You aren't a millionaire yet?
Don’t worry, Harden will ball out for half the season and Harden will pull it out in the locker room and there goes Morey to his knees. Big money shot
Maybe they can hope Oubre accepts less but that's a pipeline dream.
If Harden and Embiid can work and actually close on an ECF or dare I say a championship, I have no problem giving Harden a bag going forward. I like the optionality though of all in for this year. If they fail, Harris is off the books. Harden is off the books. They can still likely get a haul for Embiid and they tear it down and start over with Maxey.
I agree. The Sixers would have to get creative. They may not have the luxury of using the Harris situation as expiring money next off season. They may have to deal him now to get 2 or 3 players for 1 big salary. The only real reach in their playoff 8 right now is House. Maybe he fits the Nurse scheme and style better than he did Doc’s. I’m fine with the starters and BBall Paul and Melton being in the playoff rotation. I don’t like a playoff rotation that goes deeper than 8. I want my 3 subs to have positional flexibility. Melton can play 1,2 or even 3 in a 3 guard group. BBall Paul can play the 4 or 5. Harris can play the 3 or 4. Like you said though…that guy who could be in a playoff rotation is likely not out there at this point.
Well yeah of course but those odds are slim lol
I think Harris is staying so that means they will lack in depth as of right now. I think they value Harris higher than the market values him so no point in trading him
People talk about Morey overvaluing Harden and Harris but man, Toronto is crazy and very difficult to get a deal done with.
The only way they get a title and I will preface this with it's unlikely to happen...
Actually, dominating in the playoffs after round 1 would be a new development for Embiid. He settles far too often. You correctly made this number one. If the Sixers win a title it will be because their best player turns his regular season dominance into playoff dominance. Hasn’t happened yet.
I think he needs to develop as a playmaker and as a defender to take his game next level. He is arguably already their 2nd best scoring option.
On this team, Harris is definitely the 4th option. Where I need Harris to step up is when he plays with the bench. He needs to tap into Clippers or Pistons Tobias when he was the number one option on a mid kind of team. He needs to be more assertive getting to his spots. That’s even more important now because the Sixers lack a bench guy who can be counted on to score regularly. If he adds this to the adaptation he’s already made with the starters, I’ll be very pleased.
Bro, he’s already there. Embiid has never gotten better looks than he has playing with Harden. Harden has absolutely taken on a secondary role in getting guys shots. He has more in his bag than CP3 right now but he already made this adjustment.
This is the big variable. I don’t know what Nurse will employ with this group but I’m excited based on two things. His reputation for defense which the Sixers need come playoff time as well as his ability to adjust in series. These are areas of weakness for Doc.
This is gonna get more and more interesting....and a really messy divorce between Dame and Portland. He was posting really cryptic stuff about things coming to light and all.
Somebody posted a tweet a day or 2 ago about it...can't remember who.
That's his twitter bio and likely been there forever. You need to click in to see the actual tweet
