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  • #58538
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    Trilla
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    As a fan of the Sixers, what is going to happen? The best players in this years draft are mainly bigs, which Philly already has two projects. And through the core of MCW, Saric, Noel and Embiid, there really isn’t a ‘scorer’ out of that group. So who do they target? Either through the draft or through the league, whether it’s a free agent or a trade.

     

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  • #957747
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     To say who Hinkie would pick at this point is like sticking a pin in the draft board so I think it could be a case of them taking BPA. They will work out all the top guys and I would not rule out anyone, don’t forget this team is 0-16 heading for 0-17 as I type this so to worry about player log jams is a none starter.

    Also a fair few teams play with a double PG backcourt so there is no reason to rule out Muiday and there are 96 frontcourt minutes so any big in the draft could get good minutes alongside Noel and Embiid. An SF like Stanley Johnson could be a more logical fit and should be considered.

    A very good question and welcome to the board Trilla.

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  • #957608
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     To say who Hinkie would pick at this point is like sticking a pin in the draft board so I think it could be a case of them taking BPA. They will work out all the top guys and I would not rule out anyone, don’t forget this team is 0-16 heading for 0-17 as I type this so to worry about player log jams is a none starter.

    Also a fair few teams play with a double PG backcourt so there is no reason to rule out Muiday and there are 96 frontcourt minutes so any big in the draft could get good minutes alongside Noel and Embiid. An SF like Stanley Johnson could be a more logical fit and should be considered.

    A very good question and welcome to the board Trilla.

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    • #957749
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      "They will work out all the top guys and I would not rule out anyone, don’t forget this team is 0-16 heading for 0-17 as I type this so to worry about player log jams is a none starter."


      Wouldn’t you think that the Top 2 guys such as Towns & Okafor refuse workouts with this team due to having Noel & Embiid aboard already?

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    • #957610
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      "They will work out all the top guys and I would not rule out anyone, don’t forget this team is 0-16 heading for 0-17 as I type this so to worry about player log jams is a none starter."


      Wouldn’t you think that the Top 2 guys such as Towns & Okafor refuse workouts with this team due to having Noel & Embiid aboard already?

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      • #957755
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        i honestly dont think so. at the end of the day, the sixers will be a high draft pick and the team could use any and all the talent they could get. if towns and okafor believe in their abilities, then they would feel like they would win out the battle for minutes on the court. if they dont, then thats a major red flag already on their charachters and wouldnt be the kind of players the sixers would want anyway.

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      • #957616
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        i honestly dont think so. at the end of the day, the sixers will be a high draft pick and the team could use any and all the talent they could get. if towns and okafor believe in their abilities, then they would feel like they would win out the battle for minutes on the court. if they dont, then thats a major red flag already on their charachters and wouldnt be the kind of players the sixers would want anyway.

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        • #957757
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          Well, the thought isn’t too far out of reach. After all, Jabari Parker refused a workout for the Cavs who happened to hold the #1 Overall selection. I wouldn’t look at it from a standpoint of lacking confidence between the prospects. The Sixers organization is like a box of chocolates. You NEVER know what you are going to get out of them once you are linked. Mixed signals threw MCW off on Draft night.

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        • #957618
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          Well, the thought isn’t too far out of reach. After all, Jabari Parker refused a workout for the Cavs who happened to hold the #1 Overall selection. I wouldn’t look at it from a standpoint of lacking confidence between the prospects. The Sixers organization is like a box of chocolates. You NEVER know what you are going to get out of them once you are linked. Mixed signals threw MCW off on Draft night.

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        • #957771
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          TheArtistPaysthePrice
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          I wonder if the Hornets thought that about Kobe.

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        • #957632
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          TheArtistPaysthePrice
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          I wonder if the Hornets thought that about Kobe.

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          • #957785
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            benny15
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             what do you mean? i cant remember back then if Kobe refused to work out or not for charlote. i cant also seem to remember who they had at shooting guard at the time, dell curry maybe? i do remember david wesley being the starting point guard still, and that might be even years later. kobe ended up going to a team with a young good shooting guard in eddie jones so i dont know if Kobe ever showed signs that he wouldnt want to compete for minutes.

