5 hours ago, mr_hunt said:

if the goal is long term success, definitely ingram. if the goal is getting a dawg to win a championship in the embiid 2-3 year window, butler probably makes the most sense, imo. i guess george would be somewhere in the middle. 

i feel like we are in a no win situation because if we dont get ingram, we have to eagles 2017 2.0 super bowl short term roster build this team and hopefully these vet players still have something in the tank and we can win it all for embiid because we gave away so many assets we may not be able to get another young star.

 

when we had young embiid, we should have traded for the young stars that were on the block and we probably would have won it all long term,  that was one the biggest mistakes this fo has made.

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

The problem with Jimmy Butler is he still has two years left on his contract and wants an extension. The whole reason Miami would be trading him is because he wants that extension and they don’t want to give it to him. So basically you’re gonna get into a Four or five deal with Jimmy Butler at 34. Jimmy Butler is 34 and they didn’t want to give him a five-year extension when he was 29. As great as Jimmy Butler has been in the playoffs for Miami a couple years back, Jimmy Butler has only played over 60 games one time since he left the Sixers and it seems like his body is beginning to break down even more.

Doing Miami a favor by trading for Butler 

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

 

I looked him up to see if he was some weirdo autistic billionaire's son like Mark Davis, but he actually played D1 football at Penn

 

41 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Doing Miami a favor by trading for Butler 

Yeah i wouldn’t do that trade. I think you are giving up assets to do it for a guy who’s likely in the decline. If butler was 2-3 years younger I’d be for it. At this point it’s not worth it. Might as well just sign PG and save your draft assets. 

 

I am sure the Sixers will F this up this off-season, but right now unlike the way, some of the previous seasons have ended. I actually have some optimism and hope. Like we got two stars. If we actually get them upgraded talent around them, I think they can at least get us to the Eastern conference finals and maybe even a finals. The guys that are on this team that would like to bring back would be Kelley oubre, batum, hield (depending on contract) and Kyle Lowry if he is coming back on a veteran minimum. I’d say melton if the price is right and his back is better. 

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

I am sure the Sixers will F this up this off-season, but right now unlike the way, some of the previous seasons have ended. I actually have some optimism and hope. Like we got two stars. If we actually get them upgraded talent around them, I think they can at least get us to the Eastern conference finals and maybe even a finals. The guys that are on this team that would like to bring back would be Kelley oubre, batum, hield (depending on contract) and Kyle Lowry if he is coming back on a veteran minimum. I’d say melton if the price is right and his back is better. 

Rather one star, Oubre, and overpay for a back up 5. 

16 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Rather one star, Oubre, and overpay for a back up 5. 

Kyle neubeck talk about batum and Embiid have a really close relationship that helped him this year. I think Embiid wants him back. If he’s gonna be cheap enough I’d do it. Melton if healthy i think is gonna be cheaper due to the injuries this year.

hield is the high price one. I believe sixers have his bird rights. If you actually unlock buddy hield to be like 3/4ths what he was last night he’s actually valuable. Tend to think he goes elsewhere for more money. 

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers need another Alpha.

Jimmy Butler, God bless him, fits the bill, still, at 34.

With Joel Embiid’s knees not getting any younger, the Sixers should look at engineering a reunion with Butler, who played one season here (2018-19) before forcing a trade to the Heat, where he’s led Miami to two NBA Finals appearances and a conference final in five seasons. There are signs — subtle ones, because it’s Miami — that era could be nearing a tipping point.
 

Butler, according to the Miami Herald, wants a max two-year extension from the Heat to tack on after the final two years of his current deal expires, which would take him to his age-37 season. If true, Miami would have a decision to make: Is a core group of Butler, Bam Adebayoand Tyler Herro (and, it cannot be forgotten, Erik Spoelstra) still good enough to make another run in the Eastern Conference next season and beyond? The answer could be yes. The Heat, when healthy, remain formidable, and Butler is worth the trouble.

But there have been murmurings this year that Butler and the Heat may no longer be singing from the same hymnal. Butler, famously, does things his way, and Miami’s organization, famously, does not brook much individualism. To be sure, Miami doesn’t mind the uncomfortable feelings a player of Butler’s caliber can create in search of championships, but Heat Culture has parameters and expectations. Butler’s never played more than 64 games in any of his five seasons there, and while he bristles at the "Playoff Jimmy” moniker, the postseason clearly matters to him more than January and March games in Detroit or Washington or Charlotte.

