Rookie Sixers center/power forward Jahlil Okafor doesn’t need to change his approach to the game. Here in Philly with all the losing that’s been done by the 76ers recently, we need somebody who helps this team do some winning. The rookie said all the right things at his first news conference in the city.
“Winning has always been my main focus,” Okafor said during his first Philadelphia news conference. “I have always hated losing. I am a sore loser. I do not take losing well. I have always been about winning because I have been winning my entire life.
“I am excited to be here, and start winning some games. I have already walked around the city. I can see that the fans are so excited and so enthusiastic. It makes you feel really good, and you can’t imagine what it will be like when we start winning.”
It’s going to be interesting to see how Okafor reacts to the losing. Hopefully he’ll be able to weather the storm and convince the rest of his teammates that they can win.
Okafor won a NCAA in his only season at Duke and he plans on continuing his winning ways now that he’s a 76er. Philadelphia will love this young man’s attitude. He did a great job of scoring and passing from the low post a year ago, which helped his Blue Devils teammates get in position to shoot open three-pointers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61JZLaGwMWk
Should be Fun to watch Okafor/Noel’s & Embiid develop and play off each other
Hopefully they can all remain healthy to give the 76ers a lot of Options as the move forward… Now get a young True PG and another Shooter to go with Covington, Wroten and Saric for 2016-2017 Season and the 76ers will be on upswing..
He is an absolute study and the Sixers were fortunate to end up in a position to draft him
I was going to post Jahlil’s quotes about winning today but you beat me to it GCobb!
For him to come out and say emphatically that he’s won at every level of his life HS College and plans to continue the winning at the next level and that he doesn’t take winning well, my ears perked up
I like that they brought a young guy in that is accustomed to winning. Before Jahlil we didn’t have not 1 guy that comes from a winning culture
Our wins should go up and..
Wouldn’t it be great if we were able to sign Kahwi Leonard?!
I’d be ecstatic!
Noel’s came from a winning Culture at the AAU/High School & College Level too..
Noel didn’t finish his college career healthy so technically no
They won games without him
The fact that Noel’s got injured has little to do with the fact he came from a Winning Background.. He choose Kentucky for a chance to Win a National Championship and Won at the High School & AAU Level so he’s used to being in a Winning Environment similar to Okafor..
Paul and JH yet another stupid argument ‘who comes from a winning culture and who doesn’t’ STUPID — let’s see 7 foot AAU studs, recruited by every top college , end up at duke and Kentucky (could have any one of a dozen others) have won a shitload of games since 3rx grade. Noel has probably lost more games these last two years than the rest of his life combined!
No argument from me HAC,
Just pointing out that JH was wrong in stating that Okafor is the only Player on the 76ers Roster from a Winning Background/Culture… Nerlen Noel’s has a similar background and also comes from a Winning Background and just because he was injured and missed the end of his only Season with Kentucky doesn’t change that..
Jalil is an absolute study?
Before Jahlil we didn’t have not 1 guy that comes from a winning culture WRONNNNNNNNNG
thank god sixers didnt listen to your wrong ass and draft mudiay
Oh go suck on one henski
You knew I meant stud. Not everyone cares to correct every word
Mudiay will still be a great player BUT LIKE I SAID A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE DRAFT ON THIS SITE DUMMY, “IF OKAFOR IS THERE AT 3 HOW CAN YOU PASS ON HIM”
Find that post like you find all my other ones Mr. loserville
YOU WANTED MUDIAY OVER OKAFOR U DUMB ANkLE GRABBER. U said it on draft night. Because u asked a question 3 days prior doesn’t change the fact that u wanted to pass on okafor and take MUDIAY.
God mudiays career just got mushed just like u destroyed. God ur dumb and always wrong.
The second the lakers took Russell you said , ‘sixers have take Mudiay here’
he is an idiotic weirdo that has a history of pumping up total losers guys like exum and manziel… he buys any hype anyone sells him and has no clue about talent, hoops or any sport. he has fake sources
and now he is a liar. trying to say he didnt beg for mudiay over okafor. what a liar and a fraud.
Jon Hart
June 22, 2015 – 9:16 am
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NBA DRAFT WEEK!!!
LET’S GO!!!
Alot of rumors floating around
Porzingis, Russell, Mudiay etc etc
I still want Mudiay, I do like Russell too though, I just don’t like left handed players and I don’t like his inability to defend at this point of his career but he will grow.
I think Mudiay is a better defender, more athletic and a better scorer than Russell
Russell does set his teammates up better than Mudiay and has better court vision
I do not want another big man but if Okafor is there at 3, do you really pass on him?
