Those guys are so few and far between that you are never going to structure your roster balance to accommodate for this type of pressure. Any 2-guard can help relieve pressure bringing the ball upcourt in certain matchups but a Simmons/Bev or a Simmons/Brad matchup is an enormous advantage for the Sixers moving forward with Simmons ability to post-up, score in the paint, and/or recognize double teams for easy layup dumps to teammates.
To me, they are an awful fit as they both need the ball to be effective. It's like the problems OKC is dealing with and what Houston likely will when Paul returns as we saw this in their opener when he played.
Completely disagree. Both Simmons and fultz show off ball instincts. Simmons as the roll man in PNR with fultz. Simmons is a weapon in transition and that two man game with embiid is fire.
But, as we saw Vs the warriors, the best teams sag off him and crowd the paint and in the half court the one thing the sixers don't have is a ball handling shooting threat.
Having two primary guys is great, one always on the court and no reason at all they can't fit together. Plus you run out of defenders who can handle this. Fultz has the matchup he gets it. And vice versa. Fultz is a spot up threat too. But one that can drive and create too. Surround those three with Covington and redick or another shooter.
The part that has to have the Sixers beating themselves up is how perfect a fit Tatum now looks like he would be at the 4 with Simmons and Embiid.
Well no because Covington is one of the best 3&D players in the league and just got extended. For now Covington is better than Tatum. Tatum may end up better long term of course.
Isn't the hope that Fultz can be Kyrie to Simmons Lebron? Fultz is best used with the ball, like Kyrie, but is supposed to be a pretty good spot up shooter with some development. Fultz could anchor a second unit as the dominant ball handler while playing off the ball with Simmons.
Yeah this basically. But it's more than that.
And re Tatum just to be clear I think Embiid, Simmons and Covington are better you can argue about who is the better fit with those three but I think, personally, Fultz and ball handling is the better fit than another big wing. Assuming fultz is ok obviously.
Now as good as Tatum has been I don't think the trade looks great, but ignoring the cost I'd rather have fultz. I love him as a prospect. Love him.
But would I rather have Tatum and another first round pick? Sure.
But I love fultz, think the fit is great. Fwiw the talk was all that colangelo was going to take Tatum at 3. Most people in Philly hated that idea.
Not that this looks great now lol.
I wonder if they have an eye on someone. They built this whole off-season and draft and embiid and Covington extensions on keeping a max contract cap space.
Plus can roll it easily to next year.