How will the 76ers build around Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey? | No Cap Room

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer and Senior NBA writer Dan Devine discuss how the 76ers need one more all-star player to complete a successful trio with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Hear the full conversation on “No Cap Room” – part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

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When you have $65 million in cap space and you have drill and bead and you have an all star Tyrus Maxi the Sixers under Daryl Morey’s stewardship.

Certainly believe that they are a very appealing option for a third all-star or all NBA caliber player to come on and join.

According to team building data reviewed by Yahoo Sports, this is all from an article that we’re dropping today.

The chance a team reaches the conference finals, nearly doubles from 18.5% to 30.8% when a roster has three top players compared to two top players.

And according to this study, top players means someone who is an all star or on an all NBA team within two years of the current season before or after.

So, either either either window and played 29 plus minutes per game.

It’s not gonna be so, so easy for Philly because in theory, they could just give Paul George the maximum contract that by all accounts doesn’t really seem like the Clippers are willing to give him right now and make no mistake.

Like Paul George from my understanding is the Sixers top choice.

I’ve, I’ve learned more post combine and on the phone.

That would make me think that there’s definitely a real possibility here, there is a sentiment going around the league right now that the Clippers are not very keen on awarding any money guaranteed beyond the three year window of Kawhi deal.

So even if it doesn’t require a max to get Paul George out of L A, in theory, it could just take four years of guaranteed money.

That could be the difference of 40 million for the guy.

Other thing that I don’t necessarily think is gonna actually be a real talking point, but maybe it does become one because I heard it from multiple people.

If Paul George does reach, the open market does become an unrestricted free agent without an…

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Publish date : 2024-05-23 19:54:14

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