Quick, call Woj.A plugged in dude told me Simmons is most likely to land in Washington.He is most likely going to push for a major market, and Washington needs to move big salaries.
Is he going to land there at the deadline or this summer? Morley sure as hell doesn’t seem to be in a rush.A plugged in dude told me Simmons is most likely to land in Washington.
Ok, so now that I called this idea dumb.....Cavs send Sexton/Okoro/1st pick to Detroit. Pistons send their 1st to Portland. Portland sends Lillard to Philly. Philly sends Simmons to Cleveland. Add in fillers/ expiring deals / exceptions to make the dollars work. Who turns this down? Well, other than the Cavs?
You may have done the impossible and created the trade everyone would decline.
I’d consider it. I’d have traded 1 non-shooting defender in Okoro for a much better one in Simmons. Simmons, limited as he is, still pressures defenses with drives and passes. Garland isn’t our only potential ball handler and all I really need to fill out my rotation is a shooting 2. A starting 5 of say Garland, Kennard, Simmons, Mobley & Allen, with Laurie, Love, Cedi, Wade & Stevens and another “just in case” guard to two off the bench - That’s a formidable lineup, with quite a bit of flexibility, on both offense and defense. The wild card is Simmons mental state. But from a purely personnel perspective, you’d have 2 HOF caliber athletes in Simmons & Mobley, 1 multi-time level all-star in Garland, and 1 border line all-star in Allen all just entering their prime. Any GM would have to seriously consider that possibility. And, just a reminder, great teams don’t have to like each other - they rarely do - they just have to play together.
