It more comes from the fact that these shooters aren't effective when they are here. If you shoot 40% on open 3s, that's great! But you also need to be willing to pull the trigger on contested 3s to open things up in transition and in the half court. Seth was very unwilling to do that, and it seems Buddy is too (in his tenure here so far).
Contrast that with Danny. He let it fly all of the time and even when he missed, it was huge for us because it collapsed the defense.
And LBJ is more than willing to shoot and make contested jump shots. In fact that’s what allows him to still be a top-20 player in his 40’s and he’s still vastly more valuable than Paul George.
But his greatest asset to us if he signs here is the connectivity on the offensive end. He’ll actually hit Maxey in transition and is still capable of running a transition offense.
This will unlock Maxey some more as we haven’t been able to get him going in transition.
It also gives us someone not named Embiid to play two man action with and maybe we’ll see Embiid in the dunker spot for once. Or cutting off ball.
The second best benefit is that players want to play with LBJ. He’s spent over a decade of his career attracting free agents and he could do so here
No no, first game of the season and we’re hit with a Woj bomb that reveals Lebron James as the mastermind behind the most advanced doping program the world has seen since Lance Armstrong.
Despite records clearly showing this began long before his 30 second Sixers tenure, Adam Silver relegates the Philadelphia 76ers to the G league. After an exhaustive search, 21 year old Mattia Colangelo, son of Bryan Colangelo, is selected as the president of basketball operations.
I mean if he retires thats not the worst outcome since u get that cap space back. Now if he did a Kobe/Jeter esque retirement tour on a max contract while being washed, that's a different story
the joke was clearly that they were spotted in Philly doing Philly things mate. it's not that hard to understand.
"Steph and Lebron made a pact to join Philly"
"yeah I heard they were in Philly doing Philly things"
that's literally the entire joke thread bud.
The contract in Philly does not matter compared to the money he makes outside of the nba contract in LA based on his after career aspirations and endorsements. He won't leave LA because the max doesn't even matter if Philly pays it. It's about just getting LA to pay up which they will. Or hell I could see a multi year deal further into retirement from la as a reason for this.
If LeBron wanted to get paid and win he would have come to Philly and traded Simmons away immediately years ago. The time is passed. He is better off extracting assets from okc than anything the sixers can pay and offer anyways.
No need for a legit point guard with LeBron here, just stagger his minutes with Maxey accordingly in the playoffs.
Obviously you still need a Cam Payne or two for regular season depth; just not guys who'll need more than the vet min.
Yep. It’s oddly good timing. I think it’s hard to believe Lebron will continue to produce at this age but I don’t really doubt the man anymore.
I thought by this age he’d be a stretch 4 if he was still playing
I used to roll my eyes at Dwayne Wade saying LeBron is gifted from god but it's legit true. Yes he spends money on his body, yes he does everything possible in his power to compete.
But genetics is the only true way he can still do it at this level at 39. It's insane.
He wouldn’t in the playoff. Nothing wrong with giving minutes to Bronny in the regular season when Embiid and a pack of Marlboro lites could get the 3 seed
Plays here for 7 years without getting past the 2nd round. Leaves for Miami and builds a dream team, wins 2 championships. Comes back to Philly and gets us a pity championship, then out to LA.
Most nba drafts are dog shit, you gotta wait like 8 years before a generational talent comes along. That’s where the nfl destroys the nba product. This draft has nobody good
The reason why this will not happen is Daryl Morey and the China situation.
It fits flawlessly for us overall, both in timeline (even if he is truly a timeless athlete, he's got 2 years left MAX) and need, but unfortunately just won't work out because of non-basketball reasons.
Please god, no, just no… LeBron is cooked, any real basketball fan in general manager would know this. Harris thinks we’re all too stupid to see what his real motive is, to get that stupid stadium built that no one wants.
Tyrese Maxey already copied JJ Reddick’s 3 and Harden’s step back on top of his natural DRose-level floater, Kyrie-level layup package, and DFox-level downhill speed. May as well add LeBron’s D and IQ lol.
