76ers 2023-24 Season Thread Part 1

[Covi_Marsh]

Think he's still available for Embiid?

Julius Randle? He probably available for a heavily protected 1st and an expiring. His value is not high lol. I’d rather pay 20 mil to Tobias. Randle is a great rebounder tho.

[Stanford]

Think he's still available for Embiid?

Julius Randle? He probably available for a heavily protected 1st and an expiring. His value is not high lol. I’d rather pay 20 mil to Tobias. Randle is a great rebounder tho.

Alright, sounds good

[Kobblehead]

Julius Randle is a zero on defense and his playoff numbers are unfathomably bad.

In 15 career playoff games, he's shooting 34% from the field. He's one of the worst pieces we could possibly bring in, IMO.

[FlyingArrow]

I would rather have Tobias than Randle.

[cej11]

I think the trade will eventually be Buddy Hield at some point. Buddy is on an expiring contract and he probably won't cost you but a couple of 2nd rd picks and expiring contracts. I think he would be a great fit with Embiid and Maxey, Instead of Melton taking those open three's now you get Buddy taking them. That's a huge upgrade IMO.

[ProcessDoctor]

Does anyone else realize how lucky we are to have landed Oubre for the min?

We're probably .500 without him and freaking out about what to do with the Harden assets.

[youngcrev]

I think the trade will eventually be Buddy Hield at some point. Buddy is on an expiring contract and he probably won't cost you but a couple of 2nd rd picks and expiring contracts. I think he would be a great fit with Embiid and Maxey, Instead of Melton taking those open three's now you get Buddy taking them. That's a huge upgrade IMO.

He'd be a solid pickup if you can get him without putting a 1st on the table.

More than anything it would be nice to have someone that could run some 2 man actions with Joel when Maxey is off the floor.

[youngcrev]

Does anyone else realize how lucky we are to have landed Oubre for the min?

We're probably .500 without him and freaking out about what to do with the Harden assets.

I'm sure we'll go through some stretches of "this **** guy", but he's been good. Not sure what game they lose without him. Did you see Korkmaz last game?

[Kobblehead]

I would rather have Melton's 37% shot with defense than Hield's 40% shot with no defense.

Hield would have been a cool Sixer earlier on when we were on the quest to 50 wins. But once we've become an established playoff team, he's just another defensive sieve for Jaylen Brown to run through with no resistance in a playoff series.

[youngcrev]

I would rather have Melton's 37% shot with defense than Hield's 40% shot with no defense.

Hield would have been a cool Sixer earlier on when we were on the quest to 50 wins. But once we've become an established playoff team, he's just another defensive sieve for Jaylen Brown to run through with no resistance in a playoff series.

I wouldn't give up Melton for him, but I don't think we'd have to. Certainly other guys I'd rather go after, but if those fall through and he comes cheap, I think he'd help.

He does suck on defense, although I don't think he's physically as much of a liability as other shooters we've had. Plus Nurse wouldn't just watch a guy get abused one on one.

[M2J]

Julius Randle is a zero on defense and his playoff numbers are unfathomably bad.

In 15 career playoff games, he's shooting 34% from the field. He's one of the worst pieces we could possibly bring in, IMO.

He's inconsistent on defense because he thinks he's the top option and can slack off. That would change. This year he's playing defense and offense is slacking. Similar defensive rating to Siakam, another none ideal fit. Both are very similar only one of them may cost you a max deal and the other should not and could be had for cheaper right now.

Grants looking real good right now too. Similar player to OG with better offense and an expiring contract should get him from Oregon. However, they'll play fake tough guys and request more

[Arsenal]

I don't see where Randle fits here. Much rather keep Tobias who I assume will cost less to re-sign and is a better fit.

OTOH Jerami Grant could be a good fit. Trade for him and resign Harris and we're good at the forward spots.

[Covi_Marsh]

I would rather have Melton's 37% shot with defense than Hield's 40% shot with no defense.

Hield would have been a cool Sixer earlier on when we were on the quest to 50 wins. But once we've become an established playoff team, he's just another defensive sieve for Jaylen Brown to run through with no resistance in a playoff series.

I prefer when he hitting. Game 6 he missed so many and he starting this season missing. Still a little upset with him. We wouldn’t even be considering him if he was hitting. We woulda beat Celtics.

[FireMorey]

Don't think the Sixers will be doing anything to jeopardize their cap room for the summer unless it's bringing in a bonafide star. Anyone with a multi year contract and makes good money is probably a non starter.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

I would rather have Melton's 37% shot with defense than Hield's 40% shot with no defense.

Hield would have been a cool Sixer earlier on when we were on the quest to 50 wins. But once we've become an established playoff team, he's just another defensive sieve for Jaylen Brown to run through with no resistance in a playoff series.

ALL DAY! I don't know why some have decided to pile on Melton, but he's far more valuable to this team than Buddy Hield is. Melton is the 3&D guard version and a damn good one at that. He's one of the better rebounding and shot-blocking guards in the league and his three-point shooting will improve over the season. He's off to a cold start, but he's going to be solid for us just like last season.
I like Buddy Hield, but as you pointed out, he will be useless in a playoff setting whereas Melton is not.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

I think we're going to evaluate Cov, Morris, Martin, and Batum (if he decides to play) before making any trades. Our bench right now is my biggest concern. We need a guard that can score or set up others in the second unit. Springer has a long way to go and Bev is probably more suited as a combo guard. I'm envious of the Warriors right now because they have Chris Paul coming off the bench and it's been working out great for them.

[ankle420breaker]

Any update on Batum??

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[FlyingArrow]

Any update on Batum??

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At age 35, he might prefer a few weeks with his family before joining us. And at age 35, we might prefer he take those few weeks so he doesn't wear himself down before the playoffs. Load management with a "personal reasons" excuse. Just a thought.

Or maybe he's at the next game.

Or maybe he never shows up.

I'm just a random keyboard with ideas (on this topic) no better than yours.

[Arsenal]

I don't care if the guy doesn't show up at all. Much rather see our current guys get playing time. He is nothing but a salary to be used in trade or as an expiring.

The only guy I want to see play and who has a chance of sticking around awhile is RoCo.

[kriss73]

In my opinion we are a Jimmy Butler away to seriously contend.
and i don't mean "A" JBuler, I mean "THE" JButler.