Sixers should focus on free agency
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Sixers should focus on free agency
Michael Kaskey-Blomain, Assistant Sports Producer
Just as the Sixers must look toward the lottery, they must also focus on free agency.
At this point it seems that Jrue Holiday is the only lock to be in the lineup next season.
Thad Young, Evan Turner, and Spencer Hawes are all under contract, but none are immovable should the right offer materialize. Of course, the big Bynum decision will have an enormous impact on offseason spending and the Sixers' overall approach as to what type of players they should pursue.
If the Sixers don’t re-sign Bynum they will have an ample amount of cap space to pursue other options. However, even if they were to offer Bynum a deal, it will be for less than initially expected when they signed him last summer, and they should still have solid cap space to pursue other players.
Elton Brand (finally) comes off of the books this summer, as well as a couple other contracts that the franchise probably won’t follow up on, such as Nick Young and Dorell Wright.
It's safe to assume that top-tier free agent targets such as Chris Paul and Dwight Howard won’t want to sign with the recently struggling Sixers. So it seems that the Sixers will have to target the not-as-big-but-still-effective free agents. Obviously the Bynum domino needs to fall first, but after that move is made here are a handful of players that could help return the Sixers to relevancy.
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Just Because you have the money doesntmean you have to spend it,and put Jrue in that catogory with Thad, Turner and Hawes. The first move shold be firing Dileo,Collins and the rest of the front office. And signing any of the above mention to max contracts is just plan stupid. The teams they are on arent exactly great teams so how are they going to help a bad team like the Sixers? one year deals this organization has already shown that they cant sign a good free agent— bgwille- It amazes me how some people in media actually get these jobs. Young man please do your homework.
For 2013 the 76ers have the following players under contract:
Thad Young $8.6M
Spence Hawes $6.5M
J Richardson $6.2M
Evan Turner $6.7M
LaVoy Allen $3.1M
Kwamee Brown $3M
Jrue Holiday $11M
Arn Moultrie $1.1M
Total is $46.2....salary cap this year 2012 was $58.4 which leaves you with about $12M available. Not sure what the cap increase will be in 2013 but it doesn't typically increase that much. And that $46M number DOES NOT INCLUDE AB....so if they resign AB they will NOT have much flexibility at all for FA's also because they will need to sign their lottery pick.
So I'm not sure where you are getting your numbers from but the 76ers really don't have a lot cap space considering how many holes they need to fill.
In 2014 they will have around $20M to spend as long as they DON'T add any meaningless FA's this year plus they have added their 2013 and 2014 lottery pick players.....then you can be aggressive in FA.......do your homework....unless I'm missing something
— bbrady25 - the only person to get rid of is DOUG COLLINS, let CURRY or bring in a young coach, stop bring in these old a&& coaches, stop recycling.— spaceout9
- Also let's discuss Milsap....he's 28 yrs old...you say that "any contract offered to him should afford the team room to make offers to other players"
Milsap makes $7.2M this year....he will command $8-9M per based on this Ilysova and Ryan Anderson signed deals at around $8-8.5M per year last year and their stats are very similar....so if Milsap signs at an average of $9M per and the 76ers have about $12M ish available it doesn't leave much room.....also remember they must sign there lottery pick....the 10th pick last year Austin Rivers is making $2.3M......so the money doesn't really go far
Al Jefferson made $15M last year.....he isn't signing anything less than $12M per....Josh Smith will be in the same area and north....OJ Mayo will sign something north of $8M......you see my point
Unless the salary cap increases to never seen levels this team won't improve much at all
Also working against the 76ers is there will be 10 teams with at least $8M to spend and 6 or 7 with more money then the 76ers which will drive prices HIGHER.....we need PING PONG BALLS— bbrady25 - how exactly is Jrue untouchable again? That 2-24 performance? When was the last time a point guard took 24 shots?— FireCollins
- GO TO HELL DOOIE DOUG; AND BE PART OFF THE BURNING TEAM. WHEN YOU HATE THEM YOU DON'T PLAY THEM.— spaceout9
sorry bbrady25 but your numbers are off a little here are the real numbers
Thad $8,850,000
Spence $6,600,000
Jrich $6,204,250
Turner $6,679,867
41,696,841
New Cap at least 59 maybe 60 so your talking about almost $18 which is a max deal without even making any moves.
