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Faced with a glut of young big men and the #1 pick, it appears new Sixers GM Bryan Colangelo is ready to make a move:
According to a report by Shams Charania of The Vertical, the Sixers and Atlanta Hawks have been in talks on a deal that would send Nerlens Noel and a package of players to the Atlanta Hawks for guard Jeff Teague.
According to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, citing a league-source, Sixers shooting guard Nik Stauskas and/or small forward Robert Covington are the other players being discussed as part of the package the Sixers would need to give up to acquire Teague.
Teague averaged 15.7 points and 5.9 assists last season. The 27-year-old remains under contract through next season, which means the Sixers — albeit while owning his Larry Bird negotiation rights — could see plenty of competition league-wide to re-sign him with a rising salary cap next season.
Many writers/bloggers don’t understand Philly’s rationale for this deal. Why trade Noel (and more) for an older, in his prime player who can leave after one season?
The deal makes sense for Atlanta. They have Denis Schroeder waiting in the wings and need someone to take Al Horford’s place when he’s lured to Boston by Kevin Durant.