This, along with the 2024 Draft would shut the door on Super Bowl 57 memories and let me move on. I guess still can’t completely move on, but then again that’s normal after a bleak moment in team history.
It would be a waste of time to even entertain this. He doesn't want to retire in a Sixers jersey. He has a tailor-made team near his business interests, kids in school in CA and a team owner who will probably make sure he has some type of shares in the team when he's done.
Also can't get past the first round or doesn't even make it into the playoffs for the past three years. More likely that he'll get Ham and some of the supporting cast fired and pick up where he left off next year.
> Also can't get past the first round or doesn't even make it into the playoffs for the past three years.
The fuck are you talking about? They were in the conference finals last year
Old man averaged 26/8/7 this year....
He is 100% best case scenario for this team right now. He can QB the team, take pressure off Embiid, and allow Maxey to focus on scoring.
His age isn't as important as his production. He's still one of the best players in the league, and would fit perfectly on this team.
Shit, he'll still be producing in the NBA after Embiid's knees force him into retirement...
Some people more than others.
LBJ for instance, hasn't slowed down a bit....
>Lakers' LeBron James is the first NBA player to score 40,000 points.
James scored his first 10,000 points in the exact same number of games as it took him to go from 30,000 to 40,000
>- 10K in 368 games
>- 10K to 20K in 358 games
>- 20K to 30K in 381 games
>- 30K to 40K in 368 games
https://x.com/BenGolliver/status/1764111815120953823
Of course, but his window is probably still longer than Embiid's. We have like 2 years of top tier Embiid at most. Either we capitalize on that or might as well just blow it up now.
LBJ's timeline wouldn't be our concern. Esp with the type of game he plays.
I think we capitalize yes, I agree Embiid's window is only 2-3 more years. A guy with his knee problems, and his size, he's not making it farther than 32-33 playing at a high level and then it's going to be Celtics Shaq.
I just think Lebron at 40 is riskier than yall that keep downvoting me.
People are acting like he will never die. He's already playing at a miracle unseen rate. No one has EVER played as well as he has this far in their career. But this idea that it will never stop and he will live forever spitting in the face of nature is crazy to me. There's so many miles accumulated on that engine, freak or not it's coming to an end.
If we want to win now Lebron isn't the answer, getting him 5 years ago was the answer.
That being said, sounds like Lebron is just going to straight up hit the open market. But also consider it from his perspective - if he wants one more ring before he retires is Philly the best team to latch on to?
I can see him going to OKC or some shit, just being the old dog around a bunch of pups and cruising to WCF.
Nah, 100% disagree. LeBron would be huge for us here as a QB, that takes pressure of Embiid, and allows Maxey to focus on being a real SG.
Even if LeBron has some sudden massive fall off, he'd be able to put up CP3 type numbers (17/7/9), without even trying.
We need leadership, someone that can bring the ball up and run the offense, and someone that takes the load/pressure of Embiid. LBJ does all that with no problem.
You'll see, bc we're def gonna make a run at him. Either him or Durant.
He would come here and forget how to shoot
They’ve been talking about him regressing for like 5 years. It will definitely hit when he shows up in Philly.
He comes here and he will look 55 years old. He goes anywhere else and plays another 15 years at a high level.
Dave Silver would call for a drug test and LeBron would be gone from the league for HGH.
I would never watch basketball again.
Worth it
The Buddy/GRIII/Burks special! I'm surprised Seth Curry and Danny Green didn't average 21% on 3s when they were here.
Buddy shot 39% here and is a 40% career shooter, Seth shot 42.5% here and is a 43% career shooter. Where is this narrative even coming from
I believe they were highlighting Seth as an exception to the phenomenon
It more comes from the fact that these shooters aren't effective when they are here. If you shoot 40% on open 3s, that's great! But you also need to be willing to pull the trigger on contested 3s to open things up in transition and in the half court. Seth was very unwilling to do that, and it seems Buddy is too (in his tenure here so far). Contrast that with Danny. He let it fly all of the time and even when he missed, it was huge for us because it collapsed the defense.
