re: Cousins contract question..?

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Dunno if we have close to enough to get him though

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It won't be cheap. I think you're looking at a minimum of Moore + Ajinca + 1st + 1-2 of another 1st, Diallo, Jackson. And everything but the firsts might need to go to another team because Phoenix has plenty of young bigs and guards. How about a 3 way with the Suns and Sixers? Let's assume the Sixers are making a playoff push so they want to add veterans to make sure they get in.

Jared Dudley, E'Tuwann Moore and Frank Jackson to the Sixers

Jahlil Okafor, 1 of Korkmatz/Luwawu, Ajinca, Pels 1st to the Suns

Bledsoe to the Pels.

Suns get a 1st, a young wing prospect, and a rotation player in Okafor while cutting the money they owe Dudley, a contract they tried to dump on the Pels before the draft, in half by turning him into Ajinca.

The only question I have there is I'm not sure if Frank Jackson and playoff ready vets are enough for Philly to give up Okafor and Kormatz or Luwawu. The Pels might have to throw 2nds or maybe swap out Jackson for a 1st.

From the Pels perspective if it helps you keep Boogie and make the playoffs you do it, especially if you think you can retire Asik and won't need a 1st to dump him.