@@thinkmcfly3760:37 nah they get Max money next year, to get players in, so philly won that deal. If the clippers dont win this year, they Are a blow up next season, and might Even be Anyway. When did your last see harden play good in the play off, when has pg and kawhi last been injury free in the play off.
yeah I wouldn't want Harden on my team either, but I still feel like this makes your team better, even though I don't like him. Only problem might be the worse defense when the second unit is in. (and obviously the potential drama between Harden & Russ or Kawhi)
@@DMVBLACK right, cuz Dame went exactly where he wanted, and the 76s were able to trade James to wherever they wanted and get the return they wanted. Nice observation bud
Embiid is not going to be there for long and might ask for a trade request. Go to complete rebuild because they are not a championship cablier team and Embiid is older and injury prone
this trade was definitely way way more beneficial for the Sixers than the Clippers, yeah like i'm really scared about what the Clippers are gonna do - Load Management Kawhi hardly will play 60-70 games - Russ i'll give him credit there, he did play much better on the Clippers for sure at the second half of last season - Paul George (IF HEALTHY) and we all pray for him because hes definitely had it rough after 2021 - James Harden ruins another team's chemistry, like he did in Brooklyn and with the Sixers Clips will implode like they usually do, that don't mean nothing anyway, the last time the Clippers actually did anything was in the 2020-2021 covid shortened season
Harden didn’t ruin the Sixers chemistry tho. Glenn Rivers literally tried to force Harden to play isoball and he still managed to get the most assists per game. There is video of Harden in a preseason workout trying to ask the coach for freedom to be a playmaker and Glenn tells him that the team needs him to get going and score first and after that he can focus on getting everyone else going, while Harden wanted the opposite he figured he could get everyone else going and then punish the enemy team when they eventually leave him unguarded. Also, his team mates loved him and copied a lot of his moves. Harden was just trapped on a team run by one of the worst coaches in NBA history. If you’ve never listened to it before I really suggest finding a video of Glenn Rivers giving his team a pep talk and drawing up a play. Quite literally the dumbest shit you will ever hear in your life, dude can barely make a sentence, he is literally just trying to sound like a coach, he doesn’t actually know what a coach does. His gameplan is to play all of his most experience players all at the same time, and then he subs them out for basically 5rookies for like 5minutes to give then a breather and then plays all 5vets for the rest of the game unless they look like they will lose and then the bench comes back on the floor. He was playing PJtucker for like 40minutes a night and that dudes like 100years old. Literally no strategy on the floor beyond Isoball and pick and roll. For the most part his players just run to a spot and stand there. Its the most 1 dimensional offense the world has ever seen. Its a miracle that they could even make it to the playoffs, he was really lucky to have so much talent on his team. Sixers didn’t even really change their lineup compared to last season besides adding Oubre and getting rid of Harden, and they look like a completely different team under Nurse now. If Harden didn’t want to be traded and was still committed to winning with Philly he probably would have worked nicely in Nurse’s system. Even Tobias looks like a completely different player now that they’ve gotten away from dribbling out the shotclock. Embiid looks completely different as well, he isn’t the focus of the offense anymore, so he can focus more of his energy on defense, and Embiid has also stopped trying as hard to force fouls, instead he is actually attacking the rim and asserting dominance which is still getting him a ton of fouls because he is unguardable. If he keeps his head right this will be a huge improvement for him because he always seemed to lose focus when refs weren’t calling his foul baits.
if Rivers was the problem why did harden still want to leave after he was fired? James clearly stated his problem was with Morey, the GM, for…some reason
The clippers are on schedule to completely implode by the end of the season, just in time for their brand new stadium to open. Ballmer really should've moved them to Seattle when he had the chance!
not to mention also Kawhi Leonard will just sit out games again like he's usually do , come on he's done this shit over the past 5 seasons , should we really be this surprised?
bro big businesses cant stop shutting down stores in that area so why tf would he go there lmfao. Yall delusional af, Las vegas has been getting groomed to be the location for the next expansion team for years thats why the summer league is held there
I agree. Historically, stacked teams is not an assurance for a chip. That's what happened to Lakers Shaq-Kobe-Malone-Payton era. Its hard to manage their egos and playing time. Who has more minutes and who will be the alpha. 2 or 3 stars will do and a tough bench as solid support wins championship. And a smart coach too.
