Now the Sixers have added another very talented player in Jahlil Okafor. Unfortunately the Los Angeles Lakers got in the way of their plans to add point guard D’Angelo Russell to their roster. So they were unable to put together with their front court duo of Joel Embiid and Nerlens Noel and Russell. Adding another front court player like Okafor to Embiid and Noel, makes you think somebody is going to walk, when the franchise gets focused on a building a winning team.
It will probably be Noel heading elsewhere, once Embiid’s right foot gets better. If it doesn’t get better, then it’s likely that Noel and Okafor will make up the Sixers front court, once they start seriously trying to win. Either way a dominant front court duo will go a long way to making them a NBA playoff team and title contender.
Okafor brings a rare, but extremely valuable talent to the table. He’s very adept at scoring and passing from the low post, which is a lost art in the league. If he can improve his free throw shooting, Okafor will be a monster in the NBA with an offensive rebounder like Embiid or Noel attacking the rim from the other side.
They could be a dominant duo, especially in the playoffs, if you can add some outside shooters. A guy like Okafor will be great in the low post with outside shooters around him, but he should start working now on his free throw shooting.
The Sixers should build Okafor a goal and free throw line in his bedroom and tell him to wake up shooting free throws.
Everything hinges on the right foot of Embiid. A combination of Embiid and Okafor in the front court will mean seriously trouble for the rest of the NBA. Embiid greeted Okafor last night on Twiiter.
OK……….. Lol
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) June 25, 2015
If and when Embiid’s right foot heals, the Sixers will be able to trade Noel for an outstanding guard or forward. The development of this young front court will also make the Sixers attractive to talented free agents.
It will fun watching Okafor and Noel play together next year. It’s not what we wanted but it’s all we have to look forward to with the Sixers.
Karl-Anthony Towns was a great pick for Minnesota, but he needs to get another jacket to wear. That jacket was ugly with a capital “U”.
How can you trust Embiid’s foot? Worse case scenario – trade Noel, Embiid’s foot forces his retirement – Sixers back to square 1! Two more seasons of dumping games. Go Flyers!
This could be something special in my opinion
If you recall I stated months ago that the Sixers could very well draft an Okafor and have all 3 big men in the starting lineup
I mentioned that Noel is athletic enough to play Small Forward if needed
So they’d have Noel at Small Forward, Embiid at PF with the ability to stretch out to the 3, and Okafor at Center creating mismatches and double teams
Don’t be surprised if you see that Lineup
They want to see how they all play together, who plays better together etc
And I like how that sounds
I’ve seen Noel guard PGs and pick their pockets clean and take off on a break away dunk
I’m looking forward to seeing that Lineup
Of course I wanted Mudiay and still feel that at that point in the draft they should have taken him.
But like I said a few days ago on here, how can you pass on Okafor at 3? Too much talent too much upside too much value there
I think we ‘ll be happy with this pick down the road, even if it means using one of these bigs as an important trade piece for a PG or SG, maybe even a superstar (Paul George, Durant, Westbrook etc)
#TrustTheProcess
#TogetherWeBuild
#ShowYaLuvPhilly
King of the imbecilic assclowns, back in full force, dipshit mode! God help this guy!
Noels out to cover a #3 or a Guard… What are you Crazy.. This is not AAU Ball.. This is the NBA..
One of the Big 3 will have to go..
Noels plays the best Defense, Okafor is the Best Scorer..
Embiid is a huge ???? with little playing experience and an injured foot
If I am 76ers, I move Forward with Noels & Okafor and Trade Embiid for a legitimate Guard..
I agree Paulman. Keep Noel’s and Okafor, then trade Embiid. I would hate to see the Sixers trade away Noel in hopes that Embiid comes along and performs at a high level without any lingering injuries. Probably not going to happen
i agree with pman u sound like a idiot jh no way in hell all 3 play at same time
Sixers will drop Okafor at the 5….the fight will now be Embiid vs Noel. Who can play the 4 alongside Okafor.
Embiid and OKafor would recreate what Memphis has going.
Noel and Okafor is similar to Gasol and Noel.