All that talent, 7’0 7’1… I’d rather a playmaking guard but Okafor can ball
I also like Mario Hezonja. 6’8 long, athletic, can score the ball, can shoot the 3. 1 thing he has to work on is taking guys off the dribble better
I’m back and forth on Porzingis. Hes gonna be a good player but I don’t like how stiff he is. I think it would be a bad idea to take him 3 because he’s developmental
I don’t think he’s Dirk Nowitzki or will ever be but maybe pretty close…
Those are my guys so far thru my evaluation
Still early in the week..
Sixers have options as always..
Just don’t count out the chance that we trade our picks for next year and get more picks and or trade picks for a star player
I’d be just fine if we traded for Paul George. Hes a great all around player that’s young and his potential meter is going up not down. Or try to get a guy like Durant etc
Acquiring all these picks (four 1st rounders next season) gives you this kind of flexibility
#TogetherWeBuild
#ShowYaLuvPhilly
Right, you just proved our point you wanted Mudiay but in fraud fashion quaintly mentioned Okafor
what was the point of copying and pasting that?
to prove you said you didnt want him at 3 but to prove you asked other people if they would pass on him also if he dropped? you didnt say how can you pass on him, you didnt say i wouldnt pass on him… you said would you…
then draft night with the sixers on the clock you said :
Jon Hart
June 25, 2015 – 7:49 pm
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They gotta pick Mudiay here as me and Cliff have been hoping from the beginning
C’mon Sixers C’mon
Jon Hart
June 25, 2015 – 7:49 pm
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They gotta pick Mudiay here as me and Cliff have been hoping from the beginning
C’mon Sixers C’mon
Jon Hart
June 25, 2015 – 8:12 pm
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NOW BACK TO MY ORIGINAL POINT WHICH IS TRUE
thank god sixers didnt listen to your wrong ass and draft mudiay
Sixers gotta trade for Mudiay. Now is the time
Youre a dumbass
I still want Mudiay on the Sixers bitch
So freakin what
You look like a girlfriend trying to dig up dirt on a boyfriend
What a girl!
Haha act like a grown man for once in your pathetic life
Like I said before bitch, I wanted and still want Mudiay for the Sixers, but me being able to spot talent when I see it, recognized that you have to think hard before passing on a talent like Okafor
But you remain a bitch copying and pasting comments of others, never posting any predictions or what you think will happen, you wait for others to do it so you can call them out on it
What a joke of a life, you’ve been figured out a long time ago bum
It’s okay haveacock, like I said before, how can you pass on a guy like Okafor with all that talent. You can’t erase what I said retard
Now go keep yourself busy havingacock
You can’t erase what you said, I agree . Right after Russell was drafted you said, ‘we have to take Mudiay’ … I get it you liked him and have now accepted Okafor…. It’s ok
The question you should ask urself haveacock, is what am I trying to prove here?!
HAAAAAAA LOOK AT THIS LYING ASS FRAUD JON HART
WITH OKAFOR ON THE BOARD HE WAS BEGGING TO THE CYBER WORLD FOR MUDIAY NOW TRYING TO SPIN THAT AS NOT TRUE
HAAAAAAA WHAT A LIAR AND A FRAUD
GUY WAS BEGGING SIXERS TO PASS ON OKAFOR
NOW HE IS TRYING TO REWRITE HART HISTORY
EVEN TRYING TO REWRITE WHAT HE WROTE WHICH WAS
I do not want another big man but if Okafor is there at 3, do you really pass on him?
TRYING TO SAY HE SAID – how can you.
OWN IT LOSER FRAUD YOU WANTED MUDIAY OVER OKARFOR, ITS SIMPLE, ITS THE TRUTH, OWN IT YOU FREAK
DO YOU PASS ON HIM? AND TRYING TO CHANGE IT TO
Hahaha
What a girl, look at how your acting over me wanting Mudiay on the Sixers
And you wanted Russell, did it happen?!
Act like a man, not a girl bruh
You’ve wasted enough of my time
Beat it bum
you couldnt spot talent if it was standing right in front of you with a neon sign that was blinking
what talent have you spotted? johhny drunk manziel? dante exum? Joel Embiid is the next Olajuwon? you begged for mudiay at 3 and the gms for the next 4 picks disagreed with you. YOU ARE A MORON
Jon you have a simple out…. ‘I would have preferred Mudiay, Henskie went with Okafor, solid pick… Go sixers ‘ … Simple
I guess you have your cell phone in one hand and your laptop in the other
Grow up henski god damn man
Seriously
JH I would do a backflip for Leonard however he isnt leaving San Antonio. They are about to reload with at minimun Aldridge or Gasol and their is a chance they could actually do both if Ginobilli retires.
