Probably just means he’s moving from his normal strip club and his normal girls he’s comfortable with to a new strip club with strippers he’s not comfortable with 

 

On 7/19/2023 at 3:51 PM, HazletonEagle said:

If we trade Harden AND Harris and only get back Siakam and fillers I feel ripped off. Powell may be viewed as a bad contract, and Morris is completely washed.

What if you did a 3 way trade with the Bulls instead for Zach LaVine? Essentially replace Harden and Harris with LaVine and DeRozan in the starting lineup. 

 

34 minutes ago, eaglesfan0075 said:

What if you did a 3 way trade with the Bulls instead for Zach LaVine? Essentially replace Harden and Harris with LaVine and DeRozan in the starting lineup. 

 

Good enough. DeRozan is an expiring so I'll desk with the lack of ideal fit for the chance to watch 3 dynamic guards in the back court for the year. Let DDR expire and have a max slot next summer. 

2 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

Good enough. DeRozan is an expiring so I'll desk with the lack of ideal fit for the chance to watch 3 dynamic guards in the back court for the year. Let DDR expire and have a max slot next summer. 

I feel like this allows us to hedge our bets in terms of the 2024 offseason in case we don't land someone worthy of that max slot like Pascal Siakam or Jaylen Brown and overpay for someone a tier below. At least we would have a core of LaVine, Maxey, and Embiid to build with.

I read that the Clippers reportedly have been offering just expiring contracts for Harden and have been holding Terence Mann, Powell, and FRPs off the table, like the Sixers have been with Maxey in trade conversations, hence the lack of movement for a Harden deal, not just Morey posturing for more compensation. Something will have to give if the Clippers really want Harden. A package of Powell, Morris, Hyland and a 2028 FRP for Harden is still a pretty good deal for the Clippers, and they get to still keep Mann.

The Bulls are kind of a wild card here, since this trade would basically push them into a rebuild since they're downgrading from LaVine and DeRozan with Powell and Harris, but getting two future FRPs and a young player in Hyland also. I'm assuming that's their incentive for shopping LaVine, because if they're trying to do a "win-now" move, this isn't it.

54 minutes ago, eaglesfan0075 said:

I feel like this allows us to hedge our bets in terms of the 2024 offseason in case we don't land someone worthy of that max slot like Pascal Siakam or Jaylen Brown and overpay for someone a tier below. At least we would have a core of LaVine, Maxey, and Embiid to build with.

I read that the Clippers reportedly have been offering just expiring contracts for Harden and have been holding Terence Mann, Powell, and FRPs off the table, like the Sixers have been with Maxey in trade conversations, hence the lack of movement for a Harden deal, not just Morey posturing for more compensation. Something will have to give if the Clippers really want Harden. A package of Powell, Morris, Hyland and a 2028 FRP for Harden is still a pretty good deal for the Clippers, and they get to still keep Mann.

The Bulls are kind of a wild card here, since this trade would basically push them into a rebuild since they're downgrading from LaVine and DeRozan with Powell and Harris, but getting two future FRPs and a young player in Hyland also. I'm assuming that's their incentive for shopping LaVine, because if they're trying to do a "win-now" move, this isn't it.

If the Bulls are planning on rebuilding, not sure why they reupped Vucevic, unless they see him as a controllable trade chip.

41 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

If the Bulls are planning on rebuilding, not sure why they reupped Vucevic, unless they see him as a controllable trade chip.

Yeah, it really depends on which direction the Bulls are planning on going. If they are taking the 76ers/Clippers haul in this 3 way trade, they're basically rebuilding. If they want to compete now, I don't think they'd make this trade.

12 hours ago, Blazehound said:

If the Bulls are planning on rebuilding, not sure why they reupped Vucevic, unless they see him as a controllable trade chip.

They are a rudderless ship stuck in purgatory like the Wizards were and you honestly could say the Sixers since they don't make it past the 2nd round. 

 

5 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

 

Figured hed get shipped out, likely in a Harden deal whenever, wherever that happens.

 

18 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Probably just means he’s moving from his normal strip club and his normal girls he’s comfortable with to a new strip club with strippers he’s not comfortable with 

 

He's finally going to check out Show & Tell

 

Spoiler

For the non-Philly guys this is the strip club you can throw crunched up dollar bills into b-holes. 

 

55 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

 

Clippers dumber than the Sixers, somehow

Rare win for eskin 

 

5 hours ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Clippers dumber than the Sixers, somehow

If the Clippers are adamant on keeping Russ, PG and Kawhi in a potential trade for Harden, then this is probably the best they can do for now:

 

I would much rather prefer a 3-team deal with the Bulls for LaVine or even the Raptors for Siakam, but the Clippers seem to be the only team right now with known interest in Harden (likely largely driven by Harden's preference for them).

This deal isn't amazing, but it isn't terrible either. Powell while a downgrade from Harden, is a passable starter/ideally high end backup. Batum is a small upgrade from Tucker and is also a passable starter. Mann could be a solid 6th man for us, and RoCo as a bench player can help replace some of the production we lost in free agency. The two FRP are going to be key to this potential trade though.

