With the growing cap and AAVs we’re seeing, $8.7m is a very reasonable number for a 2C so this would not preclude you from going out and getting a legit 1C over the next couple years. I think it just makes you better now and more attractive to a 1C that sees themselves as the missing piece to a true contender. Depending on the cost from a trade perspective, I think it’s a no brainer from a contract and team building perspective
How in the world is Minnesota a better fit? Philly needs exactly his skill set. They have a bunch of scorers with no one to set the table which is exactly what LeBron is best at. In Minny they already have Lamelo as a creator. Also, the West is very clearly a more difficult path. The two best teams in the league by a mile are in the west. The Knicks were a 50 win team that got hot for a month and would’ve never stood a chance against a healthy OKC or a more experienced Spurs team
Sign Bedard to the full max and if that doesn’t work out sign Fantilli for $16m/yr a week later. Who cares if other GMs hate him? If you go by that logic, that’s already going to happen so I’d rather have other GMs hate me with a 1C than without one. Who knows next tine guys at this level will be sitting there waiting for an offer sheet. Not to mention you got the fanbase hype only for it to come crashing down. Gonna have to do something
@JBnuggs@Tjonesonthenba It has nothing to do with offense. That lineup doesn’t work defensively. LeBron isn’t chasing around opposing guards all game and neither is Aaron Gordon. They both need to cover 4s
TK is def the guy to trade. He was invisible in the playoffs and just isn’t worth $8m on the new roster with all the wingers they have. I think with Risto it’s bc he’ll be in the last year of his deal so they might lose him for nothing but I agree they can’t just let him go without replacing him with someone at that level or better
LeBron brings exactly what the Sixers need most. They have scorers but desperately need a playmaker/connector. LeBron would unlock every player on that team to be the best versions of themselves. Also, him and JB can show those other guys what it really takes to win. Mostly, imagine what it would do for LeBron’s legacy to go there and win a championship. You’re talking about the most sports crazed city in America that hasn’t won an NBA title in over 40 years. As a bonus, he’d get the crazy Philly fans on his side of the goat debate lol
@greg728_@AntSanPhilly They do officially own the rights to it. It’s not determined what year it will be but they still own the rights to a Toronto first round pick and that is what they’d be trading. Columbus would inherit the same conditions flyers have now and get it one of the two years
@EthanGe2@BaseballWRLD_ The all in metrics are never gonna be perfect and there are always gonna be instances where the weighting isn’t perfect so I get it but just looks weird visually with such a tight comparison
That’s not the point. The point is comparing the average number to the Phillies starting player. I’m not disputing the average is down. Regardless, the Phillies starting right fielder has an ops of .598 compared to an average ops of starting right handed batting RFs which would be higher than .695.