             

             

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          • #957646
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             what do you mean? i cant remember back then if Kobe refused to work out or not for charlote. i cant also seem to remember who they had at shooting guard at the time, dell curry maybe? i do remember david wesley being the starting point guard still, and that might be even years later. kobe ended up going to a team with a young good shooting guard in eddie jones so i dont know if Kobe ever showed signs that he wouldnt want to compete for minutes.

             

             

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  • #957751
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    I remember them saying something like they’ll draft the best player on the board. If they feel Towns is the best player available, and they feel like he’s better than Nerlens or Embiid, they’ll trade one of those players.

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  • #957612
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    I remember them saying something like they’ll draft the best player on the board. If they feel Towns is the best player available, and they feel like he’s better than Nerlens or Embiid, they’ll trade one of those players.

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  • #957753
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    Mad Max
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     It’s to become the Marlins of the NBA, put together a scrub roster full of guys who don’t belong in the league with 1 good player and couple ok/medicore players.

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  • #957614
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    Mad Max
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     It’s to become the Marlins of the NBA, put together a scrub roster full of guys who don’t belong in the league with 1 good player and couple ok/medicore players.

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  • #957759
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    Draft Towns, trade for Kobe.

    MCW, Kobe, Saric, Noel, Embiid.

    Kobe will jack up 30 shots per game and this team will go 10-72, and draft Ben Simmons in 2016

     

     

     

      

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  • #957620
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    Draft Towns, trade for Kobe.

    MCW, Kobe, Saric, Noel, Embiid.

    Kobe will jack up 30 shots per game and this team will go 10-72, and draft Ben Simmons in 2016

     

     

     

      

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  • #957767
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    Ebown5
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    While you are right that we really do need a scorer, there doesn’t seem to be that player in the top 3 of this upcoming draft. What do the sixers do? They take the best player available and worry about it later.

    What do 19 year old kids care about winning in their first few years anyway? It is more important to them to establish themselves in the league.

    Embiid will be brought along slowly, and there are 96 big man minutes to go around anyway. At least for the first 2 years there would be no logjam problems for minutes on the Sixers if they drafted Okafor or Towns.

    If we get the first pick it will be unlucky of us not to have a Wiggins or Parker available to select as they are what we really NEED, but Okafor is definitely in that class of a prospect, and should be drafted without hesitation.

    I think actually that we would start Okafor and Embiid together and have Noel come off the bench anyway. If all three guys look like they are heading for their ceilings two years down the road then you trade the one that you think fits least for an elite wing prospect. I’m sure that there will be plenty of takers.

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  • #957628
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    While you are right that we really do need a scorer, there doesn’t seem to be that player in the top 3 of this upcoming draft. What do the sixers do? They take the best player available and worry about it later.

    What do 19 year old kids care about winning in their first few years anyway? It is more important to them to establish themselves in the league.

    Embiid will be brought along slowly, and there are 96 big man minutes to go around anyway. At least for the first 2 years there would be no logjam problems for minutes on the Sixers if they drafted Okafor or Towns.

    If we get the first pick it will be unlucky of us not to have a Wiggins or Parker available to select as they are what we really NEED, but Okafor is definitely in that class of a prospect, and should be drafted without hesitation.

    I think actually that we would start Okafor and Embiid together and have Noel come off the bench anyway. If all three guys look like they are heading for their ceilings two years down the road then you trade the one that you think fits least for an elite wing prospect. I’m sure that there will be plenty of takers.

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  • #957769
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    Taylor Gang Mike
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     Its gotta be Oubre or Stanley Johnson.. Maybe Looney if he develops as a SF, but I think Hinkie would love Oubre or Johnson. We need wing talent.. KJ is a FA next summer so some team may overpay him, so he could be gone. A player like Daniels Hamilton or Justice Winslow may be picked in the top 5 just based off of potential and lack of wing players.. 

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  • #957630
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     Its gotta be Oubre or Stanley Johnson.. Maybe Looney if he develops as a SF, but I think Hinkie would love Oubre or Johnson. We need wing talent.. KJ is a FA next summer so some team may overpay him, so he could be gone. A player like Daniels Hamilton or Justice Winslow may be picked in the top 5 just based off of potential and lack of wing players.. 

