Embid

 Just speculation without a full physical, he’s either broken or he’s not. Lavine for Embiid? Philly could use a talented young guard and the idea of a Rubio/Wiggins/ Muhammad Bjelica/Towns/Embiid is interesting.

 Just speculation without a full physical, he’s either broken or he’s not. Lavine for Embiid? Philly could use a talented young guard and the idea of a Rubio/Wiggins/ Muhammad Bjelica/Towns/Embiid is interesting.

 Just my opinion but at this point I think Philly is going to wait and see what they have with a healthy Embiid, no need to trade him for twenty five cents on the dollar his ceiling (which he may never reach) is too high.

 Just my opinion but at this point I think Philly is going to wait and see what they have with a healthy Embiid, no need to trade him for twenty five cents on the dollar his ceiling (which he may never reach) is too high.

Lavine for Embiid?   First of all Brett Brown loves Embiid.  All the reports from the beat writers are that they still feel he is the franchise player on the roster.  I know he hasn’t played in a while, and he has that little foot thing going on, but I love his potential and so do the Sixers.  He’s supposedly ahead of schedule so let’s see.  They aren’t gonna trade him away for Lavine, Philly needs heady ballers, not dunk contest champs.

I did like Lavine’s jumper and athleticism in college, and I wanted Philly to take him over Saric/Stauskas/Payton.  I’ll do Stauskas for Lavine…how about that?  Man, only because Stauskas has been exposed, watching him play against Jimmy Butler he looked like he belonged in the D-league.  His lack of athleticism is so apparent, but I like that he’ll knock a 3 here and there.   Hopefully he improves.  Why can’t Lavine drive hard and finish?  Tony Wroten can basically do everything Lavine can do and drive to the hole, besides the monster dunk and epic post-dunk staredown.

I dont own the Sixers but I woudln’t trade him, I’d ride or die with him.  He is a 7’2” that hit 3s repeatedly in practice and do between the leg dunks.  Olajuwon potential is too tempting.  

Lavine for Embiid?   First of all Brett Brown loves Embiid.  All the reports from the beat writers are that they still feel he is the franchise player on the roster.  I know he hasn’t played in a while, and he has that little foot thing going on, but I love his potential and so do the Sixers.  He’s supposedly ahead of schedule so let’s see.  They aren’t gonna trade him away for Lavine, Philly needs heady ballers, not dunk contest champs.

I did like Lavine’s jumper and athleticism in college, and I wanted Philly to take him over Saric/Stauskas/Payton.  I’ll do Stauskas for Lavine…how about that?  Man, only because Stauskas has been exposed, watching him play against Jimmy Butler he looked like he belonged in the D-league.  His lack of athleticism is so apparent, but I like that he’ll knock a 3 here and there.   Hopefully he improves.  Why can’t Lavine drive hard and finish?  Tony Wroten can basically do everything Lavine can do and drive to the hole, besides the monster dunk and epic post-dunk staredown.

I dont own the Sixers but I woudln’t trade him, I’d ride or die with him.  He is a 7’2” that hit 3s repeatedly in practice and do between the leg dunks.  Olajuwon potential is too tempting.  

I don’t know the particulars about Embiid’s foot injuries but seeing how Brook Lopez has been able to bounce back from foot problems (fingers crossed) and actually improve gives me some hope. 

I don’t know the particulars about Embiid’s foot injuries but seeing how Brook Lopez has been able to bounce back from foot problems (fingers crossed) and actually improve gives me some hope. 

 It would be nice if he did like a Paul George and came back for the last 5 games of this season if possibile. Might take the pressure off of being out all summer again, then coming back.

 It would be nice if he did like a Paul George and came back for the last 5 games of this season if possibile. Might take the pressure off of being out all summer again, then coming back.

 Embiid played much better than Wiggins at Kansas his potential is unreal if healthy. 

 Embiid played much better than Wiggins at Kansas his potential is unreal if healthy. 

