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Ben Simmons? Is he a fit basketball wise?

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adam81king said:
That's worked out well for Philly, huh?
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The root cause of Simmons’s issues in Philly is his inability to perform in key skill areas & pressure situations. If CLE were to trade for him, those issues are known & accepted by Cavs (which is why I hope they don’t do so.)
 
cavsfever said:
there is no evidence at all in Simmons career that he is capable of lifting the third worst team in the league into the playoffs
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In his draft year 2016, he was injured and the 76ers won 28 games. The next year was the first year he played, and they won 52 games.
 
CommD said:
The root cause of Simmons’s issues in Philly is his inability to perform in key skill areas & pressure situations. If CLE were to trade for him, those issues are known & accepted by Cavs (which is why I hope they don’t do so.)
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But it's still Rich driving the trade train, and may even being putting Maxey on it with Simmons. Ben has said he wants to be in a big market. The concern isn't about his play, it's about his "player empowerment" getting in the way. It could work out 1000% well. It could also fail miserably. Based on what we know to be true, I'm not sure it's a great decision based on chemistry/morale/culture.
 
The irony of this place's love for Nance Jr yet bemoaning trading for Simmons when Simmons is 3x the player Nance is
 
Eli's Nipples said:
The irony of this place's love for Nance Jr yet bemoaning trading for Simmons when Simmons is 3x the player Nance is
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It has very little to do with them as players, and much more to do with personality, chemistry, culture, etc. If you switched their skillsets, I guarantee folks would be storming Cleveland Clinic Courts looking for Kobys head.
 
Windhorst is reporting this trade possibility: Love, Sexton, Windler, first rounders in 2022, 2023, and 2025. They better all be TOP TEN protected.
 
Ohioplayer00 said:
Windhorst is reporting this trade possibility: Love, Sexton, Windler, first rounders in 2022, 2023, and 2025. They better all be TOP TEN protected.
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Interesting. Source by chance?
 
Ohioplayer00 said:
Windhorst is reporting this trade possibility: Love, Sexton, Windler, first rounders in 2022, 2023, and 2025. They better all be TOP TEN protected.
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How does that pass the Stepien Rule? Do we have an extra FRP in 22 or 23 that I don't know about?
 
pr26 said:
Interesting. Source by chance?
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Ugh that’s just terrible so all 3 of our decent shooters for someone who can’t even shoot free throws? I don’t understand how this type of trade makes us any better
 
Stripping ourselves of first rounders for Ben Simmons…ugh

Sexton/windler/Love I can see
 
This thing where a rebuild is supposed to take 3-4 years is a fantasy. Hardwoods did it but they got a rookie who has a precocious understanding of the game and ability to be a floor general first and then every move worked except reddish.

Cavs already had setbacks in Porter Jr and Windler while getting little from the scraps of the championship team.
 
Cavatt said:
This thing where a rebuild is supposed to take 3-4 years is a fantasy. Hardwoods did it but they got a rookie who has a precocious understanding of the game and ability to be a floor general first and then every move worked except reddish.

Cavs already had setbacks in Porter Jr and Windler while getting little from the scraps of the championship team.
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KPJ and Windler were 30th and 26th picks, respectively.

Hardly “setbacks” to have picks at that level fail to produce.
 
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