2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

CJ tho

true

cj is still the guy can they do better than cj + asset(s) i think probably not

and we know the blazers would do the trade via trying to make dame happy

both teams get better i dont see any reason not to do it

theres some incentive for the sixers to drag it out until the deadline in case they can do better but they should just do it get on with their lives

well CJ having a collapsed lung currently would be one reason why not

"While far less frequent in the NBA, there are several examples. During the 2008-09 season forward Gerald Wallace fractured his fifth rib which resulted in a collapsed lung. The injury was significant and required a chest tube to drain the air from around Wallace’s injured left lung. Houston big man Terrence Jones also suffered the combination of rib and lung injuries during the 2014-15 season. Neither player missed a considerable amount of time as Wallace was sidelined for seven games and Jones was back in six."

hes got two lungs

i was reading about the type of collapsed lung cj has and tbh i think “collapsed lung” makes it sound worse than it is.

yeah he'll be fine. prob a made up injury to protect him from injury in prep for this trade tbqh.

pdx just announced their interim gm, who hinted that roster changes will be aggressively sought. I'm thinking cj will be packing his bags as soon as an acceptable deal can be struck, whether for simmons or some other deal.

i don't know why the sixers would just up and do that trade now. does it even make them better?

yes

i mean theyre getting a good player who fills a desperate need for a guy who isnt playing

but i also think theres a good chance theyll hold out... unless embiid is putting pressure on them to make a deal

does it even make them better?

Woj hinted at a multi-team deal, so who knows who ends up where.

i'm not sure they have a desperate need for a shooting guard

oh i didnt realize they had shooting guards sorry

if morey wasn't willing to trade simmons for mccollum 1.5 years ago i don't know why he would be now, given that he's having his worst shooting season in years and is also injured

he would do it because he has to trade simmons now

1.5 months ago i mean

why does he have to trade simmons now?

that whole team is just uninterested this season his shooting will normalize in a better situation

why does he have to trade simmons now?

― J0rdan S., Friday, December 10, 2021 5:25 PM (thirty-three seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

not right this moment but by the deadline

embiid is putting pressure on them with his great play. they need to start meshing the new teeamates sooner than later.

also is there anyone on the blazers who couldn't be traded prior to the 12/15 deadline? what is the impetus for a cj mccollum trade right now keep in mind he is out indefinitely with a collapsed lung

jordan woj says its heating up

right and then you guys were like "it's for cj mccollum" i dunno he is expensive aging not having a good year injured and plays a position where the sixers already have a glut of pretty decent players

those are just the facts not sure what you want us to do

but also none of that supposed glut of players does what the sixers need most which is dribble into the paint and make plays

blazers are desperate to “”””change the narrative”””” rn and are probably eager to be fleeced is one thing

not sure the blazers will be the ones getting fleeced if they dump mccollum

mb the sixers can take them for cj and a couple picks then route those picks through another team for a second guy

getting two guys is never bad

with as bad as the blazers have been their picks are rising in value

dont think this is meant to be info just saying whats obvious, if they could do it without giving up either jay then yeah but seems extremely unlikely, although do not think simmons would be happy in boston which is bad

The Celtics are kicking the tires on Ben Simmons. Debate amongst yourselves on how smart that is, but it’s happening.

— A.K (@Kungu_NBA) December 10, 2021

cj was also bad in the playoffs last year so i'm not sure that helps the sixers specific problem of having a player who is bad in the playoffs

well maybe he wont be bad in the playoffs this year

i do think playing with embiid would prob be pretty cool for him

he'll at least try to... shoot the ball

first step is just shooting it

a 40% chance is better than a 0% chance so the math tells me

i think simmons would be happy enough in boston. especially if they were winning

idk the celtics are already kind of a weird vibes team and he has weird vibes, also boston fans arent really into aloof sensitive players, pretty sure it would be weird but it is true that winning can solve all of that

dont think its gonna happen regardless, maybe if the celtics give up 4 firsts and a third team is involved idk

feel like the celtics need more shooting not less

that too

the problem in general w/ simmons is finding a team that is willing to part w/ shooting for a player who not only can't shoot but outright refuses to shoot. it's a tough sell! it seems like the blazers might be one of the few teams willing to take that gamble at this point but i would be stunned if this whole thing culminated in morey taking on 2 years and $68 million of cj mccollum

he might have to i dont think he can just not trade simmons