The result was he only missed one game before the Orlando bubble and that was because he was mourning the death of Kobe Bryant. But Paul went into this season with a new plant-based diet, which he stood by as a game-changer in terms of his body and health. Paul was bound to have some good fortune after three consecutive seasons of playing no more than 61 games. Horne: That was the $38.5 million dollar question this past season. Even if the Sixers can’t replicate the Thunder’s incredible late-game success from this season, having Paul to orchestrate the offense would be a major improvement.īefore we get into trade hypotheticals, I’m curious about your perspective on the major worry when it comes to trading for CP3: How was able to stay so healthy this season? And perhaps most importantly, he could take the Jimmy Butler role at the end of games. He can spot up off the ball and make 3s, which is key around Embiid and Simmons. He would get the ball to Joel Embiid in his preferred spots. I’m confident that the Paul that we saw this season would help the Sixers more than the average team. But Paul is obviously at a different level when it comes to running a team. The Sixers tried to do that in the bubble before Simmons was injured with Shake Milton, who I think is going to be a decent rotation player. But to move Simmons off the ball, you actually need a guard worthy of handing over the keys to. Three seasons in, it’s clear there are limitations to giving Simmons traditional point guard duties in the halfcourt. The best version of Ben Simmons is a hybrid, someone who pushes the pace in transition but also can be used as a roll man. It felt clunky from the start and never really improved because of poor spacing and lack of perimeter creation. Their super-sized starting lineup for most of the season was plenty stingy defensively but the Sixers really struggled to score. The Sixers finished 12th in offensive efficiency this season, but it felt worse than that. As it turns out, that was kind of an important oversight in roster building. Hofmann: Erik, the Sixers don’t have many players who can shoot and dribble at the same time.
CHRIS PAUL TRADE IDEAS SERIES
Other names that were mentioned amid various trade discussions with the Thunder after falling short in their playoff series against the Rockets were center Steven Adams and guard Dennis Schroder.Before we talk trade proposals for Paul, can you give me an idea of why the Sixers need Paul and how badly they need him? Getting ousted by the four-seed Houston Rockets in a thrilling seven-game series in the first round of the playoffs, Paul and the five-seed Thunder had some interesting conversation fluttering around over the weekend. It is difficult to zero in on a star that could hit the trade block this offseason that would be within the sights of the Bulls.Ī name that could potentially re-emerge amid trade discussions around the NBA in the near future is the Oklahoma City Thunder veteran star point guard Chris Paul. There’s not so much a positional need that the Bulls have that is as glaring as just adding a star to this roster. The thought of the Chicago Bulls trying to make a big splash trade to land a star this offseason is intriguing, but unlikely to happen unless one appears on the block that is a perfect fit with this rebuilding roster. Should the Chicago Bulls look into his status with the Thunder?
Chris Paul, Chicago Bulls (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Yet again, there are whispers coming about for Chris Paul’s status on the trade block.
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