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    • #957779
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      Johnson, Oubre, and Looney are my exact suggestions. Those are the same players I think the Lakers should go for.

      I do think Embiid will be an offensive force, but I agree that they need someone who can open things up. That sounds like Stanley Johnson. Oubre is great around the rim and might be great from range, but he can’t drive well. They could really use both. Very complementary players. I really like Looney. I think he might be a PF though. He looks like he could become powerful. I think he can add tons of weight to his frame.

      I’d say they should just grab Mudiay and put him at SG, but that’d give them to guards who can’t shoot (see his FT%). I really think they missed out on Parker. There’s a lot of talent in the draft, I don’t see a lot of go-to stars on offense.

      Side question: Can Christion would pull off SF?

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    • #957640
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      Johnson, Oubre, and Looney are my exact suggestions. Those are the same players I think the Lakers should go for.

      I do think Embiid will be an offensive force, but I agree that they need someone who can open things up. That sounds like Stanley Johnson. Oubre is great around the rim and might be great from range, but he can’t drive well. They could really use both. Very complementary players. I really like Looney. I think he might be a PF though. He looks like he could become powerful. I think he can add tons of weight to his frame.

      I’d say they should just grab Mudiay and put him at SG, but that’d give them to guards who can’t shoot (see his FT%). I really think they missed out on Parker. There’s a lot of talent in the draft, I don’t see a lot of go-to stars on offense.

      Side question: Can Christion would pull off SF?

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  • #957773
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    TheArtistPaysthePrice
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     I say take Okafor because he would have more of a primacy than Towns and if Memphis wins the ship this year, creating a ZBO/Gasol pairing will be the new trend. 

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  • #957634
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    TheArtistPaysthePrice
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     I say take Okafor because he would have more of a primacy than Towns and if Memphis wins the ship this year, creating a ZBO/Gasol pairing will be the new trend. 

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  • #957789
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    They clearly lack guys that can create for thesmelves and guys that can shoot from the perimeter, at all.

    If they want to follow the Spurs motto:  Timmy, Manu, and and Parker can all shoot (along with the role players).

    MCW, and Noel CANNOT shoot for crap.  Embiid is the only potential offensive player.

    So they need at least one more offensive player.  With huge hands and feet and a sweet stroke, I think that player is Towns.

    The team would be way too slow with both Okafor and Embiid out there.  Though I woudln’t mind running the offense with a non-stop low-post presence like they’d have.

    They JUST NEED OFFENSE!! 

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  • #957650
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    They clearly lack guys that can create for thesmelves and guys that can shoot from the perimeter, at all.

    If they want to follow the Spurs motto:  Timmy, Manu, and and Parker can all shoot (along with the role players).

    MCW, and Noel CANNOT shoot for crap.  Embiid is the only potential offensive player.

    So they need at least one more offensive player.  With huge hands and feet and a sweet stroke, I think that player is Towns.

    The team would be way too slow with both Okafor and Embiid out there.  Though I woudln’t mind running the offense with a non-stop low-post presence like they’d have.

    They JUST NEED OFFENSE!! 

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  • #957791
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    tuck243
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     So overrated at this point…  Remind me of a slower Quincy Miller…  Oubre has to crack the rotation consistently to say the Sixers should draft him with a top 4 pick…  To be honest, the best players so far this year (by a good margin) are big men…  Okafor has been extremely impressive and is almost a lock for an All-star selection early in his career…  The Sixers (by the grace of the basketball Gods) probably won’t get the number one pick anyway… That will be helpful because they’ll have an excuse to select a Emmanuel or Johnson with the 3rd or 4th pick…  

    If I’m ANY top prospect I wouldn’t work out for the 76ers…  Until Embiid comes you truly don’t know how good anyone on this roster actually is…  Lance is shooting 39% and the Hornets had about enough… MCW is at that for 2 total years and he coming off an ROY award…  My point, everyone on that team is getting bull ish stats…  Being 0-16, ONE person can’t carry a team to a win??  I wouldn’t be willing to go anywhere near Philly if I’m a top 5 prospect…  Whomever that person is gonna have a "f!ck me" moment…  Lol…  We should bet when the 6ers pick a player will he have the look of defeat on his face like Embiid or naaaaaah? 

