5 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

Remember when the 6ers processed they had to let go of some young talents because they wanted to maintain cap space for when they could eventually go star hunting. You lock up Vassell now, and Sochan later, next thing you know, theyre your building blocks and you dont have enough space to bring in max players to take you over the hump.

They may opt to do that. But thats the kind of move that sticks you in pergatry forever.

If theyre set on doing it wrong, find a team who is doing it right and get their young players. There are other teams who semi-process like the 6ers did. Those opportunities should exist, somewhere. And a team under the cap does not have to match. 

 

I think a Harden sign and trade is highly unlikely considering he is set to become an un-restricted free agent. I dont think the Rockets help us out by entering in to those discussions, and I dont think it benefits Harden either, to weaken the team he is going to by making them send us players or picks. Most likely scenario, he walks and we get nothing for it. And have no cap space to replace him with anyone. Which is why a Harris trade will become necessary.

Giving a guy 5/110 isn't locking you into anything, if anything it is giving you tradable contracts at 22 million a year. With the salary cap about to explode the numbers will be easily tradable. 

The Spurs aren't giving away assets for an expiring when players already don't see the Spurs as a destination franchise, Wemby could change that. 

Harris will end up being traded for a guy on a longer contract where the player is unhappy ala LaVine/Collins

2 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

So on Harris and teams willing to take him this offseason there’s a couple. 

Wizards— porzingis is an expiring contract. I think the wizards would love to take on Harris contract for a year and clear 38 mil and 36 mil with porzingis. Means in summer of 2024 they’d have a boatload of cap space to spend. Frankly wizard aren’t going anywhere with the roster they have so beal, Harris and porzingis is likely where they are if they go forward with current roster. Ways to make it work in the trade machine. 

Spurs— HE touched on. 

hawks— also touched on 

bulls— interesting as they might blow it up

raptors— could be part of a bigger 3 or 4 way deal 

Mavs— i could see them getting involved in it especially if kyrie leaves 

Utah— less likely cause sixers don’t really have a bunch of future draft picks. But i think ainge is gonna tank harder in 2023-24. So likely could deal harris and picks to get some guys they have. But don’t really have them so it’s far less likely. 
 

Wizards are the worst franchise in the NBA and already talks of them resigning Kuzma and Porz

Mavs- who do they have to trade? You want Hardaway? Finney Smith was their only asset and they gave him to the Nets

Jazz - you want Sexton back? 

The NBA doesn't have as many terrible contracts right now. I bet Morey would hang on to him until the trade deadline and hope for a disgruntled player. What are the Blazers doing? You want a sign and trade with Grant for Harris? That might be as good as you can get for Harris.

3 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Giving a guy 5/110 isn't locking you into anything, if anything it is giving you tradable contracts at 22 million a year. With the salary cap about to explode the numbers will be easily tradable. 

The Spurs aren't giving away assets for an expiring when players already don't see the Spurs as a destination franchise, Wemby could change that. 

Harris will end up being traded for a guy on a longer contract where the player is unhappy ala LaVine/Collins

I’d take Lavine and be happy with that deal. If they get harden back you can win with Lavine and maxey being the no. 2-3 scorers and harden doesn’t have to be relied as much as a scorer. 

23 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Wizards are the worst franchise in the NBA and already talks of them resigning Kuzma and Porz

Mavs- who do they have to trade? You want Hardaway? Finney Smith was their only asset and they gave him to the Nets

Jazz - you want Sexton back? 

The NBA doesn't have as many terrible contracts right now. I bet Morey would hang on to him until the trade deadline and hope for a disgruntled player. What are the Blazers doing? You want a sign and trade with Grant for Harris? That might be as good as you can get for Harris.

Even more if a reason why i could see the wizards making a stupid move. Granted if keeping kuzma not much there to get that helps you. 

I think the mavs you look for role players. likely would be hardaway and bullock which works. It’s not great but i could see Dallas doing so. Probably gonna make you take Bertāns in that trade  

If i were sixers going to utah I’m going after markkanen. but like i said we don’t have draft picks/assets to get that deal done. I could see ainge taking tobias back to clear cap in 2024 , getting first round picks and also dealing markkanen. Markkanen is likely walking away from utah in 2 years. So i see ainge unloading him in the next 2 years as they aren’t gonna be good, accumulate more assets and i can tell you he will leave utah (pretty damn good source like i said for years with Chicago. If it’s a former Arizona player i usually get pretty good info). That said sixers don’t have the requisite assets to get it done. Hence the whole they don’t have those firsts and assets to get it done so far less likely  

want a wild idea, mavs find out kyrie leaving. I think they’d do a sign and trade for Harris and use Harris expiring contract or clear space for 2024. That said want no part of kyrie or that type of contract with him. And it definitely means harden is gone. 

