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Does Anyone Actually Believe the Sixers Aren't Nuking the Team (alien.top)
submitted 10 months ago by BillRuddickJrPhd@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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It was suspicious when Morey reneged on the agreement with Harden. Then they don't give Maxey an extension. And no word on Harris or Melton.

Now they finally pull the trigger on the Harden trade, and instead of win-now talent like Norman Powell and Terrance Mann, they opt for FOUR power forwards all on expiring contracts and they get rid of PJ Tucker and Petrusev who both would have been on the payroll next year. They literally have nobody on contract for next summer except Embiid, Paul Reed, and Maxey's qualifying offer.

I'm sorry, anyone who doesn't think Embiid and Morey have already agreed to part ways next summer is fooling themselves.

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[–] swhos@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Are you stupid?

[–] nguyenjitsu@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I'm just here to say you might be right but also the 76ers could be adding these contracts+picks to match for a guard like Lavine to jump over easier.

That being said, it could go either way. Entirely depends on what happens with Embiid at this point tbh

[–] trapHerm@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Troll post

[–] bobsacamano@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

They've just massively increased their flexibility to build around Embiid/Maxey and that somehow means they're punting on Embiid? God some of you people are idiots

[–] Prestigious-Rock201@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

No

[–] hawkman_jr@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Nobody’s validating this nonsense, bruh. Stop

[–] Ixaax69420@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Everything you point out is explained by the sixers saving cap space next summer, as has been explained to you on the sixers subreddit

But your explanation is the sixers are “nuking the team” which doesn’t have any meaning in an NBA context, it’s just a series of words.

[–] tronovich@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Why would Morey agree to nuke the team? Does he hate his job?

The next move is textbook. Morey will take a wild stab at 1 or 2 marquee players, possibly mortgaging the rest of their assets to please Embiid.

I’m not sure what will keep Embiid there. Maybe it’s an ECF appearance?

[–] aaden08@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

It's 4d chess, they paid harden to ruin the clippers and make Kawhi want to go to Philly

[–] iamgarron@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It wasn't that long ago when people thought the smart teams wanted cap space to rebuild

Now it counts as nuking the team lol.

[–] BillRuddickJrPhd@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

That's correct. When you're a win-now team you operate above the cap (or more likely above the first apron). You resign your existing players using Bird Rights and you trade away expiring contracts for longer contracts to add more talent.

The only way to be under the cap is to have a team of scrubs and guys still on rookie contracts or veteran minimum. No team not looking to tank and rebuild goes under the cap unless they have a prior arrangement (like Anthony Davis joining the Lakers).

[–] BillRuddickJrPhd@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lots of angry Sixers fans following me here. Unreal. I think they know I'm right.

[–] EndAnyone@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

No you’re dumb. You can’t even get people to agree with you on a sub that doesn’t like the Sixers.

[–] tigerpawn@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

You see reigning MVP (in his prime), budding start guard (potential superstar), two max type contract slots of cap space next year and a big named GM on the hot seat - and think they're blowing it up?