The 76ers are also keeping a close eye on the transfer market. According to Shams on the show, the 76ers have been keeping an eye on LaVine and Anunoby, whose chips are expiring contracts + three first-rounders, but not Tobias Harris. The 76ers are preparing for Embiid in the playoffs. Will the 76ers be able to handle LaVine or Anunoby?
In the odds of LaVine's next home offered by the American media, 76ers are impressively listed. Cousins also said of the point: "I think they need a wing scorer as well. When it comes to the playoffs, opponents will have a two-player or three-player package for Embiid, making him a playmaker instead of scoring. LaVine can fit in with the 76ers. ”
Embiid won't put up with a star-studded guard around him. Starting from the earliest Ben Simmons, through Harden, and then now Maxey, the guards around him have been changing back and forth. In the playoffs, Embiid hasn't always been as good as he was in the regular season. Participated in the playoffs 6 times, never led the team to the Eastern Conference finals, and shot less than 30% from three-point range in 4 playoff games, and his three-point shooting rate in this year's playoffs was only a pitiful 179%。No matter how brilliant the regular season is, and you still get the regular season MVP or something, you can't perform the same in the playoffs.
Although Maxey is here now, will Embiid repeat the same mistakes in the playoffs this season?Are the 76ers still missing a wing scorer, as Cousins said?LaVine hasn't played a few games in the playoffs, and his shooting percentage in a limited four games is terrible, but that's when he took the lead with the Bulls and charged as the leading scorer;Now it's with the 76ers, and it's next to MVP Embiid, and it's very different in nature. If he scores 18-20 points per game, opponents won't dare to wrap Embiid at will, and the 76ers' offense will be smooth.
There are also inappropriateness in bringing in Lavin. LaVine has developed some off-ball play styles in the Bulls, but it is mainly a ball-holding core style of play, which is inevitably inconsistent with Embiid and Maxey, and LaVine's defense is not good, and the 76ers top management should also think twice. Maxey is only a matter of time before he is selected as an All-Star this season, and there are Oubre and others from the side, and it is not necessary to have LaVine when he encounters the bag, and the 76ers have to weigh it carefully.
The 76ers won't just hang themselves from LaVine's tree, Anunoby is also one of the targets. This season, Anunoby averaged 147 points 45 rebounds 25 assists and 46 percent shooting9% and 37 percent from three-point range2%。He had already thought about it, and asked for a transfer when the Raptors first got Barnes in the draft, unwilling to compete with Barnes for the same position. Later, although the Raptors did not trade him, there have been rumors surrounding him. If Anunoby comes, the 76ers will form an offensive trio of Embiid + Anunoby + Maxey, and this combination will be invincible.
The 76ers have three expiring contracts (Marcus Morris, Covington, Batum) and three first-rounders that could be attached to either the Bulls or the Raptors. Three expiring contracts are of little use, but the three first-round picks are not small, and the Bulls or Raptors can still weigh it. The 76ers were reluctant to send Harris, who played in 335 games for the 76ers, averaging 176 points 66 rebounds 31 assist, 49% and 37% shooting from the field1%, now it's 5 years 1In the last year of the 800 million contract, he can be regarded as a real fighter. It doesn't help the Bulls or Raptors to ask for 31-year-old Harris, so it's better to leave it to the 76ers. Keeping Harris is the original intention of the 76ers willing to negotiate a trade with these two teams.
The Nuggets have built a championship roster around Jokic with their own draft picks of Murray and Porter Jr., plus Aaron Gordon and PopeThe 76ers are now around Embiid, equipped with their own draft Maxey, and now with LaVine or Anunoby, Embiid will have a team to compete with Jokic. Can the 76ers really get their wish?(Mao Mao Daddy Push-ups).