Daryl Morey, however, is in charge of the front office, and if there’s one GM , it’s Daryl.
If that’s shooting them right-handed, underhanded or via the use of magic, that’s just what has to happen.
Keep in mind that Westbrook and his ballooning contract has been traded TWICE in three years.
The rumor being passed around like an illicit drug that’s legal in the state of Colorado is Ben Simmons to Portland for guard CJ McCollum.
McCollum gives the Sixers the go-to perimeter scorer that they need to pair with Joel Embiid, and Covington makes up for what the team loses on the defensive end.
To answer that question, I should preface that my brain entertained the idea of Simmons to the Houston Rockets for a year of John Wall.
Gersson Rosas is the President of Basketball Ops, but what state are the T’Wolves in? Are they still trying to build around Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns? Are they trying to tear it all down and trade both of them? Aside from maybe the Sacramento Kings, no NBA team is in the kind of limbo Minnesota is in.
Walker comes with similar positives as Russell: excellent spot up shooter , 36.0 percent from 3 last season on eight attempts.
Now, if the Sixers were to trade Simmons to Oklahoma City for Walker and load manage him and Embiid to have that duo plus Tobias Harris for a full playoff run, sure.
Virtually all of my LB colleagues LOVE the idea of Zach LaVine, and I’m the lone soldier on the hill saying, “God no.
Then there’s the other issue of wondering how the hell Simmons fits on a team that’s essentially the same as the one he’s on now.
That’s me speaking as an NBA fan that wants to see the insane amount of passing that would take place in a lineup that features Simmons and Nikola Jokić.
This offseason is going to be a wild one, so keep those belts fastened, and keep your hands inside the ride at all times, folks.