Realistically target Lawson in a trade and see if they could structure Jimmy Butler with a Front loaded contract on a 1+1 deal that the Bulls cant max without moving players.
I think B.Brown had a lot to do with the development of Kahwi Leonard and how I know is because of how much of a complete player he is.
He doesn’t just score the ball but he is one of the best on ball defenders in the league. He didn’t walk into the nba like this, he had to develop this
I can assume that him and B.Brown have a very good relationship.
I don’t think that Lamarcus Aldridge would keep him from coming to a team like Philly who has all these big men and money and draft picks coming
The Sixers will try I believe but he’s a restricted FA
He fits the mold of player that B.Brown wants and needs badly
Wroten is fun to watch but he plays out of control…..not sure he will be in future plans
I cant stand Wroten Z. His basketball IQ is abysmal.
it sure is izell….he gets buckets…..hes like a dumb version of jamal crawford and crawford aint the smartest anyway…..lol
During okafor’s media introduction to the city. He dropped that jersey like he was holding dog doo doo in his hand. If you have not seen what I am talking about look it up. He is not a happy camper right now. Probably because they told him they were going tank again this year for Simmons. We are the laughing stocks of the league.
Nah diddy he placed it on the table lol I saw the video
I too thought he threw it down but he didn’t lol
P diddy I mentioned that yesterday and was seriously chastised … I agree with you, dude ain’t happy
Yeah cig, I hope he can get over it soon.
Dude aint happy why because you went overboard on a 7 second vine that morons cried he threw the jersey on the floor then it turns out there was a table there?
he has quite a few million reasons to get over it and he will. He was the most coveted player in the draft all winter… its great he fell to them, he is their one true building block from the eternal tank (i’m interested to see more Saric tho) – i really think the bad wheel that Embid brings to the table is going to keep rearing its ugly head. Noel i think will be a solid pro — time to start winning, no more tanking… learn to win, learn to build– lets see brown coach — we know he can teach–
I understand tanking is part of the process but dam every year come on man. Hinkie needs to do more than just tank.
I don’t think they’re gonna tank for Simmons
I think this year is the year they establish an identity and win more games, next year they make the playoffs and we’ll stop there for now
I saw glimpses of a good team this past season, obviously not every game but a few of them definitely
I don’t think we’re that far off. We definitely need a scorer or two and a gang of shooters since we have a post presence
But I see us working to build off of what we already have on the current roster, Covington stays, Ish is a good backup that has the ability to start but needs to improve his shooting
We have Noel, Okafor and Embiid, hopefully down the not so distant future. Just need scorers and more shooters
We’re building the Spurs of the east
I love it!!!
Sounds good Jh, I hope your right.
I think this year is the year they establish an identity and win more games, next year they make the playoffs and we’ll stop there for now
Huh???
Less than 4 days ago you said #tankadelphia 4.0
Fraud!!!!!!
Dam I didn’t see that, that’s funny
Sorry 3 days ago
Jon Hart
June 26, 2015 – 12:00 pm
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#Tankadelphia
#Year4
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I guess it took 3 days for you to get over sixers taking big jah over your man crush MUDIAY
This post occurred after Hinkies presser and ur dumb ass is aware of it
It was complete sarcasm
I actually post in detail how I truly feel about the teams
Unlike you who preys on guys post from 3 years ago or 3 days ago like some weird sick maniac
Go watch your porn sicko
Let me ask you guys this, do you guys feel that Embiid and Okafor’s can co exist in the lineup? It seems to me that Noel can compliment either one just fine.
Okafor is so unhappy that when Brett Brown showed up at the facility at 630am Okafor was already in the building putting in work.
Some of yall need a new narrative. Move on from your nonsense negativity.
I’m not being negative just commenting on his gestures while holding the jersey. Negative would be Okafor was a horrible pick etc etc. I know there was a table there, it’s just my opinion on how I saw it.
Okafor was all over social media today in a Dr. J jersey posing for pics with fans trying to be the mayor of Philadelphia.
If someone is unhappy or nervous it would be Embiid or Noel. IMO Embiid…..Okafor will get every chance to shine from the block.
I agree with that, I believe he is the face of the franchise right now. He is a healthy big man ready to roll. Didn’t hear about the jersey posing thing, that’s what’s up tho I’m actually glad to hear that.
It show he is mature and a pro at a young age. His work ethic is something he had before he came here from what I hear. Doesn’t mean he’s happy tho, but he will come around with time I’m sure.
If the Sixers make a run at a FA or swing a trade for a solid contributor on the perimeter it will show Hinkie views Okafor as a true centerpiece.
jon hart— you keep mentioning ‘cock’ — are you fondly remember your days of incarceration?
