43 minutes ago, NYEagle said:

I am in no way a fan of Ben Simmons at this point...but it is dramatic how different/bad the team is without him both defensively and even offensively.  I hate that m'fer with a passion.....all he had to do was attempt shots and hit free throws and this team could have been contenders.......New Orleans is in the cellar, they are a dead team.  Offer them Simmons and a 1st for Ingram........I'd love to send Simmons back to that pit known as New Orleans to that crap team.

Maybe the biggest gap created by Ben’s absence is that this is now an atrocious rebounding team, which is absurd considering it’s built around a center position where your starter and back up are combining to average around 20 boards per game.  

40 minutes ago, Shepard Wong said:

Maybe the biggest gap created by Ben’s absence is that this is now an atrocious rebounding team, which is absurd considering it’s built around a center position where your starter and back up are combining to average around 20 boards per game.  

well, they have soft a** toe-bias at pf,  so.....

Are 5 good teams right now, 5 bad teams, and everyone else is around .500.  Just takes a mini winning streak to get back to top 4 seeding. 

2 hours ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Are 5 good teams right now, 5 bad teams, and everyone else is around .500.  Just takes a mini winning streak to get back to top 4 seeding. 

Right...but the Sixers aren't good enough to have a winning streak....and yes, I realize their schedule has been brutal and with Covid, made even worse.  But the healthy team last night on the floor, couldn't shoot nor defend and I don't see that changing unless.......you get a major piece in here for Ben.

 

 

Beal? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With multiple picks going to IND as well.....   Who says no?

So... Sixers aren't that good this year?

This is a better trade machine 

https://fanspo.com/nba/trade-machine

 

6 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

With multiple picks going to IND as well.....   Who says no?

Wizards have enough depth as it is with Gafford and Harrell in 5 so they say no unless trading someone. 

18 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

So... Sixers aren't that good this year?

Nope

Would love if they could grab Murray. He does everything that Simmons did well, but also knows how to score.

18.9ppg, 8.5 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 1.9 steals, and shooting 34.7% from 3 on 4.2 attempts

Maxey 6'2" but 6'7.75" wingspan

Murray 6'4" but 6'10" wingspan

They would cause havoc on the wings and Levert can score in iso situations when needed. 

 

Who would ever make a 3 on that team? Just let Embiid take 15 a game?

19 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Who would ever make a 3 on that team? Just let Embiid take 15 a game?

Spacing would be a mess with that deal.

Nobody seems to know anything but seeing conjecture that it might be Beal, if they are truly chasing a top 25 player.

The NBA really is the worst when it comes to all of their trade rules.... 

 

 

30 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

If you do that trade (i frankly wouldn’t— porzingis is injury prone/not worth the cost and McCollum i don’t think is worth the money he’s getting and i don’t think the sixers actually like him) then you have to deal harris. Which is fine but you’d have to find yourself a wing that can defend and shoot. 

53 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

If you do that trade (i frankly wouldn’t— porzingis is injury prone/not worth the cost and McCollum i don’t think is worth the money he’s getting and i don’t think the sixers actually like him) then you have to deal harris. Which is fine but you’d have to find yourself a wing that can defend and shoot. 

That is worse than mine. Porz is done, just done. 

35 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

That is worse than mine. Porz is done, just done. 

It's worse than the already existing actual team life Portland offer. Someone overthought this.

Porzingus is a negative value contract player.  I'd assume we get a bunch of 1sts in that deal if it were real.  However,  it's really Ben for McCollum basically.  And Portland already offered us more than that.  Their offer includes Simon's and a 1st. There was no need to add 2 more teams,  and bring in a bad contract.  We could have just done the deal with Portland. 

54 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

That is worse than mine. Porz is done, just done. 

I’m pretty sure the sixers don’t want any part of porzingis.

Furthermore i don’t think they are really interested in McCollum unless they get a bunch of picks, simons and little back. they can use McCollum salary to match and flip McCollum later (offseason or next year at the trade deadline when he’d have 2 or 1.5 years left) with the picks for someone they truly covet. 

 

 

They are all just throwing sheet at the wall at this point with all these supposed teams and players that all of a sudden can't wait to play with or have Ben... Lmao what a clown show. 

3 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

They are all just throwing sheet at the wall at this point with all these supposed teams and players that all of a sudden can't wait to play with or have Ben... Lmao what a clown show. 

Probably Klutch trying to spin interest

Having said that, teams are dumb. From a marketing perspective they can use Simmons as an All-Star and the fact he is a DPOY candidate to bring in fans.

Players are self absorbed and most of the time just want to play with their friends or go off name value. The All-Star voting is a perfect example. They have no idea what's going on around the league most of the time. 

Coaches think they can turn the player around because they're egotistical and think that X, Y and Z have failed but I'm better. 

Front office guys are desperate to make splash moves because if it pans out they can get the glory, particularly when they're either on a road to nowhere or fighting to keep their jobs. Desperation takes over. Hinkie was really good at taking advantage of this guys and he was Morey's protege

Morey has been told he can wait it out and he is waiting for someone to blink. I'll be curious to see if the owership will let him go through with it or if they'll intervene at some point and force him to take something. 

8 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

Who, like who do the Mavs have? Luka and trash. 

Hearing more SGA rumors.