07-21-2023, 12:59 PM
I don’t think there’s a Harden/Siakim fit either. It’s logistically inconvenient for these guys to play in TOR, not in a way that would bother any of US when weighed against the chance to earn millions playing a game, but in a way that many NBA players dislike. I can’t see Harden agreeing to play there, and think it’s a total non-starter.
I DO think Philly plays a role here, however. Their looming cap space and Siakim’s impending free agency, along with Morey’s not too subtle description of what they’re looking for to pair with Embiid SHOULD be the final straw that convinces TOR to trade him NOW. We know they don’t want to supermax him, or these rumors wouldn’t be out there, they’d just give it to him already. They might/might not want to give him the regular max, but at that point they still might lose him for nothing.
I hope he agrees to re-sign in ATL, personally, so the Mavs can get Capela.
I DO think Philly plays a role here, however. Their looming cap space and Siakim’s impending free agency, along with Morey’s not too subtle description of what they’re looking for to pair with Embiid SHOULD be the final straw that convinces TOR to trade him NOW. We know they don’t want to supermax him, or these rumors wouldn’t be out there, they’d just give it to him already. They might/might not want to give him the regular max, but at that point they still might lose him for nothing.
I hope he agrees to re-sign in ATL, personally, so the Mavs can get Capela.
![[-]](https://www.mavsboard.com/images/collapse.png)