Learn how to form a complete sentence reject
If ur creeped out by porno its because you love cock. which also explains why he falls in love with certain individuals and doesn’t look objectively. Harts an ankle grabber
Paulman Rumor # 1
76ers Send Center J Embiid and a 2016 1st Round Pick to the Minnesota T-Wolves for Point Guard Ricky Rubio & PF Anthony Bennett….
You read it here first ..
T-Wolves have PG’s Rick Rubio, Zac LaVine and Traded for Tyus Jones on Draft Night to groom for teh Future …. Either Rubio or LaVine are on the way out.. and it could be Rubio who has not lived up to expectations since his Arrival from Spain but is still only 24 but does earn $4.6 Million
So why the heck would the Sixers trade for Rubio who can’t shoot, turns the ball over and can’t stay healthy?
Consider the source.
What do you guys think of Austin rivers?
My honest opinion, he’s a guy that should have stayed in college a little longer, he left too early
Has some talent offensively, is learning to play with more control, I think his dad is coaching him up well
Hes another streaky shooter, we need guys that can shoot the ball and actually make it!
we need guys that can shoot the ball and actually make it!
ALBERT EINSTEIN over here
Yeah he might be better sticking with pops. I like his upside tho
60 million under the cap. Okafor and Noel. 4 1st round picks. Saric comining in one more year.If any fan thinks Hinke is going backwards from this point is crazy. Hinke understands the time is now. He knows Brown wont go for it. He knows players like Okafor wont go for it. He knows the fans aren’t going to go for it. All the trades and dumping are over. Embid will probably have some kind of surgery and sit this year IMO. That’s ok. It is what it is. The Sixers will be the next team to contend for a championship in this city.
Paulman Rumor #2
76ers Send Center J Embiid to the Denver Nuggets for Guard Tye Lawson & PF JJ Hickson
If Embiid can play this year than thats a terrible trade Paulman. Lawson is a good PG but he isnt a long term answer and is breaking down a bit himself. I would rather have Bledsoe than Lawson if I am looking to trade Embiid.
I think Lawson could be had for mid round picks next year. Plus hes a malcontent.
cant trade embiid period for several reasons.
1. his trade value is sooooo low and nobody would give up shit for him right now.
2. the guy is an athletic freak, you see him doing through the legs windmill jams??????
3. cutting bait with a guy with superstar talent before he is even 21 is absolutely retarded. Id rather see him here and have confirmation he will never be medically oK then to see him go somewhere else and be one of the best bigs in the game.
Bottom line is im praying this man is gonna get that foot 100% and if and when he does we are gonna be a fucking force with him and okafor and future guards… Big Jah gonna dominate this league – and is the favorite for ROY, Noel is a defensive star and Embiid has the talent to be the 2nd best big in the game behind unibrow.
Both you guys are Correct.. This would not be a Good Trade for 76ers Long Term if Embiid is Healthy.. Tye Lawson is on the downside and is not a Franchise Type PG for the Long-Term..
You wouldn’t be able to trade Embiid until he proved to be healthy, and capable.
But if he was both, then it would be more beneficial to trade Noel to attain additional assets with 4 – 1st round picks, and millions under the cap to sign max free agents…
I’d rather have Olajuwon type potential, than Noel’s – who is strictly a shot blocker, who I’d already have with Okafor who has more scoring ability..
***Sixers News***
The Sixers were scheduled to meet with Bulls Free Agent Jimmy Butler but the meeting has been postponed after Butler received a Max offer from the Bulls
I’m hearing he’s now deciding how many years he wants from the Bulls
He postponed meeting with the Lakers,Sixers, Celtics and Mavs
Jimmy Butler and Kawmi Leonard are not going anywhere
Dwayne Wade is available to the Highest Bidder…
Yeah, um why would anyone want to come to Philly? They won’t even get more money here than in they want to stay. Brett Brown is not enough when he can keep playing with Pop, Duncan and maybe Aldridge too.
Plus, the tank will be on for the third year in a row to try to max out the “assets”.
Young, Up and Coming Players would be interested in Philly for they can
can a Max Deal since the 76ers have a ton of $$$$ available and would have a great Opportunity for more Playing Time and be a Top Player on the Team as opposed to a 2nd/3rd or 4th Option on the Teams that they are presently on.. Could Butler, Bledsoe, Rondo, Rivers, etc,etc raise their Visibility and Brand by being the Top Dog for a Rebuilding 76ers Team more so than staying where they are …
rondo and rivers blow. i would give up okc and lakers #1 picks for bledsoe though, he got a nice jumper and is pretty athletic..
