Its no surprise that JJ isnt athletic. Otis knew he wasnt athletic when he was drafted, so did Coach K, and I’d venture to guess that JJ’s mom does too. But if you’d ever actually seen him on the floor in the NBA, you’d realize that this guy can still shoot the lights out-and thats indisputable. That, in and of itself, however doesn’t make him a great shooter. What does, is his enormous donkey balls-this guy could get stuffed and stared down by Kobe, and still launch a 30 footer on the next possession without a hint of hesitation. There are a lot of Korvers and Novaks in the NBA, but theres only a handful of guys with that kind of spine. So even if his value may have bottomed out, if Kyle-freeking-Korver can be a valuable asset on the floor, so can JJ.

As for whether or not Philly would be interested in JJ, thats another matter. I have no idea what Ed Stefanski is looking for in a shooter. I do know that Philly was one of the worst 3 point shooting teams in the league last year, and then they went and traded the immortal Kyle Korver to Utah. With Brand on board, they need someone to keep defenses honest, and they still have to re-up Iguodala. That doesn’t leave a lot of dollars or options available to acquire a 3-point shooter, so it seems logical that since they have a glut of power forwards and a dearth of shooters, that a trade could be worked out to be beneficial to all parties involved. At the very least, it makes more sense that trading for Mikki Moore and his embarrassing squeals/shrieks.

I don’t know who Justin Thompson is, but I do know of a Jason Thompson. The Magic worked him out, along with Speights and a handful of other 4’s before the draft…and then deemed him so worthless, they passed on him for a SG, even though we already had four SGs on the roster (if you count Keyon as a 2). And not that summer league necessarily proves that you can play, but at least it can prove that you can’t. Nonetheless, judging by your own metric, Thomspon put up 16 & 8, while Speights put up 18 & 10, with 2 blocks. Perhaps if you were talking about a head-to-head matchup, but the Kings and Sixers didnt play in Vegas. So how, exactly, did Speights get outplayed? Speights is also younger, far, far more athletic and only played one season of college ball (with significant playing time), so the odds of him improving are greater as well.

I’m sure the Magic don’t want to get to the dollar-for-dollar tax, but they’re still about 4 million away from that threshold, so they could certainly use a portion of that trade exception, absorb Green’s contract and still be under the luxury tax. And the idea behind acquiring Green is not for his god-awful game, but because Philly needs to shed contracts to pay Louis Williams and even, perhaps, Andre Miller. You don’t get something (Speights) for nothing (JJ), and so I proposed trading a first and taking back Green’s contract in return, which seems more than fair considering Speights is likely to languish on the bench in Sixerland.

To wrap up then, the reason you’re trade proposal stinks, is because ‘Moore sucks, Speights doesn’t. Capish?’ To coin a phrase.

I don’t really care what board you’re from, but in the interest of being intentionally uncivil, I would hope you crawl back towards the stench of cow patties that permeates the city of Sacramento and, apparently, also the kings message board—at least judging by the half-baked trade proposals you’ve conceived.