Yet 64 regular-season games of Butler, followed by his postseason dynamism, would serve the Sixers well.

After another postseason flameout, in a highly competitive but ultimately losing six-game first-round series with the New York Knicks, the Sixers’ streak of not getting to an Eastern Conference finals is 23 years and counting. The series was close; New York outscored Philadelphia, in the aggregate, by a single point. But the Knicks played harder when it mattered. They came up with more offensive rebounds when it mattered. They made more clutch shots when it mattered.
 

In this town, it does not matter that Embiid gutted out six games, nowhere close to 100 percent after a too-quick return from meniscus surgery, with a bout of Bell’s palsy and migraines thrown in for fun. Or that Tyrese Maxey’s incandescent Game 5 performance in New Yorkexemplified his emergence as the best No. 2 option Embiid’s had during his decade here. The team’s precarious state, on and off the court, showed itself when ownership had to buy 2,000 tickets off the secondary market to make sure Wells Fargo Center wasn’t again overrun by Knicks fans, as had been the case Sunday afternoon in Game 4.

That was an embarrassing moment for a proud franchise, one of the NBA’s legacy teams and one with incredible history. It was indicative of a fan base that, while still potent, seems less invested emotionally in the 76ers’ franchise than in recent years. This is a city with other sports options, and other superstars. That’s where Jimmy Buckets comes in.

Embiid is a great player who is, generally, a decent person. The 24-year-old Maxey may be the nicest superstar in the league, always with a smile on his face and no desire to take the spotlight from Embiid. But titles are won by teams with edge to them, that have chips on their shoulders. The Denver Nuggets have their own all-world player in Nikola Jokić and a brilliant second in Jamal Murray. But they reached championship level by adding a couple of snapping turtles in Kentavious Caldwell-Popeand Aaron Gordon to the starting lineup. Both defend at still-high levels; both are willing and able to take and make shots in crunchtime.

Butler is a handful. But no one doubts his postseason bona fides. Philadelphia, again, got destroyed in the non-Embiid minutes in this series; the Knicks outscored them by 47 points when Embiid sat. Philly needs a solution for those minutes going forward, minutes that will likely increase as the 30-year-old Embiid ages.

He should be put on the Kevin Garnett/Paul Pierce/John Stockton plan immediately — 30 minutes or so per game, for the rest of his career. Limiting him to 65 regular-season games going forward (so he can remain eligible for postseason honors) also is a logical way to preserve his body for the playoffs. But the Sixers need to have a Plan B if Embiid goes down again, or when he’s on the bench. Staggering minutes between Embiid, Butler and Maxey would give Nick Nurse some flexibility with lineups going forward and not leave the Sixers so exposed if/when Embiid is out of the lineup.

Butler remains a foul-drawing machine, and playing with Embiid and Maxey would help extend his career as well.

Having just excised James Harden from his line of vision, one would understand if team president Daryl Morey opted not to bring the mercurial Butler back to town for a second go-round.

Morey has painstakingly planned for this summer, taking on expiring deals left and right to max out Philly’s potential cap space, and he surely has an action plan in the offing. Other than Embiid (and, ultimately, Maxey, who’s in line for a nine-figure rookie extension as a restricted free agent), the board is clear. The Sixers could create more than $50 million in potential room if they renounce all of their rising free agents save Maxey, including starting forwards Tobias Harris and Kelly Oubre Jr., backup center Paul Reed and guard De’Anthony Melton. But they don’t have to go all-in on a single superstar to pair with Embiid and Maxey.

Morey built a contender in Houston around Harden not with a three-superstar approach, but by surrounding Harden and Chris Paul with hard-nosed, reasonably priced vets who defended willingly and could space the floor, such as Trevor Ariza, P.J. Tucker and Luc Mbah a Moute. It wouldn’t make sense to totally gut the existing Sixers roster.

Embiid did not sound like he wanted a massive roster overhaul after going for 39 and 13 in the dramatic 118-115 Game 6 loss to New York.

"One of the big things, when it comes to winning, is, I mean, you look at all the teams that have won,” Embiid said.

