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yeah that isn't wrong. but I think the value they could have got for one of their guards or whoever else they need to move around is less then it would have been, At least that is what the Sixers base seems to think. This might be based more on the idea that the Celtics and Sixers have supposedly had "talks" for 2 years about trading a Sixer big for a Celtics guard.
it just aint the Celts without some Sully butt, and Dancing Bear can actually shoot!!!
I don't disagree about Embiid and Simmons, but Duncan and Robinson are a lifetime ago in the NBA game. Embiid and Simmons should work because of athleticism and vision.
I think I would rather see him get drafted by the Lakers then totally flame out. But really either would be great.
I hope Simmons comes through as a top player. all indications are that he will, but we really won't know until he gets a lot of NBA games under him. And Embiid is really a special talent. I remember before he was able to play in NBA games him going through pre-game drills and him just raining 3s from being the player bench consecutively forever.
Why would it matter that teams know that? Every single team in the NBA faces similar issues. So long as there is more than 1 suitor for Bradley they will get a fine return
What Simmons really needed was a year off from making outside shots in earnest and bruising his delicate genius with exertion of any kind. Bought in on the Process from the start, but i might even hope Simmons flops more than Lonzo.
The PAC-12 was such a soft conference defensively this year. The only true test Fultz faced this season was against Gonzaga where he shot 3 for 14 in the first half lol. The majority of his points came in the second half where they trailed by 20+ points.
thirty percent of cap (a projected $30.6) is his max number then, i read, instead of 35%.
ill allow it but i think he is going to be good he looked really really good at times in very limited action last year so i think that train in coming and swc is shouting all a board that is all that i am sayin take that to the bank bromigos
Just to be clear I don't consider Simmons a big even though he is tall. He's the type of guy you build around if he is the guy that Philly hopes he becomes. Since he hasn't played yet I did not include him as a hit. I do think Embiid is not a guy that helps you win as anything more than a role player. Kind of like a Kevin Love type. NO will be interesting to watch. But if your top two players can't handle the ball and create I don't see how you can win. Duncan did it recently. But I feel like when he was still the top guy was a different era. Pre Leonard their last championship was 10 years ago.
If Fultz isn't an MVP candidate type player and Embiid can't ever play big minutes (and both are probably more likely than not at this point), I think the Bucks might be better 2-3 years from now than either Boston or Philly. The MVP type guy is the biggest piece of the puzzle and the Bucks have one, plus another couple nice young pieces.
Less likely to stay in Utah because they now can't exclusively offer him the SuperMax veteran player extension of $207M over five years.
tron could be anywhere from 20 to 25 years old but i think he is young he will get bigger he looks the same body wise as anteater did when he was a rook and that worked out sort of ok and guess what kidd has actually really helped him too so i think j kidd who i disliked then liked now sort of like and dislike will do ok with tron too that is my thought take that to the bank also having brohogdon around is like having another coach he will help with spacing he gets it bam another bank take on that one
Just to add to this, both those guys could stay with their teams for one more year and try to qualify again next offseason. But they'd have to leapfrog Lebron, Kawhi, Anteaternintendo, Durant, Draymond, and Butler to do it. And neither George or Hayward were anywhere close to those guys in this year's voting.
It's not out of the realm of possibility. He's got serious flaws in his game. Magic liked what he saw of Fox - I might like Fox better too actually. And they've been discussing Jackson as well.
the Lakers have f'd up the Sixers draft board at least once the past 3 years. Please just take Ball and make this easy. So would have rather had Russel and you guys take Okafor. Believe me I am no fan of Okafor, but I also think the guy can be a productive center in the right system. it is just the Sixers are the opposite of that system
Love Thornwell, but before that tourney run everyone said Dozier was the top NBA prospect. I am curious to see what Thornwell becomes in the NBA though.
It is so sad his dad has done this to this kid. I mean, the amount of hatred this kid has coming his way because of it is unreal.
This is surprising. I watched him quite a bit this year and don't see this at all. Love is a great player, but his main limitations (length and athleticism) are precisely the things that make Embiid so special. What Embiid lacks at this point (and Love excels in) is passing ability/court vision and overall BBIQ (esp. on defense). If he can stay healthy (the biggest question mark of them all), he can be the centerpiece of a championship team IMO because his upside on both sides of the ball is so enormous (whereas guys like Love and Anthony were always going to be defensive liabilities).Niles Standish said:
yeah, again, the kid has an awesome work ethic, unbelievable passing ability, is named a lottery pick, and loves his family.Short Corner said:
I think once he himself gets in front of the media and we hear more out of his own mouth, it could have a big impact. Right now his dad is overshadowing everything he says/does. If his dad is sitting there with a microphone during the local media introduction the day after the draft, that's going to say a lot. If he answers questions with the (even if they are cliche answers) like "I've got a lot of work to do," "I'm here to learn and work hard" and refuses to talk about Big Baller Brand, that might change some minds.Courtjester said:
as someone who has seen everyone of his games this year, Embiid is painfully obviously not just a role player. I get that the league has gone away from bigmen for the last 5-8 years. Well Sixers zigged while others zagged, and I am quite confident that Embiid (if healthy as well know is the key) is a perennial all-star and one of the best players in the league, if not the best in 3-4 years
I think I read an interview with the kid and his response was, like a shrug... "That's my dad, that's how he is." I wish I had some control over what an embarrassing father mine was when I was 22. So I'm only going to wish failure on the kid if he ends up wearing a Lakers uniform.
If both Conference Finals end in sweeps then we get to wait nine days for the Finals to begin on the set-in-stone date of June 1st.
The Eastern Conference finals can't end in a sweep, the Celtics already lost a game
In that particular case, it kind of made sense, though in not totally sure why they wouldn't have wanted game 7 on Sunday. I guess they just thought with the teams involved that gsw ratings would be that much higher. But could have just started west finals on Tuesday and east finals on Wednesday I would think.
