June 27, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, mr_hunt said: Jesus Christ. https://x.com/CrossingBroad/status/1806145014357004753?t=BlI0vt4Pw6Rs9OY4qAxGyw&s=19 If he produces, everyone will eat that ish up
June 27, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, Gannan said: He's a better prospect than Springer who we were all waiting to develop. He's shown enough flash for me to give him a chance. The idea that we are worried how anyone at 16 in this draft will fit with the starters is laughable. Where did i mention starters? I mentioned contributing player. McCain isn’t going to be a rotation player as a rookie. He wasn’t a great defender in college. really for a team that’s win now mode due to where Embiid’s is in his career keeping the pick doesn’t make sense especially if you can get a future asset and clear cap space. I’ll be surprised if McCain is even on the sixers roster in 3 years if he’s not shown to be a rotational piece by year two simply cause they’ll want to move the cap space when he’s unlikely to play for nick nurse next year and who knows in 2025-26
June 27, 20242 yr 7 minutes ago, Gannan said: Yeah that was total freak luck. Maxey couldn't shoot a lick coming out of Kentucky. He developed his shot. Look at drafts like 2013 (where we foolishly traded away Holiday) which is closer to this one where there were like 4 NBA quality players in the entire draft. Cant counter with outliers. Good starters get found in mid rd 1 all the time, it just comes down to development knecht sounded dumb as a rock, but ill take the 6-5 wing scorer over a 6-2 guard
June 27, 20242 yr 6 minutes ago, Gannan said: He's a better prospect than Springer who we were all waiting to develop. He's shown enough flash for me to give him a chance. The idea that we are worried how anyone at 16 in this draft will fit with the starters is laughable. Worrying about fit doesn’t mean anyone was expecting him to start. If he can’t play with Maxey, you are putting a cap on his potential playing time. Maxey plays a ton of minutes and games.
June 27, 20242 yr I can already see that the complaining about his nails and Tik Tok account are going to annoy me way more than either of those things themselves.
June 27, 20242 yr 10 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: Jesus Christ. https://x.com/CrossingBroad/status/1806145014357004753?t=BlI0vt4Pw6Rs9OY4qAxGyw&s=19 Just go with it.
June 27, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, Khani1 said: Can this guy run the second unit? 2.2 assists per 36. No...
June 27, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, ToastJenkins said: Cant counter with outliers. Good starters get found in mid rd 1 all the time, it just comes down to development knecht sounded dumb as a rock, but ill take the 6-5 wing scorer over a 6-2 guard Sometimes they are. We have no idea that he won't be any good. We also dont know that Knecht or DaSilva will even be relevant. I'm just saying that writing him off as a bad pick is premature and worrying about how at #16 in a crap draft class is going to play with established starters is foolish. I'm willing to wait and see. Im hoping he can be a guy that can come in off the bench and hot some 3s...which he might.
June 27, 20242 yr 4 minutes ago, Shepard Wong said: Worrying about fit doesn’t mean anyone was expecting him to start. If he can’t play with Maxey, you are putting a cap on his potential playing time. Maxey plays a ton of minutes and games. If he spells Maxey in the playoffs and scores 10-15 points off the bench, its a great pick at 16 in a bad draft class.
June 27, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, Shepard Wong said: Worrying about fit doesn’t mean anyone was expecting him to start. If he can’t play with Maxey, you are putting a cap on his potential playing time. Maxey plays a ton of minutes and games. I wanted to Walter for the reason he is a good defender that could give you that aspect as a rookie for 5-10 mins off the bench by year’s end. And he’s an above average shooter who should get better over time. He might not be a great defender initially at the NBA level, but he has the length, size and even good enough athleticism to be that guy. I’d bet Toronto in their presser alludes to him being their next OG. Frankly, the only guy I think is ready to contribute as an actual rotational guy day one in the NBA is Dalton knecht because he’s 23 years old. he’s physically ready, has the experience and frankly i think he’s likely destined to just be a solid role player. That said keeping the pick and having a kid just sit on the bench as your 11th or 12th man taking up the cap space isn’t where the sixers are at. This isn’t an attack on McCain it’s more you are spending $4 mil in cap space on a rookie who likely doesn’t play. And year two another $4 mil in the hopes he can play.
June 27, 20242 yr Author 5 minutes ago, Shepard Wong said: I can already see that the complaining about his nails and Tik Tok account are going to annoy me way more than either of those things themselves. I'm old. I need some time to adjust.
June 27, 20242 yr 2 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said: 2.2 assists per 36. No... Which is what they said about DiVincenzo when he was drafted. Wasn't fast. Assists were low. Shooting wouldnt translate to the NBA.
June 27, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, Gannan said: If he spells Maxey in the playoffs and scores 10-15 points off the bench, it’s a great pick at 16 in a bad draft class. If he can score 15pts in the handful of minutes Maxey doesn’t play in the playoffs, he’d be the best bench player in the NBA. That said, I like the pick. Even from strictly an asset point of view, I think McCain on a rookie contract will have far more value than that pick held before tonight.
June 27, 20242 yr Just now, Shepard Wong said: If he can score 15pts in the handful of minutes Maxey doesn’t play in the playoffs, he’d be the best bench player in the NBA. That said, I like the pick. Even from strictly an asset point of view, I think McCain on a rookie contract will have far more value than that pick held before tonight. Well Nick Batum scored 16. The Celtics won by having a whole roster of guys who can shoot and score on any given night.
June 27, 20242 yr This is why I said I think they want to trade that pick. They were trying to trade out of that pick. I don’t buy Morey’s bs at his presser. You love that kid that much the pick is in immediately. The thing is they likely don’t want a kid who’s gonna be the 11th or 12th man on their bench as a rookie and nick nurse won’t play cause he’s young (council played when guys got hurt or blowouts) making $4 million taking up that cap space when they know he’s not going to help them win next year and maybe not in 2025-26. i think they’d prefer extra space to add guys that can contribute now.
June 27, 20242 yr I will say that I have followed nbadraft.net for years and when they give someone a 9 in shooting, that is an incredible adulation.
June 27, 20242 yr 25 minutes ago, Shepard Wong said: I can already see that the complaining about his nails and Tik Tok account are going to annoy me way more than either of those things themselves. Too bad. How many good players do you see with distractions like that social media BS? They are out working on their game not choreographed crap.
June 27, 20242 yr 8 minutes ago, therealdawk said: I will say that I have followed nbadraft.net for years and when they give someone a 9 in shooting, that is an incredible adulation. Was this for our pick?
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