"You can’t just put people together for one year and hope that it’s going to work out. Obviously, we (Embiid and Maxey) have some experience together. I think that’s the way to go. You’ve just got to keep going, keep building around it, find the right mix of people to make it happen. Yeah, I’m excited.”
 

Oubre was inconsistent offensively this season but gave great effort trying to defend the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson and scored enough to stay on the floor. Nicolas Batum showed he still has tread left on his tires at 35; he guarded Brunson, he made huge 3s, and he showed he still has some hops. And Hield, the Sixers’ big trade deadline acquisition this year, got some run in Game 6 after logging just four minutes in the previous three games. He made the most of it Thursday, scoring 17 of his 20 points in the first half to help lead Philly back from a 22-point first-half deficit.

He stayed ready. Whether he wants to repeat this in Philly going forward is up in the air.

"I prepare myself every day,” Hield said. "It’s very weird. I had, like, one game, and have it come to an end. I wish I got more of an opportunity earlier in this series. I was always ready. I feel like I didn’t get the fair end of the stick — maybe because I didn’t have no (prior) playoff experience, or maybe I joined the party too late. I had to be a professional and be ready when I’m called.”

Philadelphia has been linked to the LA Clippers’ Paul George for months. But that doesn’t stand up to closer scrutiny.

George engineered a deal to the Clippers to play with Kawhi Leonard and to play close to his Palmdale, Calif., hometown. And, he and Leonard pushed LA’s front office to get Harden. The Clippers are moving into their $2 billion behemoth Intuit Dome next season. Tyronn Lue is one of the game’s best coaches, with a ring from his tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers. We all know how rich Steve Ballmer is; the Clippers will never want for anything. Why would George leave all that, even if his team falls in the first round to the Dallas Mavericks, to come East? Yes, the East is easier than the West, but the Boston Celtics and a healthy Milwaukee Bucks team would still be formidable foes.

And, New York just beat Philly, behind Brunson’s All-NBA excellence and its relentless energy at both ends of the floor. The Knicks look primed for an extended run at the top of the East — and, like the Sixers, they’re also in the hunt this summer for another star to pair with Brunson and Julius Randle. They aren’t going anywhere.

Philly’s current state feels like where the Toronto Raptors were a few years ago. They’d put together a really good team, led by Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, and had a very good coach in Dwane Casey. But they couldn’t break through, couldn’t beat LeBron James and the Cavaliers and couldn’t beat Pierce, no matter what team he was on. So, the Raptors went all-in. They fired Casey and replaced him with … Nurse.

And then, team president Masai Ujiri put all his chips in the middle of the table, sending DeRozan to San Antonio in a package that brought Leonard to Toronto. Leonard was a free-agent-to-be when the deal was made. The Raptors knew he could be a one-season rental. They did it anyway, dispatching one of the franchise’s all-time best players to do so.

But Leonard was as good as advertised, winning a second Finals MVP as Toronto beat Golden State in six games for the franchise’s first NBA championship. And then … he left.

Would Philly take a similar shot at an abbreviated championship window? At this point, why not?

Once again, Embiid couldn’t get to the playoffs healthy. This time, it was a meniscus tear, suffered on Jan. 30 when the Warriors’ Jonathan Kumingafell into his left knee. Embiid had surgery a few days later and missed 29 games before returning at the end of the regular season. The Sixers went 11-18 in his absence and tumbled to the bottom of the postseason picture in the East, needing to beat Miami in the Play-In round to make the playoffs.

When Embiid’s healthy, he and Maxey are a formidable one-two punch. But, he can’t seem to make it through a full regular season and playoffs.

Embiid and Butler left on good terms when Butler went to Miami, and they remain solid friends. Embiid made his feelings about Butler clear when Butler went on a 56-point heater against Milwaukee in the first round last year. The feelings appear to be mutual. Embiid seemed more than willing to cede some of the spotlight to Maxey; it’s hard to imagine he wouldn’t be willing to do the same for Butler, given the latter’s postseason impact. (It is fair to question, though, whether Maxey would be as free as he was this season to create and seek scoring opportunities with the thirsty Butler aboard.)

