Trade Ben Simmons poll

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Rastapopoulos, Jun 21, 2021.

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What's the most you would give up for Ben Simmons?

  1. CJ + RoCo for Simmons and scrubs

    9.7%
  2. CJ for Simmons

    62.1%
  3. It depends on our new coach

    3.4%
  4. I'm not trading for that bum!

    24.8%
  1. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Who Simmons, you mean.
     
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    wait. You talkin about this guy, right?

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    This is something which should not be ignored. VERY productive over the last two seasons with one poor playoff series.
    Also, a skill set that would fit SO well with the Blazers from a secondary decision maker and all-world defensive standpoint.

    Still would bring him here.
     
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    Tied for sixth, with Boston, Milwaukee and the Knicks, and ahead of Atlanta. Despite being without Embiid for a lot of games.
     
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    So you'd trade Dame for him? Because that's the only way to bring him here.
     
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    Wow, is that not close to implied anywhere in there. Of course not, if you really need an answer to a ridiculous premise. The obvious piece is CJ and then add what else it takes.
    Simmons is NOT getting another teams multi-time all-star who is the #1 player on a Playoff team the caliber of Dame in a trade.
     
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    I will bet you anything you like that we are not getting Simmons for any package that doesn't include Dame. At this point I really don't see how anyone could believe we are.
     
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    I doubt we get him because.....Neil. However, neither Portland or anyone else is giving up a player of Dame's caliber for Simmons. They have lost the leverage for anything close to that with how this has been handled from the start.
     
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    I'm pretty sure even if Neil offered CJ + draft picks Morey wouldn't take it. CJ's a poor fit now that you have Curry and Maxey as two huge contributors. Hell, I rate CJ better than Jerami Grant, but he's a better fit for the Sixers than CJ, and we've heard what Morey thinks of him.
     
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    The Blazers should offer CJ & Naz for Ben.
     
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    I think Morey would want at least 3 firsts to go along.
     
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    I think they want CJ, Nas, picks and swaps.
     
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    Throw in a second in 2023
     
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    How are those Championship odds now, Mr Morey? Your team isn’t even in the play-in! Morey has handled this terribly. Should’ve made a deal in July at the latest.
     
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    And now stuck in 11th. The standings don’t care if Embiid missed games.
     
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    Let’s trade Nurkic, CJ and RoCo plus a #1 to Philly for Simmons and Harris.

    get rid of our problems that will help Philly at Center, give somewhat of a replacement to Harris and Simmons for RoCo and CJ along with a pick - win for both sides.

    options for Philly with Nurk’s expiring too

    Dame / Powell / Simmons / Harris / Nance

    with Little / Ant / Zeller off the bench

    It’s small at Center but several of the bigs around the league are injured anyways


    pick up a ver bench player or two for the playoffs
     
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    Sold
     
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    Trading Nurk would be really dumb.
     

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