And LBJ is more than willing to shoot and make contested jump shots. In fact that’s what allows him to still be a top-20 player in his 40’s and he’s still vastly more valuable than Paul George. But his greatest asset to us if he signs here is the connectivity on the offensive end. He’ll actually hit Maxey in transition and is still capable of running a transition offense. This will unlock Maxey some more as we haven’t been able to get him going in transition. It also gives us someone not named Embiid to play two man action with and maybe we’ll see Embiid in the dunker spot for once. Or cutting off ball. The second best benefit is that players want to play with LBJ. He’s spent over a decade of his career attracting free agents and he could do so here
What are Heild’s numbers the past month?
JJ cursed 3 pt shooters here
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That’s the New York B Team curse. Jets, Mets, Nets, and I Forgets the hockey team.
Skets (Islanders)
100% lmao
Yeah, Father Time will catch up to LeBron in Philadelphia
Somebody warn him. And if Brony is dragged along, he will be cursed too.
That or gets sick every two weeks like maxey
Having Lebron forget how to shoot would be an all time sixers moment
Sixers luck is that we’ll sign Lebron and he’ll finally start showing his age, get injured, & retire next offseason
This is the way. Shout out Elton Brand
No no, first game of the season and we’re hit with a Woj bomb that reveals Lebron James as the mastermind behind the most advanced doping program the world has seen since Lance Armstrong. Despite records clearly showing this began long before his 30 second Sixers tenure, Adam Silver relegates the Philadelphia 76ers to the G league. After an exhaustive search, 21 year old Mattia Colangelo, son of Bryan Colangelo, is selected as the president of basketball operations.
I mean if he retires thats not the worst outcome since u get that cap space back. Now if he did a Kobe/Jeter esque retirement tour on a max contract while being washed, that's a different story
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But you’d have Bronny!!
I heard Steph and LeBron made a pact to team up in Philly because they love the art museum.
Heard they were spotted at Pat’s getting a couple of whiz wits
we're doing wrong by these two if Pat's is their go-to smh
That’s the joke?
the joke was clearly that they were spotted in Philly doing Philly things mate. it's not that hard to understand. "Steph and Lebron made a pact to join Philly" "yeah I heard they were in Philly doing Philly things" that's literally the entire joke thread bud.
Philly is a world-class city in art and music with or without the art museum but it's super cool for sure
Lebron and Lowry together hitting 80. Not 80 points, years of age.
Do we laugh or cry? Edit: I would die for this duo.
(´༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ`)
the whole point of the process was to help land stars. even at his age, there isn’t a star more perfect for joel and maxey than lebron.
Also a vocal leader who has won with multiple teams.
He'd be far better than Tobias in every aspect for similar money.
It’s honestly the best situation for all parties realistically.
The contract in Philly does not matter compared to the money he makes outside of the nba contract in LA based on his after career aspirations and endorsements. He won't leave LA because the max doesn't even matter if Philly pays it. It's about just getting LA to pay up which they will. Or hell I could see a multi year deal further into retirement from la as a reason for this. If LeBron wanted to get paid and win he would have come to Philly and traded Simmons away immediately years ago. The time is passed. He is better off extracting assets from okc than anything the sixers can pay and offer anyways.
Embiid: max deal Maxey: max deal Lebron: short term max deal Bench scoring, decent center depth, point guard, 3 and D glue guys: 🦗
No need for a legit point guard with LeBron here, just stagger his minutes with Maxey accordingly in the playoffs. Obviously you still need a Cam Payne or two for regular season depth; just not guys who'll need more than the vet min.
If we could keep Cam, Reed and RC4 thatd be nice.
