5 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Embiid used to think Niang sucked

 

Niang was guarding Grant and even though he shot a good %, Niang was making him work for every bucket.

Reminds me of a bit of young PJ Tucker. 

This is what I think a 3 and D player is. Where Bridges has surpassed that title and can do a lot more now. So sad 

 

Can they keep Bagley and we keep Kork and just do Ben for Hield + Haliburton.  Offer court side seats for Haliburton's fiancee to sweeten the deal.

 

9 minutes ago, therealdawk said:

 

Can they keep Bagley and we keep Kork and just do Ben for Hield + Haliburton.  Offer court side seats for Haliburton's fiancee to sweeten the deal.

Right.  Giving up the best player in that deal in Kork and a first?  Dumb dumb dumb.

7 minutes ago, rambo said:

Right.  Giving up the best player in that deal in Kork and a first?  Dumb dumb dumb.

So he is still a good player now and has value?

People need to make up their minds if Ben has value or not and stick to that. This flip flopping all depends on what Woj tweeted the day before.

19 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

So he is still a good player now and has value?

People need to make up their minds if Ben has value or not and stick to that. This flip flopping all depends on what Woj tweeted the day before.

He is calling Kork the best player in the deal.  Not Ben.

1 hour ago, HazletonEagle said:

He is calling Kork the best player in the deal.  Not Ben.

I'm getting two non ball dominate players who are 40% 3 point shooters, a shot creator as well in Haliburton, and not getting older as a team. I see that as a win. 

Kings need a taller guard and not sure deal would get done unless adding someone Ala adding Kork

Kork is shooting 42% from 3 on 5.2 attempts and Buddy is shooting 41.7% on 10.7 attempts.  Buddy is a different lvl shooter and no one notices because he plays for the Kings. 

It was a joke.

it's dominant.

 

Embiid waving at the crowd after hitting that three was pretty funny

And I can't be the only one that saw that rack at the top right of the screen after Korkmaz hit that ridiculous 3

1 hour ago, rambo said:

It was a joke.

I got it

6 minutes ago, Mat said:

Embiid waving at the crowd after hitting that three was pretty funny

And I can't be the only one that saw that rack at the top right of the screen after Korkmaz hit that ridiculous 3

I noticed the rack on a post game replay

1st in the East. The Sixers are Legit.

7 minutes ago, jsdarkstar said:

1st in the East. The Sixers are Legit.

They are much deeper than they have been that's for sure. I'm not getting too excited early though, but it seems we can again be a regular season powerhouse this year at the very least. 

I'm kind of wondering if Danny Green coming back hurts us.  Not bad, but I just feel like the ball moves better with guys who pass abs drive. And he nothing but a stand still shooter.

Just now, HazletonEagle said:

I'm kind of wondering if Danny Green coming back hurts us.  Not bad, but I just feel like the ball moves better with guys who pass abs drive. And he nothing but a stand still shooter.

Hes awful so far this year. Just a frustrating player to watch in my opinion. Sure hell have an odd game where hes hot from 3 but as someone constantly in the rotation hes a net negative to me.

35 minutes ago, BirdsFanBill said:

They are much deeper than they have been that's for sure. I'm not getting too excited early though, but it seems we can again be a regular season powerhouse this year at the very least. 

A bit like the Jazz to be honest. Team still needs a guy that can create his own shot off the bounce to go further in the playoffs. 

4 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

A bit like the Jazz to be honest. Team still needs a guy that can create his own shot off the bounce to go further in the playoffs. 

Agree. If they had that guy, I think they'd be near unstoppable actually assuming Embiid stays healthy enough to play in the playoffs.

[Charania] The Boston Celtics have engaged in conversations with the 76ers revolving around Simmons and expressed interest in the 6-ft-11 guard, sources tell The Athletic. Talks have been fluid with no traction as of yet. Any potential Simmons deal would have to include All-Star forward Jaylen Brown

 

Full Quote:

In the meantime, the 76ers have not had any deal form for Simmons. Morey has continued to set a high price threshold for any deal involving the runner-up for the 2021 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Philadelphia is once again the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference so far this season, beginning the campaign 8-2 with quality wins while playing through absences and the Simmons situation.

The Boston Celtics have engaged in conversations with the 76ers revolving around Simmons and expressed interest in the 6-foot-11 guard, sources tell The Athletic. Talks have been fluid with no traction as of yet, those sources say. Any potential Simmons deal with the Celtics would have to include All-Star forward Jaylen Brown, an ascending talent who is in the midst of another career season, averaging 25.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

The Celtics are off to a 4-6 start, winning two recent games against Miami and Orlando before losing to Dallas Saturday night. President of basketball operations Brad Stevens admitted to NBC Sports Boston that the organization is "going to find out” if it has the right group of players.

That would be major.  Jaylen Brown would put Danny on the bench, right?  And we go:

 

PG: Maxey

SG: Seth

SF: Brown

PF: Tobi

C   Embiid

Then Danny could be the high IQ "glue guy" out there on the 2nd unit.

With that line up I fear no team in the East.  Not that we'd be a Finals lock but I would be confident that we can compete with anyone.   And furthermore, the Cs/Sixers rivalry would reach 1980s level animosity, which would also be fun. 

i'm thinking philly would have to give up a lot more than just simmons to get brown. 

5 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

i'm thinking philly would have to give up a lot more than just simmons to get brown. 

And Absolutely worth it. He has a hammy issue right now which could last all year. 

I bet they make Sixers take on Smart and his deal. 

Ship him up to Boston!!!

 

Brown is the better player imo but salary wise how much more could we possibly give up on top of Ben's huge number?  I assume we'd need to add picks to sweeten the deal but throwing in Kork, for example, seems like too much salary. 

1 minute ago, therealdawk said:

Brown is the better player imo but salary wise how much more could we possibly give up on top of Ben's huge number?  I assume we'd need to add picks to sweeten the deal but throwing in Kork, for example, seems like too much salary. 

Throwing in Kork, Celtics only need to cut 1.2 million in salary so definitely possible. 

Says Smart can't be traded this year because he signed an extension as well