Austin Rivers would be a good low risk high reward player. Depends on how much value they see in someone like Jordan McRae and Hollis Thompson.
Read my post Paul, Leonard and Butler can get a max contract for an actual winning team, so again why would they come here? To be top dog? BS.
I would rather Kahwi but Jimmy is a nice start!
He may just be using the Sixers as a bargaining chip, but the fact that he added our team in the mix is great to hear
I hope more players do the same
Realistic FAs I think they should look at are Patrick Beverly and Danny Green. Beverly is absolutely the best on ball defender at the PG position and together with the rest of the athletes on this squad defensively that would be a great fit. I prefer Green over Kris Middleton just because of the system he is coming from and think he would be a great vet to have around these young kids. However Middleton has more upside.
I could see an PG Aaron Brooks, getting a look by the 76ers..
Danny Green just does not play strong enough Defense though he can light them up from the outside and would be a nice addition for some Offensive Scoring off the Wings..
Youre kidding right? Danny Green is one of the best 3-D players in the league.
I stated that Danny Green can light them up from the Outside (anotherwords, he’s a great Shooter) I also stated that he’s not a very good Defender..
What am I missing ?
Do you understand what 3 and D means? He is an elite on ball defender. You couldnt be more off on your assessment. His defensive numbers on ball of screen and roll etc are some of the best in the league.
lmao
How does Holmgren not have a job in the NHL right now???? guy cut bum ass carter and richards in their “prime” and threw the town into a frenzy and it was a beautiful move in retrospect. by all accounts hextall doing a good job so far but damn homer got shit done
I agree with your assessment on the Carter/Richards move, but he had a lot of terrible signings that ultimately cost him his job. Trading JVR for Luke Schenn, Signing Bryz, MacDonald, etc.
He is why they are in cap hell right now.
forgot about those scrubs bugsy
How does getting rid of Carter/Richards 5 Years ago look good today ??
Didn’t these Players Play and Win a couple of Stanley Cups with the Kings
while the Flyers have failed to have much Post-Season Success since
Richards and Carter were Traded
2014-2015 Season – No Playoffs
2013-2014 Season – Lost in 1st Round of Playoffs to NY Rangers
2012-2013 Season – No Playoffs
2011-2012 Season – Lost in 2nd Round of Playoffs to NJ Devils
2010-2011 Season – Lost in 2nd Round of Playoffs to Bruins
2009-2010 Season – Lost in Stanly Cup Finals to the Blackhawks when
both Richards and Carter were still on the Team ?
richards has declined every year since we traded him. he played ok when the kings won it in 2012 but was not even close to worth the 12 year deal for the kings, when they won in 2014 he was invisible almost the entire year. last year richards was an embarrassment, at only age 30 and with 5 years and 35+million still owed to him he played so bad they sent him to the minors. and now it looks like his hockey career is on the ropes…
carter has produced a bit but is a 1 way player… we got some nice players for those 2 coke sniffing bums.and those 2 are still signed through 2020+ and owed 10’s of millions.
and if carter and richards were on our team those past years the results wouldnt have been any better
Well those 2 Bums (Richards & Carter) Won the Stanly Cup Twice..
The Flyboys haven’t Won a Cup since I was 12 Years Old in 1975…
End of Story… Who cares what they have become 5 Years after the Trade
The Kings went all in and overpaid but yet, Won 2 Cups to show for it..
What have the Flyboys Won ?
stupid argument paulman. flyers wouldnt have won a cup with them if they kept them. those two blew it against the blackhawks years back, they had their chance and shit on it.
using your logic carter and richards are better than Dale Hawerchuk and Adam Oates. and dan marino couldnt hold tren dilfers jock. stupid, you sound like a cowboys fan
great move by holmgren. we got young pieces for them and are in better shape now without them. the pronger situation really fucked this franchise…
No argument from me Henski,
I am just fascinated by why so many Philly Fans are concerned about ex-Players and and who have gone on to have success while the same Philly Teams continue to under-perform… Who gives a rats ass what Richards/Carter are up to 5 Years, I would worry more about your hometown overrated and inept Flyers…
I swear you just type and don’t think. You trying to say you’ve never assessed past players and past moves and assess how they panned out? Same dumb logic could be said when you talk about any players performance on any team other than a philly teams player…u sound like a hypocrite
fraudman just slings shit– speaks with a forked tongue
Diarrhea fingers haaa
I am saying your Flyers have under-performed for the past 20 Years
and that should be concerned about that if your a Flyers/Philly Sports Fans … Richards/Carter had many last laughs when raising the Cup a couple of Times in LA having a great old time.. WTF has Simmons Won ?
Didn’t Rod Brind ‘Amor moves on from Flyers and Wins a Cup for Carolina ..
