Quote (Mesa @ May 24 2023 11:43am)
Wasn’t a troll at all when I asked. He’s an MVP yeah, but he’s yet to make it to the ECF and has injuries every season (didn’t he sprain his MCL in the playoffs or right before?). At some point leaderships gotta take a strong look at any/all options. With their cap situation and Hardens situation, evaluation is absolutely necessary.
I’m not saying trade him but the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and hoping for different results.
Also Luka is a bad example. If Cuban doesn’t get him some help, he’ll bounce as soon as he can. Would you allow that, or would you trade him to try and recoup some assets if you know for a fact he’s leaving?
Bud. There are some generational stars that are actually almost untradeable because only another generational star can replace their value or a shit ton of pics + talent. & the teams that have those are so bad that the star would never want to go there.. Teams will give these players Super Max deals that only the team they have been on can give them & stars have to align for them to be in a position to shift teams.
Only times these work is when once in a blue moon they do become free agents or sign short term deals because of recently leaving a team. IE KD & Kyrie. AD etc.
Regardless of his lack of playoff success, everyone else but him will be traded & he will get extended till 2046 before the team lets him go.
Now if EMBIID asks for a trade, it’s a different story. This is the league we are in nowadays.