youngcrev wrote:mjkvol wrote:youngcrev wrote:
Yeah.
Realistically, you're not investing a lot in a guy that can't play at the same time as your best player. If it's a stretch 4/5 that could see minutes at the same time as Embiid, sure. But they should be able to find reasonably decent innings eater at the position for cheap.
The key to surviving non-Embiid minutes is increasing your talent base in general, not just the center position. Get other players that can reliably generate offense and you can survive a Paul Reed-level player at the 5 for stretches.
I agree, but giving Paul George $50 million kind of limits our options to increase the talent level and get other quality players.
Limits your ability to do so
beyond the massive increase in the talent level that he himself would represent.
When he's on the floor and if he really cares. George wants no part of playing in Philly, we all know it - the first time he is booed he will check out. There are mercenaries and there are mercenaries, but if I'm going to pay someone stupid money they have to at least really want to be here. I don't want him either, but with Butler we'd have that at the very least.
Beyond that, his 'massive increase in talent' doesn't provide the depth we need at guard and especially in the front court, and does nothing for our rebounding issues. I can't believe we are arguing over whether a 35-year old declining player who is a West coast guy can come in here and make enough of a difference by himself that gets us anywhere beyond where we've been stuck.