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What if Philly trades for Kawhi with the thought it can bring LeBron with him through FA? That’s the only scary thought I have in this. Btw listening to Brett Brown on the radio the other day he basically admitted the only reason they traded Mikal Bridges was for that Heat pick to potentially use in a trade for a star player.
Quote from: CelticSooner on June 24, 2018, 08:42:29 AMWhat if Philly trades for Kawhi with the thought it can bring LeBron with him through FA? That’s the only scary thought I have in this. Btw listening to Brett Brown on the radio the other day he basically admitted the only reason they traded Mikal Bridges was for that Heat pick to potentially use in a trade for a star player.They don’t need Lebron. Kawhi enough to make them dangerous.
Quote from: footey on June 24, 2018, 09:47:35 AMQuote from: CelticSooner on June 24, 2018, 08:42:29 AMWhat if Philly trades for Kawhi with the thought it can bring LeBron with him through FA? That’s the only scary thought I have in this. Btw listening to Brett Brown on the radio the other day he basically admitted the only reason they traded Mikal Bridges was for that Heat pick to potentially use in a trade for a star player.They don’t need Lebron. Kawhi enough to make them dangerous.Getting Lebron may actually be a negative for Kawhi assuming that he's looking to get a bit more media attention and a big shoe deal. Kawhi, Simmons and Embiid would be billed as a big 3. If they get Lebron, most of the media attention would be on Lebron. Although trading for Kawhi would cost them significant assets, it would help them because he's only making 20M rather than the 30M (George) or 35M (Lebron, Paul) that top free agents would cost. That savings should allow them to retain Redick. If they get a Max free agent, they probably can't offer Redick more than the room exception (~5M).
The Sixers do have one big advantage in regards to Kawhi. The doctor that Kawhi is using for this injury also heads up the Sixers medical department. So they should have the best info on Kawhi's medical situation and Kawhi should be comfortable with the medical care he'd get with the Sixers.
Nothing like seeing people constantly slobber all over a team you just knocked out of the playoffs in 5 games
Now that the draft has passed and nobody made a top 5 pick available for Kawhi, I’m wondering what the eventual compensation will look like for him. The last couple of stars to move (George, Cousins) did not get as big a return as people originally thought they would. And while Kawhi is a better player, he is certainly not without injury and character question issues. So while I didn’t think it would be possible before the draft, I now wonder if the Spurs will fetch a better package than this one from the Celtics:RozierMorrisWilliamsSmart (signed between 10-12 mil)SAC PickLAC or BOS PickDo you all think the Spurs will end up with a better or worse package than that in the end?And how does that package compare to the following. LAL: Ingram/Kuzma/Deng/1 firstLAC: Harris/Beverly/2 firstsPHI: Fultz/Covington/Saric/1 first
ESPN story in which Bruce Bowen comments on how Kawhi Leonard has conducted himself poorly this season:"As a player, if I'm a leader of a team, my team goes on the road in the playoffs, I'm with my guys," Bowen said in reference to Leonard's absence. "Because that's what it's all about. It's about camaraderie. It's about fellowship. It's a brotherhood. When that didn't happen, it's all kinds of sirens and alarm signals that says to me, 'Is this person fully vested?' ... I don't want to take on a player who's not willing to support his guys during the course of their time needing him."