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PhiladelphiaFish

As a fan, would you rather: (1) keep your franchise great on the roster even into their later years when they become overpaid and declined in skill, or (2) trade them while they're still good for max return and cap space?

More of a philosophical question as a fan than anything, there is no right answer.

Kobe/Dirk would be an example of a successful option (1), whereas IT/Herschel Walker/Paul Pierce might be an example of a successful option (2).

Gilbert Arenas/Ryan Howard*/Stoudemire is an example of option (1) going poorly, and Shaq/Alex English/Drexler are examples of option (2) being a bad idea.

*if you don't follow baseball, the Phils gave him a huge extension at the end of his prime then he quickly fell off a cliff

Posted Jul 18, 2018, 11:16 PM UTC

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Re70[GSW] David Lee•

Curry could forget how to shoot when he becomes old and id still want him to retire with the team

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Hard4FavraBucks•

Depends on the player, how good the team is, and the potential return.

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LanaRhoades-Nets•

Option 2

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BenSimmonsROTY76ers•

Most fans would like to believe they would pick option 1, but when a team consistently picks option 2 (Celtics) and has a better talent pool, they conveniently forget the lack of loyalty shown in previous trades

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Reading_Rainboner[OKC] Enes Kanter•

Russell Westbrook will live his life with the Thunder. I don’t care if he sucks in 5 years, Sam Presti will become a target if that ever happens

Edit: I guess the downvoters are coming from people that don’t want Westbrook yo play in okc

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PhiladelphiaFishOP76ers•

Interesting. Some people are saying that it depends on if the player wins or not. For you, does that matter?

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RepulsiveStatementLakers•

2, no question about it.

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tiethyHeat•

Depends on whether that player won a championship or not.

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xusilac[CLE] Cedi Osman•

Depends how emotionally attached I am to them. Like I would’ve loved for Kyrie, jr, James, love, and TT to play in Cleveland til they retired

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faithdies•

Number 2 every time. You can always get another all time player.

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joshuavisbalLakers•

I'd sell high on 2013 Kobe for some assets. But that's just me

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