re: Jrue is the best ISO player in the NBA

We don't need a top tier player..

We have Zion and Ingram. That's your top players.

You need complimentary players around those 2, while keeping your main core together.

The assets we have are exactly the type needed for that.

They’ll need a top tier guard once the Holiday Era is over to pair with Ball. I don’t see that ever changing as long as Ball is on the team.

Let's clone josh

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But you have to unload Holiday at some point

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Huh?

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I’m really enjoying the last few months, but there will be a time in the near future where at least one of our favorites will no longer be with us because they became unaffordable

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Moore comes off the books, Miller comes off the books, and Favors isn’t getting 20/mil year unless it’s on a short deal.

Not speaking to you, but in general on this board, I have no idea why so many people want to get rid of guys like Favors/Holiday when we have so many mouths to feed. Lonzo, Ingram, and Zion all need the ball in their hands. You have two guys around them that will give you excellent defense night-in, night-out regardless of touches.

If holiday wants a 35-40/year deal, hopefully the management knows that going into the offseason. That’s unrealistic. I just can’t imagine finding a better 5 than Favors for what he will likely cost the team.

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Check this quote from reddit in reference to whether the 76ers should trade Embiid for Jrue and picks:

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So much wrong with that quote you posted it's not funny

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Jrue isn’t going to go from making ~26 mil a year to wanting 35-40 at age 32 in 2022.

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When Jrue signed his last contract, his health was still a question mark. The most games he’d played in a season for us was 67 the year before the contract. If we had to ink him after the 17-18 season (and his complete destruction of Dame/CJ), we likely have to max him.

The only thing that may work in the Pels favor is how loaded the 2021 FA class is. It’s bananas. If he was an UFA this offseason, the Pels would be in a very tough spot as he’d be one of a few true difference makers in the class.

Jrue staying here will likely require him to take a “fair” deal from the Pelicans and spurn the wads of cash thrown at him by desperate teams. His game is not predicated on elite athleticism, so I wouldn’t be shocked if some team rolled the dice on him in his early 30s.

*Health permitting on all of this

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I think it’ll be a little more than what Horford just got. (4 years/ 109 million). Keep in mind Horford was an all star as recent as the 17-18 season. That’s a little more than Jrue’s current contract.

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If we’re using Horford’s contract to gauge Jrue, people around here are going to melt at a max. Horford was already showing decline, will be 2 years older, and plays a position that typically doesn’t have the longevity of a smaller guard.