Of course almost all rookies suck. You know who else sucks? The Sixers with Jeff Teague. They're not going to be good next year. Chances are, they won't be good before Jeff Teague begins to decline. So what's the point of giving up a potentially elite defensive 5 for a guard who takes the ball out of your franchise rookie's hands?
I don't understand what it is about the Sixers in particular that makes so many people so irrational about how they should move forward. Noel is 22, has a ton of upside, and can be controlled for 6 seasons. Teague is 28, about to be an unrestricted free agent, and doesn't really move the needle for them in any substantial way. What does this trade do for them? Get them to 28 wins before Teague either walks in free agency or becomes a shitty contract as he declines? What's the upside?
The idea that Noel is "controlled for 6 seasons" is a real flaw here.
He's controlled if they match his highest bid, which just means that they have to dump Embiid or (maybe and) Okafor.
Sure there is SLIGHTLY more risk in Teague since he can reject you even as the highest bid, but it isn't much and he's the much better player now and likely over the next 3-5 years. There is no reason to think Teague will have a significant decline in the next 3-4 years, and if that isn't within the 76ers timeline to be good then what does it matter, 4 years from now every single contract on the roster will be up, also that will be what an 8 year re-build? That's pretty unacceptable to every owner in the league.
As for taking the ball out of Simmons' hands.... he's a forward, he;s not going to run the point, and making him run the point is a great way to stall out not only his development but that of all the other young guys on the team.
At some point PHI needs to put out a product that resembles a real NBA team, it's essential to building the next contender there on two levels:
1. They need to run a real offense and a real defense to get the most development out of their young talent.
2. They need to give good free agents a reason to go to Philly.
Obviously a trade for a Teague needs to be made with the knowledge that you have a good chance of re-signing him, but the only reason they could even get him for Noel (or maybe Noel plus) is that he needs to be re-signed.
I'm not sure what approach PHI fans are advocating. There is no FA guard that is willing to go there that is of the quality they need to start building this team, so they need to trade for one or waste another season running hot garbage on both ends.
Now if they want guards who are both good and signed long term, it's going to take significantly more than Noel. Do they offer up draft picks? Okafor? A combination of both? Who is the reasonable target?