From an ESPN article by woj and Ramona:

Who do you like on our roster? Here's who I like on yours.

Eventually, Morey spoke up on the true intention of his call.

"What about James?"

"James who?" Marks responded.

The Nets do have two James -- Johnson and Harden.

"James Harden."

"No," Marks said flatly.

Morey’s obsession with Harden is going to end up being his downfall. Going to keep passing on very fair deals holding onto his hope to bring his man crush to Philly. 

16 hours ago, MIRV Griffen said:

Maxey's shot looks so rushed sometimes, but then it goes in like butter.  Truly a quick release with a payoff.

Funny how hard work and a dedication to be better makes a difference. You’ve got a guy in Simmons who refuses to even attempt to develop a shot over the course of his career. Then you’ve got Maxey putting in the work to up his 3-point percentage from 30.1% to 40.7% from year one to year two. 

15 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

From an ESPN article by woj and Ramona:

Who do you like on our roster? Here's who I like on yours.

Eventually, Morey spoke up on the true intention of his call.

"What about James?"

"James who?" Marks responded.

The Nets do have two James -- Johnson and Harden.

"James Harden."

"No," Marks said flatly.

I want nothing to do with Harden.  But doesn't it seem a bit unprofessional for Marks to share trade conversations with the media?

3 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

I want nothing to do with Harden.  But doesn't it seem a bit unprofessional for Marks to share trade conversations with the media?

All postering in the media at this point. I mean Doc called Shams a Klutch client recently. 

19 minutes ago, nipples said:

Morey’s obsession with Harden is going to end up being his downfall. Going to keep passing on very fair deals holding onto his hope to bring his man crush to Philly. 

Last year he Fd up the trade deadline by waiting till the last second to do a Lowry deal that never materialized. This year, itll be harden.

Meanwhile Doc has openly asked for someone who can create his own shot. LeVert just got traded for an old injured player missing the rest of the season, and a lottery  protected pick. Didnt need.

27 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

All postering in the media at this point. I mean Doc called Shams a Klutch client recently. 

I mean ….I mean.....f him

For a guy who wants to be there long term, why is he hiring an agent? 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, iladelphxx said:

For a guy who wants to be there long term, why is he hiring an agent? 

 

Ha well, with the season ending soon enough, and his contract ending, he's gonna need an agent one way or another.

15 minutes ago, Lloyd said:

Ha well, with the season ending soon enough, and his contract ending, he's gonna need an agent one way or another.

Not really..... If he is going to resign with the Nets, the contract is pretty much boiler plate.   That's why he doesn't have an agent..... There's nothing to negotiate.  He's a max player 

22 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

For a guy who wants to be there long term, why is he hiring an agent? 

 

 

 

he has a player option at the end of the year so he will likely be opting out and negotiating a new max deal. 

Didn’t play last night. Searching for an agent right before the trade deadline. He’s obviously putting the pieces in place for a trade, but that doesn’t mean it’s definitely going to happen.

17 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

Didn’t play last night. Searching for an agent right before the trade deadline. He’s obviously putting the pieces in place for a trade, but that doesn’t mean it’s definitely going to happen.

Simmons didn’t play last night either… hmm

1 hour ago, iladelphxx said:

Not really..... If he is going to resign with the Nets, the contract is pretty much boiler plate.   That's why he doesn't have an agent..... There's nothing to negotiate.  He's a max player 

Hey, you might be right. But I think most max players do have agents, and they don't just trust that the deal is boilerplate.

I think there's a larger chance that he's getting an agent on board in anticipation of the offseason, whether he re-signs or moves on.  Definitely don't think he's suddenly rushing to get one at the trade deadline. 

But who knows. Trade might happen. Likely won't. 

16 minutes ago, Lloyd said:

Hey, you might be right. But I think most max players do have agents, and they don't just trust that the deal is boilerplate.

I think there's a larger chance that he's getting an agent on board in anticipation of the offseason, whether he re-signs or moves on.  Definitely don't think he's suddenly rushing to get one at the trade deadline. 

