2016 Sixers Offseason Thread

[ice grillin you]

Who says he's the next Larry Bird? Come on

half the fan base....this narrative that hes a hero for taking less money to come over is sickening too.....hes pretty much ghandi right now to sixer fnd

[ice grillin you]

kevin pelton espn insider summer league awards just came out.....


Most tantalizing rookie

Ben Simmons | Philadelphia 76ers

Though he earned a spot on the All-NBA Summer League First Team, I'm not sure Simmons was actually one of the five best rookies on the court. He had more turnovers (21) than field goals (18) in his three games in Las Vegas (Simmons also played two games in the Utah Jazz summer league, which don't count here) and shot 41 percent from the field.

Like Emmanuel Mudiay last year, Simmons showed more promise than production, which is OK for a 19-year-old rookie.


Most disappointing veteran: Nik Stauskas | Philadelphia 76ers

While being asked to play summer league after your second season no longer carries the same stigma -- by my count, one-third of the first-round picks from 2014 played -- it's a bad sign when you don't stand out.

Stauskas, the highest-drafted player among that group (eighth overall) had 22 points on 7-of-20 shooting in his two-game cameo and generally failed to distinguish himself from the players trying to make teams.

Best playmaker: Ben Simmons

Led by Ulis, a handful of other players assisted teammates more frequently than Simmons. In terms of quality, however, nobody's dishes were better. Simmons dazzled with highlight passes to set up layups and open 3-point attempts, racking up few assists of the kind players get simply by running the offense or having the ball in their hands.

Best shot-blocker: Richaun Holmes | Philadelphia 76ers

Holmes' best rim protection actually came in Salt Lake City, where I believe he blocked a few of my tweets because he was just rejecting everything in sight. He came down to earth a bit in Vegas, but still averaged 2.5 blocks per game.

[SD]

Sauce is horrible, I had hopes of him being a bench player but I see him out of the league in a few years.

[ice grillin you]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ben-simmons-could-make-76ers-grand-tanking-experiment-pay-off-171311535.html

[phattymatty]

Who says he's the next Larry Bird? Come on

half the fan base....this narrative that hes a hero for taking less money to come over is sickening too.....hes pretty much ghandi right now to sixer fnd

I don't know who you're talking to but even in the psychotic hinkie cult internet world I haven't seen anyone that thinks he's gonna be an all-star. i think it's more of a story than it would be in another city because there is finally someone who is making a sacrifice to play in philly. that has not been the case in a long time.

and yes i like sauce too but don't even think he'll be on the roster opening day this year.

[PhillyPhreak54]

igy being hyperbolic?? You don't say

[ice grillin you]

the glorification of saric by hinkie bots has been incredibly sickening....especially making him into mother Teresa for taking less money to come over now

[ice grillin you]

http://theundefeated.com/features/jerry-colangelo-empathizes-with-black-athletes-in-more-ways-than-one/

[phattymatty]

good lord this embiid video floating around is making me moist in front and back.

[QB Eagles]

Going to be weird seeing him play actual basketball after so many epic workout videos.

Assuming he plays actual basketball.

[phattymatty]

yeah i'm not sure getting 30 lbs heavier is good for a chronically broken foot. i mean it looks like solid muscle but still.

[ice grillin you]

he still weights 30-40 lbs less than yao ming...with the new medicine and treatments available I don't know that weight will mean all that much tho...either the surgerys worked and hes fine or hes going to get hurt again sooner rather than later no matter how much he weighs

[MDS]

hinkie

http://deadspin.com/croatia-stun-spain-after-dario-saric-blocks-buzzer-beat-1784950550

[ice grillin you]

national tv on opening night.....huuuuuge!

[ice grillin you]

natty games

oct 26 vs okc - espn
nov 17 at minn - tnt
dec 16 vs lakers - espn