I was not an Okafor fan admittedly because of Russels potential IMO. However if Okafor is indeed a low post man child it ABSOLUTELY helps the pieces on building this team become more defined.
Sixers picking EMbiid next year was more confusing from a fit perspective than Okafor
Okafor will be a 4, NOT a 5!
DCar Okafor is a classic throwback 5
No he isn’t. He’s 6’9 1/2 in bare feet, at combine. He is a perfect PF. DeAndre Jordan, better in the paint. Not a Center. Embid is a classic center. Let’s hope he is really healthy, or we a f^#@ed! Noel is a tweener, & you know how I feel about that stiff.
Listed on every sight at 6’11, 270lbs which is the same size as Cousins. So it depends on your definition of center I guess.
Okafor is about as “classic” a 5 as you can get. It is more about skill set than an inch or two here or there. There all centers, but just from pure mobility alone Noel and Embiid would be much better suited to play the 4 if needed.
What’s the deal with all that crap drafted in the 2nd round? I wouldn’t advise them to spend a damn dime in Free agency. Izell is right about one thing, the Celts were just as bad drafting all guards. WTF
If I’m the Sixers, I’m looking to trade for a guard that’s young and talented, much like how the Celtics got Isiah Thomas last year.
I think Ty Lawson is too old to trade for, but I would consider rolling the dice and trading for a player like Eric Bledsoe or Darren Collison. We have 4 first round picks in next years draft to work with. I think trading 2 of them would be reasonable.
Then use the draft and free agency to fill holes next year, and I think we could be a solid team in the East. We can’t continue to wait another 3-4 years to be good because players won’t want to come play in Philly. We need atleast one respectable guy in the league on our team who can show the other players “hey its not that bad here we might have something in a year or two.”
JH…The league has been morphing into a “speed and athleticism ” on the wings league .The spacing as you ascribe will not work ,and oakafor has shown himself as a liability @ his defensive skills at defending the cup.The drafting of a big ,has to be ,a process ,there is more ,obviously to follow .”getting a young athletic point guard ,would have been ideal ,I wonder ,being the Knicks have $$ vested in Calderon ,if they drafted the guard last night to trade with philly ..they covet oakafor..and Phil seems set on a triangle
Why would I be excited about Embiid being hurt possibly needing surgery again and them tanking again?
Wrong wrong wrong
I wanna win NOW too but I realize that long term were not currently anywhere near a complete team
In years past we were a team good at patching holes, nothing ever sustainable, lacked stability and caused serious cap he’ll
We’re now in the best position cap wise in any year I can remember with 3 guys that each were picked to go 1st overall at a time throughout the year
I love optionality
Yes we need to start winning I totally agree but I’d rather have a very good roster top to bottom then to have a bunch of patchers with huge contracts
So I will patiently waiting!
Because I realize that we now have 2 maybe 3 franchise changing players in different ways
Okafor offensively, Noel defensively and Embiid if healthy, both ends of the court
Our value is higher than it was this same time last year
Is Optionality even a Word…. Good Grief JH…
You’ve been watching too many Sam Hinkie Press Conferences
“I like how we matriculate down the field”… Hank Stram – NFL Films…
Look out for Kahwi Leonard getting a call from the Sixers during Free Agency
Sam Hinkie hinted at it in an interview moments ago
To you guys that follow the nba closely… Having 3 big men my question, between the 4 and 5 there are 96 minutes a game … That would mean 32 each… Is that not enough?
Defensively – Only Noel’s could really play the #4 Effectively, due to his quickness and athleticism..
Embid and Okafor would be lost out that far away from Box, at least early on in their Careers..
Fraud , I was asking knowledgeable nba fans … Shut up
never enough bigs……and thats plenty…..u want them fresh for a very long nba season
Stacked at 4 and 5 as long as embiid is good to go by next year as long as his career isn’t over. Now we need people that can shoot. Huge mistake taking saric. McBuckets or lavine should’ve been the pick over saric. Brutal. Hinkie is a dumb shit. Okafor was a no brakner pick. Not moving 2nds or moving up are failures. Taking saric was retarded a luxury we couldn’t afford. Hinkie needs to go
We gotta spend some money…
henski I wanted lavine so bad…..he will be a star
Yea hinkie dumb as hart
Well not quite actually hinkie would never take a pg with no jumper like this idiot hart
What ever happened to Dante Exum… Did he even Play last Year..
