From Philly’s perspective I can see how this makes some sense, because Willie Green was maybe the worst starting 2 guard in the league, and also because they could really use a shooter, since their other perimeter guys (Miller, Iguodala) aren’t great shooters at all. And since Miller is big for a point guard, he and Gordon could be interchangable on defense and Miller could help to defend some of the bigger 2 guards if needed.

I wonder what this would mean for Iguodala though, since he’s a restricted free agent too. I’m assuming they’ll re-sign him. And does this mean they’ll stick with the small ball and have Thaddeus Young as their starting power forward?

All of this just makes their team so small. Miller, Gordon, Iggy, Young, and Dalembert as their starters. Then their back-up off the bench for Grodon & Miller would be Louis Williams, who is also really small. This would be too similar to the 3 man undersized backcourt rotation of Hinrich-Grodon-Duhon.

I just don’t see that happening. Philly should have better options as a young up and coming team with alot of cap space. The Elton Brand signing would be great for them though. If they get him and a wing shooter they’ll be tough next year.

I like Gordon more than a lot of people on here, and I’d hate to lose him for nothing, but if they actually offer him $12 or $13 million a year I don’t think I’d match that. I know that kind of money sounds ridiculous, but it wouldn’t be the first time a team lost out on its top free agent priority (In Philly’s case, Brand) and overpaid its second option. The problem is that if Gordon gets that much, then Deng will want more than that, and it would put the Bulls close to the luxury tax. That’s a terrible place to be for a below .500 team.