Trade Ben Simmons poll

I wonder if Simmons really thinks his management team is acting in his best interest? It seems pretty obvious to me they are most concerned with establishing themselves as bad asses that no GM wants to cross. If getting Simmons traded was the #1 priority, this would be a damn strange way to go about it.

Case in point - the stories about Simmons wanting to be THE #1 STAR! What reasonable GM wouldn't cringe at that? How does that make it more likely he will be traded? Instead of repudiating the idea, they are just letting it float out there and poison the well.

It is time (past time?) for them to shift gears from making the 6ers look bad to trying to make Simmons look good!

 

That doesn’t bode well for us, or anyone getting Simmons for a reasonable price.

 

Man...you are super married to the “its all Simmons’ & Klutch’s fault, and Morey, Doc, Embiid and Sixers org/fans have zero responsibility” narrative.

Is it possible if not probable that Morey being fucktarded and wanting the Moon for Simmons is the actual issue?

You seem to think Simmons is trash, but conclude Morey is waiting for a reasonable offer (despite there being a near certainty he has received MANY reasonable, but not pure thievery type offers all summer long) and that Simmons is the issue?

The Tea Leaves all point towards Morey, a well known arch-stubborn POS, being the actual issue and Klutch and Simmons getting frustrated.

 

I read an article that said Simmons wanted to be traded to the Bulls and that Morey wants to trade him to the Western Conf.....who knows....at any rate we've got Nance now and a Nance Roco rotation is already a good thing in my view....everybody here wants to be here...what's not to like?

 

I would add they can ALL be assholes. Thats perhaps the most likely scenario. I still side with Simmons here, because (and I get we differ here) Simmons is a highly distressed asset who has elite skills that we actually have a shot at getting for CJ “redundant fit” McCollum plus sweetener. I want a title and that means we need a true 2nd star. Simmons is exactly that despite what many folks try and say the stats and accolades speak for themselves.

 

Well, I don't like being an also-ran instead of a contender. We aren’t close to good enough currently and 6/7th man won’t change that in the playoffs. If you're happy with another playoff floor waxing then OK. I want a title before the world implodes and/or Dame leaves.

 

Let me be clear. I don't give 2 hoots about Morey, or Rich Paul, or Simmons. I'm on the side of the fans. I don't see this as either/or - I see it as "a pox on all their houses!"

I'll be perfectly happy if Morey gets fired tomorrow for his part in this fustercluck. The catch is, I want Paul to lose also. The league can't function if multiple star players embrace this approach to doing business - and then the real losers are basketball fans. That's the only skin I have in this game.

 

I get that, and for a reasonable price (EG a straight across deal for CJ) I am OK with the Blazers taking that gamble.

 

If we trade CJ for Ben I would call Houston and see what the price is for Eric Gordon

 

Hard to match his contract, we'd have to send out Nurk, Roco, Nance or Powell. I think I prefer all of them to Gordon.

 

I like our team, but we do need more size.

 

What article was that? I think you misread it.

Ben and Rich Paul asked for a trade in Chicago (at the Combine) not to Chicago.

 

Ben liked this pic on Dames ig

 

Thats the way I heard it as well.

 

CJ says getting traded comes with the territory, Simmons is liking Dame's posts...

 

Ben also liked this....

 

Son of a bitch... it's over.

 

It's possible but I just read it yesterday...I believe the writer said he was interested in playing for the Bulls...what you mentioned might be true as well...it was an editorial so just someone else's take on the situation...and I don't think he's going to sniff Portland anyway or that we'll trade for him. I also think we'll be better than alot of folks think we will this chapter under Chauncey...we'll see.