NBA TRADE TALK: TDL over

[ItsGoTime]

Bingo. 

They're just not a fit. For a while there, Philly couldn't decide which one to build around in earnest, and now that Rivers is there and Embiid is blossoming it's a done deal. 

If the ball is going in to Embiid, then Embiid needs space, meaning the guy in Simmons' spot MUST be able to shoot. Simmons isn't a shooter, and no matter how much he improves, he's just not going to fit there. 

One of those two guys must go, and most people have known it for a while. Imo, that does NOT mean that Simmons isn't an amazing get for a team with which his game DOES fit.

Morey actually REALLY screwed the pooch by not trading Harden for Simmons last year, if in fact that was a deal on the table (as well as if those were the only pieces, or not much more going to Hou).