Philadelphia 76ers Thread

He never received an offer from the Sixers, signed for $20 million less than Philly gave Brand, and signed with the Grizzlies. Like I said, or whatever exactly happened, but it definitely isn't as clear cut as "he chose Atlanta over Philly."

Let me put in my memory of how things went.

Josh Smith was a restricted free agent. We courted him knowing that Atlanta would most likely match anything we proposed. As gco said, I'm not sure we ever offered because we wanted to get Brand since he was a more guaranteed option and we didn't want to screw that up by making him look like our 2nd option.

If I remember correctly, they went all out on courting Josh. I think they had some kind of highlight video of him when he got there. Then again, I get most of my Sixers news on message boards so 90% of info I get could be bullshit.

And I dont think they would ask a kings ransom for him.... I mean, he is the one asking out.

Iggy for Al in the summer makes total sense for both teams.

Negative, I think Iggy and turner work great on the court together. They're going to amnesty brand and they will have some cap space and draft picks to make some moves to get more size.

They're already over the cap so brand, nocioni, and letting hawes walk doesn't open up as much as you'd think. Besides, Game Changers like Dwight Howard & Derron Williams have no interest in coming here. Still stuck in purgatory despite the early season tease of 20-9 (or however they started). Unless a superstar finds their way outside of the lottery or they luck into the top pick and there's talent there (unlike Evan turner) this team is what it is. The Sixers are like the show lost - you saw them off the island this year & thought there was hope, but you were wrong. We'll be in purgatory for a few more lousy seasons until the team completely dies & lands the first overall pick.

The 6ers are closer to Atlanta Hawks territory than you think.

Small move, Sixers pick up Sam Young from the Griz for Ricky Sanchez to bolster the bench after moving Turner to the starting lineup. I like the move, but still need a big man badly though.

Sam Young is in the last year of a 3 year deal getting 947k this year.

Here is a link to the deal:

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/142771905.html

Yeah I felt bad for him all year. He is a tough player and I like him, so I hope he does well again.

This team has no heart or leadership. When everything is good they play as a team, when things are going bad they make it worse by playing individual ball. Man, this team has become frustrating.

Oh, and apparently now they are turning on each other. Theres a fresh article where iggy basically calls out lou for being garbage defensively. I agree with what iggy says, but there is a place for that.

I've had enough of Iguodala's mouth this season, I hope we deal him in the off-season. Gotta be something decent we can get in return for him.

Andrew bynum?

Doubt they'd make that offer, but I'd do that in a heartbeat lol.

A couple of players I'd try to acquire for Iguodala:

Josh Smith, ATL
Michael Beasley, MIN (not by himself, in a package, maybe add one of their C's)
Danilo Gallinari, DEN

I'm sure there's other decent players available, those are all that's coming to mind right now for me.

I've been saying forever. Igoudala has to go. It's not even personal so much as a pretty obvious scenario to me. It's a nice group, but if they don't do something they are going to be the next Hawks or baby Bulls. I'd also throw Utah in the mix as a trade partner possibility.

6ers fans over value Iggy in trade scenarios too.

He is a fringe All Star who scores like 12 points a game. Yes, I know there is more to the game than ppg, clearly. What I am saying is that the 'trade Iggy' talk has been near endless in Philly over the years. I feel like Philly fans scoff at some of the possible matches due to over valuing Iggy. You can't trade a 3rd option for a 1st option. For example, I think an Iggy for Al Jefferson swap would be realistic and ideal for both teams. Al would give them a legit low post threat who can help the half court offense and is more age appropriate than Brand. Now, inevitably, some high brow 6er fan will respond about how much more value Iggy could fetch. Which simply isn't true.

Josh Smith would seem ideal, but something about a Johnson-Igoudala pairing would seem like a turn off for Atl IMO.

The Sixers just need talent... where-ever they can get it. This team is built to go... IMO, of all the teams that are "almost there", they're at the top of the list. If they had one bonafide star player, who could get them to the free-throw line at will and come up big in clutch situations, I think they'd (still) be a top team in the NBA.

I just don't know who that player is right now... or if we even have a legitimate chance at bringing him in. The Sixers need a leader, Iguodala is definitely, absolutely not that guy.

I hope they miss the playoffs, get a lotto pick, and land Davis in true mega-millions fashion

If Philly doesn't get aggressive they won't luck into that player. They'll wind up waiting around until all these guys of their own get paid and dry up all their resources. They are looking becoming the Hawks square in the face.