That mention of Mikal Bridges makes me wanna cry. HE’S SUPPOSED TO BE A SIXER!!! Why did Brett Brown have to suggest Zhaire Smith was the better option to trade for on draft night when we already had our hometown kid Mikal secured at that 10th pick?! WHY?!! Philly raised, played for Villanova, College DPOY, NCAA Champion, his MOTHER works for the Sixers. It’s a whole family affair and Brett Brown’s bright idea was to take that away from us??? He’s literally everything the Sixers needed! Where’s Zhaire at?! Nowhere to be found! I will never forgive you, Brett Brown. NEVER😭😭😭 If Daryl Morey can pull enough strings to bring Mikal Bridges back where he’s supposed to be…. that’s some true magician shit, man. I wouldn’t be able to contain my excitement. I like the idea of securing elite level role players. Your Anunobys, your Brogdons, your Hields, etc. But, getting Mikal back is the dream…. Fingers crossed🤞🏾
OG on philly makes so much sense for the fit n having Nurse as the coach. He's an all NBA defender with a great 3 point shot n is a good rebounder. He can play either forward position. Not just a great fit with Embiid n Maxey but also compliments Tobias. Those 2 would be like Porter Jr n Gordan in Denver... but as a raptors fan I don't want to see it. I live the OG n Scottie duo. Resign OG. Let's the other contracts expire n look to trade for Mitchell 🙏🏾
mikal would be the perfect fit. A kid fron philly, a 3 and D Wing that complements maxey and Embiid and i feel like the price tag would be fair enough to build a contender around embiid
actually russ and harden worked well during their time in Houston. russ is now willing to be the 3rd or 4th guy. so it will be less bricking and more assisting.
They can now go get a bar contract without having to give up any of those 1st round picks by trading for Jeremy Grant from Portland because Portland wants those expiring contracts for their rebuild and actually the 76ers could possibly get a first back in that deal depending on who it is built around. Plus if they do land Zach LaVine from the Bulls they have Grant to help the defense hide LaVine and that team would be a hard out in the playoffs.
The only thing salvageable for james harden right now would be his appearance, i prefer him to look like his rockets day again and maybe...just maybe it would bring back his rockets game again. Just my thoughts 😅
Not sure about the Westbrook comments. You are aware that they’ve known each other since they were kids and are good friends? Both from LA. They both want to play at home.
Daryl Morey won that trade. Dude really is a good GM. I love Balmer.. But as I like Mann. I REALLY like Covington. Dude is a special piece with value. Kenyon Martin Jr. 28UNP Bro with more picks, swap and 2nd?? Or some shiii?? Morris too, even Batum on his last retirement year. Still ballen and amazing shooter. They handed 76ers great player's and too many picks... I'd never gave Covington, no UNP 28.. I'd done a protect 1st and a swap and maybe a couple 2nds tops. They could have other's, or maybe just Powell and save some picks or make it more straight up for Clips. Then Clipps could have traded the other's for more pieces or picks themselves. They gave up a young Kenyon Martin Jr. Who could lowkey be a different sort of Miles Bridges without the wild cloudy outlook over his career. Kenyon would be a player I want to retain. Fools. Kenyon about to ball out. Come to my Pacers Kenyon. Play with the boy's Tyrese, Obi, Nembhard, Mathurin, Turner, Brucey B, Hield, Nesmith, Smith, Walker, Shepp.. We Growin Somethin here in Indy brotha. I know you an LA boy and all but lol. 76ers got a good potential young man.
I agree 100% with the Sixers trading for great players like Buddy Hield, Malcolm Brogdon and Alex Caruso. You got great defense and offense with this 3 players together. The best part of this 3 players is their contracts and age. Their contracts is the best part: Buddy Hield (30) is in the final year of his contract and will be and UFA and the Pacers are not really playing him because idk honestly, to me Hield is and amazing shooter, so thats great for Philly. Malcolm Brogdon (30) contract is in for one more season and the Blazzers are looking to trade him because they are on the rebuild at the moment. Alex Caruso (29) is in a similar contract situation as Brogdon and the Bulls might as well start to rebuild because their roster did not work, sadly because I was really high on the Bulls but everything went sideways with no PG. Also their contracts moneywise are not super high. Hield is around 20M a season, Brogdon a bit more and Caruso is around 9M a season. You can call it 50M - 60M all together knowing cap space going up next year and get them paid. I would take all the time this 3 great players with different skills than 1 ¨star¨ who takes 50M - 60M a year. Add those 3 into a Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey oh boy that sounds nice.