 Embiid for David Lee and James Young. Who says no?

Lee gives them veteran experience and James Young is like a more athletic but more raw Stauskas.

 Embiid for David Lee and James Young. Who says no?

Lee gives them veteran experience and James Young is like a more athletic but more raw Stauskas.

Philly will issue an update on Embiid when they see fit but from what we gather his rehab is going well and I’d love to see him on an NBA court this season. As said above if he makes his debut this season then Brett Brown can have a look at him and figure out how he uses the 3 man big rotation of Embiid, Noel and the Oak.

Also if Philly gets Embiid back and playing it clears up their draft priorities for 2016 too.

Philly will issue an update on Embiid when they see fit but from what we gather his rehab is going well and I’d love to see him on an NBA court this season. As said above if he makes his debut this season then Brett Brown can have a look at him and figure out how he uses the 3 man big rotation of Embiid, Noel and the Oak.

Also if Philly gets Embiid back and playing it clears up their draft priorities for 2016 too.

I feel like Embiid is starting to become this mythical figure and everyone is hyping him up as if he is amazing on both ends already- one poster above said he had Rudy Goberts defensive capabilities and Okafors offensive abilities which just baffles me because he would have a couple good moves in a game in college and then completely dissapear the rest of it- he is far from being consistent on the offensive end, and extremely far from being the polished post operator Okafor is.

I feel like the longer he doesn’t get on the court the more people are going to create this image in their heads of Hakeem 2.0 and I don’t think he can live up to that, at least not in his first few years in the NBA

I feel like Embiid is starting to become this mythical figure and everyone is hyping him up as if he is amazing on both ends already- one poster above said he had Rudy Goberts defensive capabilities and Okafors offensive abilities which just baffles me because he would have a couple good moves in a game in college and then completely dissapear the rest of it- he is far from being consistent on the offensive end, and extremely far from being the polished post operator Okafor is.

I feel like the longer he doesn’t get on the court the more people are going to create this image in their heads of Hakeem 2.0 and I don’t think he can live up to that, at least not in his first few years in the NBA

 Philly will need to choose. Embiid or Noel or Okafor. One of them will be traded. I think Noel will because his contract will end in 2017.

possible trades:

Noel for Celtics Terry Rozyer and Brooklyn 1st Round pick

Noel for Magic Tobias Harris and Orlando 1st Round pick

Noel for Wizards Otto Porter and Ramon Sessions and Washington 1st Round pick

 Philly will need to choose. Embiid or Noel or Okafor. One of them will be traded. I think Noel will because his contract will end in 2017.

possible trades:

Noel for Celtics Terry Rozyer and Brooklyn 1st Round pick

Noel for Magic Tobias Harris and Orlando 1st Round pick

Noel for Wizards Otto Porter and Ramon Sessions and Washington 1st Round pick

 I don’t think Embiid post moves are as polished as Okafor’s but he constantly made advanced post moves in college, and I’m not talking about Okafor’s hook with a defender drapped all over him, I’m talking about ‘up and unders’, post spin moves, drop steps, STAR plays. 

I don’t remember him dissapearing much in college, he wasn’t as assertive about getting post position and scoring like Okafor, but he I don’t remember ghosting games. He would always have those monsters games but when he didnt, and scored like 8 points, he would pair that with 9 rebounds and 3 blocks and (2 assist that’ll make you wow).

 I don’t think Embiid post moves are as polished as Okafor’s but he constantly made advanced post moves in college, and I’m not talking about Okafor’s hook with a defender drapped all over him, I’m talking about ‘up and unders’, post spin moves, drop steps, STAR plays. 

I don’t remember him dissapearing much in college, he wasn’t as assertive about getting post position and scoring like Okafor, but he I don’t remember ghosting games. He would always have those monsters games but when he didnt, and scored like 8 points, he would pair that with 9 rebounds and 3 blocks and (2 assist that’ll make you wow).

