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Originally Posted by Scoobay
Where do you play simmons? is he a small ball 5? Dunk and D player?
would be nice to get a first and unload our crap for theirs
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If he's really ready to play, then maybe. He is a hell of a defender and his passing is elite.
You nailed one of the problems: our system requires wings to shoot and Simmons could be worse than Shaq at it, which would force him into playing center for us. He's a super-switchable center and hard-nosed defender. I don't think 6'10" is that "small ball" these days, but he would mostly be limited to minutes at the 5.
The other problem is that he's making 2years/77 million. That's a hell of a lot of cheddar for a guy who plays the same position as our FRP (and Powell, Holmes, Kleber, McGee) and who has played 1/4 of the games these last two seasons (50% last season and 0% the season before)
But maybe THJ/Holmes/McGee gets it done, McGee is healthy, and it all works out. I'm not sure who says no there unless there are FRPs attached. Mavs get a potential starting 5 and clear the logjam for Green and Hardy. Nets save money and have been desperate to move on from the Simmons move. Mavs create an all-aussie team of Kyrie, Green, and Exum