Hell even Kimo Timmomen won a Cup last Week with Blackhawks..
The Flyers were one of the most Overrated Sport Franchises in all 4 Major Sports for the last 30 Years, now they have fallen to just an average NHL Team
like 2/3rds of the NHL … Go and continue to Pay the $100 a Game Tix to watch those Guys to line up Ed Snider’s Pockets… No Thanks …
Right lets cry about our sports history rather celebrate the small wins. Sounds awful.
By the way.
paulman
June 30, 2015 – 4:55 pm
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I am just fascinated by why so many Philly Fans are concerned about ex-Players and and who have gone on to have success while the same Philly Teams continue to under-perform… Who gives a rats ass what Richards/Carter are up to 5 Years, I would worry more about your hometown overrated and inept Flyers…
paulman
June 30, 2015 – 5:31 pm
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Didn’t Rod Brind ‘Amor moves on from Flyers and Wins a Cup for Carolina ..
Now you talking about kimmo who the flyers just wanted him to have a chance to win a cup and did him a solid… Lmfao and regarding going to a game or not you’re lame bro sports and your teams are entertainment and to be enjoyed with like minded peeps, with friends and family not to be boycotted because they haven’t won and to make you miserable. I feel bad for you and your sheltered lifestyle and flip flopping hypocritical ways.
What ever happened to Josh Janet who used to write some nice articles on here about the Flyers.. I haven’t seen a Flyers Article in some time..
No News about their Draft, New Coach, their Off-Season Plans, Risers in the Minors, etc etc
t
hensk pman is not like most philly fans he is a outcast among us
Yea but that doesn’t really explain being hypocritical , not having a backbone and talking out both sides of your face
Attention seeking whore! Picks two third string qb in the same thread, wants manual fires in the midst of 100 win season while making excuses for sorry ass sandberg, picks 19 draft choices then can’t understand why they didn’t do it…guy is an attention seeking whore.
NBA Free Agency starts at 12:01 a.m
Let’s see what Hinkie wants to do
Offer Kahwi the Max and hope he accepts?
Go after both Kahwi and Jimmy Butler?!
Show restraint?!
We do know that they have interest in Butler and I can almost guarantee they have interest in Kahwi but they’re both restricted guys
But these guys could definitely have interest in coming here because they’d automatically be “the guys”
If we could sign 1 of them we’d be one step closer to being a contending team
I think drafting Noel, Embiid and Okafor makes the Sixers an attractive destination for free agents and if we can get these guys on the court to showcase their skills man o man it would be just what we needed!
New training facility coming next year
I look forward to free agency moving forward because I think Hinkie will start to try and hit . No more sitting on your hands
You have 3 bigs
Build inside out
Go get a a few shooters and scorers!
I think this years free agency and next year’s are crucial for this franchise moving forward
#InHinkieWeTrust
He is not going to sign any big time FAs even if they were interested in coming here. Tank part 3 and wait for the European savior to come over next year with the fresh new lottery pick.
Oh btw..
New Orleans Superstar Anthony Davis has agreed to a five-year, $145 million maximum contract extension
Spurs resigning Kahwi Leonard to a 5 year deal
We now see why the Sixers went right to Jimmy Butler opposed to Kahwi Leonard because they knew he was resigning with the Spurs
Jimmy does not want a 5 year deal. He prefers shorter years and the Bulls offered him a 5 year deal so he’s deciding what he wants to do
Dude, you realize that even Hinkie says the sixers aren’t attractive to FA?
At least not until next Off-Season…
Yes the 76ers have a Trio of Talented Big Men,
Let’s see whose Healthy, let’s see them Play together and how it works..
When did and why would Hinkie say something like that?
Read the John Gonzalez story… Basically said $ is same and FA choose for other reasons such as winning. Let’s just say he doesn’t have much expectation to get a big name
No big name FAs are coming here. They are not interested and neither is Hinkie interested in signing them. He wants to tank for another year to secure yet another lottery pick to add to the other potential picks.
And anyone, ANYONE, who thought Leonard was going to leave SA is an idiot.
Realistically who out there outside of Leonard and Butler are fits for this team that make sense.
I’m sorry but the money being thrown at guys like Middleton and Carroll I want no part of.
Carroll was literally playing to stay in the league last year. Middleton has come out of nowhere as well.
What they show is investing in guys you see talent in and giving them playing time and room to grow is the way to go.
Some of you make no sense and its obvious you arent following the league. There are some nice vets out there that after the dust settles you may overpay for a year or two to come here. Gives you the opportunity to have a vet and if they play well a trade chip to a contender down the line. The Gary Neals or Mo Williams type.
