19 Apr 2015 01:50:17
76ers / Twolves
Say. the ping pong balls fall in sixers favor, and they get the #1 overall pick. Knicks pick second, and twolves pick third. Sixers take Towns, Knicks take okafor, leaving Minn without the frontcourt guy they covet. Sixers trade Towns and OKC's #1 next year for pick #3(Russell)and LaVine. I'm
trying real hard to get LaVine, Olidipo, or Parsons in Philly red, white, and blue next year. Sixers get their 6'5" twins in the backcourt(Russell and LaVine) and Twolves get Towns, a beast in a year under the wings of Garnett. Trade works well for both teams. Sixers have a 15.6% chance to get the #1 pick, Minn has a 25% chance. That's only a 9.4% greater chance of landing it. Its possible.
Comments?
19 Apr 2015 13:12:48
You are impressively good at math!
19 Apr 2015 13:15:36
JVoug: I love the direction. I also want 6'5" twin towers in the back court. Two guys that are long, can defend, shoot, handle the ball. I want Joe Dumars and Isiah Thomas in MIchael Carter-Williams' body.
In your trade with Wolves, I think the pick would have to be the Miami pick Remember, the Sixers got that pick from the Wolves in the Thad Young trade. I think the Wolves might want it back. Plus, Lavine was the 13 pick and he's pretty good so the Wolves would want a selection better than 13, not worse. That would create a win-win for both teams.
If the trade was with Orlando, to move down from 1 to 5, that would add risk to the Sixers since they would no longer necessarily get their choice at 5. The price would be Olidipo. Maybe the Sixers get convinced to throw in a top second rounder or the OKC pick but no more than that. At 5 there is no guarantee they get Russell or Mudiay. At that point, the Sixers might trade back again and get Hezonja at the right spot.
Again, this is all if the Sixers are at 1.
19 Apr 2015 14:08:02
Anyway.
I think a starting 5 of
PG: LaVine
SG: Russell
SF: Saric
PF: Noel
C: Embiid
And a bench of TRobinson, Sims, Wroten, Covington, Grant, McCrae,
Plus. are own #1, lakers#1, and Miamis or OKC's #1(depending on which one goes in the trade) to bolster the team following next season.
19 Apr 2015 15:55:17
I like it
19 Apr 2015 16:13:26
At this point, I don't think the Wolves want to trade Lavine. They really like Lavine and I don't think they're going to move him just to get Towns
19 Apr 2015 16:14:07
And the odds really aren't in your favor anyways so stupid scenario
19 Apr 2015 18:55:31
I prefaced the entire post by giving the odds. Not in my favor, but only a 9.4% difference then Twolves getting the pick. Sorry you didn't like the scenario. Stupid reply wolvesfan.
19 Apr 2015 23:10:38
Embiid can't stay healthy. Noel is too thin within no offense. Saric is too slow to be a 3. Lavine isn't a winning pg. Russell is unknown. Perhaps Noel can improve. But besides Russell and Noel, not much potential sorry, long shot pipe dreams that go against nba history as far as injuries and abilities are concerned.
19 Apr 2015 23:41:49
I think there is a chance the Twolves take Russel if they pick 3rd. They all ready have 3 PF's on the roster, KG, Payne and Bennett plus rumor has it that Nemanja Bjelica is coming next year. No way they trade LaVine to move up 2 spots.
20 Apr 2015 16:00:44
Disney: The Wolves should take Okafor or Towns. The Wolves stink. KG is not a long term solution. Bennett is not any type of solution. Payne I'm willing to give a chance to.
So take the big guy be happy.
OR, trade out of that spot and pick up some assets. You can still get a very, very good swingman to go with Wiggins down at the 7-8 slot. Or move back just a bit and take Russell or Mudiay to go with Wiggins. That can be had down to the 4 slot.