Wow, Lakers get KCP.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-kentavious-caldwell-pope-sign-043332858.html
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-kentavious-caldwell-pope-sign-043332858.html
76ers ....
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bwifan
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>500 minutes played (to filter out sample size) career all time leading NBA scorers per minute:
1) Joel Embiid
2) Michael Jordan
3) George Gervin
4) Kevin Durant
Of the top 15 all time scorers per minute in NBA history, Joel Embiid's career True Shooting % is lower than only Shaquille O'Neal and Kevin Durant
1) Joel Embiid
2) Michael Jordan
3) George Gervin
4) Kevin Durant
Of the top 15 all time scorers per minute in NBA history, Joel Embiid's career True Shooting % is lower than only Shaquille O'Neal and Kevin Durant
The Bolden question is answered:
http://www.csnphilly.com/philadelphia-76ers/report-sixers-stash-jonah-bolden-israel-next-season
http://www.csnphilly.com/philadelphia-76ers/report-sixers-stash-jonah-bolden-israel-next-season
Oh great - we are gonna start another Bolden argument on this board....
I think once they signed Johnson, is was a foregone conclusion Bolden was bound for the G League or Europe. He needs to get big time PT somewhere and it wasnt going to be on the Sixers this season. Cant imagine he doesnt make the roster next year.
I think you may have missed my subtlety. Perhaps you were not on this board during the Rob Bolden era.
The funny thing is they are going to have Korkmaz on the roster and not Bolden, even though I think Bolden is a much more NBA ready prospect at this point. Not a big deal either way though. You're talking about end of the bench guys.
I 100% do not have any faith that this guy will ever play anywhere near a full season. I expect another foot injury at some point. He looks like he's getting heavier to me. I would keep this guy on big restrictions of some kind moving forward..... but I would try to break him this year before giving him big money,
https://www.libertyballers.com/2017...ebron-james-to-sixers-joel-embiid-the-process
NBA Free Agency Rumors: Is Ben Simmons trying to recruit LeBron James to Philly?
LeBron James was at the Lakers-Sixers Summer League game ...
https://www.libertyballers.com/2017...ebron-james-to-sixers-joel-embiid-the-process
NBA Free Agency Rumors: Is Ben Simmons trying to recruit LeBron James to Philly?
LeBron James was at the Lakers-Sixers Summer League game ...
It's great that Simmons is learning the game from him. That's all I'll say about that haha
There is no reason to believe he will last the season unless you are an optimist. However, I am an optimist, and I just have a gut feeling he will last all year. That doesn't mean I think he plays 82, but I think he could get over 60.
This is very optimistic, as admitted.
bwifan
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Not sure if true but I have heard Simmons grew again and is taller than 6-10 now .... crazy to think a guy that tall can pass and dribble like he can
https://www.libertyballers.com/2017...ebron-james-to-sixers-joel-embiid-the-process
NBA Free Agency Rumors: Is Ben Simmons trying to recruit LeBron James to Philly?
LeBron James was at the Lakers-Sixers Summer League game ...
[/QUOTE]
and that photo is from Aug last year.
https://www.libertyballers.com/2016...-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-offseason-nba-draft
NBA Free Agency Rumors: Is Ben Simmons trying to recruit LeBron James to Philly?
LeBron James was at the Lakers-Sixers Summer League game ...
[/QUOTE]
and that photo is from Aug last year.
https://www.libertyballers.com/2016...-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-offseason-nba-draft
bwifan
Well-Known Member
Believe Simmons is close if not 7... and about 30+ pounds of muscle heavier than KD...
Lebron with Simmons tweet, Embiid Shirley Temple reference....
NBA rumors: Dots connecting Cavaliers' LeBron James to Sixers in 2018
According to Sam Amick of USA Today, James could soon bolt if a better opportunity to win a title is out there.
James can become a free agent following the 2017-18 season, and it doesn't take a wild imagination to see him elsewhere - especially if he feels there's a better opportunity for him to win a championship with another team.
Here's where the Sixers come into play.
The Sixers--after insisting on one-year commitments to free agents this offseason--can have max cap space to pursue a free agent next summer. With so much of the league up against the luxury tax, few suitors will be able to offer LeBron a soon-to-be title contender and a max contract.
In a NBA free agency winners and losers column, ESPN's Zach Lowe (along with half the NBA) opined on what the Sixers are up to by hoarding so much cap space.
"They stayed lean for next summer by refusing to dole out multiyear deals, and that has the rest of the league wondering: What exactly are the Sixers up to?"
