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[Boogs31]

no, they definately have enough money to resign him. JJ Redick, Amir Johnson, Stauskas are all off the books next season which opens up another ~36-38 million

Sixers have plenty of money.

I said extend, not resign. The team would benefit greatly by paying him more money this season while saving money on the back end of his contract. Can they still do that?

 

[mjp2417]

You are all forgetting the one true best center in this whole discussion.

Spoiler

big al horford

That's not how you spell Greg Monroe

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

Also you are all ignoring the true best center in the league

Edit: Damn you mjp!!!

 

[Jarate]

I said extend, not resign. The team would benefit greatly by paying him more money this season while saving money on the back end of his contract. Can they still do that?

apparently it's being worked on and is very close

 

[Fenderputty]

So why not have Kuz start instead of BI? Randle is playing fine. Kuz isn't much bigger than other 3s.

I don't disagree in theory. I feel like Randle is who he is though. He's virtually the same player he was two seasons ago. I would like to give Ingram more touches because of that. A stretch 4 should help Ingram out offensively too giving him more space.

I would be OK with him starting for either though.

 

[Jarate]

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A wise man once said "Trust The Process"

 

[gutshot]

Happy for Joel. Now he just needs to stay healthy. Hopefully the Barca doc they hired has got the magic touch.

 

[phanphare]

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Give $150 million to a big man who has played 30 games in 3 years. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[BlackGhost]

Trust the process?

 

[friskykillface]

Embiid 🐐

 

[phanphare]

monk running the point

I like it

 

[Chase17]

You are all forgetting the one true best center in this whole discussion.

Spoiler

big al horford

*Playoff Horford.

 

[Bread]

How will defenses deal with D12 (basketball player) shooting 3s from the bench?

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

Fultz’s free throw form is so trash it just caused a double lane violation.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

Fultz’s free throw form is so trash it just caused a double lane violation.

Really shouldn't have changed his form..

 

[Duxxy3]

Where the fuck did Rozier go this summer?

 

[megalowho]

Fultz's free throw form and Simmons' defensive effort are almost as scary as scary Terry

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

Really shouldn't have changed his form..

He let his personal trainer change it and he couldn’t see it was shit? WTF is wrong with him?

Also Simmons is nearly as bad. He is shooting it one handed like Shaq.

 

[Chase17]

Where the fuck did Rozier go this summer?

I know it is just preseason, but he does look better.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

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Congrats Parsons you don't have the most ridiculous contract anymore.

 

[Duxxy3]

Celtics picked up some good second rounders this year.

 

[Bread]

Smart is real
Rozier is real
Fultz has the yips
Danny keeps winning

 

[mjp2417]

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Congrats Parsons you don't have the most ridiculous contract anymore.

Oh, he still does

 

[Face it Tiger..]

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Congrats Parsons you don't have the most ridiculous contract anymore.

Atleast Embiid's contract has protections against him.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Rockets destroying the Knicks atm

 

[spyder_ur]

I know - preseason - but alot of young Celtics looked really good tonight. Fit Marcus Smart is a real thing. Rozier's improvement is notable - game has slowed down alot for him. And Ojeleye looks awesome. Even Nader is really impressing; I think he's gone as far as he can with this team given the roster, but hopefully it's good for his career.

 

[bonesquad]

Parker has never been that good. Embiid is legit best center in the league when hes played

I agree. I'm not a fan of Parker. But it was reported Parker is seeking a big if not max contract. And with the Bucks constantly stating how they see him as a long term member of the team... It makes me nervous.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

How will defenses deal with D12 (basketball player) shooting 3s from the bench?

They're powerless to stop it. Particularly, from the right side of the floor, as previously established.

 

[Cooter]

Mike D'Antoni: You Can't Stop Warriors, but 'They're Not Gonna Stop Us Either'

Wow. His Game of Zones exaggeration really isn't one.

 

[spyder_ur]

Wow. His Game of Zones exaggeration really isn't one.

I'm sure this will be the year his teams display the level of discipline and defensive intensity that is necessary in the playoffs.

 

[Shamrock7r]

https://www.poundingtherock.com/2017/10/9/16447748/san-antonio-spurs-return-the-beautiful-game

I was thinking this too as I watched the first few pre-season Spurs games. They are filled with shooters now compared to last year.

I think the Spurs, if it's even possible, are going to surprise a lot of people this year. The youth movement is happening with Anderson, Forbes, Murray, and Bertans. I really think it's going to be a hybrid 2012-14 Spurs style team with the occasional Leonard iso. LMA is even looking good so far.

 

[Tom Penny]

Hope Baynes is ok. Really good bench big and spot starter against clowns like d12.

 

[TTG]

Injuries taking a toll, there used to be a time...

 

[Tall4Life]

Currently we are undefeated in the preseason. Has a team ever done it this hard before?

 

[mjp2417]

Currently we are undefeated in the preseason. Has a team ever done it this hard before?

the 2017 Cleveland Browns

 

[darkwing-buck]

KAT really out here streaming PUBG.

 

[LyleLanley]

Got new bed sheets, thought you guys would appreciate them.

 

[phanphare]

wear a protective cup to bed

 

[Boss X]

First look at LeBron tonight in the new lineup.

 

[PadWarrior]

Got new bed sheets, thought you guys would appreciate them.

Does it kick?

 

[Dangansona]

I'm mostly still too livid to say much about it, but fuck whatever Gods the Pelicans pissed off to go into a third straight season with at least two starters being injured (the latest being Rondo).

Getting real sick of this.

 

[Emwitus]

I agree with this premise but think this was a great signing. They wouldn't have found a better use for that money.

Still you'd think they'd be able to get -some- kind of discount for a guy who hasn't even played half a season worth of games yet.

LOL Why would a player give a multimilion dollar buisness that still uses his name and likes to put buts in their sits a "discount'?

 

[Bread]

LOL Why would a player give a multimilion dollar buisness that still uses his name and likes to put buts in their sits a "discount'?

because he has played 30 games in 3 years?

 

[Randolph Freelander]

because he has played 30 games in 3 years?

No, but really, it's not on Embiid to take a discount. This is on the Sixers, you don't give a player a contract like this if he can't stay on the floor, particularly when the player doesn't have the leverage of a looming free agency. But if the contract is offered? Sign it.

 

[gutshot]

Sounds like Joel Embiid will play in the Sixers next preseason game. Fultz to sit again, this time with a sore knee.

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

LOL Why would a player give a multimilion dollar buisness that still uses his name and likes to put buts in their sits a "discount'?

To give the team cap flexibility and get a better roster around him.

 

[Bread]

No, but really, it's not on Embiid to take a discount. This is on the Sixers, you don't give a player a contract like this if he can't stay on the floor, particularly when the player doesn't have the leverage of a looming free agency. But if the contract is offered? Sign it.

I'm not saying it's on Embiid to take a discount but that the idea of them paying less than full max for him is a reasonable thing to believe.

 

[gutshot]

Re: Embiid's contract, The Athletic's Derek Bodner reported this:

While the exact details of how much is guaranteed have not yet been reported, a league source has described it to me as an unprecedented amount of non-guaranteed money for a max rookie-scale extension.

So while he may not have given them a discount, it does sound like there was some concession given due to his health issues.

 

[Chase17]