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When Toronto shut the door on Sabonis, it made me wonder about Rudy...WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 3:04 pm Bobby Marks just hinted that Rudy Gobert might be available
Everyone not named Ant has been available. Bobby Marks is clearly slow.WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 3:04 pm Bobby Marks just hinted that Rudy Gobert might be available
Simmons definitely knows the NBA in general more than most... but like most, he has blind spots when it comes to individual players and teams. It's impossible to be knowledgeable about every NBA team, while also watching movies repeatedly and opining on them, too while also setting betting lines, doing multiple podcasts, signing huge business deals, et al.Mnwild1128 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 12:14 pmGobert is a multi time dpoy. About to win another. Garland is a former all star. Ranks sound about right. I would have julius further down the ranks closer to those three.AbeVigodaLive wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 12:06 pm Sorta irrelevant... but amusing...
Bill Simmons came out hard touting his Trade Index list. I know he's not really a knowledgeable basketball guy, but he still has a hefty following. Anyway, he had Jaden McDaniels ranked #65 in the NBA.
One spot ahead of Rudy Gobert... one spot behind Garland, two behind Lu Dort and a few spots behind KAT, Embiid and Davis.
[Note: Heck, Julius Randle is ranked #46. LOL.]
And whoever said Bill doesn't know the nba, is a casual.
If there are 30 teams and each had two good players that is 60 ranks. For context. So nothing about Jadens or Julius' ranks are whack
I saw another report that ranked Jaden's trade value at #37 in the league and 2nd on the team. Opinions are like assholes................AbeVigodaLive wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 3:24 pmSimmons definitely knows the NBA in general more than most... but like most, he has blind spots when it comes to individual players and teams. It's impossible to be knowledgeable about every NBA team, while also watching movies repeatedly and opining on them, too while also setting betting lines, doing multiple podcasts, signing huge business deals, et al.Mnwild1128 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 12:14 pmGobert is a multi time dpoy. About to win another. Garland is a former all star. Ranks sound about right. I would have julius further down the ranks closer to those three.AbeVigodaLive wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 12:06 pm Sorta irrelevant... but amusing...
Bill Simmons came out hard touting his Trade Index list. I know he's not really a knowledgeable basketball guy, but he still has a hefty following. Anyway, he had Jaden McDaniels ranked #65 in the NBA.
One spot ahead of Rudy Gobert... one spot behind Garland, two behind Lu Dort and a few spots behind KAT, Embiid and Davis.
[Note: Heck, Julius Randle is ranked #46. LOL.]
And whoever said Bill doesn't know the nba, is a casual.
If there are 30 teams and each had two good players that is 60 ranks. For context. So nothing about Jadens or Julius' ranks are whack
Obviously, he has people doing some of this stuff for him.
But really the point of my post was to point out that regardless of what this board thinks of Jaden McDaniels, it might not match what others think of Jaden McDaniels' value. For example, nobody here has been hesitant about dumping Randle in a Giannis trade... but they are reluctant to part with McDaniels.