Sixers 2007 Off Season Thread

[Dillen]

On the "ESPN NBA Draft Special" (The one where they only talk about the top 5 players..what else is farging new) they said the 76ers have offered picks 12 and 21 to the Bucks for pick 6. The Bucks will only consider if the top 2 and Horford, Conley and Yi are all gone.

In other news, I just got stung by a bee.

[SunMo]

On the "ESPN NBA Draft Special" (The one where they only talk about the top 5 players..what else is farging new) they said the 76ers have offered picks 12 and 21 to the Bucks for pick 6. The Bucks will only consider if the top 2 and Horford, Conley and Yi are all gone.

In other news, I just got stung by a bee.

in other words, that trade won't happen

[Dillen]

Why? It's definitely possible all those guys get taken. Boston really likes Yi (supposedly), you'd figure Memphis can't hold onto Damon Stoudamire forever, and Atlanta really likes Horford (again, suppposedly.)

[SunMo]

right, but why would you want to get up there if all those guys are gone?

[Rome]

I want the Sixers to draft Noah just to see the reaction of everyone here.

[ice grillin you]

yeah theres really no need to move up if its not for horford or conley

[SunMo]

i mostly think that trade won't happen because Brewer will get taken and Yi will be there for Milwaukee

[Dillen]

right, but why would you want to get up there if all those guys are gone?

Brandan Wright or Jeff Green, conceivably. I really don't think Corey Brewer is a top 5 pick at all, he'll be like a more athletic Bruce Bowen. I wouldn't want to trade up for Green, I might pull the trigger if it was for Wright.

[SunMo]

i forgot about Wright...i would probably do that trade to get him.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Horford
Wright
Thornton

That's who I want. I dont want Chinaman, Hawes or some other project.

Get Al Horford...hopefully he slips to 6ish.

[ice grillin you]

theres very little chance horford makes it past three...i think six would be out of the question

cnnsi did GM rankings on their website

bk finished 26th

Billy King, Philadelphia 76ers

Pluses: Larry Brown was essentially running the show from 1997 until 2003. It was King's job to talk Brown out of wanting to either quit or trade his entire roster about twice a week during that six-year span. Working from '03 on, it was nice to see King grab Kyle Korver in the second round that year, nab Andre Iguodala with the 8th pick in '04 and dump Glenn Robinson on the New Orleans Hornets for Jamal Mashburn's insured expiring contract in February '05. King did well in dumping Allen Iverson for draft picks plus Andre Miller, though we don't understand rebuilding with a 31-year-old point guard making eight figures at the helm.

Minuses: Even without Brown calling the shots, he's pointlessly extended the deals of solid but subpar guys like Eric Snow, Greg Buckner and Kenny Thomas, and bid against himself to secure Korver for more than he was worth. He was set to extend Willie Green to an outrageous deal in 2005 before Green tore his ACL in a pickup game, only to hand Green (8.8 points on 8.8 field goal attempts in 19.7 minutes for his career) a five-year deal a year later. Traded for a diminished Chris Webber in February '05 and watched as Webber took the air out of his team's offense and handicapped his team's defense for nearly two seasons. Employed four head coaches between June '03 and May '05. Wasted Iverson's prime.

Bottom line: The Sixers are rebuilding, which is good, but King isn't the man for the job. The Sixers have the 12th, 21st and 30th picks in the draft, but that's not exactly an awe-inspiring lot. Lottery teams rarely trade down for several picks as happens in the NFL. The 76ers are on track to be under the cap in 2008, but not by much.

[SD_Eagle5]

It really is amazing he still has a job

[SunMo]

not when you consider Ed Snider is the President

[Geowhizzer]

Next GM of the 76ers:  Robert Earle Clarke

[SD_Eagle5]

link

King said there were three to four scenarios in which the Sixers could move up. He then offered yet another rumor that he read on ESPN.com: If Milwaukee at No. 6 doesn't get the players it wants, the Bucks might be willing to deal that choice for the Sixers' 12th and 21st picks.

After delivering this rumor, King smiled.

His thoughts?

"No comment."