Welcome Lonnie Walker

Post #1 » by **sixers hoops** » Tue Feb 18, 2025 8:51 pm

JordanMars · Post #2 » by **JordanMars** » Tue Feb 18, 2025 8:54 pm

great move. better than PG right now

Post #3 » by **sixers hoops** » Tue Feb 18, 2025 8:55 pm

I assume David Roddy gets waived to make room.

Our under 30 talent has really improved. Not much frontline star power, but some usable pieces to work with.
Maxey (24)
Jared McCain (20)
Oubre (29)
Guerschon Yabusele (29)
Lonnie Walker (26)
Quentin Grimes (24)
Justin Edwards (21)
Jared Butler (24)
Council (23)
Adem Bona (21)

Negrodamus · Post #4 » by **Negrodamus** » Tue Feb 18, 2025 9:09 pm

Goddamnit Morey, why do you make it so hard to quit this team for the year? Love this signing even though I think it makes us better.

Mik317 · Post #5 » by **Mik317** » Tue Feb 18, 2025 9:28 pm

Morey has done all I wanted him to do in the offseason but now with Biid being broken and PG being washed its too late lol

Decipher · Post #6 » by **Decipher** » Tue Feb 18, 2025 10:40 pm

Walker was pretty good offensively for the Nets but was repeatedly benched for putting no effort in on the defensive end

He’s actually quite talented so hopefully takes defence a bit more seriously this time

elchengue20 · Post #7 » by **elchengue20** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 12:57 am

Decente signing for that price, kid got some talent, for sure can be better than Reggie fricking Jackson or 37 year old Eric Gordon next season.

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #8 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 1:09 am

Philly tank is dead , Lonnie is great player , will help you win games

the_process · Post #9 » by **the_process** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 2:40 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:Philly tank is dead , Lonnie is great player , will help you win games

I like the signing, but this certainly doesn't kill a tank.

This is an excuse for Maxey to be out for the year if they want it. And they should.

Iverson Armband · Post #10 » by **Iverson Armband** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 3:32 am

the_process wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:Philly tank is dead , Lonnie is great player , will help you win games

I like the signing, but this certainly doesn't kill a tank.

This is an excuse for Maxey to be out for the year if they want it. And they should.

You might seriously be on to something.

76ciology · Post #11 » by **76ciology** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 4:35 am

the_process wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:Philly tank is dead , Lonnie is great player , will help you win games

I like the signing, but this certainly doesn't kill a tank.

This is an excuse for Maxey to be out for the year if they want it. And they should.

I started this thread to understand the purpose of the signing, and I believe The Process’s guess is likely correct.

SixthStreet · Post #12 » by **SixthStreet** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 5:54 am

If the second year is guaranteed or a team option it's a good deal. I think we could probably flip him for a 2nd sometime before next season's trade deadline because he's likely going to put up some counting stats the remainder of this season and has a path to rotation minutes even on a full roster next year.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #13 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 1:10 pm

I wanted us to get him last summer. Thought for sure he'd be a better option over both Gordon and Jackson. Now that we've signed him this late into a crappy season, I don't really care. What I do like is that he is relatively young and that should be the goal. To get younger and more athletic. He's both. He can also space the floor. He shot .38% with Brooklyn last season from three. If he can buy in to actually trying to play defense, then he'll be a regular rotational player. Right now he sucks at defense and that has been what has kept him from sticking in this league.

FlyingArrow · Post #14 » by **FlyingArrow** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 3:48 pm

How does a 2-year contract work this far into the season? Did we just pay him for half-season when he didn't play for us?

zaz102 · Post #15 » by **zaz102** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 4:00 pm

FlyingArrow wrote:How does a 2-year contract work this far into the season? Did we just pay him for half-season when he didn't play for us?

It's prorated per the RealGM article.

phillynative · Post #16 » by **phillynative** » Tue Feb 25, 2025 2:13 am

Haven't been impressed so far but it's only been two games and this team has been in the dumps.
Looks to be a Oubre type of player good athlete, good size but not much of bball IQ