Look whats out there Monta Ellis? Rondo?
Youre better off going after a Spurs backup in Cory Joseph or if the Lakers need to unload salary maybe taking Clarkson off their hands(not very realistic though). Serviceable guys will shake loose even if just to come here for a year to rehab their game. RELAX already.
the sixers are a d league within the nba…..get your game good then leave
How do you figure so Z? Who are all these players that have come and gone under Hinkie’s watch that meet your example? What Hinkie got rid of were either cap friendly bums like Hawes and Lavoy allen; traded bust Evan Turner; traded a very good, but not great Jrue that netted us Nerlens; and good but not great Thad that netted us the Heat pick. he’s the best GM in this town. It ain’t even close. The Phillies have turned into the laughing stock of baseball under to current GM; the eagles GM hasn’t learned that being a great coach doesn’t mean you know shit about being a GM; and I could care less about the flyers there fans drink more kool-aid than anybody.
15 mil/year for Carroll
18 mil/year for Dragic
24 mil/year for Lillard extension
14 mil/year for Middleton
11 mil/year for Danny Green?
What the eff is going on in the NBA?
When that new tv deal kicks in that money you see for these deals will look like pocket change
Per year yes…length wise know.
Carroll Green Middleton Tobias Harris later….all guys that show let players get minutes and you can develop talent even if its not lottery guys.
We could be saying the same thing about Grant Sampson etc.
Green owes his career to Brett Brown and Spurs player development.
Tobias Harris couldnt get minutes in Milwaukee under Scott Skiles goes to a bad Magic team…extended minutes and he develops as a player.
Middleton as well.
Clearly because average players get 14-15 million a year now. And Anthony Davis is getting Kobe money.
Anthony Davis is worth every penny and some.
Orlando Magic have been absolute doodoo for 3 years stockpiling talent and giving extended playing time to guys.
After 3 years and with a somewhat solid backcourt Vucevic at the 5 they know swing for the fence for Paul Milsap. A mid tier AllStar but a nice piece.
But how many people remember them attempting to play Olidapo at PG and realize that Aaron Gordon looks like a flop.
Or that they get rid of Affalo and Nelson and pretty much did no different than the Sixers?
The biggest difference….that when they stripped bare they actually had some young players like Vucevic etc. The Sixers had absolutely NOTHING after that horrendous Bynum trade.
Their lone asset had stress fractures and they flipped for 2 no.1s.
Things are just fine right now.
If the Raptors sign Wes Matthews……I think the Sixers should entertain trade for DeMar Derozan if all it takes is one of their back end picks in the first round like the Heat/OKC pick.
Definitely a guy to keep an eye on.
Izzell serious question. I know we disagree a bit on the tank (i do understand why but) anyway, if playing the big three gets us… say 37 wins, midway or end of lottery is that a good season? or are you in for another 20 win season? My point is i’m ready for some growth…
Team growth does not just mean wins. I want to see player development and style of play developed.
Being the 8th in the East is like being the prettiest whore in the brothel…in the end you’re still a whore.
The Celtics panicking over the draft and signing Amir Johnson to 12mil is why you have to rip down.
I can see 25 wins at best with what they currently have. And honestly I could care less about that number. What do want to see is an offense built around the low post and firm grasp on who compliments each other out of the three and then remaining asset used to acquire other talent.
If we have two true building blocks by the end of this year with what they have draft pick wise and cap I will be very happy.
I think Okafor and Noel will be those blocks.
I thought Embid was Olijuwan? So 25 wins.., is that a tank? I mean the spurs (best franchise in sports arguably) had DR, he got hurt ending up with the number 1 and TD…to the best of my knowledge they haven’t had a lottery pick since …yet they keep adding good players…
Turner was the 2 pick and holiday was lottery so wtf difference does it make? Assets have to pay dividends at some point… They don’t have a PG and MCW is going to net you the let’s say 12-15 pick next year, and you still do t have a PG. I dont know I guess it’s the state of the nba, the sixers are a laughing stock but If they win 4 titles in 10 years I guess it’s worth it.
Lakers are a lottery team again next year.
Ok so can we agree on lakers pick…let’s say 8? I dunno aren’t they signing some FA and expecting a 32 year old Kobe?
So sixers win 25 gets them the 5-6 and lakers win 30 gets them…9? Then what…all I’ve ever asked about the tank…and you never answer Hinkie never answers…when are we allowed to win? I just want to know… If we tank next year why are you mentioning fa
Is this supposed to make sense?….
You thinking Kobe is 32 shows how ridiculously out of touch you are and that you are just posting to post….
And may I remind you that 4 years ago the talent on this team was Evan Turner Thaddeus Young Spencer Hawes Jrue Holiday….
