Most here don't understand the concept of buying low. They want proven commodities and are willing to empty the cupboard for him. Okafor hasn't shown them enough and by the time he does, he won't be worth whatever the 76ers are willing to deal him for now.
Okafor has shown flashes of vast potential to combat with Cousins for the best offensive 5 in the league. Instead, the focus is placed on his negatives, while his are subsequently dismissed and vice cersa for Cousins. As long as he's dedicated and barring career threatening injury, he will be a star with or without the Celtics.
Okafor has zero chance if ever being even half the caliber of player Cousins is. To even mention the two in the same sentence is laughable.
Cousins is a two way player, is a top 5 scorer, is an elite passing big, and has been one of the NBAs top rebounders since his rookie year.
Okafor is a skilled post scorer who is poor-to-mediocre in every single other aspect of the game.
Taking Okafor over Cousins to save money would be like taking Booker over Steph Curry because Booker is younger and is on a rookie ontract.
Given the choice would you rather trade for Booker on the cheap, or trade for Curry at whatever price it costs?
I already know the answer any sane person would give.
Dont allow your obvious personal / emotional bias against Cousins (or for Okafor) cloud your judgement of this proposed scenario. No GM in basketball takes Okafor over a 25 year old Cousins on a $16m a year contract. Not one.
If we cant get a big name star then i am all for trading to acquire Okafor on the cheap. Would be thrilled to do that. If we have a shot at a legit superstar however, then no way in hell.
There are people here who would take him, and not one nba GM would take him over Cousins? I don't know about that. Okafor is a big time prospect himself. Both he and Cousins are the two best young big men in the NBA right now I feel.
Okafor is more a projection at this point is all. He was a rookie last year. Times change pretty quick.
I think Cousins has the edge but I can see some GM's just not wanting Cousins on their team.
Cousins has some pretty big flags. Okafor does as well in different ways.
For the love of god, please tell me you did NOT just say Jahlil Okafor is better then Anthony Davis...because if you did, no words you write on this forum will ever be taken seriously again.
Anthony Davis?
He's not better than Noel, KAT, Porzingis, Myles Turner, Gobert, etc.
He's got potential, but's he's legit bad right now due to defense. His offensive issues I think are almost immediately solved by going to a team that actually moves the ball (which Philly might do based on what Simmons has done) well and has respectable shooters/spacing.
The defense and rebounding are like, Kanter bad if not worse. That's not useful in the playoffs.
So rookies are better than an all-nba player? Okay its official, you are trolling. Almost all advance measures says anthony davis is a better player than kat now, despite davis' down year.
Davis is not a great offensive rebounder, but despite that, is one of the top rebounders yearly. Kanter despite his defensive ineptude, is actually a decent rebounder.
Maybe you are confusing Anthony Davis with Tyler Zeller.
I think you misunderstood their post because it was ambiguous. I think the point was that Okafor is not only not as good as AD, he also is not as good as all those other people mentioned.
Regarding the buy low sell high mentioned earlier, that isn't what GS did with Durant. When it comes to all-NBA caliber talent, you buy high, Why does that make sense? Because the salary cap keeps their salaries well below their contribution.
This is tougher though with trades than FA. You don't want to ever end up like the Knicks.
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