Any Trade Ideas For PF/C Involving Hauser, Simons And/Or Niang + Picks?

[Moranis]

He is too busy acoustic guitars to update his website.

[Csfan1984]

I honestly think Center is the weakest position in the NBA and not really worth trading for unless you are making a move for a top 5 Center. Team should have moved Simmons and not signed Garza or Minott. Then they could have simply just kept KP.

[Ilikesports17]

I honestly think Center is the weakest position in the NBA and not really worth trading for unless you are making a move for a top 5 Center. Team should have moved Simmons and not signed Garza or Minott. Then they could have simply just kept KP.

I dont think moving Simons for significant cap savings would be a trivial task.

Given the reluctance to give up future picks we saw from Brad this offseason as a whole.

[Csfan1984]

I honestly think Center is the weakest position in the NBA and not really worth trading for unless you are making a move for a top 5 Center. Team should have moved Simmons and not signed Garza or Minott. Then they could have simply just kept KP.

I dont think moving Simons for significant cap savings would be a trivial task.

Given the reluctance to give up future picks we saw from Brad this offseason as a whole.

Simons is an expiring deal and he is a young scorer. I don't see how the would cost picks to move. You might not get more than a second back because it's a salary dump and other teams would know it, but it is a good deal for another team like say the Nets.

[KG Living Legend]

I honestly think Center is the weakest position in the NBA and not really worth trading for unless you are making a move for a top 5 Center. Team should have moved Simmons and not signed Garza or Minott. Then they could have simply just kept KP.

I dont think moving Simons for significant cap savings would be a trivial task.

Given the reluctance to give up future picks we saw from Brad this offseason as a whole.

Simons is an expiring deal and he is a young scorer. I don't see how the would cost picks to move. You might not get more than a second back because it's a salary dump and other teams would know it, but it is a good deal for another team like say the Nets.

 He lead the Blazers in scoring last year.  Let the kid go nuts and trade him at the deadline.

[Ilikesports17]

I honestly think Center is the weakest position in the NBA and not really worth trading for unless you are making a move for a top 5 Center. Team should have moved Simmons and not signed Garza or Minott. Then they could have simply just kept KP.

I dont think moving Simons for significant cap savings would be a trivial task.

Given the reluctance to give up future picks we saw from Brad this offseason as a whole.

Simons is an expiring deal and he is a young scorer. I don't see how the would cost picks to move. You might not get more than a second back because it's a salary dump and other teams would know it, but it is a good deal for another team like say the Nets.

But what team is it a good deal for?

His contract is 27 million. The Nets are the only team that can just absorb it. The Nets also already have Cam Thomas as an RFA.

So it is not a good deal for the Nets. Its actually not a good deal for almost anyone.

I'm sure we could trade him and save a few mil. But saving enough to be able to stay under the second apron without trading KP? Zero shot.

[Ilikesports17]

I honestly think Center is the weakest position in the NBA and not really worth trading for unless you are making a move for a top 5 Center. Team should have moved Simmons and not signed Garza or Minott. Then they could have simply just kept KP.

I dont think moving Simons for significant cap savings would be a trivial task.

Given the reluctance to give up future picks we saw from Brad this offseason as a whole.

Simons is an expiring deal and he is a young scorer. I don't see how the would cost picks to move. You might not get more than a second back because it's a salary dump and other teams would know it, but it is a good deal for another team like say the Nets.

 He lead the Blazers in scoring last year.  Let the kid go nuts and trade him at the deadline.

He led the Blazers in scoring then after two years of trying the Blazers finally found someone to take him. Maybe his efficiency comes back up here, but there is not going to be a list of teams lining up to take on an volume scoring guard that doesnt defend.

This offseason has done nothing if not confirm that these types of players are not valued.

[jambr380]

I honestly think Center is the weakest position in the NBA and not really worth trading for unless you are making a move for a top 5 Center. Team should have moved Simmons and not signed Garza or Minott. Then they could have simply just kept KP.

I dont think moving Simons for significant cap savings would be a trivial task.

Given the reluctance to give up future picks we saw from Brad this offseason as a whole.

Simons is an expiring deal and he is a young scorer. I don't see how the would cost picks to move. You might not get more than a second back because it's a salary dump and other teams would know it, but it is a good deal for another team like say the Nets.

I don't know if we could have moved Simons in a similar deal to KP, but it's not like KP went for a haul. The Hawks traded Niang, Mann on a negative 3yr/$47M contract, and the #22 pick for him. For whatever reason, BKN was willing to take Mann for a late 1st, which was their 5th 1st in the 2025 draft.

I have to imagine Simons had/has at least similar value, but maybe the timing to make such a deal wasn't ideal and now we are past the draft and teams have basically rounded out their rosters.

But, yeah, I think we would all be happier with KP than Simons. If for nothing else than team needs. Simons might be awesome, but we are pretty well covered for starting level guards.