Lavoy $3,060,000
Kwame $2,945,901
Jrue $9,213,484
Arnet $1,089,240
- I would like to address a few things, first. To "FireCollins" .. Jrue Holiday is untouchable. 18.2 PPG, 8.5 APG, shoots 43%. Unless I get an all-star in return, don't waste my time.
Firing DiLeo and Collins wouldn't be necessary, but it'd be an okay start. I'm alright with that, either way. Now to the post itself.
I'm okay with all of those names except Josh Smith. I want NO part of that headache. Smith wants max money when he's not a max player. We've had experience giving players more than what they're worth (see Iguodala, Andre), so let's not go down that route. For the right price, I'd love J.J. Hickson. He's 24 and he's averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds over the last two seasons. With him and Hawes, our front court could potentially average 30 and 20 -- not too bad.
If we're lucky, Turner's increase in points per game (13.5) this season could be a good sign. If not, let's see what we can get for him. - @FireCollins: you really evaluating Jrue off of one lousy game? do you watch the Sixers at all?
and to answer your other question, did you ever hear of Russell Westbrook? he has plenty of games taking more than 24 shots— kevwalton - Dougie...go back to TBS...you are too burn't out to coach...
76ers hire Stan Van Gundy
Draft CJ from Lehigh who is a 4 year polished player who can score the ball
Sign FA Hickson as his best years are in front of him and he is a hard working big...
Trade Turner and Hawes for few 2's...so you have 3-- 2 nd round picks in a decent year of potential upstarts like the big kid from Bucknell who can bang...
Stan Van would love the opportunity to build a young team aroung the nucleus of Thad, Jrue and Moultree, Lavoy......plus, Stan looks like a Philly Guy!!!!— Idaho76erfan - Eaglessuperfan>>>>>you didn't pay attention in math class:::Go to NBA salaries dot com website....the number is $46.2M
Plus eaglessuperfan.....you say the number is $41,969,841 and that they will have $18M to spend......REALLY
Grab a calculator and add up the number you have listed above...they actually add up to $44.75M NOT the $41,969,841.....dude you can't even add.....PLUS your number on Jrue Holiday is WRONG he will make $11M next not $9.2M
Another concussed eagles fan......— bbrady25 - Bbrady25, it is YOU who should get your facts straight. Assuming the Sixers don't re-sign Bynum they will have upwards of $18 mil on the cap, which is enough to sign two of the mentioned free agents.
As for Jrue Holiday, he is slated to make $9.2 million this coming season, just as eaglessuperfan suggested. http://www.spotrac.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/jrue-holiday/
Boom. You're dumb, stop commenting when you do not know what you are talking about.— Phillybill76 - Phillybill76.....I know some people are challenged with a calculator so I'm going to make it real simple for you....I just copied and pasted the message from the other rocket scientist eaglessuperfan.....please add assuming you can the number that he has listed below it totals....are you ready $44.75....try again.....thats right its $44.75 NOT the $41.969 he claims.....also his number for Holiday is wrong....JH contract is 4yrs 46M....its $11M per season with incentives that can take it to $11.5M average so I am no more than possibly $1M off at best....remember the amount of the incentive counts against your cap number
Bottom line Phillybill76....you can't even use a basic calculator...lol
Another moron philadelphia fan.....joke
sorry bbrady25 but your numbers are off a little here are the real numbers
Thad $8,850,000
Spence $6,600,000
Jrich $6,204,250
Turner $6,679,867
41,696,841
New Cap at least 59 maybe 60 so your talking about almost $18 which is a max deal without even making any moves.