Embiid is basically a better version of Towns – has the post game, the athleticism and mobility on the defensive end and shooting range out to the 3-point line, plus he has better size and is more fluid in the post.

If you’re the Celtics and you have a chance to trade the Nets pick (assume top 3) for Embiid, would you do it?

Embiid is basically a better version of Towns – has the post game, the athleticism and mobility on the defensive end and shooting range out to the 3-point line, plus he has better size and is more fluid in the post.

If you’re the Celtics and you have a chance to trade the Nets pick (assume top 3) for Embiid, would you do it?

 If he check’s out healthy around draft time? I do it. Embiid is a huge talent

 If he check’s out healthy around draft time? I do it. Embiid is a huge talent

 The Boston environment would be a good thing for his development too

 The Boston environment would be a good thing for his development too

A healthy Embiid goes 1st or 2nd in this draft IMO, he’s a generational talent just like Simmons, Wiggins and Anthony Davis…

The 3rd to 5th pick in this draft will not be a generational talent, not saying a Jaylen Brown or Kris Dunn couldnt surprise us and become Hall of Fame players Ala Chris Bosh and Dwuane Wade but that is a long shot at this point, Simmons looks like he’s destined to be very good for a long time barring a fluke Joel Embiid like string of injuries…

The Nets pick would not be enough to tempt me to trade away Joel unless it was the 2nd overall and we already walked away with Ben Simmons, the 76ers would be building around Big Ben and the Okafor/Noel/Saric front court and they could probally flip the Lakers and/or Nets picks for a Star Guard, or draft Murray/Dunn/Ingram to fill out the Back Court…

Come to think about I wouldn’t stray from the course, let’s trust the process and just hope we land Simmons #1 overall, the Lakers pick lands outside the top 3 so we can Draft our PG/SG and assume Joel and Dario will be playing their 1st official NBA games next October

Ben Simmons and a guard like Kris Dunn would look phenomenal on the court with a healthy Embiid, Okafor, Noel, Saric, Wroten, Stauskas, Covington and Grant, add a few vets and couple shooters to fill out the final 2-5 spots and the team would look very dangerous 

A healthy Embiid goes 1st or 2nd in this draft IMO, he’s a generational talent just like Simmons, Wiggins and Anthony Davis…

The 3rd to 5th pick in this draft will not be a generational talent, not saying a Jaylen Brown or Kris Dunn couldnt surprise us and become Hall of Fame players Ala Chris Bosh and Dwuane Wade but that is a long shot at this point, Simmons looks like he’s destined to be very good for a long time barring a fluke Joel Embiid like string of injuries…

The Nets pick would not be enough to tempt me to trade away Joel unless it was the 2nd overall and we already walked away with Ben Simmons, the 76ers would be building around Big Ben and the Okafor/Noel/Saric front court and they could probally flip the Lakers and/or Nets picks for a Star Guard, or draft Murray/Dunn/Ingram to fill out the Back Court…

Come to think about I wouldn’t stray from the course, let’s trust the process and just hope we land Simmons #1 overall, the Lakers pick lands outside the top 3 so we can Draft our PG/SG and assume Joel and Dario will be playing their 1st official NBA games next October

Ben Simmons and a guard like Kris Dunn would look phenomenal on the court with a healthy Embiid, Okafor, Noel, Saric, Wroten, Stauskas, Covington and Grant, add a few vets and couple shooters to fill out the final 2-5 spots and the team would look very dangerous 

Teams can run a 3 man big rotation quite easilly as long as one guy is prepared to come from the bench unless they do specific match ups for certain oponents.

I would think Hinkie would wait until trade offers came to him as then he can control the asking price and get the best offer if he did decide to make a move.

Teams can run a 3 man big rotation quite easilly as long as one guy is prepared to come from the bench unless they do specific match ups for certain oponents.

I would think Hinkie would wait until trade offers came to him as then he can control the asking price and get the best offer if he did decide to make a move.