76ers/Suns Trade

[SunsGM]

To 76ers
Lincoln Lord
Henry Saperstein

To Suns
Sidney Green

[SixersGM]

Agreed..

Time is running out..

[SixersGM]

The reason for this trade is simple.. Team need.

Its clear that I need some backcourt help. And I could acquire it by unloading one of my bigs. I've always been a fan of Lincoln Lord and his PG abilities, I just hope that he still has it in him. Saperstein on the other hand, gives me a scoring combo guard. He reminds me of Juan Ward.

This trade also makes the signing of Munson, easier to swallow. With the unloading of a bad contract.

[NetsGM]

Real nice addition for the Suns. Makes sense for the 76ers - wonder if he might not have gotten himself a nicer guard over time but cap flex is always a good thing.

[SunsGM]

Green gives me a good defensive rebounding player to go along side Tobey, and pushes Lundy and Freidman to the bench where they are more suited to play. My team has a little more balance now, and 10 times more talent than my team has had in quite a few seasons.

Saperstein was a second round draft pick of mine and i think he's developed along very nicely, and he'll definately help the sixers either off the bench at both guard spots,with his scoring punch and Ball handling.  Lord will give the Sixers some time to develop Strickland,and stability.

Its not a block buster deal, but I get a nice piece, and the sixers add some sorely needed backcourt help.
and helped me round my team out a little bit better.

Theres one more move t ocome down the pipeline, and Hopefully I can use my MLE/LLE to add some depth. 

[NetsGM]

Oops, I didnt even notice Saperstein - I guessed I skipped over him. That's much better for the Sixers - decent bench guard and a big expiring to dangle.

[NetsGM]

Does anybody question the logic of overpaying for a big one offseason, playing him out of position, then celebrating when you trade him for cap space?

[SixersGM]

Not just a capspace..

7:1 assist to TO ratio menopausal PG (No PG at my team)
18ppg combo guard (lack of scorer at my team)

Not just a team need..

I got like 4 good frontcourt players in my team, and one of them needs to go. So that 2 guys can be my staring PF/C and one can play back-up at both positions.

[NetsGM]

Are you reading to compete now?  I don't think you're really close.  So what's the 35 year old and his 7/1 assist to turnover going to do for you?  not much IMO.

[SixersGM]

Are you reading to compete now?  I don't think you're really close.  So what's the 35 year old and his 7/1 assist to turnover going to do for you?  not much IMO.

Nobody thought the Grizzlies is going to be last year's champ right? Anyway, I'm just going to do my best here.

[SixersGM]

Are you reading to compete now?  I don't think you're really close.  So what's the 35 year old and his 7/1 assist to turnover going to do for you?  not much IMO.

Nobody thought the Grizzlies is going to be last year's champ right? Anyway, I'm just going to do my best here.

I mean the nuggets.. sorry..

[SonicsGM]

I don't usually do this, but I still think my offer was better.  Especially when you factor in Lord's horrendous defense

[SixersGM]

I don't usually do this, but I still think my offer was better.  Especially when you factor in Lord's horrendous defense

You can PM me your offer. Honestly, this trade was just OK for my team, and I do believe that I could have gotten a better deal. This is a bad move for my team. I just hope that things will work out OK.

[NetsGM]

Does anybody question the logic of overpaying for a big one offseason, playing him out of position, then celebrating when you trade him for cap space?

I understand your point, but....

If his assessment is that Trey Wooten is a better three than Green, Malone a better four than Green, Green not likely to put up those same "good" season numbers on a competing team as he did with the Hawks, and Saperstein more productive in his role than Green would be in his, then I understand the move --- especially if he can flip the expiring for someone better than Green later on.

You could make the case that Green would have been more productive at the four than Malone, but then Malone does not have the big contract yet either...and what Philly GM would not want a Malone/Erving combo on his team even if it isn't the right one.

[SixersGM]

Does anybody question the logic of overpaying for a big one offseason, playing him out of position, then celebrating when you trade him for cap space?

I understand your point, but....

If his assessment is that Trey Wooten is a better three than Green, Malone a better four than Green, Green not likely to put up those same "good" season numbers on a competing team as he did with the Hawks, and Saperstein more productive in his role than Green would be in his, then I understand the move --- especially if he can flip the expiring for someone better than Green later on.

You could make the case that Green would have been more productive at the four than Malone, but then Malone does not have the big contract yet either...and what Philly GM would not want a Malone/Erving combo on his team even if it isn't the right one.

Yes, that is my assessment.

And in my assessment also, I could have gotten a better deal. I guess desperation to acquire some backcourt help, 18ppg in saperstein as a 2nd option and 15ppg from Lord, leads me to do the deal.

Anyway, this trade gives me the solid 8 rotation in my team. With Munson, Malone, Erving, Saperstein, and Strickland as my starters. While Wooten, Petrovic and Lord, coming off the bench. A mediocre team atleast..