AbeVigodaLive wrote:
You can't wait (and don't have to wait) on draft picks to decide if the trade was good for 76ers. The whole plan is to acquire picks that could turn into superstars, that's what the trade was. They traded MCW, a starting quality but still below average PG, for the opportunity to draft a star. That's a win for the 76ers.
People may disagree with the strategy on principle but if the goal is to win a championship (not just be competitive) this is probably the quickest route for non destination teams. The list of teams stuck between rebuilding and being competitive for extended periods of time is long, just look at the wolves.
That's a ridiculous stance to take. If they take a bust with the Lakers pick in the top 5 that becomes an epic fail. I don't get this idea that the draft pick somehow matters more than who they actually take with it. Unless they use it as a trade piece the only way to evaluate it properly is who they get with the pick. Where the pick lands literally could not matter any less. It's who you actually get that matters and that's TBD.
It is not ridiculous at all. Imagine that you play "Deal or No Deal" show, you are up there with 5 suitcases left, you know there is a million dollar bill in one of suitcases. You will get some offer and continue playing, the sum you will end up with at the end of a show has nothing to do with the value of your spot in the game at this point.
In NBA draft there are most likely some future allstar players present, that is your jackpot you aim for. You will draft non impact player most of times, it does not mean though that the bust you will end up with represents value of a pick you have used.
bleedspeed177 wrote:Interesting move and comments. I would have been for just staying the course for the rest of the season and looking for big imporvement from draft and FA. I would have likely went the Knick route of filling the roster out around the young players with solid rotation players that fill gaps and are not headcases. (Derrick Williams was a bad signing for them)
That's a straight up dumb trade IMO. Those 2nd rounders seem a heck of a lot more worthwhile than Ish Smith who I do like based on the little I have seen of him. Now the Sixers have like 5 PGs and all of them seem to be reasonably worthwhile. Is Ish Smith really worth that much of an upgrade over those guys? I don't think so but this may be a sign of things to come and NO WAY that's a trade that would have been done a few weeks ago.
bleedspeed177 wrote:Interesting move and comments. I would have been for just staying the course for the rest of the season and looking for big imporvement from draft and FA. I would have likely went the Knick route of filling the roster out around the young players with solid rotation players that fill gaps and are not headcases. (Derrick Williams was a bad signing for them)
That's a straight up dumb trade IMO. Those 2nd rounders seem a heck of a lot more worthwhile than Ish Smith who I do like based on the little I have seen of him. Now the Sixers have like 5 PGs and all of them seem to be reasonably worthwhile. Is Ish Smith really worth that much of an upgrade over those guys? I don't think so but this may be a sign of things to come and NO WAY that's a trade that would have been done a few weeks ago.
this trade is scary bad on so many levels. If this represent what those gathered assets will be used for, i feel sorry for Sixer fans, they suffered so much to watch yet another mediocre team i am afraid.