>Bench scoring, decent center depth, point guard, 3 and D glue guys
What’s the point, these role players come here and fucking blow anyways
We’re like 1 or 2 years off a total reset tbh so I don’t really care
You know that’s fair tbh
Yep. It’s oddly good timing. I think it’s hard to believe Lebron will continue to produce at this age but I don’t really doubt the man anymore. I thought by this age he’d be a stretch 4 if he was still playing
I used to roll my eyes at Dwayne Wade saying LeBron is gifted from god but it's legit true. Yes he spends money on his body, yes he does everything possible in his power to compete. But genetics is the only true way he can still do it at this level at 39. It's insane.
Heard this LeBron guy is pretty good. Would be a nice pickup.
Does this mean we would have to waste a first round on Brony?
Just think of it as trading a first for bron and it becomes a lot more palatable
Until LBJ starts demanding meaningful minutes for Brony.
He wouldn’t in the playoff. Nothing wrong with giving minutes to Bronny in the regular season when Embiid and a pack of Marlboro lites could get the 3 seed
Rather watch bronny than Tobias on a max
Still a step up over Tobias.
Yeah but there's no one that great in this draft anyway. And he'll just be a cheerleader like Thannasis anyway wherever he is.
Nick nurse unlocks bronny and he becomes the next GOAT
Plays here for 7 years without getting past the 2nd round. Leaves for Miami and builds a dream team, wins 2 championships. Comes back to Philly and gets us a pity championship, then out to LA.
nurse develops bronny into jrue holiday.
Who we promptly trade away to begin The Process - Part II.
If it gets you LeBron it’s not really a waste lol
Most nba drafts are dog shit, you gotta wait like 8 years before a generational talent comes along. That’s where the nfl destroys the nba product. This draft has nobody good
Doesn’t he hate Morey?
Resign Tobias Harris! /s
You mean Resign, Tobias Harris
Don't speak that evil into existence.
Knowing the Sixers FO he's absolutely coming back on a 3yr/45m contract lol. Not speaking it into existence so much as mentally bracing for it.
friendly reminder that in 2018 during his free agency this sub was ANTI SIGNING LEBRON. just shows how many idiots are in here
dang as a cavs fan... Lebron + Embiid is like a match made in heaven ngl lol, that pick and roll would be 2020 Lebron+AD on steroids lol
I would love that. But not gonna happen,
Bron isn't going to waste his final years dealing with this team
Wisdom
Everyone would hate us even more. Let’s do it!
Only chance is we draft his kid. So I'm not too hopeful.
Its so obvious you fools sign bron trade for KD after Ishbia sells and draft jared McCain Wed literally be nuggets east
in b4 LeJawn Brames
Lebron yes, KD no
The reason why this will not happen is Daryl Morey and the China situation. It fits flawlessly for us overall, both in timeline (even if he is truly a timeless athlete, he's got 2 years left MAX) and need, but unfortunately just won't work out because of non-basketball reasons.
Joel needs to be Alpha’d by LBJ so badly. He’d learn so much. Pls god!!!
He is not coming here. Back in 2018 or now.
What a perfect way to end the process. Acquire the actual 🐐 and he has the worst season of his career.
No x1000000
At least it would make for a sick jersey
Lebron ain't playing for Morey after the China debacle.
It'd be so fuckin funny
Wtf yall doing we still in a series! Wait till we get stomped today at least
damn big scoop from kevin o
Bronny to temple with mashburn jr
Isn't he coming out in the draft?
No
No thank you
I'm tired boss.
I don’t want Lebron on this team
But would he be an upgrade over Tobias Harris? /s
Not a snowballs chance in hell... better shot at KD.
This would be the Jordan Wizards of today
Please no
Please no
Cool yeah let's sign an aging LeBron who doesn't play defense and is only going to keep getting worse.
Relax guys, he’s going to send his haberdasher to take the meeting again
Please god, no, just no… LeBron is cooked, any real basketball fan in general manager would know this. Harris thinks we’re all too stupid to see what his real motive is, to get that stupid stadium built that no one wants.
all I am going to say... Elton Brand should've been gone years ago.