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  • #957652
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     So overrated at this point…  Remind me of a slower Quincy Miller…  Oubre has to crack the rotation consistently to say the Sixers should draft him with a top 4 pick…  To be honest, the best players so far this year (by a good margin) are big men…  Okafor has been extremely impressive and is almost a lock for an All-star selection early in his career…  The Sixers (by the grace of the basketball Gods) probably won’t get the number one pick anyway… That will be helpful because they’ll have an excuse to select a Emmanuel or Johnson with the 3rd or 4th pick…  

    If I’m ANY top prospect I wouldn’t work out for the 76ers…  Until Embiid comes you truly don’t know how good anyone on this roster actually is…  Lance is shooting 39% and the Hornets had about enough… MCW is at that for 2 total years and he coming off an ROY award…  My point, everyone on that team is getting bull ish stats…  Being 0-16, ONE person can’t carry a team to a win??  I wouldn’t be willing to go anywhere near Philly if I’m a top 5 prospect…  Whomever that person is gonna have a "f!ck me" moment…  Lol…  We should bet when the 6ers pick a player will he have the look of defeat on his face like Embiid or naaaaaah? 

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  • #957825
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    It will be a pretty special year if Philly can run the table.

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    Andrew1984
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    It will be a pretty special year if Philly can run the table.

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  • #957831
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    Sixers 2013-14- We’re bad, but we’re bad with a plan.
    Sixers 2014-15 (early)- Shhh… if we weren’t 0-17, people might have noticed Aron Baynes put up 27-18 in two games against us.
    Sixers 2014-15 (late)- I know we are bad, but we have hope. We just signed Brady Heslip to a 10-day contract!
    Sixers 2015-16- Domantas and Dario, and the rest of the team don’t cario!
    Sixers 2016-17- Umm… these 30-41 wins look so much better than the old 30-41 wins that we couldn’t stand five years ago.
    Sixers 2017-18- Okay, the plan didn’t work so we’ll perp walk Hinkey to the airport.

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  • #957693
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    Sixers 2013-14- We’re bad, but we’re bad with a plan.
    Sixers 2014-15 (early)- Shhh… if we weren’t 0-17, people might have noticed Aron Baynes put up 27-18 in two games against us.
    Sixers 2014-15 (late)- I know we are bad, but we have hope. We just signed Brady Heslip to a 10-day contract!
    Sixers 2015-16- Domantas and Dario, and the rest of the team don’t cario!
    Sixers 2016-17- Umm… these 30-41 wins look so much better than the old 30-41 wins that we couldn’t stand five years ago.
    Sixers 2017-18- Okay, the plan didn’t work so we’ll perp walk Hinkey to the airport.

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  • #957697
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    ItsVictorOladipo
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     It’s too early to assume that the BPA in 2015 will be a big man anyway. I could see someone like Stanley Johnson or D’Angelo Russell getting into the top 3 or 5 by the time the draft rolls around. Russell could be the scorer they need.

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  • #957835
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    ItsVictorOladipo
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     It’s too early to assume that the BPA in 2015 will be a big man anyway. I could see someone like Stanley Johnson or D’Angelo Russell getting into the top 3 or 5 by the time the draft rolls around. Russell could be the scorer they need.

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  • #957699
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    Hitster
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    I recall Ricky Rubio refused to work out for certain teams but if Philly do get top pick would anyone refuse to work out for them and risk falling down the draft I wonder. It could get really complicated if you then had Lakers and say Knicks at 2nd and 3rd pick, the eyes of draft players could be turned but then you have the possibility of big market teams flipping the pick for a proven All Stat who can give immediate results.

    I recall that the Cavs drafted Waiters and a Zeller brother after not having seen them work out so teams do take players without a workout. I don’t know quite how it would work if a top prospect refused to work out for a team and they then drafted him but he refused to sign. It might be whoever blinked first, don’t forget Hinkie drafted Noel and Embiid knowing they would not play for a while so I could see him playing hardball with any prospect if that happened.

    Realistically in answer to Windy City Assasin’s very valid point, I can do no more than say there are a lot of frontcourt minutes to go around so no reason why a 3 man big rotation could not work effectively.

    Also we have no idea who the BPA for Philly to draft will be next June but at the moment Hinkie’s bigger need is talent rather than a specific need to fill one position.

