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[KillerLeft]

Really hope that the 76ers collpase, blow it up and trade Simmons (to the Mavs).

Simmons in the role (PF, playing the way Powell plays center) we used to imagine Giannis in would be amazing for the Mavs. They would have an unbelievable athletic advantage pretty much every night. They'd be much better in transition (both ways). They would have two ball-handlers capable of putting transition pressure on the defense. He could make plays out of the short roll that Powell (and Porzingis) can't. He'd single handedly elevate the Mavs to a top 10 defense, and on top of that, in a specific way he's one of the very best defensive matchups in basketball for guys like Kawhi, Lebron, etc. It would be too good to be true, imho.