the_process wrote:Cassius wrote:HotelVitale wrote:Agreed, the Sixers have some key needs and they’re not necessarily interested in Matisse long term (he’s ending his room deal this year), but any Thybulle deal would need to directly address those needs with a guy capable of playing good PO minutes. Thybulle’s already filling a useful role, it’s just that the role isn’t that essential for PHL and Thybulle’s not good enough at it to make up for that lack of intense need.
Not sure what the needs are... I thought fans were happy with Paul and Trez at backup C, but I don't see any other bodies to throw at Giannis or Horford. The roster seems pretty complete aside from more SF/PF. Toronto has 5M under the tax, so it could be expanded to get your 2M tax overage cleared.
I assume a true SF with a jumper is what you're looking for, but getting someone better than House without compromising the rest of the rotation seems like a tall order.
Montrez Harrell is mostly unplayable even in the regular season. Glenn Rivers will not play Paul Reed. So they need another backup C. But that's another story.
Here, Toronto is a bad fit as the 3rd team. Charlotte would be much better.
Holmes and SAC 2nd to CHA
Plumlee and Thybulle to SAC
McDaniels to PHI
Ha, yeah whatever Sixers fan told you were ‘happy’ with Trez was probably playing with you. He’s basically a punchline at this point, he can’t really do anything on offense anymore besides stand in the dunker and up fake, and he’s gotta be a bottom 5 defensive center in the league at this point.
So Sixers could use an upgrade there (also throw in a stretchy 5, not a need but would be cool). Could also use a big wing who’s good at help defense (doesn’t need to be lockdown guy), like a Covington type. And any vet 1-4 who can play PO minutes and just be competent, make the right reads and rotations and hit some open shots etc. We have decent players at the backup slots but they’re all young or flighty or flawed (like Matisse) and have cost us in previous POs.