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  • #957837
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    I recall Ricky Rubio refused to work out for certain teams but if Philly do get top pick would anyone refuse to work out for them and risk falling down the draft I wonder. It could get really complicated if you then had Lakers and say Knicks at 2nd and 3rd pick, the eyes of draft players could be turned but then you have the possibility of big market teams flipping the pick for a proven All Stat who can give immediate results.

    I recall that the Cavs drafted Waiters and a Zeller brother after not having seen them work out so teams do take players without a workout. I don’t know quite how it would work if a top prospect refused to work out for a team and they then drafted him but he refused to sign. It might be whoever blinked first, don’t forget Hinkie drafted Noel and Embiid knowing they would not play for a while so I could see him playing hardball with any prospect if that happened.

    Realistically in answer to Windy City Assasin’s very valid point, I can do no more than say there are a lot of frontcourt minutes to go around so no reason why a 3 man big rotation could not work effectively.

    Also we have no idea who the BPA for Philly to draft will be next June but at the moment Hinkie’s bigger need is talent rather than a specific need to fill one position.

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  • #957702
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    Everything that the sixers have done has been to maximize the value of the players signed over the duration of their commitment to the player.  Essentially, every player that is signed to a non-disposable contract is signed on a deal that nearly every team in the league would find desirable and a true asset.   

    I see Hinkie as having a player/team model and his goal has been to gut the players that were not "worth" their contract or potential contract and acquire players and assets (foreign players and draft picks) that were under his model’s fair value..

    Given that the Sixers stunk or, at least, were capped out on potential while having a near maxed salary cap- Hinkie blew up the pieces that were what he deemed not a good contract/player to have.  No intentional tanking, but tanking a likely and nice side effect.

    His and the Sixers plan going forward is to hunt around to attempt to get a franchise player(s) "worth" a max deal(s) (ie Lebron is worth whatever you want to pay him so is Anthony Davis and others)  The way to do that, is getting lucky in the draft, being a good destination for a top tier FA with salary cap flexibility, and having assets that other teams would want to make a trade for a stud.  

    By the time they turn the franchise around, which is inevitable given a long enough time frame- Hinkie nor any of these players may be around, but ideally Embiid or Saric turns into a real cornerstone player or MCW, Noel, KJ are deemed assets by other teams or a good core for a FA signee, or they hit in the draft.  Until then, its just sticking to the plan, getting talented players for less than they are "worth" and improving the roster piece by piece.

     

     

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  • #957841
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    brucetorun
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    Everything that the sixers have done has been to maximize the value of the players signed over the duration of their commitment to the player.  Essentially, every player that is signed to a non-disposable contract is signed on a deal that nearly every team in the league would find desirable and a true asset.   

    I see Hinkie as having a player/team model and his goal has been to gut the players that were not "worth" their contract or potential contract and acquire players and assets (foreign players and draft picks) that were under his model’s fair value..

    Given that the Sixers stunk or, at least, were capped out on potential while having a near maxed salary cap- Hinkie blew up the pieces that were what he deemed not a good contract/player to have.  No intentional tanking, but tanking a likely and nice side effect.

    His and the Sixers plan going forward is to hunt around to attempt to get a franchise player(s) "worth" a max deal(s) (ie Lebron is worth whatever you want to pay him so is Anthony Davis and others)  The way to do that, is getting lucky in the draft, being a good destination for a top tier FA with salary cap flexibility, and having assets that other teams would want to make a trade for a stud.  

    By the time they turn the franchise around, which is inevitable given a long enough time frame- Hinkie nor any of these players may be around, but ideally Embiid or Saric turns into a real cornerstone player or MCW, Noel, KJ are deemed assets by other teams or a good core for a FA signee, or they hit in the draft.  Until then, its just sticking to the plan, getting talented players for less than they are "worth" and improving the roster piece by piece.

     

     

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  • #957796
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    apb540
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    I’d bet against your assesment. As a Sixers fan I am more worried about our owner picking up the Sixers and Devils in the middle of the night and ending up with a downtown arena in Seattle lol. This is a contrarian statement right now but as a Sixers fan I am ok with what our GM is doing. 

