2024-2025 Sixers Season

[bigegypt0417]

Sixers getting older but i think this has to be the all-in season.

Reggie Jackson To Join Sixers After Being Waived By Hornets

[phillychuck]

I hear music on the team plane this year will be supplied by "The Bridge" on SiriusXM...

All players will get a free Jitterbug Flip phone...

Sketchers will be the official "off-court" shoe...

Free medicare seminars at the practice facility...

[Austinfan]

Most are one year deals.

The bigger issue is whether they'll start using their draft picks instead of trading them for veterans.

[bigegypt0417]

They used both of their picks this year.

they are not building towards the future...they are building to surround Embiid with a team that can win a championship.

[bigegypt0417]

And an AARP sponsorship!

[phillychuck]

The coaches will have to yell louder, because many of them "just don't hear anything any more".

[Austinfan]

McCain and Bona will "red shirt" this season, but they'll need them to step up next year.
Not to start, but to fill out the top ten with low salaries.
There's a limited supply of capable veterans who'll play for minimum wage.

[phillychuck]

Apparently the supply isn't as limited as we think. Sixers are signing some pretty capable minimum salary vets...Drummond, Lowry, Gordon, Jackson. You can't treat them as a limited resource.

[Austinfan]

Drummond is making something like $7M a year.
We'll see if the others have anything left in the tank.

[bigegypt0417]

NBA Rumors: Guerschon Yabusele Lands 76ers Contract After Breakout at 2024...

[Austinfan]

We'll find out who has anything left in the tank, we've seen some names past their expiration date.

[rkeden]

On the French team there didn't seem to be much he couldn't do. He's got attitude and skills and shot 41% from the 3:over a 3-year period. I like his toughness but wonder what the refs will see..I love this signing. Some body with size and quickness has to complicate life for the "Giannis' " we face. At least slow them down! .

[andyb]

Embiid extension.

Joel Embiid, 76ers agree to max extension worth $301 million: Sources

[zambonir]

Not surprised it happened, surprised there was no build-up to it.

[bkeich]

Mayor reveals terms of deal with 76ers for arena

[allentown]

That sounds like a good deal for the city, not the normal pro-sports ripoff.

[xogfog]

The Knicks are addressing their one real weakness, center, by making a blockbuster trade sending Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Timberwolves for Karl-Anthony Towns. Not sure how the Villanova connection on the Knicks will like losing DiVincenzo, but this probably makes them the 2nd best team in the East.

[phillychuck]

Reports from media day and the first day of practice include Yabusele among players who stood out. Right now the depth looks like:

Starters:
Maxey
Oubre
George
C.Martin
Embiid

Rotation locks:
Lowry
Gordon
Drummond

Competing for rotation time:
Yabusele
Jackson
Council IV

Deep bench:
Bona
McCain
KJ Martin
Dowtin
Quinones

Delaware bound:
Mintz
Tucker
Fielder
Mobley

Right now one weakness looks to be the age of the first guys off the bench, the "rotation locks". It would be great if Council IV and Yabusele could move into that group just for energy/toughness reasons. Also, it's going to be hard to find time for Gordon+Lowry+Jackson...that's a lot of small guards.

[bkeich]

To me we have a huge weakness. Rebounding. We are counting on Embiid (or Drummond when he is in) to hold off all of the other teams efforts on the boards. If you count Caleb Martin a PF (which he is not) he will lose to the other teams PF on the boards. George is a good rebounder for a SF, but he is old and if he has to help a lot on the boards he will wear down. Our guards are smallish.

I fear this is going to be our biggest problem, one that will have to be addressed at the trade deadline.z

[VoteForKalas]

To me we have a huge weakness. Rebounding.

Agreed, and it has been for years now.