i had an idea back in december, IT for their pick+Noel. No one would do that trade but i think it would have been good for both teams.
And for your trade, i say that because of contact situation IT is not worth more. It's realistic but i don't think Sixers would do it. They will want to give max money to Simmons and Embiid in few years. So i don't think they would want to pay IT long term.
That would have been a terrible trade.
Philly, at the time had Embiid, correct? and Im not sure how the swap rights transfer, but SacTown was still somewhat in the race for the 8th spot.
With Thomas and Embiid, Philly would have had a very good chance at chasing down that 8 seed.
We would have gotten SUBSTANTIALLY worse and would have been forced to give Noel huge money to keep him. I hate this trade as much now as Im sure this blog hated it 4 months agol.