76ers 2023-24 Season Thread Part 1

[brannigan73]

The time to add players is at the trade deadline not the off-season. They have a huge chunk of potential disposable salary they can get rid of now. Nobody is signing and trading for Tobias Harris in the offseason lol. His value is an expiring at a huge number that will allow another team to get rid of some big contract players with years left on there contract that they feel like no longer fit the mode there teams are in. Of course your probably going to have to attach draft capital also unless its something like Tobi for Bogdanovich on the Pistrons. Look at this way. 80+ million in expirings (Harris, Batum, Covington, and Morris) you could use to try to acquire players at the deadline along with draft capital and a chance to keep a guy like Melton or around 45 million to spend in the offseason and certainly bye bye to Melton, Covington, Batum, and Morris. Its an easy call.

[LeTimmAy]

I'd prefer adding now as well. postponing that into the offseason would eat into our depth.

Also I don't really see any free agents that could help us and I would welcome Melton, oubre, covington and batum in new deals, which would be Impossible otherwise.

[76ciology]

All things considered, the best choice is to pursue Siakam. The only better option would be if a top-tier star player suddenly becomes available (Giannis? Lauri?).

It's the most probable move anyway if we end up doing nothing, with just doing a re-run of a 2020-2021 type season, who else should we spend our cap on in the 2024 offseason? Klay Thompson? Re-sign Tobias and Oubre?

Siakam has been playing and shooting well. I dont know if it’s because he wants to stay or he wants to get traded.

Btw to not make it repetitive and boring here’s his highlight on his latest game against the Celts

Watch on YouTube

He’s the type who can lead the team to steal a game or 2 against the Celts.

[elchengue20]

Siakam shot is coming back to life recently.

I like Lauri more but Siakam brings better secondary creation and it's more affordable to make a trade, so i agree he's the player we should be focused on getting.

[the_process]

Siakam shot is coming back to life recently.

I like Lauri more but Siakam brings better secondary creation and it's more affordable to make a trade, so i agree he's the player we should be focused on getting.

If Masai was going to move Siakam for anything reasonable, he'd already be gone.

If Masai was going to max him out, that would have already been done.

Sacramento dropped out of the bidding because they didn't like the price AND they don't want to max him out.

No to Siakam.

[Negrodamus]

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I imagine there’s some draft capital attached to Harrison Barnes.

[the_process]

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I imagine there’s some draft capital attached to Harrison Barnes.

And other salary as well. Barnes doesn't make enough to match Siakam.

[kriss73]

Let's forget for a moment the future salary: only form a basketball/fit/colture point of view, but how many of these guys would you re-sign in off-season?

The keyword is NOW, before the trade deadline, because those you don't plan to re-sign, will be gone for nothing this summer (I know, the sign and trade, but it's very unlikey)

Tobias Harris
Morris
Batum
Cov
Melton
Korky
House
Beverly
Oubre
Bamba
Martin

To me:

Oubre, Beverly, Batum are priority
Then Melton
Then Harris, Cov
Then Morris, Martin
lastly Bamba, House, Korky

My only doubts are:
Melton: at the 10/12 Mil/y figure is a steal, imho.
Batum could be done so it's not a long term deal


The real question is Tobi: either you'll be able to re-sign him with bird rights at a resonable figure (20 Mil/y?) either you have to trade him now.
You don't go hard-capped with a sign& trade for Tobi.

[eyeatoma]

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[the_process]

Let's forget for a moment the future salary: only form a basketball/fit/colture point of view, but how many of these guys would you re-sign in off-season?

The keyword is NOW, before the trade deadline, because those you don't plan to re-sign, will be gone for nothing this summer (I know, the sign and trade, but it's very unlikey)

Tobias Harris
Morris
Batum
Cov
Melton
Korky
House
Beverly
Oubre
Bamba
Martin

To me:

Oubre, Beverly, Batum are priority
Then Melton
Then Harris, Cov
Then Morris, Martin
lastly Bamba, House, Korky

My only doubts are:
Melton: at the 10/12 Mil/y figure is a steal, imho.
Batum could be done so it's not a long term deal


The real question is Tobi: either you'll be able to re-sign him with bird rights at a resonable figure (20 Mil/y?) either you have to trade him now.
You don't go hard-capped with a sign& trade for Tobi.