The Sixers have multiple future first-round picks, along with their own 2024 selection, that they could put in a potential package for Butler. They don’t, though, have existing players under contract that would likely entice the Heat to the bargaining table. A third team would likely be needed to provide players who would fit an Adebayo/Herro timeline for Miami. With the new collective bargaining agreement rules clamping down on aggregation in trades for teams that have hit the second tax apron, multi-team deals aren’t as easy to make as they used to be. But they aren’t impossible.

Morey and Miami’s Andy Elisburg are among the most creative executives in the league when it comes to CBA navigation and trade creativity. And there are teams with talented players who appear willing to make significant moves this offseason. New Orleans is one; Atlanta a second; Sacramento likely a third.

The Sixers do have hope. They have two of the league’s top 15 players on their roster, a very smart executive who’ll have a whole lot of cap space with which to work this summer and ownership that obviously doesn’t mind spending at the top levels.

But they clearly aren’t good enough to seriously make a run in the East. Butler plays the way Philly fans love, he has indisputable postseason pedigree and he has the backing of the team’s franchise player. It’s a match worth (re-)pursing, for a franchise desperate to break through its glass ceiling.

 

-Wendall Carter is 11 and 10 million the next two years would have to trade for him  

In order of I would ask them

-Lebron 3/150, but how can you not. He was amazing vs the Nuggets this year 

40 mins 

27/8.8/6 and 2.4 steals on 38.5% from 3. He really doesn't play much defense anymore so would néed a wing defender who cna guard down. 

 

-Test waters with OG Anunoby, get to play with Nurse again and expanded role when we sit Embiid games 

 

-If not, offer PG the max which four-year, $212.2 million contract BARF. It's such a risky deal because even though it's a 4 year deal you hoping for 2 maybe 3 years left with Embiid's good years.

Probably eating the last year, but can be used for matching salaries to trade for the perfect guy to compliment Maxey. 

 

-Resign Oubre, I think he might have a really strong market but I thought game 1 and 2 vs Brunson was encouraging for his defense moving forward 

Strike out on them, then becomes a bit of panic mode

 

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

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers need another Alpha.

Jimmy Butler, God bless him, fits the bill, still, at 34.

With Joel Embiid’s knees not getting any younger, the Sixers should look at engineering a reunion with Butler, who played one season here (2018-19) before forcing a trade to the Heat, where he’s led Miami to two NBA Finals appearances and a conference final in five seasons. There are signs — subtle ones, because it’s Miami — that era could be nearing a tipping point.
 

Butler, according to the Miami Herald, wants a max two-year extension from the Heat to tack on after the final two years of his current deal expires, which would take him to his age-37 season. If true, Miami would have a decision to make: Is a core group of Butler, Bam Adebayoand Tyler Herro (and, it cannot be forgotten, Erik Spoelstra) still good enough to make another run in the Eastern Conference next season and beyond? The answer could be yes. The Heat, when healthy, remain formidable, and Butler is worth the trouble.

But there have been murmurings this year that Butler and the Heat may no longer be singing from the same hymnal. Butler, famously, does things his way, and Miami’s organization, famously, does not brook much individualism. To be sure, Miami doesn’t mind the uncomfortable feelings a player of Butler’s caliber can create in search of championships, but Heat Culture has parameters and expectations. Butler’s never played more than 64 games in any of his five seasons there, and while he bristles at the "Playoff Jimmy” moniker, the postseason clearly matters to him more than January and March games in Detroit or Washington or Charlotte.

Yet 64 regular-season games of Butler, followed by his postseason dynamism, would serve the Sixers well.

After another postseason flameout, in a highly competitive but ultimately losing six-game first-round series with the New York Knicks, the Sixers’ streak of not getting to an Eastern Conference finals is 23 years and counting. The series was close; New York outscored Philadelphia, in the aggregate, by a single point. But the Knicks played harder when it mattered. They came up with more offensive rebounds when it mattered. They made more clutch shots when it mattered.
 

In this town, it does not matter that Embiid gutted out six games, nowhere close to 100 percent after a too-quick return from meniscus surgery, with a bout of Bell’s palsy and migraines thrown in for fun. Or that Tyrese Maxey’s incandescent Game 5 performance in New Yorkexemplified his emergence as the best No. 2 option Embiid’s had during his decade here. The team’s precarious state, on and off the court, showed itself when ownership had to buy 2,000 tickets off the secondary market to make sure Wells Fargo Center wasn’t again overrun by Knicks fans, as had been the case Sunday afternoon in Game 4.

