Official 2012-13 Trade / Roster Discussion Thread Pt 1.

[Caino]

^^ why wouldnt u trade jrich or young? theyre extraordinarily replacable.

By young you mean Nick cos i mentioned Thad. J-rich id keep. Nice to have a veteran leader around. Dont get me wrong if a trade was offered and they wanted j-rich in yh you would ship him out but i wouldnt look to trade him

[BChydro86]

Hes not that good. Hes got a 3 year contract.... Hes prob one of the top 3 guys id look to move first.

[Caino]

didnt realise it was a 3 year deal.

[j0nyj0n]

can we applaud the OKC for sticking to their guns - i feel like we're in a similar situation with Bynum and Jrue's exensions. OKC somehow got perry jones for a steal, maxed out on durant/west brook, decent money for ibaka and flipped their trash (aldrich, players who weren't getting playing time anyways etc) and harden for a sg who some is very high on and also a bunch of draft picks.

That's legit

[BChydro86]

Already took my hat off to okc

[Knowledge]

The Sixers announced on Tuesday that no specific timetable has been set for Andrew Bynum's return.

Bynum continues to rehab from a bone bruise in his right knee. The All-Star center has begun taking part in low-impact drills.

“With the team’s intriguing play in the preseason leading to a 6-1 preseason record, we are confident that the 76ers will be an exciting, talented and highly competitive team from Day One," general manager Tony DiLeo said in a statement. “When Andrew Bynum rejoins for game play, that will take an already strong team to an even higher level.”

http://www.csnphilly.com/basketball-...455&feedID=694

[Caino]

Im thinking its atleast a month before we see him on court. But maybe its a good thing. This way we see how good our team is if we choose not to re-sign Bynum

[MylesKong]

Better yet, the rest of the league can. Hopefully an attractive FA landing spot, we become. Umm, yes.

[BChydro86]

Too bad there are no great FAs except for bynum and howard.

If ive learned anything about winning in the nba and managing the cap is that u cant pay ANYbODY until u have a superstar to build around

[Korman12]

At least he's working out now. Positive.

[Shkelqim]

Come on Bynum... I hope its 2 weeks max, i really want a strong start.

[Fred]

The silver lining to him being out is that the team will have to gel to get a W...so, since they can't rely on him until he can be int he line-up, they have to perform as a unit....

...the time away from bynum can only help the team long-term IMO...

[warfelg]

So, if Hawes comes out of the gates like last year and plays well, and Bynum comes back and he picks up where he left off, we have two really good 5's.

I'm hoping this is the case because if so I would package Hawes/Thad and see if I could get a combination of impact player and a pick. Hopefully there is some rebuilding team with the pieces to help us (starting caliber SF? PF that would work well with Bynum?) and has a short contract, then throw in a pick that has some light protection (thinking top 7 protected).

I realize we loose a young developing big man, but sometimes that can be the cost of moving a piece you don't want (Thad). So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Hawes keeps up his play and doesn't get injured. I think this is our only way to move Thad. We missed our other best chance when we moved Iggy.

[Reptar]

Trade Turner. Get him off this team. He is so bad at basketball.

[MylesKong]

Yup. Seems like it. He seemed salty other day when he talked about it being jrues team. I could see him becoming a problem/jealous.