Recently, rumors about Ben Simmons have increased again. It is reported that the 76ers want to complete Simmons' deal as soon as possible, and now more teams are involved in Simmons' trade discussions. ESPN experts Bobby Max and Kevin Pelton parsed various trade possibilities for Simmons, who believe the 76ers will have a hard time swapping back into the league's top 25 players.
Starting this Thursday Beijing time, players who sign new contracts in most of the offseason of the league will lift the trading restrictions. For a long time, the trade for Ben Simmons has been quiet, but recently, the 76ers have started to be active, trying to get a player in the league's top 25 through multi-party trades.
Kevin Pelton said, "Given that the Trail Blazers won't trade Lillard, I don't know who the league's top 25 player is. If we look at the ESPN League's top 25 player list, the only thing possible is Kyrie Irving. But there have been talks between the two teams before, and nothing has come of it. ”
The 76ers have two options, one is to wait for Lillard's situation at the Blazers to change, and the other is to lower the requirements. In the ESPN player rankings, some All-Star level players may be more suited to their goals. For example, the Pelicans' Ingram is 26th, the Blazers' McCollum is 30th, and Sabonis Jr. is 40th. ”
Max also said, "The last time a team traded a player in the league's top 25 and ended up with the same level of chips, it never happened." With the exception of the unlikely deal between Irving and Simmons, I don't see any stars of this type joining the deal right now. ”
In the 2016 draft, Simmons was elected and Ingram was elected to the list, and for the possibility of the two exchanging owners now, Bobby Max believes, "If I were the Pelicans, I would not compensate the opponent for the draft pick or other players." ”
"Ingram may be one of the most talented players among potential deals, but he and Tobias Harris have some similar technical characteristics, and while having the same type of player isn't a bad thing, the 76ers may be more interested in getting some complementary players," Perton said. ”
Among the other trade options, Bobby Max believes that financially speaking, Sabonis Jr. will be a very good choice, this season Sabonis Jr. is only $18.5 million, ranking 56th among all players in the league, and he will not become a free agent until 2024, the team can choose to keep him, can also do a three-way deal. But Pelton believes that signing Sabonis Jr. could have a similar effect to Philadelphia signing Al Horford that year.
In the eyes of many, the 76ers sent Simmons away, most likely to get the Blazers guard McCollum, Max believes that in order to close the deal, the Blazers may need to provide more draft picks as chips.
"The performance of Maxi and Seth Curry makes trading McCollum a less attractive option for Philadelphia," Pelton said. Coupled with the fact that McCollum is five years older than Simmons, so going back to the original question, the 76ers must decide whether they would trade Simmons now for the best chips without the league's top 25 players, or wait for a superstar to leave. This decision is best postponed until the trading deadline rather than in December. ”
in Kelsang
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