25 Jun 2015 12:14:13
76ers Kings

Noel for #6

Kings get a decent replacement for Boogie and much more freedom when making future trades (assuming that Boogie is going to be sold)

Philly get much more flexibility in draft night to continue their build up:

if Lakers pick Rusell, take Okafor at #3 and choose between Hezonja/Mudiay/Winslow at #6

if Rusell is available, pick him at #3 and choose between Hezonja/Porzingis/Winslow at #6

bring Saric immediately (should be doable if they can guarantee him minutes)

So basically, Himkie can tank one more season giving 4 rookies with All star ceiling 30+ minutes per game and focus on acquiring more future assets with cap space he can use to take bad contracts from other teams before making some big moves in next two off seasons (another great pick next year and more then enough cap space to bring missing pieces through FA).

1.) 25 Jun 2015
25 Jun 2015 13:09:45
Noel has established a nice floor in the NBA. There's always bust potential at 6, and it's not like Noel has a low ceiling.

2.) 25 Jun 2015
25 Jun 2015 13:40:59
1. Trading Noel for #6 does not "continue their build up." That would end the franchise. The Sixers cannot continually draft, develop, trade, repeat. At some point they have to settle on core talent and build from there. Noel is staying a Sixer. If traded for #6, the fans will firebomb the building.

2. Bringing Saric over is not their decision. It's Saric's. The issue is that his overseas contract does not have an "out" right now but will next year. So it becomes an expensive negotiation- not for the Sixers but for Saric. The Sixers are limited to paying $625k to buy him out this year. But its expected the overseas team will want close to $2m. The difference has to be made up by the player. And he's not going to pay over a $mil to leave Europe only to make that amount here in his rookie year- thus he's work for zero this season if he came to Philly.

3. Hinkie is not going to tank this season. This year's pick was traded, but lottery protected. So he had to not make the playoffs this year as part of the rebuild. Plus, he took the best talent available that was on the board these past two years. Noel was in the mix as the 1st pick except for his knee injury. Embiid was in the mix for the 1st pick except for his foot injury. He took risks. One paid off. One has not (yet). There's no such risk/gamble in this draft.

3.) 25 Jun 2015
25 Jun 2015 14:05:02
It's tempting but not happening. Sixers would rather have Noel okafor and embiid. That insurance at every position. Remember we don't even know if embiid is good yet.

4.) 25 Jun 2015
25 Jun 2015 17:19:07
Look guys IF embiid can stay healthy then he will become a top 5 center. Noel isn't going anywhere. And mudiay is the main focus for sixers to draft. Then i'm really hoping that we trade up high enough to be able to draft Justin Anderson