Idea: Trade for Covington

[Moranis]

Unless Philly gets blown away they aren't trading Covington.  He is clearly a guy they like, plays at a position of need, and has an excellent contract.

Do you consider him a 3 or a 4? I see him as more of a 4 but with Embiid, Okafor, Nerlens and Saric all going to be on the team in the future, two of those players are going to need to play the 4. The first 3 picks in this years draft will also probably be 4's in the NBA.

I see guards as a lot bigger position of need than swingmen.

Guards are definitely a bigger problem in Philly right now (though Wroten and Marshall coming back will help with that), but if they trade Covington they don't have a credible SF on the roster either.

[Moranis]

Classic example of a player putting up stats on a bad team. While his averages look good. Take a closer look at some more in depth stats.

FG% 40.3
3PT% 33.7
TO's 3.5 (compared to 2.1 APG)
Offensive Rating 92
PER 15


FG% (broken down)
3-10 FT 23.5%
10-16 FT 33.3%
16-3PT 50%....so he actually excels in the worst shot in basketball, the long 2.

His true shooting percentage is 55.4% which is pretty solid for a wing.  His TRB% is 11.1% which again is pretty solid for a wing.  His AST% is 12.6% again pretty solid for a wing (especially one on a bad team).  He turns the ball over a lot.  But he is a pretty darn good defender.  His DRTG is 99, Noel at 103 is the next best on his team.  His Steal Percentage is 4.4%, which is currently #1 in the entire NBA as are his 2.7 steals per game.  Again playing on a bad team that really only has Noel as any sort of defender.  He is excelling in stats you don't normally see people on bad teams excel at. 

Covington is a good solid player.  Kind of guy that you can feel comfortable with playing on a contender, because he is going to work on both ends of the floor and contribute while doing so.  Not an all star kind of player, but a clear rotation player on a contender and perhaps a starter in the right circumstances.

[flybono]

Smoke another one!