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First round is misleading. It's most likely this 'first round' will be nothing more than something like a compensation type pick, somewhere between the first round and second round in true value given Houston's projected finish and then the post season. It's fact. I liked McCain but he was having a tough year and I don't know why. He's has always been a good shooter. We will see how this plays out. I thought Morey would put this pick in play somehow before the trade deadline with another move.

his tough year was because he was coming back from knee and hand injuries. his shot started to really fire last 6 games   14-23  from 3 - but his D will always be below average, he doesnt rebound and his ball handling is suspect. but i suspect he will be an awesome 3 pt shooter in OKC

1. I am now going to try watch OKC to see how one of my favourites plays

2. I am now seriously rooting for anyone playing Houston to try maximise our draft position - thank you phoenix

3. i am now scouring college basketball for big rebounding forwards likely to drop to 20- 40 eg Morez johnson from Michigan - 6'9' 13.7 and 7 rebounds in 23.6 mins

4. i am now hoping justin edwards takes McCain's minutes and gives us a 3 pt shooting defender at the wing - 33.3 % from 3 has to improve

and so it goes

Based on current standings, Sixers would get the 26th pick in the draft. McCain went #16. Three second round picks; the Indiana pick in 2027 might be decent; Bucks in 2028, who knows? OKC in 2028 - maybe we'll get a Manu Ginobli. All things considered, not a great trade in my opinion.

hate losing jared
especially when he finally has his 3 shot working  14-23 last 6 games

but honstly McCain went 16 in a bad draft
this is supposed to be an historic draft so 26 may still be a good player and if it is a PF rather than our 3rd or 4th guard it might work out for us?

I have been away from here for a bit

but never missed a sixers game

this team is good enough to go to the finals

maxey is a god
VJ has improved so much already just from 40 games - his ceiling is beyond all of us - he might be anything, even a future MVP
PG has absolutley bounced back
Embiid is still Embiid - incredible
Grimes has established himself as a 6th man of the year contender

and now that Oubre is back we are deep!
barlow and Walker have been good and will earn real contracts

we obviously dont fear anyone in the east except a boston team with tatum back
we can beat detroit and have already beaten everyone else

its good to be the king!

No hate. Watch him play on person. He's slow, can't get off the ground right now. He's amazingly talented and getting by on that and his size. Made some fantastic passes tonight. He's not what he once was, he's not close to being an MVP level player. The idea that the sixers should tank and trade him isn't going to work. Professional scouts watching him know his limitations right now (and maybe going forward). The sixers best chance is to play with him, hope he can get thru the playoffs and trade for a piece that compliments him and maxey. But if you watch him play in person, he's a shell of his former self.

whoa
seriously??

hardly a shell
maybe you dont really follow the sixers?
he starts EVERY season slow - this time he was recovering from  major surgery
he is now back to 30 and 10 on offense but his defence is still a work in progress - that will likley take a few more weeks

i agree he wont ever be the same athletic defensive center but he is pretty close to being a major scorer again - perhaps even an all-nba selection by seasons end ?

Might as well get this started.  We're a little over a month away from the Feb 5 deadline

DM is prolly on the phone right now trying to talk up a trade.   McCain, Watford, Drummond, EG, Broome, Edwards, and possibly Walker if signed to a standard deal are all prolly on stand by.  Any combination of those contracts could get them something at the deadline and please believe DM will do something.  If theres an ex Rocket or Viper out there flapping, DM will find him...lol!!! 

DEN outta Cs right now....just saying.  Does PHI still have the rights to Charles Bassey?

I thought Broome could be cut in order to keep Barlow, but I just looked at his contract.  He signed a $8M/4yr deal.  Thats alot of money for him and what he's done.  I get its only a AAV of about $2M, but dang Barlow making $85K.

they would be crazy to trade mccain - he is a shadow of what we saw last year and we know he is recovering from knee and thumb injuries so why sell low when a 21 year old is only playing his 50th professional game - we need to see what we have got first
same with Watford - Maxeys buddy showed real flashes of talent before his injury. terrible time to trade him too
and , respectfully, on a team when embiid is your center you need two backups and drummand has been great

If we can win games while short changing Grimes on minutes it's a win win.

His dumbass made it impossible for Morey to get anything of value for him in a trade, while knowing full well that we were gonna have a guard heavy roster this year.

really>?
averaging 15.3,  4 and 4.4 assists
shooting 36% from 3
top 5 in 6th man of the year voting

but you, the almightly arbiter of who is good - ben, jonah - and who is terrible - maxey - are telling us he is a dumbass?

i suppose you'd rather have caleb who might b out of the league by Monday

seriously, just stop