It seems a monster overpay to me tbh.
Useful cheap rookie, don't care about chandler or Muscala much, a first, two seconds AND the Miami 2021 first (which not adding top 3 protection to is criminal)
For 3 expiring guys.
Ugh
The plan seems clearly to keep everyone from here. They can pay everyone with the bird rights and build from there on depth, and still have Fultz and Zhaire upside wildcards (and bolden).
I do kind of love that after fighting embiid they can bring in fricking boban to spell him.lol.
The sixers turned everything into a big 5. Two younger, one aging, one getting older and one peak years. They all kind of fit. 4 play defense above average. Multiple pnr and creation options, multiple shooters, multiple post options.
It's interesting, it's not how I would have done it but hey. Interesting and fun maybe
IDK, but you should be happier. There's a reason this thread is silent this morning. Celtic fans would be shitting on this deal if it was "a monster overpay". The Sixers are now a bigger matchup problem for the Celtics.
Phila has 4 legit All-Stars that they plan on signing long term.
Tobias Harris (26), Jimmy Butler (29), Embiid (24) and Simmons (22).
You get them in their prime. They all like to play defense. While the league is going smaller, Philly has 4 athletic monsters, they are going contrarian. That's how their owners/Apollo operate and they are some of the smartest guys around.
When the playoffs come, Brett Brown can slow the pace down, and shoot 3's with Harris, JJ, or Butler. OR they can back you down/post-up with Embiid/Simmons.
Sixers also have young/cheap guys in Milton, Zhaire, Patton and Bolden that could evolve into bench pieces.
Just unload the stench of Markelle Fultz to a tanker for a bench vet and match up salaries.
This team is a top 2-3 EC team for the next 4 seasons.