27 minutes ago, eaglesfan0075 said:

If the Clippers are adamant on keeping Russ, PG and Kawhi in a potential trade for Harden, then this is probably the best they can do for now:

 

I would much rather prefer a 3-team deal with the Bulls for LaVine or even the Raptors for Siakam, but the Clippers seem to be the only team right now with known interest in Harden (likely largely driven by Harden's preference for them).

This deal isn't amazing, but it isn't terrible either. Powell while a downgrade from Harden, is a passable starter/ideally high end backup. Batum is a small upgrade from Tucker and is also a passable starter. Mann could be a solid 6th man for us, and RoCo as a bench player can help replace some of the production we lost in free agency. The two FRP are going to be key to this potential trade though.

Clippers said they aren't giving up Mann

1 hour ago, eaglesfan0075 said:

If the Clippers are adamant on keeping Russ, PG and Kawhi in a potential trade for Harden, then this is probably the best they can do for now:

 

I would much rather prefer a 3-team deal with the Bulls for LaVine or even the Raptors for Siakam, but the Clippers seem to be the only team right now with known interest in Harden (likely largely driven by Harden's preference for them).

This deal isn't amazing, but it isn't terrible either. Powell while a downgrade from Harden, is a passable starter/ideally high end backup. Batum is a small upgrade from Tucker and is also a passable starter. Mann could be a solid 6th man for us, and RoCo as a bench player can help replace some of the production we lost in free agency. The two FRP are going to be key to this potential trade though.

The sixers don’t want Powell cause he is owed 3 years and $54 mil left. It takes away from some of their cap and flexibility in 2024 offseason. Add on the clips lost a lot of his value when they leaked a week before FA they want him gone due to apron restrictions. 

2 hours ago, eaglesfan0075 said:

If the Clippers are adamant on keeping Russ, PG and Kawhi in a potential trade for Harden, then this is probably the best they can do for now:

 

I would much rather prefer a 3-team deal with the Bulls for LaVine or even the Raptors for Siakam, but the Clippers seem to be the only team right now with known interest in Harden (likely largely driven by Harden's preference for them).

This deal isn't amazing, but it isn't terrible either. Powell while a downgrade from Harden, is a passable starter/ideally high end backup. Batum is a small upgrade from Tucker and is also a passable starter. Mann could be a solid 6th man for us, and RoCo as a bench player can help replace some of the production we lost in free agency. The two FRP are going to be key to this potential trade though.

 

To me Mann is the the starting off ball guard next to Maxey and the prize of the trade for them. I wouldn't care if was Mann and expirings

6'5" with a 6'7" Wingspan, he shoots a really good above the break 3 at 44%, 2.3/1 assist to turnover ratio, and can fit multiple positions. 

 

 

Start preparing for the Embiid trade as well. Thunder have a deep deep team and even if they traded Jalen Williams and Giddy they still would have SGA and Chet to team with Embiid. 

Maxey, Mann, Jalen Williams, Giddy, future Center. Is a team that could compete if they all take steps. Jalen Williams has the  Kawhi archetype. 

 

 

2 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Clippers said they aren't giving up Mann

1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

The sixers don’t want Powell cause he is owed 3 years and $54 mil left. It takes away from some of their cap and flexibility in 2024 offseason. Add on the clips lost a lot of his value when they leaked a week before FA they want him gone due to apron restrictions. 

Sounds like it's Mann or bust at this juncture, unless the Clippers reconsider their stance on trading either Paul George or Kawhi Leonard?

1 hour ago, DaEagles4Life said:

 

To me Mann is the the starting off ball guard next to Maxey and the prize of the trade for them. I wouldn't care if was Mann and expirings

6'5" with a 6'7" Wingspan, he shoots a really good above the break 3 at 44%, 2.3/1 assist to turnover ratio, and can fit multiple positions. 

 

 

Start preparing for the Embiid trade as well. Thunder have a deep deep team and even if they traded Jalen Williams and Giddy they still would have SGA and Chet to team with Embiid. 

Maxey, Mann, Jalen Williams, Giddy, future Center. Is a team that could compete if they all take steps. Jalen Williams has the  Kawhi archetype. 

 

 

Weve discussed this before, but Id be asking for Chet from them. It fits better for them to have all those guards around Embiid, rather than losing guards to pair to tall guys together.

Its boom or bust with Chet's injury concern now. But Chet and some sweetners would be fantastic.

This can be debated forever because any package you can get from OKC is gonna look amazing. They have nothing but incredible young talent on that team.

Desperate times. He played really well in the summer league 

 

 

Jordan made a good investment.

\The Hornets were valued at an approximate $3 billion. Jordan paid $275 million for his majority stake in the Charlotte franchise in 2010.

1 hour ago, HazletonEagle said:

Jordan made a good investment.

\The Hornets were valued at an approximate $3 billion. Jordan paid $275 million for his majority stake in the Charlotte franchise in 2010.

Not a bad return for a company that routinely puts out an inferior product.

Just now, The_Omega said:

Not a bad return for a company that routinely puts out an inferior product.

yeah. crazy that they are worth 3 billion when theyve only ever sucked. 

2 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

yeah. crazy that they are worth 3 billion when theyve only ever sucked. 

The TV contract they did around 2014 was a massive increase, like 3x the money. The value of all the franchises exploded.