That was an embarrassing moment for a proud franchise, one of the NBA’s legacy teams and one with incredible history. It was indicative of a fan base that, while still potent, seems less invested emotionally in the 76ers’ franchise than in recent years. This is a city with other sports options, and other superstars. That’s where Jimmy Buckets comes in.

Embiid is a great player who is, generally, a decent person. The 24-year-old Maxey may be the nicest superstar in the league, always with a smile on his face and no desire to take the spotlight from Embiid. But titles are won by teams with edge to them, that have chips on their shoulders. The Denver Nuggets have their own all-world player in Nikola Jokić and a brilliant second in Jamal Murray. But they reached championship level by adding a couple of snapping turtles in Kentavious Caldwell-Popeand Aaron Gordon to the starting lineup. Both defend at still-high levels; both are willing and able to take and make shots in crunchtime.

Butler is a handful. But no one doubts his postseason bona fides. Philadelphia, again, got destroyed in the non-Embiid minutes in this series; the Knicks outscored them by 47 points when Embiid sat. Philly needs a solution for those minutes going forward, minutes that will likely increase as the 30-year-old Embiid ages.

He should be put on the Kevin Garnett/Paul Pierce/John Stockton plan immediately — 30 minutes or so per game, for the rest of his career. Limiting him to 65 regular-season games going forward (so he can remain eligible for postseason honors) also is a logical way to preserve his body for the playoffs. But the Sixers need to have a Plan B if Embiid goes down again, or when he’s on the bench. Staggering minutes between Embiid, Butler and Maxey would give Nick Nurse some flexibility with lineups going forward and not leave the Sixers so exposed if/when Embiid is out of the lineup.

Butler remains a foul-drawing machine, and playing with Embiid and Maxey would help extend his career as well.

Having just excised James Harden from his line of vision, one would understand if team president Daryl Morey opted not to bring the mercurial Butler back to town for a second go-round.

Morey has painstakingly planned for this summer, taking on expiring deals left and right to max out Philly’s potential cap space, and he surely has an action plan in the offing. Other than Embiid (and, ultimately, Maxey, who’s in line for a nine-figure rookie extension as a restricted free agent), the board is clear. The Sixers could create more than $50 million in potential room if they renounce all of their rising free agents save Maxey, including starting forwards Tobias Harris and Kelly Oubre Jr., backup center Paul Reed and guard De’Anthony Melton. But they don’t have to go all-in on a single superstar to pair with Embiid and Maxey.

Morey built a contender in Houston around Harden not with a three-superstar approach, but by surrounding Harden and Chris Paul with hard-nosed, reasonably priced vets who defended willingly and could space the floor, such as Trevor Ariza, P.J. Tucker and Luc Mbah a Moute. It wouldn’t make sense to totally gut the existing Sixers roster.

Embiid did not sound like he wanted a massive roster overhaul after going for 39 and 13 in the dramatic 118-115 Game 6 loss to New York.

"One of the big things, when it comes to winning, is, I mean, you look at all the teams that have won,” Embiid said.

"You can’t just put people together for one year and hope that it’s going to work out. Obviously, we (Embiid and Maxey) have some experience together. I think that’s the way to go. You’ve just got to keep going, keep building around it, find the right mix of people to make it happen. Yeah, I’m excited.”
 

Oubre was inconsistent offensively this season but gave great effort trying to defend the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson and scored enough to stay on the floor. Nicolas Batum showed he still has tread left on his tires at 35; he guarded Brunson, he made huge 3s, and he showed he still has some hops. And Hield, the Sixers’ big trade deadline acquisition this year, got some run in Game 6 after logging just four minutes in the previous three games. He made the most of it Thursday, scoring 17 of his 20 points in the first half to help lead Philly back from a 22-point first-half deficit.

He stayed ready. Whether he wants to repeat this in Philly going forward is up in the air.

"I prepare myself every day,” Hield said. "It’s very weird. I had, like, one game, and have it come to an end. I wish I got more of an opportunity earlier in this series. I was always ready. I feel like I didn’t get the fair end of the stick — maybe because I didn’t have no (prior) playoff experience, or maybe I joined the party too late. I had to be a professional and be ready when I’m called.”

