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DL - Swing for the Fences - Embiid?

The more I think about it, the more I think some version of the three-way I put could work. Maybe we also have to throw Cleveland the GS pick and maybe we have to take back 4-5 bad contracts in all to sweeten the deal but it seems to make some sense for all teams.
 
Clev gets pick 5, pick 8, our GS pick, our 2015 2nd, dump Jack

Sac gets Kanter, a protected (top 7?) 2015 Utah 1st, dump Terry, Thompson and Landry

We get pick 1 and take on the four vets
 
If Embiid is there @ 5 I take him no questions asked. I don't understand how some posters would part w/Favors, Burks, etc. to gain a potential top 10 player in Wiggins/Parker, but then hesitate to lose only the 5th pick by taking a shot on Embiid, particularly when JE was generally considered the #1 prospect a week ago.
 
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Drafting Embiid and having him break down like Sam Bowie is a fireable pick. DL is pretty confident and the Millers love him; however, he can not miss on this pick. When you swing for the fences, you strike out a lot. DL is pretty aggressive, but if he likes his job, he better stay clear.
 
Embiid scares the hell out of me. He could be Hakeem, he could be Oden.

Like Yao, he might fall apart too quickly.
 
Yao played 486 career regular season games and produced 65 win shares. That's roughly the same total value as Zach Randolph, Deron Williams or David Lee have produced thus far in their careers. Getting (at least part of) seven excellent seasons out of Embiid, with four of them coming at a rookie scale price, would be a fantastic outcome for the #5 pick.
 
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sojodave said:
Drafting Embiid and having him break down like Sam Bowie is a fireable pick. DL is pretty confident and the Millers love him; however, he can not miss on this pick. When you swing for the fences, you strike out a lot. DL is pretty aggressive, but if he likes his job, he better stay clear.
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Fireable at 1-2 picks but not at 5 IMO.


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