Saric was not a mistake as you can see by Mirotic on the Bulls who want 4 deep last year and had lineups of Gibson Gasol Mirotic on the floor at times.
Hinkie drafted coveted bigs which will help down the road.
I don’t understand some of you. Tristan Thompson is about to get a max contract only showing the cost of young athletic bigs while teams are making guards like Bledsoe and Lawson available. Dragic was traded for peanuts. Sixers have assets to attain wings in the next year or two.
Some of you act like one guard puts this team in the playoffs. Jesus relax already
My apologies to all the Gcobb family. My foul language last night was unacceptable and out of line. My apologies to you all. After a day to reflect I am fine with Okafor, it will be a great front court of Joel,Nol and Okafor. Now we need guards.
However I still think Hinkie is a fraud, happy Friday everyone.
Diddy you was on fiyah last night son, yes Hinkie is a fraud but I don’t have a choice but to sit back and watch Tank part IV take place. They should be more entertaining though.
I know Big I just expected more than what we got that’s all.
Okafor has Duncan like potential, let’s see if he works hard enough to get to that level
Hinkie parlayed MCW into a possible asset. On top of that Trey Burke us now on the block and the Jazz will get garbage for him.
They are evaluating talent well and have a plan.
Apologies Accepted Pdiddy…. Many on GCobb were excited and pumped about the Draft and were expecting some big things to happen, as usual, very little ended up happening as this just wasn’t a very exciting Draft Class… You can let go of Sam Hinkie’s Throat now…
Jp tokoto would be my starting small forward period. Not that he’s so great it’s just he’s better than what we have here now.
I think you’re forgetting Covington Diddy
Your right Izell and Zilents my bad.
Diddy we drafted a slightly better version of him already last year in K.J. Mcdaniels. Like K.J. I like his athleticism, but also like K.J. he needs to work on his perimeter game. K.J to me was an outstanding defender. I’d rather bring him back before going the Tokoto route. And I agree with IJ, Covington is a much better player/option at this stage. His shooting is a premium given the spacing we’ll need with the 3 dominant young bigs.
True brewski, we should have kept him but anyway. The sixers need to develop tokoto, player development.
lord covington will start his shooting is needed
Hinke spoke to Mike Misinell yesterday and Misinelli asked about FA this year and al the cap room the Sixers have.. Misinelli asked about Butler and Leonard in a round about way. Hinke responded like now is the time He also stated that Embid has no pain or swelling and has never felt better. The MRI is just different. But the way Hinke was talking he sounded like he is preparing for Embid to sit out this year. Look for the Sixers to bring in a young max contract FA if they can get one to come this year.
Sorry to break it to you dag but I already mentioned this yesterday
Sixers will give it a try but no guarantees
A Kahwi Leonard would be wise to leave San Antonio while he can bc once Ginobilli, Parker and Duncan are gone, that team is toast
And Gregg Popovich has openly said he’s staying as long as Duncan stays. Once Duncan leaves Pop will retire
And the young Kahwi is only 22 going on 23, June 29th, may be best suited growing with this young core of big men and I think once Hinkie gains access to Kahwi he will sell him on that. Also on Saric, on the cap space and draft picks to come
They’re trying to recreate the Spurs in Philly and that’s what I love to hear!
We ‘ll be back as a serious team soon just…
#TrustTheProcess
Did you guys see Okafor drop his jersey on the floor in what appeared to be disgust? Oh this could be a fun ride… Dude had his heart set on LA, movie stars court side…oops 5000 fans at Wells Fargo… Can hear a pin drop, another tank season , 60 losses…another year in the lottery…you can’t make this up!
lol hac u acting like pman……there is only one hylander
I’m not worried about if he wants to be here or not RIGHT NOW. Check back in with him 2 years from now when this team is where it should be. Can’t blame a guy that is used to winning for not wanting to be part of this mess. I am on board with the plan and STILL wouldn’t want to be there yet.