31 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Giving a guy 5/110 isn't locking you into anything, if anything it is giving you tradable contracts at 22 million a year. With the salary cap about to explode the numbers will be easily tradable. 

The Spurs aren't giving away assets for an expiring when players already don't see the Spurs as a destination franchise, Wemby could change that. 

Harris will end up being traded for a guy on a longer contract where the player is unhappy ala LaVine/Collins

I dont think so. Because then youre stick trying to replace Hardens spot in the starting lineup with someone on the very small bi-annual exception. 

I feel Joel Embiid is the Terrell Owens of the NBA.

Like Lavine but if he’s your top guy you aren’t winning crap besides being a 8-10 seed in the play in game every year 

 

Sixers blow this they gonna be pissed because Knicks and Heat aren't great 

26 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Sixers blow this they gonna be pissed because Knicks and Heat aren't great 

And butler isn’t completely healthy with him hurting his ankle couple games ago  

so itll be the heat. Easy road paved to the finals if we can just win this next friggin game. 

By the way, if there was no play-in stuff, the Heat would've been the 7-seed and played the Celtics in the first round.  The Hawks, who tied the Raptors for the 8-seed (and I don't know who would win the tiebreaker), would've faced the Bucks in the first round.  Things would be mightily different if the old playoff format was in place.

1 hour ago, HazletonEagle said:

so itll be the heat. Easy road paved to the finals if we can just win this next friggin game. 

Al horford ending the sixers season would be on par for the sixers. 

 

6 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

 

maybe we'll get scott foster & tony brothers!

Just don’t see a way they win a 3rd game in Boston especially the way the end of game 6 played out.  Going to need a Herculean effort.

15 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

so itll be the heat. Easy road paved to the finals if we can just win this next friggin game. 

Not so sure about that, you know Jimmy Butler is going to be motivated to stick it to the 76ers after they prioritized keeping Ben Simmons over him and the Heat have more experience with deep playoff runs and a recent Finals appearance. Despite being an 8 seed, I don't think it'll be an easy road by any means. Unpopular opinion, but I think the Knicks would have been the more favorable matchup.

Of course, this is all assuming a game 7 win in Boston.

Do it for Sam 

 

I'm expecting nothing less than another flop.

More of this stuff

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10075933-76ers-rumors-whispers-mvp-joel-embiid-could-want-out-if-james-harden-joins-rockets.amp.html?fbclid=IwAR0pSOintoWHL0fAcwtnVvZ1UND2JPHz9F0UkQKr3S1xyAQiSF6FS_azOFo

Fire Doc and hire Monty 

 

5 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

More of this stuff

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10075933-76ers-rumors-whispers-mvp-joel-embiid-could-want-out-if-james-harden-joins-rockets.amp.html?fbclid=IwAR0pSOintoWHL0fAcwtnVvZ1UND2JPHz9F0UkQKr3S1xyAQiSF6FS_azOFo

I saw this too. I don’t think it happens this offseason. I tend to believe if they fall short this year of moving to the ECF, he gives them a year to see what they do and when/if they fail in 23-24 to make progress then he asks out. 

Sixers get crushed today.  Even worse, if they somehow win, they then fold and lose to the Heat.  The team is fatally flawed.

3 hours ago, DrPhilly said:

Sixers get crushed today.  Even worse, if they somehow win, they then fold and lose to the Heat.  The team is fatally flawed.

No. 

Their fatal flaw has been that they don't match up well with Boston.

IF they can win today,  they won't lose to the heat. 

Boston -6.5 is easy money 

55 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

No. 

Their fatal flaw has been that they don't match up well with Boston.

IF they can win today,  they won't lose to the heat. 

This a career defining legacy game for Harden, Embiid and Doc. Let’s see how they do. I already feel the pressure it too much for them to handle based on their post game comments. Maybe that doesn’t matter, but they don’t appear confident going into Boston today.