Philadelphia has been linked to the LA Clippers’ Paul George for months. But that doesn’t stand up to closer scrutiny.

George engineered a deal to the Clippers to play with Kawhi Leonard and to play close to his Palmdale, Calif., hometown. And, he and Leonard pushed LA’s front office to get Harden. The Clippers are moving into their $2 billion behemoth Intuit Dome next season. Tyronn Lue is one of the game’s best coaches, with a ring from his tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers. We all know how rich Steve Ballmer is; the Clippers will never want for anything. Why would George leave all that, even if his team falls in the first round to the Dallas Mavericks, to come East? Yes, the East is easier than the West, but the Boston Celtics and a healthy Milwaukee Bucks team would still be formidable foes.

And, New York just beat Philly, behind Brunson’s All-NBA excellence and its relentless energy at both ends of the floor. The Knicks look primed for an extended run at the top of the East — and, like the Sixers, they’re also in the hunt this summer for another star to pair with Brunson and Julius Randle. They aren’t going anywhere.

Philly’s current state feels like where the Toronto Raptors were a few years ago. They’d put together a really good team, led by Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, and had a very good coach in Dwane Casey. But they couldn’t break through, couldn’t beat LeBron James and the Cavaliers and couldn’t beat Pierce, no matter what team he was on. So, the Raptors went all-in. They fired Casey and replaced him with … Nurse.

And then, team president Masai Ujiri put all his chips in the middle of the table, sending DeRozan to San Antonio in a package that brought Leonard to Toronto. Leonard was a free-agent-to-be when the deal was made. The Raptors knew he could be a one-season rental. They did it anyway, dispatching one of the franchise’s all-time best players to do so.

But Leonard was as good as advertised, winning a second Finals MVP as Toronto beat Golden State in six games for the franchise’s first NBA championship. And then … he left.

Would Philly take a similar shot at an abbreviated championship window? At this point, why not?

Once again, Embiid couldn’t get to the playoffs healthy. This time, it was a meniscus tear, suffered on Jan. 30 when the Warriors’ Jonathan Kumingafell into his left knee. Embiid had surgery a few days later and missed 29 games before returning at the end of the regular season. The Sixers went 11-18 in his absence and tumbled to the bottom of the postseason picture in the East, needing to beat Miami in the Play-In round to make the playoffs.

When Embiid’s healthy, he and Maxey are a formidable one-two punch. But, he can’t seem to make it through a full regular season and playoffs.

Embiid and Butler left on good terms when Butler went to Miami, and they remain solid friends. Embiid made his feelings about Butler clear when Butler went on a 56-point heater against Milwaukee in the first round last year. The feelings appear to be mutual. Embiid seemed more than willing to cede some of the spotlight to Maxey; it’s hard to imagine he wouldn’t be willing to do the same for Butler, given the latter’s postseason impact. (It is fair to question, though, whether Maxey would be as free as he was this season to create and seek scoring opportunities with the thirsty Butler aboard.)

The Sixers have multiple future first-round picks, along with their own 2024 selection, that they could put in a potential package for Butler. They don’t, though, have existing players under contract that would likely entice the Heat to the bargaining table. A third team would likely be needed to provide players who would fit an Adebayo/Herro timeline for Miami. With the new collective bargaining agreement rules clamping down on aggregation in trades for teams that have hit the second tax apron, multi-team deals aren’t as easy to make as they used to be. But they aren’t impossible.

Morey and Miami’s Andy Elisburg are among the most creative executives in the league when it comes to CBA navigation and trade creativity. And there are teams with talented players who appear willing to make significant moves this offseason. New Orleans is one; Atlanta a second; Sacramento likely a third.

The Sixers do have hope. They have two of the league’s top 15 players on their roster, a very smart executive who’ll have a whole lot of cap space with which to work this summer and ownership that obviously doesn’t mind spending at the top levels.

But they clearly aren’t good enough to seriously make a run in the East. Butler plays the way Philly fans love, he has indisputable postseason pedigree and he has the backing of the team’s franchise player. It’s a match worth (re-)pursing, for a franchise desperate to break through its glass ceiling.

