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Just thought I would post this here. Apparently for Conley and Kyle Anderson and draft picks? I don't think this a good idea but interesting we would be named. Not too sure I would want Harden around Ant.
Harden to the Timberwolves?
Re: Harden to the Timberwolves?
What draft picks would those be?? Lol.Crazysauce wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:25 pm https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jame ... vsuOEnsx-k
Just thought I would post this here. Apparently for Conley and Kyle Anderson and draft picks? I don't think this a good idea but interesting we would be named. Not too sure I would want Harden around Ant.
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Re: Harden to the Timberwolves?
90% of me wants him as far from this team and our young guys as possible.
10% of me is like, WTF, if we could get him on a one year rental for guys that will likely be gone after this year anyway . . . why not? How much harm could he do if the assumption is that he'd just be here for a year anyway? As long as he'd play for us (which we'd obviously need to confirm with him and his agent), I mean, he is still a very good player for all his flaws. He demands the ball a lot, which might seem counterintuitive when we already have Ant and KAT, but both Ant and KAT aren't always the most efficient shot creators, and Harden's best skill is creating shots for others. He really could open up our offense by creating 3 point looks that would absolutely help KAT and Ant, and he'd probably also be able to use Rudy more efficiently as a roll man than we have. Seriously, there's a world in which swapping Conley and SloMo out for Harden makes us a legitimate contender this year. Harden, Ant, Jaden, KAT, Rudy, with Naz and NAW off the bench plus whoever else steps up as the 8th guy in our rotation (Shake, Troy Brown Jr., Miller)? That's legitimately a great starting 5 with a couple borderline starters coming off the bench. Otherwise, does anybody here confidently think we could beat Denver or LA or Phoenix in a series with our current roster? I don't think the odds are great.
Probably wouldn't happen, because I can imagine Morey just putting up with this headache until a team gets desperate before the trade deadline and then anybody can put together a better trade package than us with picks. But then again, Philly probably doesn't want picks as much as talent anyway. Of course, they'd rather have a guy like Jaden, but that's not gonna happen. It's a long shot, and only 10% of me would want it to happen, but it is interesting to think about. Ironically, this reminds me of when Ben Simmons was on the block and we (I?) were/was thinking about a DLO for Simmons swap!
10% of me is like, WTF, if we could get him on a one year rental for guys that will likely be gone after this year anyway . . . why not? How much harm could he do if the assumption is that he'd just be here for a year anyway? As long as he'd play for us (which we'd obviously need to confirm with him and his agent), I mean, he is still a very good player for all his flaws. He demands the ball a lot, which might seem counterintuitive when we already have Ant and KAT, but both Ant and KAT aren't always the most efficient shot creators, and Harden's best skill is creating shots for others. He really could open up our offense by creating 3 point looks that would absolutely help KAT and Ant, and he'd probably also be able to use Rudy more efficiently as a roll man than we have. Seriously, there's a world in which swapping Conley and SloMo out for Harden makes us a legitimate contender this year. Harden, Ant, Jaden, KAT, Rudy, with Naz and NAW off the bench plus whoever else steps up as the 8th guy in our rotation (Shake, Troy Brown Jr., Miller)? That's legitimately a great starting 5 with a couple borderline starters coming off the bench. Otherwise, does anybody here confidently think we could beat Denver or LA or Phoenix in a series with our current roster? I don't think the odds are great.
Probably wouldn't happen, because I can imagine Morey just putting up with this headache until a team gets desperate before the trade deadline and then anybody can put together a better trade package than us with picks. But then again, Philly probably doesn't want picks as much as talent anyway. Of course, they'd rather have a guy like Jaden, but that's not gonna happen. It's a long shot, and only 10% of me would want it to happen, but it is interesting to think about. Ironically, this reminds me of when Ben Simmons was on the block and we (I?) were/was thinking about a DLO for Simmons swap!