If you have a chance to get a MVP you do it. Not giving out Maxey and Thybull is a plus for them. One concern for Sixer is Harden looked like he checked out in the past couple weeks. Also Harden just doesn't seem to fit with anyone because of his play style.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
The issue is, i'd almost rather trade Maxey than Seth in this deal though.
Seth is an elite offball shooter while that's like the one part of Maxey's game that hasn't looked awesome.
Yes and no. Draymond can actually defend most bigs and Simmons doesn't have the same strength or low center of gravity - he's more of a perimeter defender. He's also much more of a primary ballhandler/playmaker than Green, who functions as a secondary playmaker in the halfcourt. Draymond also stretches the floor just a bit.
That said, I think Simmons is a better fit than Harden for Irving and Durant. Trying to get three primary scorers to share the ball is much harder than having a clear playmaker and two top tier scorers.
True. And Curry probably works better next to Harden who will be the defacto PG for the Sixers.
HOW THE F does he get this narrative ?
Meanwhile the Kings get their top trade target for a good young player but keep all their draft capital, appear to get 3/4 of the best players in a 6 player trade, a pick, and dump the worst contract in the deal and Monte sucks.
also who knows what's what from last night, but however much the team must have been hurting from Haliburton it seems they threw a frickin party that the other two dudes weren't around.
As much as I dislike Kyrie I think I could stomach a Nets run now that Harden is gone. I know he's adjusted somewhat since his awful start the first month and a half of the season, but is he even "special" anymore?
Section 101
All-Star
Dunno what people are watching. When the Nets were here a few weeks ago I couldn't tell if that was Harden or the new politically correct Pillsbury dough boy.
