For the Kids: Will the Sixers Trade Andre Iguodala this Season?

Iguodala is still my favorite player on the team, and I would still be sad if he were traded. And I still think he shouldn’t be traded unless the team can get serious value for him. Not just cap space to sign a free agent, since he’s pretty much the guy free agents would want to come here to play with.

That being said, he is still the only truly valuable trade commodity on this roster. A Top-30 player pretty much at his peak, and the kind of guy just about anyone would want on their team, even if he’s not a 20 ppg superstar you can build around.

So. I am against trading him for pennies on the dollar, just to get his salary off the cap figure. I am against trading him for crappy players, low draft picks, solely expiring deals, or Monta Freaking Ellis.

I would trade him for the right package of good picks and expirings that could really give this team a chance to land a franchise player. Other than that, I would keep him. He’s more valuable than a little cap space on a roster more or less devoid of top-tier talent. No one will come here to play with the Corpse of Elton Brand.

Which is pretty much what I’ve been saying for the last two years. I haven’t changed my opinion at all.

Will they? Not a chance in hell. Should they? Also no. His play more than matches his contract.

but I don’t see it being Dre. I think they’ll trade Noci’s expiring contract (to a team that thinks it can get Howard possibly) & a pick or 2 for another player that fits in more with this current group (ala a shooter or PF) who’s contract only has a year or two left. I’m not saying well get a super star or even a star for that just a solid guy who can contribute.

For the reason is that he is simply undervalued and another team would end up trade raping the sixers if we dumped him. Those of you who want to trade him and amnesty Brand are complete idiots because losing those two will put the team all on our young guys and could potentially hurt ET and JH’s growth if they fall flat on their faces and never recover. Let’s face it, JH/ET can blossom into all-stars within the next year or two, but I find it hard to believe most of us think they’ll become top 5 NBA talents aka superstars. Unless the Sixers can somehow pull a miracle trade in which we clearly get something awesome (NOT Monta Ellis), there’s no reason to trade Iggy. Let Brand and his contracts expire (or amnesty Brand if you must) and by the time those two are gone, JH will be a perennial all-star PG and ET will be a budding all-star SG/PF, not to mention Lou as 6th man of the year, Thad finally realizing his potential (a huge IF), and Vuce having the potential to grow into a stud off of the bench or the last piece of a starting 5. I think with those pieces and the huge amount of cash we’ll have once Brand/Dre are gone, we’ll be able to seriously content in the free agent market.

To me Iggy is one of the most valuable players in the league. Yes, he isn’t the go-to scorer fans hoped he would turn into but his worldly defense makes up for that. Every night he shuts down the other teams best wing player while at the same time contributing on the offensive end. Would you rather have a guy average 20+ ppg but give up just as much on the other end, i.e. Monta Ellis? Iggy is one of the few players in the NBA who plays a complete game. Defense, rebounding, passing, scoring and now he’s even providing leadership to this young team. Ask the Kings or Wizards how important leadership is. Young teams with talent need a veteran to show them how to be a pro and there aren’t many other players I’d want over Iggy to do just that. Only way I trade him, is for a proven big man or of course Dwight Howard.

You don’t trade Iggy for several reasons. #1 is that he’s absolutely the team’s best player. He’s top three on the team in points, and he gets his points more consistently than the guy ahead of him in points, he’s also near or at the top for rebounds, assists, steals, etc. along with being the best wing defender in the NBA. No one else on the Sixers comes close to matching that production.
I also would note that you can’t get value for Iggy. Since he doesn’t score 20 PPG anymore, the same type of idiot GMs who think Mo Speights is a good player undervalue Iggy, so the sixers would lose in pretty much any potential trade scenario. Like I’ve said before, what the Sixers need is a guy like Tracy McGrady, a scorer with size who both move without the ball and with it.

The only point in trading any player is to make your team better. Right now this team is playing basketball the right way, there is great chemistry between the players and THIS:
THEY PLAY OFFENSE LIKE A TEAM!!!!

Note how high the shooting percentages are? Those of you deep into advanced stats THINK that the shooting will come back down to their old levels, but you are overlooking something the stats cannot track. This is what a QUALITY shot is all about. Everyone thinks a three-pointer is hard, low percentage shot, but when you are wide-open and all alone, it’s a much easier shot than a running one-hander in the lane. Thanks to Doug’s disciplined approach, the team now naturally plays the right way more often than not, and generates high-percentage shots for everyone on the floor. This along with the defense is why the Sixers are a winning team. Yes, the schedule helps as does the fact that they are all familiar with each other, but playing the right way makes a team more than the sum of it’s parts.

So why would you even think of trading the guy most integral to the team’s success, AKA Iguodala? There are very few players in the league that are capable of doing what he does, and if he is traded, the Sixers will have to work with that other player to have him fulfill Andre’s role. This is like trying to trade MJ in his prime, you just couldn’t find a better player, and the team would be diminished if you tried.

No matter how highly you value Dre, there’s no reason to shop him around now. Thorn shouldn’t be calling any GMs bc he can’t come across as eager to sell. Besides, they all know that Dre has been, is, and always will be on the market for the right price. Let the other GMs call Thorn. With the team winning, he can legitimately high-ball them. Who knows? Maybe another GM makes an offer he can’t refuse. If not, we hold put until the trade deadline. Maybe then, a desperate contender offers up their entire future in exchange for a chance to win now. Haste makes waste. What’s the worst that can happen? We hold into Dre. That’s plenty fine by me.

Still think no matter what we do in the playoffs will not sway Dwight… as evidenced by his non-interest in Chicago.. but it could certainly sway Kevin Love if we’re willing to offer him a max contract…

If the sixers want to get creative they could trade iggy for an expiring contract, amnesty brand, let hawes walk at the end of the year and somehow convince love and howard to join forces to make the best front court in the league.

Jrue
Turner
Young
Love
Howard

Not sure the numbers would work (someone would have to take a paycut) but it’s an idea that will of course never happen. Also, they prob wouldnt be able to retain holiday and ET after their rookie contracts…nvm just forget all the above.

Look for the Timberwolves to offer Kevin Love a $60 million, four-year contract extension within the next eight days. St. Paul Pioneer Press

Get that weak stuff out of here Kahn

Thad and Noci for Andrew Bogut, anybody? I love Thad, but Bogut and Brand starting with Hawes off bench is beast. Maybe then trade Vuc for a decent solid young PF.

“Shooting numbers actually stabbing (the almighty in the rectum)”?

Lol, makes me laugh, thank you.