The 2022 Trade Idea Thread, now with more urgency!

This report actually might mean the exact opposite.

Philly could be be planning to accept whatever the best offer is for Ben by the deadline, but are hoping some teams will start offering more.

So they float a story that they are close to removing Ben from the trade market, and holding off until big names in the summer are available. Names that are clearly unrealistic but they hope stupid GM's and owners buy into. They know the CJ offer and other teams will be there the next few weeks regards of these reports. So they hope some other teams see that Ben won't be available unless its for Harden level players and start offering more players and picks.

 

Well Harden has the power because he is a FA.

 

Does Morey own the team? Why doesn't the Philly owner ever get criticized for this situation??

 

he can't simply walk to Philly-- they have no capspace and have no realistic avenues of generating it. Teams aren't going to be lining up to take on Harris' contract in a dump.

Also, I have a good feeling that Ben is currently unvaccinated and would not be able to play home games in BK as long as that mandate remains. Sean Marks would be better served letting Harden go to SA or Detroit or Orlando (who are the only teams with space to sign him outright).

Also also, Harden can get more $ and more years with BK.

This is all stuff floated by Daryl.

 

Because Morey has a $50 million contract..... so if Philly doesn't support or fires him, Morey will happily take the money and go get another job.

 

I wonder if there’s any GM dumb enough to actually buy this obvious desperation play. I bet there is. Hopefully it’s not ours.

 

i don't think even SAC is that stupid. All this stuff is telling me Morey has no good offers on the table.

 

Damn. I feel like any other team you always hear about the owner in drama like this.

 

NY media is toxic.

https://nypost.com/2022/01/22/julius-randle-not-helping-his-cause-with-media-silent-treatment/

Frankly, his play has fallen off a cliff this year, but I think I'd still do a CJ for Randle+ filler swap just to address our guard surplus. Although, his fit with Nurk could be tricky.

 

I like him but with Nurk's reemergence, John Collins would be a better fit.

 

is Collins even available for anything Portland can offer?

 

Morey is the fat basement virgin who is "saving himself" for the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, and Rihanna.

 

Does Ben McLemore have trade value? Can we extract anything more than a 2nd round pick? He's gonna get buried once Powell comes back.

Unfortunate that he doesn't make more $ to bring back anything of value player wise, but he's having a great season.

9pts, 41% from 3 on nearly 6 attempts a game. 61% TS all in just 17 mpg. A team like Cleveland/Chicago/Boston could desperately use his shooting.

 

I wouldn't save myself any of the the three.

 

and they both have Paul as agent.

 

i've seen you repeat this, so I have to correct you. Rich Paul is not James Harden's agent. Harden used to be represented by Wasserman, and more recently his close friend who is now an authorized agent. He has absolutely n0 Klutch connections and never has.

 

Thanks for the correction, I thought I had heard on a sport talk show recently that he was now represented by him.

 

Pels prolly say no... i dunno

 

Dear Daryl,