Sixers Offseason Thread Part 5

[Sixerscan]

Well the Bucks also went 17-19 after Doc got there. Lillard, Middleton and Lopez all had down years and are at the age where that tends to be part of a trend. Like Lopez is going to be 37 during the playoffs. Basically the same team with Beasley and Beverley swapped out for Trent and Wright, which is an upgrade but nothing crazy. Like the Knicks they don't have much in the way of assets to make trades with unless they went to trade from their core, and there's no young ascending player like Maxey who could get better and change the dynamic of their team.

Things could go well for them but seems like there's rightfully questions about how they're going to hold up over a long season. Teams like Cleveland, Orlando, Indiana are younger and deeper, could see one of them making a leap.

[ivysixer2000]

I understand the concern over the Bucks, but the equalizer is the matchup with the freak and Jojo. Jojo does give him fits when the freak has the ball. Now if they want to post Lopez on PG for the whole game, that could be a problem. I seriously doubt that would happen, but if it does then hopefully NN will make the adjustment and play the dancing bear or Drummond a bit more since Lopez is 37.

I still want crazy eyes Portis off that team, he comes off the bench for them but he could start for us. He does have a player option next summer which I figure he will exercise. They also have Lopez being a free agent, along with player options on Kris and Pat.

They better win this season, or that team could be blown up. In a 7 game series, if healthy, I can see beating everyone in the East except the Celtics. We could beat the Celtics, but that could be a Kawhi 4 bounce shot for a lost to make Jojo cry again. The Knicks are a problem, no matter how we look at it. But I hope with the added size of Maxey, that he can do a better job on Brunson since Brunson was really bullying him in the playoffs last season. I figure that's why Maxey has added size.

I'm just glad we hopefully don't have to start Lowry like we did in the playoffs last season. I mean really? The Knicks build their team to beat Boston, not us. Thats the advantage that can be taken advantage of as Jojo could put up historic numbers on them.

[SixthStreet]

I'm not worried about anyone but the Celtics. This is the best team we've had in the Embiid era. I'm still 60% sure injuries will torpedo the season between Embiid and George but if healthy this team will break the conference semifinal glass ceiling.

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The 76ers first 7 games:

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[Stanford]

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I remember when BS would post summer videos and I'd get hyped only to be treated to the same BS when the season started. But this guy...this guy right here Maxey. I believe in him.

[SixthStreet]

What has Maxey ever done since being drafted to make us doubt him? Nothing.

He puts his head down, gets to work, and uses the new stuff effectively against NBA defenses, year after year after year.

More than Embiid or George, he is the reason I have unshakeable belief in this roster right now.

Embiid is clearly the best player, but like Embiid himself believes, Tyrese is The Franchise.

[M2J]

The guys working in the post, and that efficient off the dribble (which is truly the main thing he needed to continue and improve). Time for another leap

[76ciology]

Aside from Embiid staying healthy, what realistic improvement from one player would move the needle the most for us? For example, would Kelly Oubre improving to a 40% three-point shooter make the biggest impact?

[WentzerWuver]

Aside from Embiid staying healthy, what realistic improvement from one player would move the needle the most for us? For example, would Kelly Oubre improving to a 40% three-point shooter make the biggest impact?

I think if McCain becomes a prolific 3 point scorer for the Sixers like he was at Duke at a 70% clip from distance like this game. His quick release reminds me of JJ.

https://youtu.be/ziPzCKf3l_Q?si=TBPgSIvA4RZeAG-O

And maybe less of this but I don't mind if he's knocking down 3s once he's called up this season and it will happen sooner or later. SL means nothing to how great he will become!

https://youtube.com/shorts/LbbPJ6HQPUQ?si=Z29KfZcoSgUOT17U

[Stanford]

Aside from Embiid staying healthy, what realistic improvement from one player would move the needle the most for us? For example, would Kelly Oubre improving to a 40% three-point shooter make the biggest impact?

I don't know if it's realistic, but RCIV being a 20 to 25 minute a game guy that people have to guard on the perimeter would be huge.

[elchengue20]

Yabusele turning into a useful rotation 3+D PF would be huge for us.

[mjkvol]

Aside from Embiid staying healthy, what realistic improvement from one player would move the needle the most for us? For example, would Kelly Oubre improving to a 40% three-point shooter make the biggest impact?

Yeah, kind of what the last two comments alluded to - if the Sixers can find quality depth from 2-3 unexpected sources and have the ability to go 9-10 deep without falling off, it would go further than any individual performance to increase the chances of a deep playoff run.

[Sixerscan]

Yabusele turning into a useful rotation 3+D PF would be huge for us.

Yeah I would go with Yabusele first because if he's not playable they will 100% have to trade for a 4 at some point. They probably would anyway but it'd be nice to not be completely backed into a corner where they have to trade for a specific player that might not be on the market.

It'd also be nice if he showed some ability at the 5 with all the bad Drummond matchups.

Related of the young guys I actually think Bona being playable would be more helpful to the 24/25 Sixers than Ricky or McCain. Like McCain could have a really encouraging rookie year and still not be any better than Eric Gordon. Ricky taking a step forward would be nice but they have other wings. Bona being a mediocre backup center would be pretty useful between all the time Embiid will miss and the bad Drummond matchups.

Then again I think the easiest and probably correct answer if we're being literal is Maxey going up a level and becoming an All NBA level guy. And in terms of individual skill improvement it's probably him becoming more comfortable as a lead ball handler.

[SixthStreet]

Paul George avoiding age related regression. It's pretty shocking to me to see how good he was last year in terms of the analytics. If he's that good again, we will be a problem to the league.

[Zumramania]

As I understood it, PG has a big seasonal variance in playoff perfomances - during some seasons he was very good, and during others he was horrible. Let's hope he is good this year and that that variance was not random but related to coach and the team and that father time will not yet catch him. I am almost certain that he will be good in the regular season, it's the playoffs I'm worried about.

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