Posted Idea from Philly: Okafor to Boston - Noel to Orlando

[Eddie20]

Chad Ford on trades he'd like to see, which speaks to the value Okafor actually has.

Big for small

Sixers send: Jahlil Okafor to New Orleans
Pelicans send: No. 6 pick and Alexis Ajinca to Philadelphia

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Why the 76ers do it: They don't believe Okafor and Nerlens Noel can thrive together on the court. Head coach Brett Brown wants to play fast, which makes Okafor more expendable.

In addition to likely taking Ben Simmons with the No. 1 pick, the Sixers would love to add a guard in the draft. Dunn, Jamal Murray or Hield should still be on the board at No. 6.


Why the Pelicans do it: Pairing Anthony Davis and Okafor gives them a powerful front court. It also allows them to shop Omer Asik for another potential backcourt player.

New Orleans isn't a perfect fit for Okafor -- I'm not sure there is one -- but this is the best the Sixers will do if they want to land another top pick.

[jambr380]

Chad Ford on trades he'd like to see, which speaks to the value Okafor actually has.

Big for small

Sixers send: Jahlil Okafor to New Orleans
Pelicans send: No. 6 pick and Alexis Ajinca to Philadelphia

View in ESPN's trade machine

Why the 76ers do it: They don't believe Okafor and Nerlens Noel can thrive together on the court. Head coach Brett Brown wants to play fast, which makes Okafor more expendable.

In addition to likely taking Ben Simmons with the No. 1 pick, the Sixers would love to add a guard in the draft. Dunn, Jamal Murray or Hield should still be on the board at No. 6.


Why the Pelicans do it: Pairing Anthony Davis and Okafor gives them a powerful front court. It also allows them to shop Omer Asik for another potential backcourt player.

New Orleans isn't a perfect fit for Okafor -- I'm not sure there is one -- but this is the best the Sixers will do if they want to land another top pick.

Is shopping Omer Asik comparable to us shopping Gerald Wallace three years ago?

If the Sixers specifically want Dunn or Murray, trading for the 6 might be a fruitless effort. But, hey, at least they get Ajinca!

[Csfan1984]

Russell for Okafor and 24 still males the most sense.
Clarkson, Ingram, Randle, Okafor are the guys Lakers build around. Try to sign DeRozan.
Russell, Saric, Simmons, Noel are the guys 76ers build around. Try to sign Fournier.

[Eddie20]

Chad Ford on trades he'd like to see, which speaks to the value Okafor actually has.

Big for small

Sixers send: Jahlil Okafor to New Orleans
Pelicans send: No. 6 pick and Alexis Ajinca to Philadelphia

View in ESPN's trade machine

Why the 76ers do it: They don't believe Okafor and Nerlens Noel can thrive together on the court. Head coach Brett Brown wants to play fast, which makes Okafor more expendable.

In addition to likely taking Ben Simmons with the No. 1 pick, the Sixers would love to add a guard in the draft. Dunn, Jamal Murray or Hield should still be on the board at No. 6.


Why the Pelicans do it: Pairing Anthony Davis and Okafor gives them a powerful front court. It also allows them to shop Omer Asik for another potential backcourt player.

New Orleans isn't a perfect fit for Okafor -- I'm not sure there is one -- but this is the best the Sixers will do if they want to land another top pick.

Is shopping Omer Asik comparable to us shopping Gerald Wallace three years ago?

If the Sixers specifically want Dunn or Murray, trading for the 6 might be a fruitless effort. But, hey, at least they get Ajinca!

With the rising cap, Asik's deal isn't so bad and will be considered more or less mid-level type money. He has 3 years left (the 4th is only guaranteed for 3M) on his deal at 9.9, 10.5, and 11.2. Again, not that bad. That's probably Tyler Zeller type money under the new cap.

[TheSundanceKid]

Russell for Okafor and 24 still males the most sense.
Clarkson, Ingram, Randle, Okafor are the guys Lakers build around. Try to sign DeRozan.
Russell, Saric, Simmons, Noel are the guys 76ers build around. Try to sign Fournier.

If LA wanted Okafor they would have picked him at 2 last year instead of Russell. They had concerns about a randle-okafor pairing then and they would now

[Csfan1984]

Russell for Okafor and 24 still males the most sense.
Clarkson, Ingram, Randle, Okafor are the guys Lakers build around. Try to sign DeRozan.
Russell, Saric, Simmons, Noel are the guys 76ers build around. Try to sign Fournier.

If LA wanted Okafor they would have picked him at 2 last year instead of Russell. They had concerns about a randle-okafor pairing then and they would now

Think that they are past secretly recording other players conversation already?

[TheSundanceKid]

Russell for Okafor and 24 still males the most sense.
Clarkson, Ingram, Randle, Okafor are the guys Lakers build around. Try to sign DeRozan.
Russell, Saric, Simmons, Noel are the guys 76ers build around. Try to sign Fournier.

If LA wanted Okafor they would have picked him at 2 last year instead of Russell. They had concerns about a randle-okafor pairing then and they would now

Think that they are past secretly recording other players conversation already?

I don't think that will end up being as big a deal in the long run. And following that routw it's not like Okafor is a saint..

More so though the spacing issue would be why LA don't do it. There will be packages for Russell that make more sense than that one if they are inclined to move him

[jpotter33]

Russell for Okafor and 24 still males the most sense.
Clarkson, Ingram, Randle, Okafor are the guys Lakers build around. Try to sign DeRozan.
Russell, Saric, Simmons, Noel are the guys 76ers build around. Try to sign Fournier.

Okafor and Randle is a horrible defensive pairing, though, along with providing hardly any floor spacing for penetration.

[slamtheking]

Russell for Okafor and 24 still males the most sense.
Clarkson, Ingram, Randle, Okafor are the guys Lakers build around. Try to sign DeRozan.
Russell, Saric, Simmons, Noel are the guys 76ers build around. Try to sign Fournier.

Okafor and Randle is a horrible defensive pairing, though, along with providing hardly any floor spacing for penetration.

or defense based on this past year's production