Rival Teams Starting To Prepare For Possibility Of 76ers Trading Joel Embiid

[Street Knowledge]

Rival Teams Starting To Prepare For Possibility Of 76ers Trading Joel Embiid

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently fifth in the Eastern Conference as they have been one of the NBA's more disappointing teams with questions continue to surround the viability of Brett Brown as head coach and whether Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons can fit alongside each other.

"I've got lead executives talking to me as we go through this, hours and hours and hours that I spend on the phone in and around the deadline, even after the deadline," said Brian Windhorst on his podcast. "Some of the worst for me is the three days of debriefing calls that these guys... I'm very appreciative, I mean I do it. I was on the phone until almost midnight Pacific time after the deadline talking to people.

"But anyways, one of the conversations people are starting to have in the league is 'will they move Embiid? What's the price? Where would he go?'

"I'm not going to get into that, but my point is people are talking about that. I don't think they would do that without making an adjustment to the head coach. It's such a radical thing, but the fact that we're in mid-February and the people who work in the league, who have to prepare in advance, are mulling over Joel Embiid potentially coming to market, whether that's true or not... I mean, Josh Harris can come on this podcast and deny it if he wants, but the fact people are talking about it, is not good. It's a symptom of where they are."

 

[NSSVO]

GarPax get on the phone

 

[10bandz]

whatever lead executive is spending hours talking to Windhorst (even late night n/h) needs to hold this L

 

[Jplaya2023]

trade simmons he will never improve his shot. Embeed is a generational talent.

 

[kdslittlebro]

trade simmons he will never improve his shot. Embeed is a generational talent.

Building around either one of them is better than the current team. Simmons is on some weird shyt but don’t front on him like he’s garbage.

 

[Crude]

They'd be better off trading Simmons.

Embiid is one of the last of the dying breed of true big men. He is very skilled as well. The only knock I have on him is that he has some durability issues.

With all that said I still think he has considerably more upside than Simmons.

Trade Simmons for a quality wing that can score and get a few shooters, and they might have a shot to win the East. Simmons can't hit a jumpshot consistently to save his life.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

They'd be better off trading Simmons.

Embiid is one of the last of the dying breed of true big men. He is very skilled as well. The only knock I have on him is that he has some durability issues.

With all that said I still think he has considerably more upside than Simmons.

Trade Simmons for a quality wing that can score and get a few shooters, and they might have a shot to win the East. Simmons can't hit a jumpshot consistently to save his life.

My problem with Embiid is that he’s too inconsistent and seems to play based on his emotions and how he’s feeling during the game.

You never know which Embiid you’re getting each game.

 

[Miggs]

trade simmons he will never improve his shot. Embeed is a generational talent.

Embiid is not a generational talent.....

 

[Flight]

Most of Colangelo’s people are still in the front office. They are Simmons guys not Embiid. With that said I don’t expexf any potential deal until after the playoffs

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Most of Colangelo’s people are still in the front office. They are Simmons guys not Embiid. With that said I don’t expexf any potential deal until after the playoffs

I’d say after this time next year when the new NC gets time to see if he can make it work.

I’d fire him sorely for the fact that Simmons doesn’t seem to be listening to a word he’s saying about attempting jump shots.

 

[Crude]

My problem with Embiid is that he’s too inconsistent and seems to play based on his emotions and how he’s feeling during the game.

You never know which Embiid you’re getting each game.

That's still better than what you are getting with Simmons in my opinion.

A lot of that has to do with coaching and putting guys in the right type of culture that is conducive to winning as well. I think the Sixers need to move on from Brett Brown.

Put Embiid with a Bradley Beal type guy and 3 and D type shooters and they'd be dangerous out East.

 

[boskey]

whether that's true or not... I mean Josh Harris can come on this podcast and deny it if he wants, but the fact people are talking about it, is not good. It's a symptom of where they are

NBA media...

He is literally saying that he has very little proof that this is a real story but he's just putting it out there for drama's sake cuz "it's not good"

 

[kdslittlebro]

Most of Colangelo’s people are still in the front office. They are Simmons guys not Embiid. With that said I don’t expexf any potential deal until after the playoffs

There’s no moves that can be made until snz’s end now

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Throw everything you can except for RJ Barrett.

Throw in Robinson, whatever draft picks needed, Randle, Knox, the kitchen sink, whatever

Make it happen Leon

 

[Flight]

There’s no moves that can be made until snz’s end now

Lol yeah my bad. I don’t even see a move being made until after Horford is potentially moved and a new coach gets a chance to coach Jo and Ben. Horford is an awful fit between those two.