OT: Philadelphia 76ers (NBA): Joel and Noel
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FLYguy3911
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Not sure if I'm gonna watch much this season. They play the Pacers tomorrow night. I'm not expecting much. Might flip it on if I'm not doing anything else. Although the only players I care about are MCW and Noel since Embiid is hurt.
Pacers with no Paul George for the year as well. Should be a clash of trash.
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I'm excited to see Noel, but also KJ McDaniels. Of course, he's just a rookie and wasn't a high pick but he has the talent to be a difference maker on the defensive end. He already seems like a steal where we got him; hopefully he keeps showing that when the games count.
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He's looks to get a ton of minutes at the 2/3. Picked him up in my 18 team fantasy basketball league. 
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I'll probably watch some games this year, would probably pick up more when MCW plays again. I personally wanna be able to watch this team grow each year to eventually watch the result of a NBA contender. (Hopefully lol)
Really wish one of Saric or Embiid was on the squad this year too.
Really wish one of Saric or Embiid was on the squad this year too.
David West and George Hill are also out for the Pacers this game. The Sixers might actually have a shot to win this one.
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I'll call a Sixer win, Indy's backup point guard is out too. I'm cheering for wins this year, mostly because I think Embiid will be our star and I'm not too excited about the next draft class.
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It certainly doesn't have the hype of Wiggins and Parker. I could see Philly getting the #1 and trading it.
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It might night be as good as last year's, but its still a pretty talented class with a full season ahead of them.
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I am all for trading the pick especially if we can target a player that can fit in with our young core.
What we are going to need going forward is a 2g, that can shoot and be our leading scorer. I don't know if there is anyone like that in this draft, in fact 2g has been a historically weak position in the nba so i wouldn't expect any to fall in our laps. A guy i would like to take a chance on is Dion Waiters, if we can someone get him out of cleveland.
While he may not be a good shooter, he can get to the rim at will, beat his man off the dribble and he gets to the line a lot. Those are traits that lead to scoring.
What we are going to need going forward is a 2g, that can shoot and be our leading scorer. I don't know if there is anyone like that in this draft, in fact 2g has been a historically weak position in the nba so i wouldn't expect any to fall in our laps. A guy i would like to take a chance on is Dion Waiters, if we can someone get him out of cleveland.
While he may not be a good shooter, he can get to the rim at will, beat his man off the dribble and he gets to the line a lot. Those are traits that lead to scoring.
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But, what happens if Noel plays great this year and wins the ROY, and Embiid full heals and plays the final 10 games of the season, and plays unbelievable.
Okafor, Towns, and Mudiay are the top guys right now, and what if that doesn't change and we end up with the #1 pick? We don't need another center like Okafor or Towns. And Mudiay has a ton of potential, but do we need another lanky point guard with questionable shooting skills.
Do we just draft BPA, or do we trade down?
I know very little about the NBA so this doesn't have much credence, but I'd trade down if that is the case (hell I'd do it even if Embid doesn't play at all this season). IDK who the top SGs are in this draft, or if they are even that good, but it appears that is the only missing piece of this puzzle. We have MCW who is a good (not necessarily great) PG. We have Noel who we will find out about, and we have Embid who seems to have the best shot a stardom (or so I think...not sure if my understanding of him is accurate though). We also have Saric who appears to be already a very good pro. If Noel craps the bed, then go for one of the big guys. If not, trade back and target a SG. Just the opinion of one uninformed fan, and fan is used loosely, opinion.
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Few things:
-At this point in the rebuild, you pick the best players and worry about fit later
- Hinkie is thought to be an asset collector. We know he likes to wheel and deal.
- Getting another big wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Rather be strong in the frontcourt than the backcourt.
- Hedges the injury risks of Embiid and Noel
- They'll have plenty of cap space to offer a max-deal or two to FAs and RFAs,
- A lot can change in the next 8 months. Most of these kids haven't even played a college game yet.
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