man Maxey is just otherworldly hops away from looking like a young D Wade. He is so quick the basket. Like when Wade was called Flash. Maxey is missing the thunderous dunk package though. But still fun to watch.

6 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

If we are talking about Simmons like a stock, his value just hit a 52 week high when this team was on a 6 game winning streak not only without him, but basically without anyone. That showed the 6ers were wining and were never going to be desperate to settle for a lesser offer. At that point Morey should have gone to the team/s who offered him the best package and got a deal done.

Now, theyre on a 5 game losing streak, even while most players have returned. And.... teams are going to be happy to wait and watch and see how desperate we may become to add pieces to a struggling team that was supposed to have title aspirations. They missed a chance to sell high. Who knows when the next opportunity will be. 

They have bungled this entire scenario from the very beginning and now, theres no end in sight. 

Yup and I've been saying it since this whole damn thing started it is stupid to just let him sit on the bench and keeping him around will be a risky bad idea.... All I got was well if they win they will get more value.. well all it took was one of Embiids YEARLY 1-2 weeks of nursing an injury for it all to go down the drain. 

 

Agree on Maxey, if Morey includes him because he played Ben wrong he should be fired on the spot

Bassey has been super productive through his first 5 minutes tonight. Nice to see.

What the hell just set off that coach to go get himself thrown out?

5 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

What the hell just set off that coach to go get himself thrown out?

That was so weird. It was like an off ball weak foul I thought. Then the dude just sprinted onto the court screaming. 

I wonder where we'd be right now if we had drafted Ingram at #1 instead of Mr. I Don't Want To Dunk Because I Might Get Fouled And Have To Shoot A FT?

Ingram would have allowed Embiid to have more space and not have to step out as much from the paint.  Would have been a nice 1-2 combo instead of the ish we got stuck with. 

If you're going to tank then you need to draft properly.  It's more about how the pieces fit than the individual player you're drafting.

 

Bassey is looking like a player. 

1 minute ago, Green_Guinness said:

I wonder where we'd be right now if we had drafted Ingram at #1 instead of Mr. I Don't Want To Dunk Because I Might Get Fouled And Have To Shoot A FT?

Ingram would have allowed Embiid to have more space and not have to step out as much from the paint.  Would have been a nice 1-2 combo instead of the ish we got stuck with. 

If you're going to tank then you need to draft properly.  It's more about how the pieces fit than the individual player you're drafting.

 

The mystery with Fultz's mental health and physical regression was an absolute killer too. Someone on a facebook group just posted college highlights today and what a harsh reminder of how good he was. Its so disappointing. 

this ladys stupid growl voice when a nice play happens, just got combined with her most annoying catch phrase "TOE bias Harris"

I hope she is traded in the Ben trade, whenever that happens. 

I would rather look at a close up of Sam Cassell's fugly face than listen to this lady call a game. 

4 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

this ladys stupid growl voice when a nice play happens, just got combined with her most annoying catch phrase "TOE bias Harris"

I hope she is traded in the Ben trade, whenever that happens. 

I would rather look at a close up of Sam Cassell's fugly face than listen to this lady call a game. 

Meh. I don’t think she’s great, but she doesn’t really bother me. Average I’d say. 

13 minutes ago, BirdsFanBill said:

Meh. I don’t think she’s great, but she doesn’t really bother me. Average I’d say. 

I’m in that camp, too.

37 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

this ladys stupid growl voice when a nice play happens, just got combined with her most annoying catch phrase "TOE bias Harris"

I hope she is traded in the Ben trade, whenever that happens. 

I would rather look at a close up of Sam Cassell's fugly face than listen to this lady call a game. 

 

 

44 minutes ago, Green_Guinness said:

I wonder where we'd be right now if we had drafted Ingram at #1 instead of Mr. I Don't Want To Dunk Because I Might Get Fouled And Have To Shoot A FT?

Ingram would have allowed Embiid to have more space and not have to step out as much from the paint.  Would have been a nice 1-2 combo instead of the ish we got stuck with. 

If you're going to tank then you need to draft properly.  It's more about how the pieces fit than the individual player you're drafting.

 

Or porzingis…

or kept bridges…

 

You could tell early on that the team's energy was there.  The NBA is weird in that you can often tell early on either way if your team is going to be competitive all night or just mail it in. 

31 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Or porzingis…

or kept bridges…

 

I was very disappointed by this.

 

 

1 hour ago, Procus said:

 

This would be so underwhelming

 

 

 

grant stinks but he’s probably the best they'll get.

6 hours ago, Procus said:

 

I would assume the young player is Hayes since we could use a PG. Although he's probably not better than Maxey at this point,  at least we would have a PG on the roster.  And he had potential. 

Grant can Kick Green to the bench, which would be nice. 

8 hours ago, Green_Guinness said:

I was very disappointed by this.

 

It was so obviously dumb

That detroit trade isnt good enough sorry

You’re 2 weeks away from Dec 1.  Leave that stinky trade to rot and pray a desperate team in contention offers a better deal.

Jerami Grant is on a solid contract. You can get almost Harris Level production (though less efficient), for 20 million this year and 21 million next year. 

Maybe, it is a step towards a Harris trade if they can do Harris for McCollum....

 

 

Also, Hayes is an ok prospect. But hes just not very good yet. He has ability to create for himself, but his assist numbers arent good, hes not a good shooter yet, and his PER is probably below replacement level. I dont mind him as a throw in, but the trade can be way better if they can snag Bey to kick Green to the bench, and if Grant can lead to flipping Harris for McCollum.

McCollum

Maxey

Bey

Grant

Embiid

Bench- Kork, Curry, Green, Niang, Drummond (thats insane shooting surrounding an excellent rebounding and passing center)

             Thybulle, Shake...

 

Thats not bad at all. Starting lineup includes 3 guys who can go for 20-30 with ease, in addition to Embiid. And Bey is a young, improving player who is already an ok starter. Reminds me a bit of a Thad Young type guy.

16 minutes ago, MIRV Griffen said:

You’re 2 weeks away from Dec 1.  Leave that stinky trade to rot and pray a desperate team in contention offers a better deal.

At this point, Id agree its worth waiting for that key date.

The pistons trade is acceptable to me, but feels about as poorly as we can possibly do. 

The good news is Grant is only signed through 1 more year. You can choose to either keep him and use Harris for another move. Or to move on and clear 21 million of salary off the books.