Why are you guys so loyal to Hinkie? I don’t get it… . . So Okafor is sour, and it’s ok? You have a cripple drafted, may not play. You have a three pick disgusted by being here (oh and he’s 19) …I’m playing point and you are playing 2. Our wing is in Yugoslavia or some damn place, our building is empty, we lose 60 a year ,but the future is so bright we have to wear shades? I just do t get it…
HAC it’s called understanding the rebuilding process in today’s NBA. You’re showing you knowledge on the NBA is neck and neck with Paulman.
You saying Okafor threw his jersey on the floor shows your old man chicken little nonsense.
Throwing his jersey in disgust after being drafted number 3 meant he is psyched to be here?
It’s not a guy I trust. . I have no idea if this will work out… But praying for the 8th seed just wasnt working anymore. This sports stuff is not usually rocket science. Like back in the day… We all needed a WR. So… We did. Right now… Offering max contracts for guards to play here because we want to win 41 games and lock up 8th seed for a first round loss is stupid.
He parlayed a broken point guard into no.1 picks. Out of those two picks he drafted the best big man of that draft in Noel and the best Euro prospect 2years running. On top of getting his hands on the best Euro prospect he was able to get an additional first round pick back. In a weak draft class he selected MCW 10 maxed him out and got possibly a top 4-11 lottery pick. Showing his talent evaluation process and maneuvering is sound when the Utah Jazz have put Trey Burke on the block and will get absolutely nothing for him. In a 3 year period he has acquired assets for a team that didn’t have any.
If Okafor is a foundation piece now all the assets fall into place and can be maneuvered to acquire fits. Celtics already offered Smart for Noel. Noel could possibly be swung for an Eric Bledsoe. If Embiid is a miss he’s a miss. It happens don’t be a chicken little idiot. If someone said you would end up Noel and Okafor rights to Saric and additional first and a miss in Embiid in 2 out 3 years a true fan would be ecstatic.
There’s no blind loyalty to Hinkie but he has a plan IMO it’s working. There will be a fire sale on players in the next two years and they have the ability to trade outright for a player like a Bledsoe on draft picks alone. They are going into 2016 that is going to be a very deep draft on wings armed with picks AGAIN.
On top of that I guarantee you didn’t even know they wouldn’t have their 2016 pick back next year if Hinkie hadn’t suckered Orlando into a trade for Payton.
Seriously look at the big picture we can argue about players but acting like none of this makes sense is asinine.
With the news that Jrue Holiday had injury history and we parlayed that into two no1s Hinkie is a shark and I love that.
All well and good… If it all falls in place great. I know ‘assets’ is the buzz word, actually ‘acquiring assets’… He has had 3 drafts, he has flipped this for that, done magic tricks, turned a sows ear into a silk purse, I get it … Three drafts , three years of acquiring assets… Great, win some
jesus hac I believe you were just happy to have igodala and the 8th seed sixers get into the playoffs and lose in 1st rd but they get a A for trying……dude its the nba……u aint got superstars you dont have a chance…….either get on board or watch the local delaware high school bball team
and not so much loyal…..just know itsva process and bitching about it wont change it
It is very difficult rooting for a team to lose. I guess we lose until another Lebrun gets drafted? We have 3 top 3 picks plus Saric and still no prospects of sniffing the playoffs (insert Jim mora here) . I understand what they are doing but can also understand why a competitive 19 year old would drop his jersey and say ‘this is fucking bullshit’
Except he didn’t and you look like a fool saying he did.
Who lied? The video or him on twitter? Right… He misplaced it… Too funny
he put it on the table dumbass.
You are right… He is over joyed to be part of tank 3.0… Funny neither one of you are addressing winning… Ever, wonder why
You should join Paulman and stop talking about basketball.
I will be glad to shut up when you just tell me when are allowed to win? When do we try to win ? Those are simple questions that hinkieites won’t answer
Not really its the question an uninformed out of touch person would say to grasp at something relevant to say in an argument he is ill equipped to discuss.