 

Getting smokey already with the Butler noise. His Camp is really pushing this because Miami won't give him the extension. He would be 4th behind the top 3 wings if include OG

 

What was the trade prediction? 

1 minute ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Getting smokey already with the Butler noise. He would be 4th behind the top 3 wings if include OG

Hard time believing OG is leaving the Knicks. If he does that would be wild considering the Knicks dealt for him at the deadline.

im guessing there’s gonna be a surprise name that comes up in the trade market. Don’t know who but just someone we don’t expect wants out 

41 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

-Wendall Carter is 11 and 10 million the next two years would have to trade for him  

In order of I would ask them

-Lebron 3/150, but how can you not. He was amazing vs the Nuggets this year 

40 mins 

27/8.8/6 and 2.4 steals on 38.5% from 3. He really doesn't play much defense anymore so would néed a wing defender who cna guard down. 

 

-Test waters with OG Anunoby, get to play with Nurse again and expanded role when we sit Embiid games 

 

-If not, offer PG the max which four-year, $212.2 million contract BARF. It's such a risky deal because even though it's a 4 year deal you hoping for 2 maybe 3 years left with Embiid's good years.

Probably eating the last year, but can be used for matching salaries to trade for the perfect guy to compliment Maxey. 

 

-Resign Oubre, I think he might have a really strong market but I thought game 1 and 2 vs Brunson was encouraging for his defense moving forward 

Strike out on them, then becomes a bit of panic mode

 

I understand what you mean about OG now. Had to learn and see it the hard way 😂

1 hour ago, Khani1 said:

I understand what you mean about OG now. Had to learn and see it the hard way 😂

OG would’ve been a nice fit between Maxey and Embiid and for defensive purposes. Problem is Knicks had quickley and Barrett to give. Unless the raptors were willing to take expiring contracts and draft assets the Sixers didn’t have guys like quickley and Barrett to give the raptors. If the raptors were willing to accept the sixers draft assets and expiring contracts I’m guessing the Knicks would’ve sweetened their deal. Morey didn’t really try but i also just think the Knicks had a better offer in terms of young players unless Sixers were willing to overpay with like 3-4 firsts and hope OG extended here which still the raptors based on reports valued quickley pretty highly. 

Not interested in Butler.  Oh, he’s only 34?  Well, Tobias Harris is only 31!  Maybe we should resign him instead.

Part of the reason why I don’t think it’s going to be Paul George. I don’t think he wants to leave LA. And the Clippers moving into that new arena have no other option to at least be competitive besides bringing him and James Harden back. I tend to think there’s going to be somebody else that the Sixers are going to wind up with.

15 hours ago, Dave Moss said:

Not interested in Butler.  Oh, he’s only 34?  Well, Tobias Harris is only 31!  Maybe we should resign him instead.

Butler has a ton of miles on him especially during the Thibs era

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/275588/Magic-Sixers-Known-To-Have-Interest-In-Signing-Paul-George

Magic are interested in George too. Hopefully if he does leave LA he goes to sunny Florida instead of here.

Sign Andrew Bynum and Elton Brand and call it a day. 

Lonzo Ball hasnt played in 2 years and just picked up his player option for 21.4 million dollars. lol.

 

Cavs looking awful to start this fame. Still think Mitchell forces his way out this offseason. I don’t. See him picking up his 2025-26 player option unless he got injured in 2024-25. And i don’t think the cavs take the risk he just walks at the end of the year 

 

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

 

Every big name is will always linked with Morey 

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

Cavs looking awful to start this fame. Still think Mitchell forces his way out this offseason. I don’t. See him picking up his 2025-26 player option unless he got injured in 2024-25. And i don’t think the cavs take the risk he just walks at the end of the year 

Doesn't fit beside Maxey nor I don't think he makes players better. 

The PnR was elite this year with Maxey and Embiid. You don't need a guy that gets in the way but a guy that can create his own shot and stand in the corner when need be. 

13 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Doesn't fit beside Maxey nor I don't think he makes players better. 

The PnR was elite this year with Maxey and Embiid. You don't need a guy that gets in the way but a guy that can create his own shot and stand in the corner when need be. 

Again don’t disagree with you. But I’m guessing Morey doesn’t really care if he became available.