Sixers 2024-25 Season Thread Part 1

davesilver · Post #1261 » by **davesilver** » Mon May 19, 2025 6:24 pm

Negrodamus wrote:I personally think trading for Giannis will be a disaster, but I suppose I'm here to be entertained.

No doubt the content would be flowing

zaz102 · Post #1262 » by **zaz102** » Mon May 19, 2025 10:01 pm

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mjkvol · Post #1263 » by **mjkvol** » Mon May 19, 2025 10:11 pm

Giannis is not being traded unless it's for the kind of haul that only SA or HOU could afford or if he requests a trade to a place like GS or one of the NY teams. There's not a snowball's chance in hell that a Philly trade proposal would even be entertained.

Tony Franciosa · Post #1264 » by **Tony Franciosa** » Mon May 19, 2025 10:16 pm

I would be excited to exchange George for Markkanen, but that's the only rumor that's moved me at all. Huge no to Durant. Medium no to Giannis (who I don't think will be in play for us anyway).

the_process · Post #1265 » by **the_process** » Mon May 19, 2025 10:18 pm

zaz102 wrote:

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Which I would say is promising... except this could easily be the team putting out misinformation to drum up the market.

Post #1266 » by **sixers hoops** » Mon May 19, 2025 10:45 pm

M2J wrote:
76ciology wrote:Let’s say we pull off a trade, Embiid and the #3 pick for Giannis. Do you think that gives us the 3rd best odds to win the championship next season? Keep in mind, making that deal also gets rid of the dreaded “if healthy” tag.

Maxey
Grimes
George
Giannis
Yabusele?

Never would happen, but sure.

Seriously. The Bucks are going to choose to take on 4 years at $55M, $60M, $65M, and $70M for a player who won’t be able to pass a physical? Do they believe the usual “clean-up” to his meniscus is going to make his knees like new? His degenerative knee condition has consistently gotten worse each year, and the lack of stability in the knees leads to further knee injuries. If he gets the Bucks to take this lopsided trade, he is truly a master of negotiation.

zaz102 · Post #1267 » by **zaz102** » Tue May 20, 2025 12:23 am

If the Sixers draft Edgecombe and Maxey, McCain, and Grimes have good season for their expectations, what's your next move?

1. Keep all four guards. I assume you will need to play a good dose of three guard lineups. Caruso made Jokic his *****, who says munchkins can't play defense.

2. Trade Grimes. Redundant with Edgecombe. Frees up playing time for Edgecombe and probably the least valuable of the three, but could still net you a starting/sixth man level forward.

3. Trade Maxey. Redundant with McCain. Best playmaker, but frees up playing time for McCain who also makes a lot less currently. Can net you close to if not an all star level forward.

4. Trade McCain. Redundant with Maxey. A lot of potential, but too small to play with Maxey. Should fetch a decent forward on a rookie scale.

M2J · Post #1268 » by **M2J** » Tue May 20, 2025 1:01 am

mjkvol wrote:Giannis is not being traded unless it's for the kind of haul that only SA or HOU could afford or if he requests a trade to a place like GS or one of the NY teams. There's not a snowball's chance in hell that a Philly trade proposal would even be entertained.

I see trades Philly could make that could be worth it for Bucks. But then it wouldn't be worth it for Philly, as trading away future team picks with Joel's knee and contract lingering over the franchise could be catastrophic. Philly has young proven assets that the Bucks need as they don't own their picks, and picks including this one.

Iscull · Post #1269 » by **Iscull** » Tue May 20, 2025 1:10 am

Could Grimes be a sign and trade candidate?

the_process · Post #1270 » by **the_process** » Tue May 20, 2025 1:20 am

Iscull wrote:Could Grimes be a sign and trade candidate?

Do you get hard capped for sending out a S&T, or just for receiving a S&T?

Iscull · Post #1271 » by **Iscull** » Tue May 20, 2025 1:22 am

the_process wrote:
Iscull wrote:Could Grimes be a sign and trade candidate?

Do you get hard capped for sending out a S&T, or just for receiving a S&T?