Lavoy $3,060,000
Kwame $2,945,901
Jrue $9,213,484
Arnet $1,089,240
— eaglessuperfan— bbrady25 - Also another piece of information to throw your way.....hopefully your brain can process.....lets say the 76ers have the 10th pick in the draft.....that 10th pick is slotted to make $2.4M in the first year. That money instantly counts against your cap even though you haven't signed that player yet.....so basically $2.4M less to spend on FA's
Tell me to slow down at anytime wouldn't want to confuse you....— bbrady25 - Phillybill76......sorry can't hear you....is that calculator working.....hello McFly.......— bbrady25
- NBA salaries have to be the most lopsided, disproportionate ones on the planet as far as a person's skills and contribution to society. The biggest stiffs in the game, e.g., KBrown, earn enough in six months to last an entire lifetime at a fairly comfortable level--the equivalent of 60 years of an average teacher's or policeman's salary. Yet half of them can't even "um, ya know, like" put two half-coherent sentences together. Something is severely wrong with that picture.— Basquete Rey
- @"adiobroyster"
you forgot his league leading 269 turnovers, 3.8 per game.— FireCollins - Bottom line on the cap. The Sixers will have about $12 million dollars under the cap. End of story. In that casd the only max player they can sign is their own(Bynum). The move is too write next season off and sign a few one year deals to fill the roster, trade Evan Turner, pick in the lottery two years in a row AND THEN in 2014-2015, they will have Jrue, (2) top ten picks and about $33 million under the cap for a free agent class that is way better than this one. That would take patience and intelligence something the owners should learn to have if they want to BUILD a championship team. (See how that word works, BUILD, that takes time)— UncleStosh
- I do not see why a big star like Dwight Howard would not come here for the right price. Philly may be a smaller market than LA, but it allows a big guy to shine and carry a team into a championahip. Wilt Chamberlain, Sir Charles and others have made a legacy here. It might actually be better than always being compared to other LA greats.— Larry Byrd
- unclestosh.....finally someone one here who gets it.....there are NO easy fixes in this league.....its rare that free agency makes you an instant championship team like what has happened with Miami and the Lakers when they received Shaq and Boston with Garnett......
Any way to your point "patience" is the key word.....do NOTHING this off-season except gather as many one year contracts (expiring) as possible....and go at it hard via FA's and lottery picks and trades and be ready for 2014-15 season.....its really the only way!!!— bbrady25 - bbrady giving bearsfriend a run for his money ...— Copper34
- Spencer Hawes is an absolute Joke. Can't believe that stiff is making 6 1/2 million. Sixers are going nowhere.....fast.— nellynel89
- You're correct with the addition, bbrady, but if you Google "Jrue Holiday 2013 cap hit," you'll see that you're looking at the one site that lists it at 11M. Check out http://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/PHI.html Holiday's cap it in 2013 is $9,213,484.— wking410
- Copper34....I appreciate the compliment but "the bear" is still the king of this jungle.....cooper34 I do read your posts as well....I see you on the eagles from time to time.....good work!
wking410....you are correct but if you go onto nbasaleries.com (i think) it gives you the actual salary/cap hit as well and I have always used that for salary info....I find it to be more accurate
remember in the NBA all incentives count against your cap as if the player was guaranteed to receive it......— bbrady25 - Why are you guys puffing yourselves up and arguing about numbers that are probably worthless anyway? A good GM will make numbers work. Trade ET NOW. Lavoy has no motor. And, unfortunately, Hawes provides one of our few offensive options when in the game.
I like Mayo and Hickson from the list. Milsap is another tweener we don't need and Smith is not worth the $$.
Let's finally get some talented balance to this team.— Shragez - the funny thing about all you guys post is the passion behind them. love it right or wrong. Keep up the good work fellas— Kunta Bean
- bbrady boring!!!— slade1955
- slade.....and your mister excitement...lol
— bbrady25 - I just hope the Sixers realize that the vast majority of free agent signings in the NBA happen for one of two reasons - A player really wants to play for a certain team/with a certain teammate or a team vastly overpays for a solid guy and regrets his contract mightily three years later (which is part of why the lockout happened).
Signing free agents in the NBA only works if a team one or two complementary pieces away or needs a serviceable starter to make it look like it is trying in a season when it knows it can't compete.
The only other way to win free agency is to grab a young guy/solid role player if the market falls out for him, something the Sixers' front office is rarely intelligent enough to do. That could happen for a guy like J.J. Hickson and if it does he could be worth a serious look.— OutofTownPhillyFan
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