The uninformed ask about winning and the informed ask about assets, number two picks, phantom lottery picks. Uninformed ask a simple question …. Can we win some games, go to the playoffs, beat someone we shouldn’t , make some noise, build to be s champ … Stupid uninformed
Okafor “I am ready to work. I am excited to be here. I did hear the name the Big O. We will see if I can fill it and it works for me #Sixers
Twitter truth ! When can we win? Simple question… Start as an 8 and in 2 years be in the ECF… Give me something other than ‘assets’
If you think you can go from the 8th to the ECF finals in two years realistically you’re a bigger idiot than I thought.
3,4,5,6 years I don’t give a shit just use the four letter word ‘WIN’ tell when we are allowed ! You guys are opposed to using the freaking word!
Without using the buzz words ‘acquiring assets’ how many more tanks does it take ? How many years till ECF? NBA finals? How many more lotteries? Fans paying full price for D league games?
Get some knowledge first then talk. You don’t even follow the Sixers or the NBA you just like posting troll shit.
hac as much as you get on pman u sure are acting like him
Preach Z.
Maybe HAC & Paulman are the Same Poster… Good Grief!!!!
Leave me out of this latest argument..
I’m happy the 76ers ended up with Okafor in this Draft..
2nd Round Selections and moves, not so much, but this was not a very Deep Draft to begin with in terms of impact players..
Having multiple 1st Round Picks has lost a little of its luster as more and more Teams are willing to trade them but it just depends how talented and deep the Draft is…
Bottom Line for 2015 , the 76ers drafted probably the most NBA Ready Player from Day 1 that will give them a legitimate inside scoring threat right from the start and the fact that Embum’s health status remains unclear makes Okafor even a better pick for 76ers
A potential 2016 Line-Up of Covington, Saric, Noel & Okafor with a Good Guard could be a dangerous line-up
Lol Paulman.
It’s funny this years 8th seed was calling us for Noel…and then tried to mortgage the future for the Heats pick….
I mean they should be prepping for the ECFs year after next lmao
IDIOT
GS was a 6 seed in 13, won it this year. I ask a simple question and you won’t answer, when do we try to win ? When ? I love okafore … I understand but at some point you lace up the shoes, spit a luggie and win some damn games
Golden State was a lottery team for five straight years before they made the playoffs two years ago…
Do some research. Stop showing your uninformed ignorance.
And they absolutely tanked to get a high pick the year they got Steph Curry.
Clueless.
Would you just please tell me WHEN??… It’s a simple question… They have been atrocious for three years acquiring assets, tanking seasons , charging full price , I get it take some steps back to take a bunch forward… Somebody just tell me when they will have 8 guys on the team that they are trying to win with… It’s a simple fucking question
Get your knowledge up and stop talking.
I guess you don’t know WHEN…. Not even a guess… You and stinky share that in common
I would say by the 2017-2018 Season, that the 76ers will be solid Eastern Conference Contendors… That’s 2 more Drafts & Off-Seasons to complete the building process.. I think they will go out and get a Guard and a Scorer this Free-Agency or by Trade. Right now the Suns, Celtics, T-Wolves are all a little Guard Heavy
Paul you know less about nba than I do but at least you give an answer . Now is that two more tanks or are we allowed to win 40 games?
I think they win about 30 Games this 2015-2016 Season and then contend for a #7/#8th Seed in 2016-2017 Season.. That’s if they add a true Guard in Free-Agency/Trade this Summer …
30-35 W’s in 2015-2016
40-45 W’s in 2016-2017
50+ W’s come 2017-2018 and then should be on a roll in the East
I ell your take on this is lose for 6-7 years, acquire assets and the be a 1 seed and win a few championships?
hac give it up…….we all want to win but not the billy king way
hac its possible we win 40 games this year…..the east is bad…..good take on sixers pman
I don’t see them tanking this year. I think they win 30 games this year.
