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Sixers haven't been the same since Croce splitThese shall be dark times in Philly, all around
Nope
Okafor was a good pick, but 76ers still stink.
And an obvious pick. So glad that the Lakers didn't take him.--buzz
Obvious, until it wasn't. Okafor was the consensus number one or two pick until about a month before the draft, then you had all these general managers who suddenly thought Russell was better. I AM glad the Lakers outsmarted themselves and took Russell. I fear the Sixers would have probably taken Russell if they had been at number 2. They really wanted to get him.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20151120_After_humbling_loss__questions_arise_about_Sixers__direction.html
Ben Simmons?--buzz
What happens first? Sixers win a game or Golden State loses one.--buzz
Knock knockWho's there?OwenOwen who?Owen November
Both still alive going into December.--buzz
The league had to step in and tell them to knock it offhttp://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/sixers/2015/12/07/jerry-colangelo-hire-change-rebuilding-plan-sam-hinkie-76ers/76954620/
So the appearance of Colangelo is going to suddenly turn around this Franchise?Me thinks not!
I think they want him to try to put the kibosh on the constant tanking. Don't know if he would be able to, I just think the league wants to make the appearance that it's anti-tanking.--buzz
Yeah, it's a cosmetic move, but the Sixers are still going to tank like crazy and try to get the number 1 pick.
Mission accomplished.--buzz
It's nice, but I'm not super excited about the players at the top of the board, we'll see.
One of these times you have to hit it.--buzz
I'm not a big fan of the NBA but I kind of like watching the draft. I hope the 76'ers take Joel Embiid.He will either be injury prone and never get on the floor or the next Hakeem Olajuwon.I want high risk/high reward for this draft pick.
Joel Embiid was seen dancing at a concert, Philly sports fans are outraged because he's supposed to be injured.http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/sixers/Sixers-Joel-Embiid-Im-not-healthy.htmlThe comments section provides much humor.
Prolly all Raptors fans... (Embiid was dancing at a Meek Mills concert; Meek Mills had a much-publicized feud with Drake a year or two ago. Drake is "brand ambassador" or something to the Raptors... )...let's hope Embiid doesn't just turn out to be another brittle big man.
[/b]Gawd, no.I was at a bar/restaurant and the Portland game was on one of the TVs the night he was injured, I knew right away it wasn't good, and I spent the rest of the meal worrying about the extent of the injury.
Unfortunately that's why he dropped to 3 in his draft. His injury history.I would have taken the chance too. BTW, I was hoping he would drop to 6 so the Celtics would take him. We ended up with Marcus Smart, who I believe they are very happy with, but Embiid has the potential to be a Hall of Famer if he can get himself healthy. He is impressive to watch. He patrols the point and protects the rim like DeAndre Jordan, and in addition can fire up 3s from the outside. Love the athletic big man. Admittedly a Celtics fan, but I want him to make it. Awesome player to watch if he's healthy.--buzz
Celtics get #1 pick!!!Without tanking!! --buzz
Deal done. The 76ers didn't give up too much, IMO. I was worried they might. As silly as it sounds, this really is a win-win trade for both teams. Fultz and IT may not have fit together well and the Celts have various options at number 3. The Celts could use the picks to engineer a trade too.
Or Jason Tatum if the Lakers take Jackson.Can you imagine Ball slipping to 4???Could happen, but I doubt it.--buzz
Lonzo Ball will get the Lakers back competitive with golden state in a few years (especially if bron goes to LA).
No more Ricky Rubio in Minnesota!
The sixers have made mad moves, signing JJ Redick and Amir Somebody, it's gonna be a big year!
Amir Johnson. Good for business guy, but his ankles are shot. Hope he does well. Spent the season defending him, even though he didn't have much in the tank.--buzz
C's get Gordon Hayward.Sadly, this prolly spells the end of the Kelly Olynyk era in Boston.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-gordon-hayward-good-enough-to-get-the-celtics-past-the-cavs/amp/
I don't know if the Celts are done yet. Aren't they supposed to be going after one more free agent?
I think they need to. They lost all their bigs (except Al Horford)Kelly Olynyk - gone most likelyJonas Jerebko - gone most likelyAmir Johnson - goneTyler Zeller - goneThat's our guys 6'9" and taller.Obviously Ante Zizic will make the team. We don't have anyone else. Rebounding was our problem last year, and it doesn't look much better.--buzz
Maybe you'll run into Kelly Olynyk around Miami!
C's beat LA! Triple double for Lonzo Ball, though...
Lonzo ball doesn't really bother me, but his dad's a cretin.
Yeah, his dad is a crazy sports parent! Makes Richard Williams seem chill.
He got into a twitter war with Joel Embiid, It was silly. I'm kind of annoyed at Embiid too, he needs to get off the damn twitter!
You should start a thread titled 362443 in which you post what Embiid tweets.
Yawnzie this year, Sixers have a 1.1 percent chance of getting the number one pick.
Does this mean that the process is complete? --buzz
https://deadspin.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-yet-another-sixers-rookie-1828166944