We S&T with Hield last year and I don’t think we were hard capped.

mjkvol · Post #1272 » by **mjkvol** » Tue May 20, 2025 1:31 am

M2J wrote:
mjkvol wrote:Giannis is not being traded unless it's for the kind of haul that only SA or HOU could afford or if he requests a trade to a place like GS or one of the NY teams. There's not a snowball's chance in hell that a Philly trade proposal would even be entertained.

I see trades Philly could make that could be worth it for Bucks. But then it wouldn't be worth it for Philly, as trading away future team picks with Joel's knee and contract lingering over the franchise could be catastrophic. Philly has young proven assets that the Bucks need as they don't own their picks, and picks including this one.

My point was that Philly would not be on Giannis' list of acceptable destinations anyway, but I don't think we could compete in a bidding war with Houston, San Antonio, or OKC, and I would hope that Morey wouldn't go down that path to begin with.

the_process · Post #1273 » by **the_process** » Tue May 20, 2025 1:33 am

Iscull wrote:
the_process wrote:
Iscull wrote:Could Grimes be a sign and trade candidate?

Do you get hard capped for sending out a S&T, or just for receiving a S&T?

We S&T with Hield last year and I don’t think we were hard capped.

Had forgotten about that already, good call.

Post #1274 » by **Foshan** » Tue May 20, 2025 2:28 am

I’m not rushing to move PGeorge for a 5yr max Laurie. He made his payday (IMO) on a really bad team, and this year he struggles. Also, with Embiid on the court, he is a stand in the corner stretch 4.

I think Utah needs to add something else to make us drop from 3 to 5.

76ciology · Post #1275 » by **76ciology** » Tue May 20, 2025 3:16 am

Lauri is capped as a 20 PPG scorer on a good team, you simply can’t let him take that many shots when he’s sharing the floor with guys like Embiid or Maxey. Because there are better options.

He had a career year like a couple of seasons ago because he’s playing on a really bad team where Bradley Beal could average 30ppg in that environment.

Plus, he’s going up against the league’s best defenders at the 3 and 4 spots, it’s different when you are a guard where you have a lot of bad defenders to average at best at that position.

It’s easy to hide a guard who struggles defensively.
It’s much harder to hide a power forward who’s a liability on that end.

Negrodamus · Post #1276 » by **Negrodamus** » Tue May 20, 2025 10:38 am

The only “reclamation” project I would want to trade for is Herb Jones. Swap picks with Pelicans and take him back on a cap friendly contract. Maxey, Grimes, Herb, PG, Embiid is a contending team in the east with flexibility defensively to cover for some of our weaker defenders.

Jailblazers7 · Post #1277 » by **Jailblazers7** » Tue May 20, 2025 11:52 am

Yeah, I think the only trade idea I’ve seen that I 100% pull the trigger on is #3 for Herb Jones + #7. Coming away from this draft with Herb and one of Kon, CMB, or Jakucionis would be an awesome result.

Wilfried · Post #1278 » by **Wilfried** » Tue May 20, 2025 11:57 am

Jailblazers7 wrote:Yeah, I think the only trade idea I’ve seen that I 100% pull the trigger on is #3 for Herb Jones + #7. Coming away from this draft with Herb and one of Kon, CMB, or Jakucionis would be an awesome result.

How can we take on Herb Jones' 13 million?

zaz102 · Post #1279 » by **zaz102** » Tue May 20, 2025 1:26 pm

Wilfried wrote:
Jailblazers7 wrote:Yeah, I think the only trade idea I’ve seen that I 100% pull the trigger on is #3 for Herb Jones + #7. Coming away from this draft with Herb and one of Kon, CMB, or Jakucionis would be an awesome result.

How can we take on Herb Jones' 13 million?

Oubre + Drummond

Post #1280 » by **Stanford** » Tue May 20, 2025 1:37 pm

I like Markkanen a lot but he was just as bad as George last season, is just as injury prone, is a complete unknown in the playoffs, has a huge contract, and can't guard wings. His only advantages over PG is age, rebounding, and the fact that he isn't Paul George. If all it takes is moving from 3 to 5, fine, but Utah isn't doing that.