76ers 2023-24 Season Thread Part 1

[Negrodamus]

I’m too lazy to find the G League thread, but Terq smith scored 37 points the other day…. on 34 shots lmao.

[Skates]

Adding Caruso would be a dream come true as long we aren't giving up any of our core players. I just think Chicago is going to demand an entire leg for him.

Pretty much every contender is looking at Caruso if he becomes available, so there will be a competitive market that might get too pricey for a team looking to make other, bigger moves.

The biggest concern with OG, other than injuries which he has had, is that he costs too much in a trade because he too will have a robust market and there is no guarantee you can keep him this summer. Since he has a player option that he is likely to decline, I don't believe he is extension eligible or at least not eligible for an extension that will get him close to what he can after he declines the option. So you could spend far too much for one playoff run and then at best pay him near max or lose him altogether. OG is a perfect fit with Maxey and Embiid, but also not the final piece unless we grab another guard before him.

I doubt we are going to see a true second/third star on the market that is both a two way player and fits the Sixers' needs any time soon, then again I am not Morey and don't know the way the trade winds are or will be blowing in the NBA this year and in the summer.

[76ciology]

Wished that we had a pick in 2027 so that we could had the Clips pick swap, and didnt have to trade that 2027 pick swap for the OKC 2026 1st.

[Blackbird79]

There’s been a lot of talk about getting a facilitator to spell Maxey. Would someone like John Wall on a vet minimum be worth a look?

[76ciology]

[youtube] https://youtu.be/I9gEWg2CniI?si=kWBY9spT6QTOSTau[/youtube]

Great breakdown of our offense

[Kolkmania]

There’s been a lot of talk about getting a facilitator to spell Maxey. Would someone like John Wall on a vet minimum be worth a look?

There are always weak spots in a roster, playmaking when Maxey is on the bench is certainly one of ours. However, you can also create new problem while fixing an existing one. Part of the reason why we've started off so well is that we basically have no complete liabilities on defense (Korkmaz perhaps the only one?) and everybody is willing to shoot off the catch.

I'd rather live with some playmaking deficiencies than messing with our defensive identity and offensive flow. It will cost us some games, but if the rotations shorten we should find enough line-ups with Maxey, Embiid and some spot minutes of Harris as main initiators, Batum, Melton and Korkmaz are all capable of getting the offense flowing as secondary playmakers.

[Sixerscan]

There’s no one on this roster I would cut for Wall the way he played last year.

Bamba may stink but they need a 3rd center for when Embiid misses games.

[76ciology]

Semi-OT

I just saw Petrusev with the Kings. I just found out about it now lol

[76ciology]

I’m too lazy to find the G League thread, but Terq smith scored 37 points the other day…. on 34 shots lmao.

Bamba mentality

[M2J]

There’s been a lot of talk about getting a facilitator to spell Maxey. Would someone like John Wall on a vet minimum be worth a look?

They should at least consider it. Like Morey said, it's unlikely a new backup PG would play. However, the concern would be if they wanted to rest Tyrese for a game or whatever. Kinda a Bamba role for Joel.

[Skates]

A facilitator and a third big to replace Bamba, who looks like he would be utterly useless if asked to play minutes, and you can ride out the current team with a lot of wins up till the deadline. Give me those minor things and just see how the team and market plays out.

[youngcrev]

Unless it's someone that can also play with Maxey, I don't expect Morey to invest in the backup PG spot. Similar philosophy to the one he has with the backup center position.

[youngcrev]

There’s no one on this roster I would cut for Wall the way he played last year.

Bamba may stink but they need a 3rd center for when Embiid misses games.

Yeah. And even if he was still decent, I still don't think you want to bring in a guy with a big ego to fill such a minor role.

[Doramas]

It may be a touchy subject, as the Sixers' image could be in question, but would anyone consider acquiring Miles Bridges? Sportingly, I think it would be very good, but ethically it would be deplorable. What do you think?

[Arsenal]

It may be a touchy subject, as the Sixers' image could be in question, but would anyone consider acquiring Miles Bridges? Sportingly, I think it would be very good, but ethically it would be deplorable. What do you think?

He's not good enough to compensate for the risk, even if he comes basically for free. Not interested unless he is fully cleared of all legal issues.

[Arsenal]

It's tough to find a good enough facilitator to replace Maxey when he's out, that would be okay with basically not playing when Maxey is in.

I'd rather spend resources on other areas. This team goes as Maxey goes so if he goes down, we're finished anyway.

[kriss73]

"More likely, the Sixers could work around the edges, possibly even having it both ways by using the picks from the Harden trade to acquire other players with low cap holds, use the cap room to splurge on a high-end role player in the summer (hint: It rhymes with “OG Flanufloby”), then run it back next fall. Either way, the Sixers suddenly find themselves in an incredible position of strength."

Process-hater Hollinger had spoken and he's not wrong imho.

Inviato dal mio DN2103 utilizzando Tapatalk

[sodmoraes]

Basketball Reference MVP tracker: 2) Embiid, 3) MAxey and 9) Tobias fricking Harris lol.. If we can resign Harris for a good contract ( 20 M per year) i dont think Siakan is way better than him... I would like to get OG, but i dont think Pascal is all that...

[FlyingArrow]

Looking for a backup point guard, and considering that we have the regular season to figure it out, we're better off just using the best G-league point guard we can find instead of trading for an established player. Find someone in their athletic peak instead of trying to find an older player where you have no idea how quickly or how far they'll decline.

Looking at last year's G-League assist leaders, along with 3pt% and age:
1. Jacob Gilyard • MHU 9.6 - 41% - 25
2. Zavier Simpson • LAK 9.0 - 47% - 26
3. David Stockton • FWN 9.0 - 40% - 32
4. JD Davison • MNE 8.7 - 32% - 21
5. Shaquille Harrison • SBL 8.3 - 25% - 30
6. Chris Chiozza • LIN 8.1 - 44% - 27
7. Keifer Sykes • MCC 7.9 - 29% - 29
8. Abdul Gaddy • OKL 7.6 - 39% - 31
9. Carlik Jones • WCB 7.0 - 36% - 25
10. Jason Preston • ONT 6.7 - 37% - 24

From that list, there are 5 names with good assist and 3pt numbers who are in their athletic peak (24-29): Gilyard, Simpson, Chiozza, Jones, Preston. Gilyard is currently playing (and recently starting) with Memphis. Of the others, Chiozza has had enough NBA time to say that he probably isn't the answer. The other 3 (Jones, Preston, Simpson) have had minimal NBA time without much success. But they're all older now and more into their peak, so maybe they're viable.

My point here is that for what we need out of this role, we don't need to spend any serious resources. A backup point guard who can protect the ball and hit an open 3pt shot for no more than 10mpg (and often zero mpg) is a need but not something that we need to trade valuable resources for.

(I would say to try our own Delaware 2-way point guards first, but Javonte Smart has habit of having a less than 2:1 A:TO ratio. And Terquavion Smith is only 20. Unlikely that he's ready to the role. Those numbers don't make me think we have the best 2-way players this year. Otoh, Mac McClung's stats were stellar last year. No idea where he is right now - bbref says he was waived in October so maybe he's a free agent? Or trade for someone else's backup as long as it doesn't cost more than a 2RP or two.)

[DCasey91]

Don’t know the situation with Rubio but he’s a pro and definitely knows how to a run a team and I always wondered how a traditional PG guy would work with Embiid. I think the results would be pretty good