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  • #957934
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    apb540
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    I’d bet against your assesment. As a Sixers fan I am more worried about our owner picking up the Sixers and Devils in the middle of the night and ending up with a downtown arena in Seattle lol. This is a contrarian statement right now but as a Sixers fan I am ok with what our GM is doing. 

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  • #957961
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    Ghost01
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     Mudiay is logical, unless they assess that they would rather have Okafor or Towns and get rid of Noel.

    They won’t even have seen Embiid play yet, and I just think having 3 top 5 pick bigs is not a great idea. 

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  • #957822
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    Ghost01
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     Mudiay is logical, unless they assess that they would rather have Okafor or Towns and get rid of Noel.

    They won’t even have seen Embiid play yet, and I just think having 3 top 5 pick bigs is not a great idea. 

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  • #957968
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    Hitster
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     The 76ers will have loads of cap space and if Hinkie sees a good FA he likes then he can make a legit pitch for him. I think we rule out the elite level of FAs as they want to be on a contender or a team that will soon contend but the next level down at borderline or potential all star level would surely consider Philly if the offer was good. I’m not talking about overpaying but maybe targeting FAs where teams are near to the cap level, make an offer they may not be prepared to match depending if a player is a RFA.

    Philly can also offer these type of players the chance to be the senior guy on the team and maybe the go to player which other teams cannot offer.

    0-17 and counting although they did win the 2nd half against the Spurs to be fair.

     

     

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  • #957830
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     The 76ers will have loads of cap space and if Hinkie sees a good FA he likes then he can make a legit pitch for him. I think we rule out the elite level of FAs as they want to be on a contender or a team that will soon contend but the next level down at borderline or potential all star level would surely consider Philly if the offer was good. I’m not talking about overpaying but maybe targeting FAs where teams are near to the cap level, make an offer they may not be prepared to match depending if a player is a RFA.

    Philly can also offer these type of players the chance to be the senior guy on the team and maybe the go to player which other teams cannot offer.

    0-17 and counting although they did win the 2nd half against the Spurs to be fair.

     

     

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  • #957984
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    King Calucha
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     The 76ers can offer a max contract on a borderline all star player like Jimmy Butler. I bet Chicago was expecting to pay him around 7-8M before this season.

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  • #957846
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    King Calucha
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     The 76ers can offer a max contract on a borderline all star player like Jimmy Butler. I bet Chicago was expecting to pay him around 7-8M before this season.

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  • #958028
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    It is early and he is young and rusty, but does Noel look like a Franchise player that you draft around so far? I’d say no. He does look like an NBA player, so no worries in that regard. But Embid hasn’t played MCW is overrated and seems only like an NBA player and not even necessarily a starter. Embid should be very good, but I guess we won’t know anything more for months or even until next year.

    So BPA is the way to go.

    As mentioned above, there is this crazy old school thing called signing free agents that the Sixers will presumably do again for a good player. They can get a wing that way if they try to win games again. If Noel and MCW don’t advance though, I’m not sure that next year isn’t a tank fest again as well. Sure they will be unlikely to once again be able to draft a top BPA who happens to have an injury that keeps him out a year. So presumably they will be playing Embid and a top rookie and that, along with Noel and MCW should win them some games. But if they don’t add free agency talent they will still be in competition for worst team in the league next year.

    Will the league stand for the Sixers tanking three years in a row? 

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    It is early and he is young and rusty, but does Noel look like a Franchise player that you draft around so far? I’d say no. He does look like an NBA player, so no worries in that regard. But Embid hasn’t played MCW is overrated and seems only like an NBA player and not even necessarily a starter. Embid should be very good, but I guess we won’t know anything more for months or even until next year.

    So BPA is the way to go.

    As mentioned above, there is this crazy old school thing called signing free agents that the Sixers will presumably do again for a good player. They can get a wing that way if they try to win games again. If Noel and MCW don’t advance though, I’m not sure that next year isn’t a tank fest again as well. Sure they will be unlikely to once again be able to draft a top BPA who happens to have an injury that keeps him out a year. So presumably they will be playing Embid and a top rookie and that, along with Noel and MCW should win them some games. But if they don’t add free agency talent they will still be in competition for worst team in the league next year.

    Will the league stand for the Sixers tanking three years in a row? 

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