In order: Oubre, Batum, Covington, Martin.

Not super interested in bringing any of the others back.

It's going to take a full MLE for Oubre I suspect. So they really need to look into moving Tobias and Melton now, get some guys in here who fit and can help, and operate as an over the cap team and give up on the crazy Paul George/Kawhi Leonard dream. That has to be who Morey is fixated on, it can't be Siakam.

[Kobblehead]

My vote is Moody.

Moody is desirable, but he only has next year on his rookie deal and then he gets paid. I want someone with more length on their rookie deal.

[M2J]

Let's forget for a moment the future salary: only form a basketball/fit/colture point of view, but how many of these guys would you re-sign in off-season?

The keyword is NOW, before the trade deadline, because those you don't plan to re-sign, will be gone for nothing this summer (I know, the sign and trade, but it's very unlikey)

Tobias Harris
Morris
Batum
Cov
Melton
Korky
House
Beverly
Oubre
Bamba
Martin

To me:

Oubre, Beverly, Batum are priority
Then Melton
Then Harris, Cov
Then Morris, Martin
lastly Bamba, House, Korky

My only doubts are:
Melton: at the 10/12 Mil/y figure is a steal, imho.
Batum could be done so it's not a long term deal


The real question is Tobi: either you'll be able to re-sign him with bird rights at a resonable figure (20 Mil/y?) either you have to trade him now.
You don't go hard-capped with a sign& trade for Tobi.

In order: Oubre, Batum, Covington, Martin.

Not super interested in bringing any of the others back.

It's going to take a full MLE for Oubre I suspect. So they really need to look into moving Tobias and Melton now, get some guys in here who fit and can help, and operate as an over the cap team and give up on the crazy Paul George/Kawhi Leonard dream. That has to be who Morey is fixated on, it can't be Siakam.

Bringing back Oubre should be the only must, for no more than the MLE hopefully. Batum should be doable. I would say 2nd priority is Melton though, that would be dumb to let him go. I don't see a team paying him more than 16 million, and he's the type of guard every contender is looking for. If they get Murray on the roster, they should still try to keep Melton, but it becomes less of a requirement.

[Negrodamus]

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I don’t even know who it could be. Murray, DeRozan, or Siakam are the only guys who seem to fit that “win now” player with a resume. All other players are either not proven or unattainable. Dark horse would be Ingram I suppose, but they have been winning recently.

[Monix]

My vote is Moody.

Moody is desirable, but he only has next year on his rookie deal and then he gets paid. I want someone with more length on their rookie deal.

he only gets paid if he plays well, not too much to worry about on that front yet

[ProcessDoctor]

Lauri Lauri Lauri

[zaz102]

Lauri or Mikal. Get 'em Daryl.

[Kobblehead]

Jerami Grant is the only one left that makes sense.

[ProcessDoctor]

Go all out on offense...


DET out: Bogdonavic, J. Harris, two 2nds
DET in: T. Harris, Korkmaz

PHI out: Harris, Reed, Korkmaz, picks
PHI in: Lauri, Olynyk, Bogdonavic

UTAH out: Lauri, Olynyk
UTAH in: J. Harris, Reed, all the picks


Maxey/Beverley/Springer
Melton/Bogdonavic/House
Batum/Oubre/Martin
Lauri/Covington/Morris
Embiid/Olynyk/Bamba


Probably a defensive wing short, but maybe a follow-up trade is out there? Maybe like a Batum for Finney-Smith or O'Neale swap. Don't know that Batum can hold up defensively anymore.

[eyeatoma]

I'm okay with Jerami Grant, if you get a shooter like Bojan or Bogdan...Even Buddy Hield...

[M2J]

Jerami Grant is the only one left that makes sense.

You're out on Murray?