Unrestricted Free-Agency List for Guards is not very deep
Rajon Rondo, Aaron Affalo,Aaron Brooks,Shane Larkin, JJ Barea, Mo Williams, Wes Matthews, Deladonna from Cavs…
This is not the year to go out, and attempt to sign max free agents – The Free Agent class this year shouldn’t be worth the Sixers time. Next year should be the year, but they will have to spend a lot because obviously they won’t have much in terms of attracting them here.
Unless you trade Noel, for something, pray we get the overall #1 pick next year, and hope the other 3 #1’s have major potential, and can contribute a lot more than the sorry2nd rounders we got this year. IMO, they don’t have to tank. They’re already deprived of enough talent, that they can have a losing record – even while giving an honest effort….
/3 years of top three picks and we are still so shitty we don’t have to tank! Freaking hilarious!!
I agree Cliff about this not being the year to go out and offer Max-Contracts but they need to add a true PG, even if it’s a veteran Player, on a short term deal to help run the Offense and can get the Bigs involved until they can Draft their
Future Guard or maybe they can Trade for one…
I feel they already found a stop gap in Ish Smith. It wasn’t until Smith started that Noel started to truly contribute something because of the chemistry between the two…
Isaiah Cannon stinks, Hopefully Wroten will be okay, and yes they may have to trade for a point. I wanted Mudiay, but they may have to wait until next years draft to get their permanent point.
I’ve been talking up EC Matthews he is a 6-5 point that plays for the University of Rhode Island – He is a Michael Ray Richardson clone; Can run the point, and score when needed to, and has a little Jump shot as well…
I gotta say that ec matthews guy is a good player I have watched him play a little he can get buckets when he needs to……Ish is fun to watch…..If he only had a jumper…..but im also excited to see jordan mcrae….he can flat out score
Wow, write this date down, because we actually fully agree Z
EC Matthews has a little Iverson in him, but because of the Conference he plays in, he won’t get the props he deserves. As a result, he will be chosen in the 15 – 18 range of the draft…..But one of those picks could be the Sixers..
I felt Jordan McCrae was the best player at the Summer League for the Sixers. He will be our starting SG.
I also agree on Ish Smith, but sometimes it’s about chemistry, as opposed to skill; MCW is obviously a better player, but Ish brings something that effects the Offense to the positive….I don’t think he is the answer, but like I said between he, and Wroten, he has to be a stop gap until the Sixers get something better…
Paul, I wouldn’t waste my time with Ty Lawson…..
He may play a role in them winning games; and they still need to lose for a chance at Ben Simmons, and or Jaylen……draft Matthews, and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, a shooter. Then go hard after the Max Players…
Ish Smith did play very well down the stretch.. Is he reliable enough to be a short-term fix for a Season or Two or would the addition of a more experienced PG help improve the Team in 2015 (maybe a Tye Lawson Type) until they address a Franchise PG in next Years Draft ..
Ish Smith is a backup at best. His saving grace was that he was a pure pass first point and this team hasnt had that here and it helped Noel and some of the guys in transition.
However he is undersized, cant play defense and has a streaky outside shot. He barely shot 40% which is downright atrocious for a guard.
Tony Wroten is a scoring combo guard only. His decision making stinks and he needs the ball in his hand to be effective. His best role is as a 6th man who comes in with the second unit and gets buckets. He thrives in that role and that is what he is best suited for.
However with as much as he attacks the rim he shoots below 70% from the line I believe which is downright dreadful.
Sixers have a decision to make on how they approach the PG position. If they are going to be a a transition team and get on the break or is Okafor going to be the anchor and they are a half court team that can get out and run on defense.
For Okafor to thrive they need spacing. Ty Lawson would be the best fit a scorer that stretches the defense. If they went after a Bledsoe Wroten has to be moved.
cliff before our rift we use to be cool anyway…..but yeah ish works best for now and dude I like mcrae a lot I hope he starts
Were you able to see the highlight clip I posted of EC Matthews Z??
Go to YouTube , and type in EC Matthews Mixtape, and enjoy
Joel just sent out a cryptic instagram message hinting that he’s healthy
Let’s not get our hopes up too much but it sounds positive