Virtually not one player you could build on.
Sixers News!!!
Sacramento Kings are trading Jason Thompson and Carl Landry to the Philadelphia 76ers
Some news!!!
Also the Kings are sending Nik Stauskus to the 76ers as part of thethe deal as well
Huge deal for Sixers
They targeted Nik last year in the draft with the 10th pick
Nik is a sharp shooter. Can shoot the lights out of a stadium
This is exactly what we needed
And they will take on Thompson and Landrys contracts
We Are Building!!!
Let’s Go!!!
There is more…
The Sixers also get the Kings 2018 1st round pick (at earliest) and the right to swap 1st rd pick with Kings in 2016 + 2017.
Are you Hinkie haters still saying he’s not a genius?!
My god he robbed the kings!
The foreign players the Sixers traded were the rights to Arturas Gudaitis and Luka Mitrovic in the deal with the kings
Think about this for a moment
Just before the draft last year, most of us would have been excited to walk away with Joel Embiid and Nik Stauskas…
Instead, we got Joel Embiid, Nik Stauskas, Dario Saric, two 1st round picks, a 2nd rd pick, and the right to swap 2 1st rd picks.
If Hinkie isn’t the best GM in the league then he’s damn sure close to it
What a bundle.They flat out robbed the kings
Hes a genius
Is that official?
It will be in the next few days
Dam that was a great move, gotta give him that one.
Making moves that don’t involve strictly tanking is all most fans want
Something to keep in mind about this deal
The Kings owe Chicago a first round pick in 2016 and the pick is top 10 protected
So only if the Kings end up in the top 10 will the Sixers have the option of swapping
If the pick doesn’t convey to Chicago in 2016 the same protections apply for Sacramento’s first in 2017
So that’s why we see Sac trying to lure stars to come play there. They don’t wanna swap a damn thing lol
Wow this is nuts. Hinkie had a gun to vlades head late last night in a bar somewhere right? Any of vlades kids reported missing past few days?
We r loaded with assets to get simmons or if any studs go on the block this year.
All Hinkies moves have been to be in position to acquire assets like this.
Not a huge fan of the players but the pick swap and the 1st is insane. We could have 5 1st round picks next year. We need to come away with Simmons or an established star.
At this point it looks like hinkie goal is to build a dynasty in the 2020s. Next few years will be fun watching guys develop.
In what world is Draymond Green worth 17 mil per year? This is not an NBA players get paid too much post. This is a straight up if I compare other players salaries, there is no way this dude is worth that much of the soft cap.
Who cares about Draymon damn green!
Did you not see the trade the Sixers just freakin made?!?!?!?
My god
@ Bugs…. If you won’t, I will. This is an NBA players get too much post. NBA players are way overpaid. There is no way in the world Draymond Green deserves that kind of money. No one, not even fans in Oakland, go to Warriors games to see him play. If they got rid of him tomorrow people may feel sad, however they will show up regardless because of Curry and Thompson. Green is a solid role player, but in my mind he is in the same category as a Lance Stevenson. Solid role player, nothing more. I’m not saying he has not contributed, I just think he’s paid way too much for what he can do.
Outside of Anthony Davis, the other players seemed overpaid seeing that most of them are just role players.
Right there with you Tua. It is out of control. If and when the Sixers actually look to sign a FA, then what are they going to have to pay?
Not only that, if the Sixers hit on one of these big men (or all three) it may be trouble paying them down the road. If Embiid gets healthy and turns out to be a stud along with Okafor and possibly Noel, we won’t be able to afford all three and our nucleus goes flying out the window. These teams just set the market for role players, I can’t imagine what superstars will demand going forward.
Yes, I saw the trade dude. Relax. Great move by Hinkie.
I am just shocked at how much teams have to pay for role players in FA.
And stocking up on bad western conference teams draft picks/assets isn’t a bad idea either lol
Their are no holes in this trade from the Sixers side
@Bugs…Draymond Green is worth that kind of money to Warriors. He is the reason they able to create so many mismatches on the floor. Granted their backcourt is the spoon that stirs the rest of the ingredients but Green lets all their pieces flow great because of his ability to defend and score.
Outside of GSW it would be a mistake to give him that money. Same goes for Tristan Thompson in Cleveland. For the Cavs he is worth that money. For any other team no way.
Izzell, 17 mil/year for a role player. Not a star. A role player.
Crazy.
I disagree on Green specifically but I understand the thought on guys like DeMarre Carroll getting 60 million.
Green was 2nd in DPOY voting and honestly he should have won it. In the playoffs he was exposed a bit in the Finals however he absolutely held his own and was a key piece in defending.