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[Marvel]

I would like to sign Ellington.

[Green_teamer]

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[Marvel]

Good, glad to hear he got a decent contract in a pretty good situation. Avery is one of the good guys.

He is but what's also interesting is the benchmark this sets for Marcus.

Avery can actually shoot though. Knocks about 2-3 AAV off of Smarts potential deal.

That was kinda my point. The figure will be somewhere in that ball park slightly less cause AB can shoot.

[darrendaye]

On Smart:

I Hate tragically flawed players, but i do believe we need to see the course a little more with Smart, and I do want him on this team. You get a glimpse of elite play and then head scratchingly awful sequences moments later, but at this point we've seemed to learn to live with it. It feels like many of Smarts brightest moments are adrenaline fueled reactions to awful shots or moronic moments, so if thats how it works
..keep it coming i guess?

I've always felt like Smart is meant to be a 20-26mpg adrenaline junkie off the bench and nothing more. With a healthy roster his role is exactly that. It's great to bring him in when our guys are either flat, or an opposing guard or wing is killing us.
He does special things when he isn't asked to do too much.
What gets Smart in trouble is when he's needed to run the team for large stretches, or when he feels like he needs to shoot the ball every time he's open.
He can actually be quite effective offensively when they post him up, or if they run p&rs with Smart and a rim runner.

He's drives me nuts sometimes, but I'm fairly confident his mere presence injects confidence in his teammates. Marcus is a pitbull and definitely a guy you want in your foxhole.

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If someone like a Semi was wired to play in a more manic fashion, like Smart, it would be easier to let Marcus go. But no one on the team consistently makes more desperation plays. Perhaps a bit too much is made of these types of "winning" plays, but they do have a positive effect beyond the play itself.

[SMTBSI]

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Philly is signing 1-year deals to preserve max cap space for next year. Offer sheets to restricted free agents have to be for at least two non-option years. So, you can take them out of the Smart race.

Atlanta, Chicago, and Sacramento are the only contenders at this point.

[LarryBirdsFingr]

On Smart:

I Hate tragically flawed players, but i do believe we need to see the course a little more with Smart, and I do want him on this team. You get a glimpse of elite play and then head scratchingly awful sequences moments later, but at this point we've seemed to learn to live with it. It feels like many of Smarts brightest moments are adrenaline fueled reactions to awful shots or moronic moments, so if thats how it works
..keep it coming i guess?

I've always felt like Smart is meant to be a 20-26mpg adrenaline junkie off the bench and nothing more. With a healthy roster his role is exactly that. It's great to bring him in when our guys are either flat, or an opposing guard or wing is killing us.
He does special things when he isn't asked to do too much.
What gets Smart in trouble is when he's needed to run the team for large stretches, or when he feels like he needs to shoot the ball every time he's open.
He can actually be quite effective offensively when they post him up, or if they run p&rs with Smart and a rim runner.

He's drives me nuts sometimes, but I'm fairly confident his mere presence injects confidence in his teammates. Marcus is a pitbull and definitely a guy you want in your foxhole.

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If someone like a Semi was wired to play in a more manic fashion, like Smart, it would be easier to let Marcus go. But no one on the team consistently makes more desperation plays. Perhaps a bit too much is made of these types of "winning" plays, but they do have a positive effect beyond the play itself.

Exactly.

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This would be a good move for Philly. They are in DESPERATE need of a wing defender.

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[BigTrade92]

That move just ate up a ton of cap space for Philly.

They’ve got like $2.2 Mill left, plus the MLE now.

[Marvel]

So, this takes Philly out of the Kawhi sweepstakes?

[LarryBirdsFingr]

Lol philly, full rat

[Valid]

That move just ate up a ton of cap space for Philly.

They’ve got like $2.2 Mill left, plus the MLE now.

Wanted LeBron and Kawhi or Paul George...had to settle for J.J. Redick and Wilson Chandler.

[fraanciiscoo]

smart will either take the QQ or sign something like 25-30 /3

I thought philly could offer him something around 38/3 but with this move they cant do it

[LarryBirdsFingr]

That move just ate up a ton of cap space for Philly.

They’ve got like $2.2 Mill left, plus the MLE now.

Wanted LeBron and Kawhi or Paul George...had to settle for J.J. Redick and Wilson Chandler.

Lmao **** priceless

[ddb]

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[Green_teamer]

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Running it up for the wall of shame?

[SMTBSI]

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Running it up for the wall of shame?

What are you talking about?

[SMTBSI]

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Running it up for the wall of shame?

What are you talking about?

That's a ridiculous accusation.

[robdog_5]

Sixers getting pick considerations and another wing for depth should they have to deal Covington and Saric. However they need to make salaries closer to matching