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Teams will look down every avenue possible to improve their team. It may include getting rid of fan favorites if it means they can improve their chances of winning a ring.
In the Philadelphia 76ers' case, this could mean exploring dealing second-year guard V.J. Edgecombe. At least that's what Bleacher Report believes, writing, "If the Philadelphia 76ers wanted to go star-hunting one more time, Edgecombe could go a long way toward helping them land one."
What’s interesting about this is they felt he was at one point untouchable until the additions of LeBron James and Jaylen Brown.
While it’s easy to see this being a possibility because anyone can be traded, it doesn’t make any sense.
Why trade away one of the only youthful pieces of what is looked at now as an older roster? It makes sense if you plan to unload players who haven’t panned out, but this is giving up on Edgecombe, who hasn’t reached his peak. We’ve seen other teams take the route of trading away young players for seasoned veterans.
The Phoenix Suns traded away assets to acquire Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, and we all saw how that turned out. The Brooklyn Nets have done it twice when they went after Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, then again when they went after James Harden to team up with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
While it’s understandable to want to put the best out there, it does you no good to shackle yourself to bad contracts. Not only that, but when you get all this hype and fail to even make the playoffs, it makes the decision look even worse.
The 76ers would’ve dared to trade away Edgecombe for a short stint of success that may not pan out. What will they do if James retires after the season or the following? Now you’ve built your team that was meant to work with James, and he’s gone, and now you don’t have a backup plan because you traded away your young star.
Edgecombe is supposed to be that next great player to help the team. When you make a decision that disrupts that plan, it could cost you your job. It can make the financials tight because what if that trade costs them some draft picks? Now not only is there an aging roster, but now there are no picks to help replenish what’s been lost.
Philadelphia is on borrowed time with this roster, and it makes more sense to keep the ones that’ll be here after the storm. Edgecombe may not be untouchable anymore, but he definitely isn't the one on the trade block.
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In the Philadelphia 76ers' case, this could mean exploring dealing second-year guard V.J. Edgecombe. At least that's what Bleacher Report believes, writing, "If the Philadelphia 76ers wanted to go star-hunting one more time, Edgecombe could go a long way toward helping them land one."
What’s interesting about this is they felt he was at one point untouchable until the additions of LeBron James and Jaylen Brown.
While it’s easy to see this being a possibility because anyone can be traded, it doesn’t make any sense.
Why trade away one of the only youthful pieces of what is looked at now as an older roster? It makes sense if you plan to unload players who haven’t panned out, but this is giving up on Edgecombe, who hasn’t reached his peak. We’ve seen other teams take the route of trading away young players for seasoned veterans.
The Phoenix Suns traded away assets to acquire Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, and we all saw how that turned out. The Brooklyn Nets have done it twice when they went after Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, then again when they went after James Harden to team up with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
While it’s understandable to want to put the best out there, it does you no good to shackle yourself to bad contracts. Not only that, but when you get all this hype and fail to even make the playoffs, it makes the decision look even worse.
The 76ers would’ve dared to trade away Edgecombe for a short stint of success that may not pan out. What will they do if James retires after the season or the following? Now you’ve built your team that was meant to work with James, and he’s gone, and now you don’t have a backup plan because you traded away your young star.
Edgecombe is supposed to be that next great player to help the team. When you make a decision that disrupts that plan, it could cost you your job. It can make the financials tight because what if that trade costs them some draft picks? Now not only is there an aging roster, but now there are no picks to help replenish what’s been lost.
Philadelphia is on borrowed time with this roster, and it makes more sense to keep the ones that’ll be here after the storm. Edgecombe may not be untouchable anymore, but he definitely isn't the one on the trade block.
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