NBA rumors: Dots connecting Cavaliers' LeBron James to Sixers in 2018
According to Sam Amick of USA Today, James could soon bolt if a better opportunity to win a title is out there.
James can become a free agent following the 2017-18 season, and it doesn't take a wild imagination to see him elsewhere - especially if he feels there's a better opportunity for him to win a championship with another team.
Here's where the Sixers come into play.
The Sixers--after insisting on one-year commitments to free agents this offseason--can have max cap space to pursue a free agent next summer. With so much of the league up against the luxury tax, few suitors will be able to offer LeBron a soon-to-be title contender and a max contract.
In a NBA free agency winners and losers column, ESPN's Zach Lowe (along with half the NBA) opined on what the Sixers are up to by hoarding so much cap space.
"They stayed lean for next summer by refusing to dole out multiyear deals, and that has the rest of the league wondering: What exactly are the Sixers up to?"
I've rooted against him from the jump... I'll be a little dismayed by thisLebron with Simmons tweet, Embiid Shirley Temple reference....
NBA rumors: Dots connecting Cavaliers' LeBron James to Sixers in 2018
According to Sam Amick of USA Today, James could soon bolt if a better opportunity to win a title is out there.
James can become a free agent following the 2017-18 season, and it doesn't take a wild imagination to see him elsewhere - especially if he feels there's a better opportunity for him to win a championship with another team.
Here's where the Sixers come into play.
The Sixers--after insisting on one-year commitments to free agents this offseason--can have max cap space to pursue a free agent next summer. With so much of the league up against the luxury tax, few suitors will be able to offer LeBron a soon-to-be title contender and a max contract.
In a NBA free agency winners and losers column, ESPN's Zach Lowe (along with half the NBA) opined on what the Sixers are up to by hoarding so much cap space.
"They stayed lean for next summer by refusing to dole out multiyear deals, and that has the rest of the league wondering: What exactly are the Sixers up to?"
Nice piece on JJ Redick, who should be a good role model for younger players
How Jameer Nelson helped make J.J. Redick an NBA player, and got a friend in return
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...gic-nba-player-friend-in-return-20170920.html
How Jameer Nelson helped make J.J. Redick an NBA player, and got a friend in return
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...gic-nba-player-friend-in-return-20170920.html
Speaking of the Sixers...
by Keith Pompey, STAFF WRITER @PompeyOnSixers | kpompey@phillynews.com
Joel Embiid had surgery to repair the meniscus tear in his left knee on March 24. At the time, the 76ers said it was a minor procedure.
However, he has yet to be cleared for five-on-five scrimmages with training camp starting on Tuesday.
“To be able to specifically tell you what I’m about to get out of him next week, I’m not able to do that now,” Sixers coach Brett Brown said Wednesday.
Embiid has been working out with the Sixers’ strength and conditioning coaches. Brown said he’s getting in better shape.
“But in regards to playing five-on-five basketball and when that can actually happen, right now we can’t give you a direct answer,” he said.
Sixers president Bryan Colangelo said it’s early in the process to determine where Embiid is in his progression to get back to playing.
He said the team is putting the 23-year-old center in a “very hyper-conservative progression” in regard to returning to full strength.
“It’s been very important to us to make it criteria-based, where he checks off certain boxes [and] can move to the next step,” Colangelo said.
The Sixers have said he hasn’t experienced a setback in his recovery. Colangelo said Embiid not playing is a result of being a “7-foot-2, 280-pound specimen that had knee surgery.”
“It looks like if you walked into the gym, he could be playing five-on-five basketball,” Colangelo said. “But once again, we are going to take our cues from people that know best.”
Embiid’s workouts have included shooting, posting up, putting the ball on the floor and step-back moves. These drills put quite a bit of force and torque on Embiid’s knee. The Sixers have him performing the drills as a way to test the knee.
The team will ramp up the workload if his knee holds up well. Then it will become a matter of how much time he’ll be on the court.
“How long are the workouts?” Colangelo said. “What is he able to sustain before fatiguing?”
He added that Embiid is “doing a lot on the court. More so than you would imagine based on some of the dialogue we are having today.”
Embiid played in only 31 games last season before the team announced on March 1 that he would need season-ending knee surgery. His last game was Jan. 27.
He has a history of being injured. The third overall pick of the 2014 NBA draft, Embiid had missed the previous two seasons after two surgeries to repair the navicular bone in his right foot.
But he was starring last season before suffering the injury.
