Yikes
Kings trade Haliburton, Hield, Kardashian to Indy for Sabonis + more
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im not arguing whether he's a first option (sabonis isn't either). i'm not trading him to get sabonis. you know what the ceiling is on sabonis. i'd rather figure out the ceiling on haliburton, and maybe deal fox + hield for picks or other young, complimentary pieces.
sabonis aint getting you out of the west. he might not even get you into the playoffs.
JoelB
All Praise To TMH
You can't watch a Sixers game and come to that conclusion. Embiid needs spacing. There is a reason why his usage is #1 in the league. Sixers are 28th in pace. Kings are #8...Again, theres a reason why Maxey numbers spike when he's allowed to run downhill in transition when Embiid is off the floor.
Maxey is in position to catch and shoot or he beat his man off dibble. His outside shooting has helped our offense bc now Embiid can swing it out to another 40% shooter. Simmons couldnt do that so defenses could just collapse on Embiid. Teams like to throw zones at us, Maxey is able to shoot over it from the short corner
But Im to assume that if we swap for Fox, he would be a 40% shooter now because he 'hasnt gotten those looks before'? Or he would somehow make us better in a slow paced offense by exclusively shooting inside the perimter along with Tobias whose also taking up space in the paint ....along with Embiid?
The only argument i concede to is we dont know what Maxey numbers would be as a focal point (although there is a sample size to give us an idea) But to say Fox would be a better fit bc 'he just hasnt seen those looks yet' is a reach.
I never said Fox would fit better because he hasn’t seen those looks yet. I said that he’s a better player and the narrative of he can’t shoot is strange because he’s a better shooter than Maxey from everywhere on the court but 3. Also, the corner 3 is the one 3 Fox shot effectively prior to this year. You’d have to assume that this is a trend instead of a rarity. He is shooting worse this year from 3 than at any point in his career.
I don’t understand your Tobias point at all. I’m not really sure what point you’re attempting to make but the argument was simply that you’re not about to guard Fox like Westbrook. He shoots over 40 percent from everywhere on the field but the 3 and he shoots over 70 percent near the rim. Those numbers are better than Maxey from everywhere. So the question you have to ask yourself is whether Maxey’s corner 3s offset Fox being better than him at everything else? If you’e maxing a fit argument given the way Philly plays then sure. I’m a firm believer in getting the better players and then making it work.
But if I’m in a playoff game and need to go bucket for bucket with a team - I’d much rather have Fox than Maxey. Obviously Halliburton fits better.
TheFireCar
Banned
haliburton is great but nothing super special he doesn't come close to Luka or Trae's sophmore seasons
Easypacers bout to tank this yr, rebuild and make it back to the playoffs before the kings make a play in
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This joke doesn’t work because the kings LET BOGDAN WALK A YEAR AGO FOR NOTHINGWould this trade have happened if Sabonis was Black?
Worst organization in sports
If the pacers tank for the first time in their history, draft paolo or Jabari or Chet with tyrese, Turner, duarte, etc they are not a bad core to go into the next year wi thpacers bout to tank this yr, rebuild and make it back to the playoffs before the kings make a play in
This joke doesn’t work because the kings LET BOGDAN WALK A YEAR AGO FOR NOTHING
Worst organization in sports
Lol that was less egregious than this goofy trade.