NBA Off season

[dalakhani]

How about trading one of those picks in a package for Love?

Starting five:

carter Williams
LeBron
Carmelo
noel
Love

No? could they make the cap space work?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

How about trading one of those picks in a package for Love?

Starting five:

carter Williams
LeBron
Carmelo
noel
Love

No? could they make the cap space work?

They'd need to trade Thad Young and both picks to get love. That would leave them extremely thin with a huge question mark in Noel's knee. IMO this has no chance of happening but if it did I could see James and Bosh coming as opposed to getting Love. I'd rather see them have CW, James, Carmelo, Bosh, Noel, Young and some combination of Smart-Exum-Stakukus-McDermott-Harsis with the 4th pick.

I have no idea if they could do this with cap space since LeBron, Bish and Carmello would all be asked to take less than max.

[King Glorious]

I think pretty highly of Carter-Williams. I think he's more of a guy that can handle the ball than he is a natural point guard. Having guys like Melo and James there would get him much better looks and cut out a lot of the bad shots. He's already a pretty decent defender. I feel like he'd be a huge upgrade from Cole and Chalmers. I doubt even you would disagree with me that Anthony would be an upgrade over Wade at this point. So the question is would you rather have Anderson and Bosh or Noel and Embiid? I'd take the latter. I think lowest projections would say Noel and Embiid could get you 20-15 and the potenti is there for more. Bosh and Anderson already have hit their ceilings. At worst, Noel and Embiid could anchor the defensive middle. At best, you may be looking at 25-30 and 20 boards. Carter-Williams can guard the point guards and shooting guards and so he and James could be interchangeable. With that 10th pick, go out and try to draft a shooter. A guy like McDermott may be available and he and Young alone make for a better bench than Miami has.

[King Glorious]

My thinking is that if Anthony goes to Chicago, they become the favorites in the East just like that. With the way Wade is fading fast, Miami has a hard time staying above Indiana. James could go West and if he joined either Houston or the Clippers, that team becomes the favorite in the West but the road is still tougher than the East. Short of Anthony coming to Miami, the best chance of James making repeated trips to the finals is if he and Melo joined up in Philly.

[King Glorious]

Unless......the Heat can be in play for Gasol and maybe Lowry.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

My thinking is that if Anthony goes to Chicago, they become the favorites in the East just like that. With the way Wade is fading fast, Miami has a hard time staying above Indiana. James could go West and if he joined either Houston or the Clippers, that team becomes the favorite in the West but the road is still tougher than the East. Short of Anthony coming to Miami, the best chance of James making repeated trips to the finals is if he and Melo joined up in Philly.

Chicago has to do a lot of maneuvering to get Anthony. Just don't see that happening. I keep seeing Anthony to Houston in a sign and trade for Harden. Harden and Anthony are not compatible because essentially they are the same guy.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Chicago has to do a lot of maneuvering to get Anthony. Just don't see that happening. I keep seeing Anthony to Houston in a sign and trade for Harden. Harden and Anthony are not compatible because essentially they are the same guy.

Except Harden is better, is 5 years younger and has the best beard ever.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Except Harden is better, is 5 years younger and has the best beard ever.

Harden has a great beard and is younger but isnt better. Amazingly his defense was so atrocious that he made Anthony a plus defender in comparison.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmrxxqKhM-E

They would no doubt trade Harden for Anthony if it meant getting James too.

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Except Harden is better, is 5 years younger and has the best beard ever.

Younger is about it. If you asked every GM which they would rather have Anthony would be unanimous choice.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I think pretty highly of Carter-Williams. I think he's more of a guy that can handle the ball than he is a natural point guard. Having guys like Melo and James there would get him much better looks and cut out a lot of the bad shots. He's already a pretty decent defender. I feel like he'd be a huge upgrade from Cole and Chalmers. I doubt even you would disagree with me that Anthony would be an upgrade over Wade at this point. So the question is would you rather have Anderson and Bosh or Noel and Embiid? I'd take the latter. I think lowest projections would say Noel and Embiid could get you 20-15 and the potenti is there for more. Bosh and Anderson already have hit their ceilings. At worst, Noel and Embiid could anchor the defensive middle. At best, you may be looking at 25-30 and 20 boards. Carter-Williams can guard the point guards and shooting guards and so he and James could be interchangeable. With that 10th pick, go out and try to draft a shooter. A guy like McDermott may be available and he and Young alone make for a better bench than Miami has.

Embiid isnt going to get you anything this year which matters. The lesson of San Antonio isnt lost on James I'm sure. It isnt just a "big 3" that matters, teams have to have depth as well especially since james is looking to reduce regular season minutes. Plus who knows if he has any faith in the Sixers coach as well? While I don't have any idea what will hapen I can guarantee that James is not going to go into any question mark situations

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Embiid isnt going to get you anything this year which matters. The lesson of San Antonio isnt lost on James I'm sure. It isnt just a "big 3" that matters, teams have to have depth as well especially since james is looking to reduce regular season minutes. Plus who knows if he has any faith in the Sixers coach as well? While I don't have any idea what will hapen I can guarantee that James is not going to go into any question mark situations

From what I've read, Embiid is out 4-6 months which would put him back on the court come December or January.

[King Glorious]

No way is Houston trading Harden for Anthony. The only way is if they also sign James. Chicago doesn't have to do much to make the room.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

No way is Houston trading Harden for Anthony. The only way is if they also sign James. Chicago doesn't have to do much to make the room.

Yeah Chicago has to strip down the roster/ To sign him outright w/no sign and trade they'd
1. Amnesty Boozer
2. Trade both 1st rounders this year
3. Trade Dunleavy, Gibson, Smith and Snell
4. Waive Mike James, Amundson and R. Brewer
5. and depending on what Mirotic is doing Butler might have to be moved as well.

[King Glorious]

As expected, Bosh and Wade opted out and Haslem joined them.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

From what I've read, Embiid is out 4-6 months which would put him back on the court come December or January.

From what I read there is little to no chance for him to play this season because teams will want him to be completely healed.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/06/joel...tress-fracture


“The younger you are, the better you heal. He’s still a growing kid. There’s no guarantee. You’re talking about an NBA team with millions of dollars on the line. … The longer the fracture’s there, the longer it can take to heal. … If I didn’t need the kid the first year … he might be worth a chance.”

That is coming from a guy with no skin in the game. The GM that takes him will have his ass on the line. Even if Philly had some sort of home run sht at James there is no way they take a injured, project at 3 and he likely wont be there at 10