Embiid averaged 20.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.45 blocks per game, and he was nearly chosen as an all-star starter and reserve even though his playing time had been limited. The rookie center was held out of the second of back-to-back games in an effort to keep him healthy.
Despite his inability to remain healthy, Embiid could still receive a lucrative contract extension before the Oct. 16 deadline. He could receive a four-year deal in excess of $100 million.
“I’m cautiously optimistic that we can find common ground,” Colangelo said. “But it will take common ground in order for something to get done.”
But right now, the Sixers are saying there’s no timetable to get Embiid on the floor. They haven’t even determined a minutes limit or whether he’ll play in back-to-back games. The preseason schedule begins Oct. 4 against the Memphis Grizzlies at the Wells Fargo Center.
The only thing the Sixers will say is that his health hasn’t passed their requirements to play.
“He’s not there,” Colangelo said. “Will he be ramping that up through the preseason? Yes. How many games? We’re not certain. Is he at every game? We don’t know.
“This will be based on what we are told and what we get from medical professionals.”
Okafor’s status
Jahlil Okafor participated in a three-on-three scrimmage Tuesday. The reserve center had both of his NBA seasons cut short by injuries to his right knee, and the Sixers are looking to trade him.
by Keith Pompey, STAFF WRITER @PompeyOnSixers | kpompey@phillynews.com
Joel Embiid had surgery to repair the meniscus tear in his left knee on March 24. At the time, the 76ers said it was a minor procedure.
However, he has yet to be cleared for five-on-five scrimmages with training camp starting on Tuesday.
“To be able to specifically tell you what I’m about to get out of him next week, I’m not able to do that now,” Sixers coach Brett Brown said Wednesday.
Embiid has been working out with the Sixers’ strength and conditioning coaches. Brown said he’s getting in better shape.
“But in regards to playing five-on-five basketball and when that can actually happen, right now we can’t give you a direct answer,” he said.
Sixers president Bryan Colangelo said it’s early in the process to determine where Embiid is in his progression to get back to playing.
He said the team is putting the 23-year-old center in a “very hyper-conservative progression” in regard to returning to full strength.
“It’s been very important to us to make it criteria-based, where he checks off certain boxes [and] can move to the next step,” Colangelo said.
The Sixers have said he hasn’t experienced a setback in his recovery. Colangelo said Embiid not playing is a result of being a “7-foot-2, 280-pound specimen that had knee surgery.”
“It looks like if you walked into the gym, he could be playing five-on-five basketball,” Colangelo said. “But once again, we are going to take our cues from people that know best.”
Embiid’s workouts have included shooting, posting up, putting the ball on the floor and step-back moves. These drills put quite a bit of force and torque on Embiid’s knee. The Sixers have him performing the drills as a way to test the knee.
The team will ramp up the workload if his knee holds up well. Then it will become a matter of how much time he’ll be on the court.
“How long are the workouts?” Colangelo said. “What is he able to sustain before fatiguing?”
He added that Embiid is “doing a lot on the court. More so than you would imagine based on some of the dialogue we are having today.”
Embiid played in only 31 games last season before the team announced on March 1 that he would need season-ending knee surgery. His last game was Jan. 27.
He has a history of being injured. The third overall pick of the 2014 NBA draft, Embiid had missed the previous two seasons after two surgeries to repair the navicular bone in his right foot.
But he was starring last season before suffering the injury.
Embiid averaged 20.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.45 blocks per game, and he was nearly chosen as an all-star starter and reserve even though his playing time had been limited. The rookie center was held out of the second of back-to-back games in an effort to keep him healthy.
Despite his inability to remain healthy, Embiid could still receive a lucrative contract extension before the Oct. 16 deadline. He could receive a four-year deal in excess of $100 million.
“I’m cautiously optimistic that we can find common ground,” Colangelo said. “But it will take common ground in order for something to get done.”
But right now, the Sixers are saying there’s no timetable to get Embiid on the floor. They haven’t even determined a minutes limit or whether he’ll play in back-to-back games. The preseason schedule begins Oct. 4 against the Memphis Grizzlies at the Wells Fargo Center.
The only thing the Sixers will say is that his health hasn’t passed their requirements to play.
“He’s not there,” Colangelo said. “Will he be ramping that up through the preseason? Yes. How many games? We’re not certain. Is he at every game? We don’t know.
“This will be based on what we are told and what we get from medical professionals.”
Okafor’s status
Jahlil Okafor participated in a three-on-three scrimmage Tuesday. The reserve center had both of his NBA seasons cut short by injuries to his right knee, and the Sixers are looking to trade him.
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