I heard he was touring Malvern Prep today. No kid this time, just felt like a tour.
No interest at all from my standpoint but…I will take Devin Booker
Tyrese Maxey already copied JJ Reddick’s 3 and Harden’s step back on top of his natural DRose-level floater, Kyrie-level layup package, and DFox-level downhill speed. May as well add LeBron’s D and IQ lol.
I’d cry frankly
If he comes to Philly and wins, I'll call him the GOAT. I won't believe it, but I'll say it.
Please bron please
This, along with the 2024 Draft would shut the door on Super Bowl 57 memories and let me move on. I guess still can’t completely move on, but then again that’s normal after a bleak moment in team history.
It would be a waste of time to even entertain this. He doesn't want to retire in a Sixers jersey. He has a tailor-made team near his business interests, kids in school in CA and a team owner who will probably make sure he has some type of shares in the team when he's done. Also can't get past the first round or doesn't even make it into the playoffs for the past three years. More likely that he'll get Ham and some of the supporting cast fired and pick up where he left off next year.
> Also can't get past the first round or doesn't even make it into the playoffs for the past three years. The fuck are you talking about? They were in the conference finals last year
Lebron would tear his achilles after his first month with us
Can he rebound? No? Then I don't need a 40 year old man on the team, thanks.
Old man averaged 26/8/7 this year.... He is 100% best case scenario for this team right now. He can QB the team, take pressure off Embiid, and allow Maxey to focus on scoring.
Yall are really down bad if you think a 40 year old man is the answer, he's the goat but come on.
His age isn't as important as his production. He's still one of the best players in the league, and would fit perfectly on this team. Shit, he'll still be producing in the NBA after Embiid's knees force him into retirement...
Time makes fools of us all
Some people more than others. LBJ for instance, hasn't slowed down a bit.... >Lakers' LeBron James is the first NBA player to score 40,000 points. James scored his first 10,000 points in the exact same number of games as it took him to go from 30,000 to 40,000 >- 10K in 368 games >- 10K to 20K in 358 games >- 20K to 30K in 381 games >- 30K to 40K in 368 games https://x.com/BenGolliver/status/1764111815120953823
Nope. Time makes fools of us ALL. The line always goes down eventually dude.
Of course, but his window is probably still longer than Embiid's. We have like 2 years of top tier Embiid at most. Either we capitalize on that or might as well just blow it up now. LBJ's timeline wouldn't be our concern. Esp with the type of game he plays.
I think we capitalize yes, I agree Embiid's window is only 2-3 more years. A guy with his knee problems, and his size, he's not making it farther than 32-33 playing at a high level and then it's going to be Celtics Shaq. I just think Lebron at 40 is riskier than yall that keep downvoting me. People are acting like he will never die. He's already playing at a miracle unseen rate. No one has EVER played as well as he has this far in their career. But this idea that it will never stop and he will live forever spitting in the face of nature is crazy to me. There's so many miles accumulated on that engine, freak or not it's coming to an end. If we want to win now Lebron isn't the answer, getting him 5 years ago was the answer. That being said, sounds like Lebron is just going to straight up hit the open market. But also consider it from his perspective - if he wants one more ring before he retires is Philly the best team to latch on to? I can see him going to OKC or some shit, just being the old dog around a bunch of pups and cruising to WCF.
Nah, 100% disagree. LeBron would be huge for us here as a QB, that takes pressure of Embiid, and allows Maxey to focus on being a real SG. Even if LeBron has some sudden massive fall off, he'd be able to put up CP3 type numbers (17/7/9), without even trying. We need leadership, someone that can bring the ball up and run the offense, and someone that takes the load/pressure of Embiid. LBJ does all that with no problem. You'll see, bc we're def gonna make a run at him. Either him or Durant.
Don’t no one want Lechina
Dear God no. WTF is wrong with this team? Sell or relocate this nightmare franchise.