Amir Johnson Agrees Upon One-Year, $11M Deal With 76ers

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 10:12 pm

Amir Johnson has agreed upon a one-year, $11 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Bryan Colangelo previously signed Johnson when he was with the Toronto Raptors.

Johnson spent the past two seasons with the Boston Celtics.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

Elnegron · Post #2 » by **Elnegron** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 10:23 pm

Wth $11m for that scrub lmao at least it's only a season

macNcheese3 · Post #3 » by **macNcheese3** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 10:32 pm

Very good role player, and role model for the younger guys. On & off the court.

deeps6x · Post #4 » by **deeps6x** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 10:33 pm

Wait, so Philly just paid $34M for Reddick and Johnson, when they could have spent the same or probably much less to sign homeboy Kyle Lowry instead?

Colonjello... LOL.

IAMZOOTED · Post #5 » by **IAMZOOTED** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 10:43 pm

deeps6x wrote:Wait, so Philly just paid $34M for Reddick and Johnson, when they could have spent the same or probably much less to sign homeboy Kyle Lowry instead?

Colonjello... LOL.

Yeah, because after trading up to the #1 pick to draft a PG , what you want to do is sign a 31 year old PG to a max deal.

These are one year contracts, not a big deal

LaKerSpAin · Post #6 » by **LaKerSpAin** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 10:44 pm

it looks like Philly is going after veterans that are not going to demand much spotlight but are solid contributors and good role models.

Yes it's a lot of money, especially for J.J., but it could turn out to be worth it surrounding the young guns with those type of players, and only committing for 1 year.

Trust the process? Maybe...

Whetzell · Post #7 » by **Whetzell** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 10:54 pm

deeps6x wrote:Wait, so Philly just paid $34M for Reddick and Johnson, when they could have spent the same or probably much less to sign homeboy Kyle Lowry instead?

Colonjello... LOL.

They don't want to impede on the development of Simmons and Fultz. Lowry controls the ball and tempo and those two need to learn. Plus he would want more than a 1 year contract and with these 1 year deals they maintain flexibility. They could even move these guys for picks to contenders by the deadline. I'm impressed with the Sixers right now. (Celtic's fan)

colaroaster · Post #8 » by **colaroaster** » Sun Jul 2, 2017 12:00 am

prolly hits a buzzer beater vs. celts :banghead:

ChokeFasncists · Post #9 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Sun Jul 2, 2017 10:07 pm

One year?

Why?

He thinks he's gonna get plenty more pt than in Boston?

Very risky move