But who knows. Trade might happen. Likely won't. 

Yep. These are very complicated contracts. It's not like downloading a basic contract after Googling it.

2 hours ago, nipples said:

Simmons didn’t play last night either… hmm

Where have I read that joke before?

2 hours ago, The_Omega said:

Didn’t play last night. Searching for an agent right before the trade deadline. He’s obviously putting the pieces in place for a trade, but that doesn’t mean it’s definitely going to happen.

He has a bad hammy which should be extremely worrisome 

11 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

He has a bad hammy which should be extremely worrisome 

There will be people in the "dont rush a trade" camp making victory laps if/when the 6ers complete a trade for Harden after waiting so long, just because we land a big name. 

But... its extremely questionable whether that will even be a smart move.

33yo out of shape guy with a hamstring injury, decreasing PPG numbers.

Instead you could have gotten cleared cap space by offloading Harris, a few good players in or entering their primes like Haliburton and Hield. And on top of having those guys, you could have signed Harden in the summer.

To skip right to the Harden trade at this moment, is a gigantic wasted opportunity for adding additional talent, and waste of resources at best, even if he works out to be a great contributor. 

5 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

There will be people in the "dont rush a trade" camp making victory laps if/when the 6ers complete a trade for Harden after waiting so long, just because we land a big name. 

But... its extremely questionable whether that will even be a smart move.

33yo out of shape guy with a hamstring injury, decreasing PPG numbers.

Instead you could have gotten cleared cap space by offloading Harris, a few good players in or entering their primes like Haliburton and Hield. And on top of having those guys, you could have signed Harden in the summer.

To skip right to the Harden trade at this moment, is a gigantic wasted opportunity for adding additional talent, and waste of resources at best, even if he works out to be a great contributor. 

He's averaging 37 minutes per game.

5 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

To skip right to the Harden trade at this moment

The counter to this argument is that Joel is playing out of his mind right now.  If there was ever a time to take a chance, it would be now.

5 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

The counter to this argument is that Joel is playing out of his mind right now.  If there was ever a time to take a chance, it would be now.

Youd still be adding Haliburton and Hield right now. Huge boost to the team. 

In addition to them, youd add Harden in the Summer.

 

The gamble is to jump right to harden, have no assets to add any more pieces, and then Harden is too broken down to make the difference that gets them over the hump.

 

I think Harden will be a big time help. But theres a smart way to do it that maximizes the value of our assets and brings in extra talent. Or, theres the way Morey might do it... which just gets you Harden.

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

Youd still be adding Haliburton and Hield right now. Huge boost to the team. 

In addition to them, youd add Harden in the Summer.

 

The gamble is to jump right to harden, have no assets to add any more pieces, and then Harden is too broken down to make the difference.

I am not saying I agree or disagree with you, just playing devils advocate.  Harden gives you a shot for a title this year.  Haliburton and Hield make you better, but you aren't even getting to the Finals.

Just now, Khani1 said:

I am not saying I agree or disagree with you, just playing devils advocate.  Harden gives you a shot for a title this year.  Haliburton and Hield make you better, but you aren't even getting to the Finals.

Not sure about that. Theyre just about up to the 1 seed already. They may get there just with the group the have right now. Imagine those 2 as re-inforcements. Thats a huge help for a team that may already be the 1 seed. 

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

Not sure about that. Theyre just about up to the 1 seed already. They may get there just with the group the have right now.

Come on man!  They aren't getting past the second round with this group.  We were #1 seed last year, how did that work out?  Home court doesn't seem to matter that much anymore.  A top 3 seed is all you need.

2 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

Come on man!  They aren't getting past the second round with this group.  We were #1 seed last year, how did that work out?  Home court doesn't seem to matter that much anymore.  A top 3 seed is all you need.

Embiid was hurt and sluggish, and Simmons was makign the team easy to defend.

As of now, Embiid is healthy, and Simmons isnt bogging down the offense. And, they can have more talent added, which they also didnt have last year either.