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They already played their 2 games...
I like him but he can't shoot or stay healthy still didn't want to see him go.
Solid defender.
He's been solid this year.
They get him, you can run Tuck or Covington at the 4, the other at the 3, and you'll have 3 shooters or more on the floor at all times.
This might make it worth it...
Damn, wanted to see if Brooks was going to back up his talk
I was wondering what were they going to do with him, since he's a young version of Iggy...a worse shooter
His game hasn't improved and he looks to be injury prone
I've been looking on twitter for the last 20 minutes all indication is that both teams will have a deal before the night ends.
If,the Rockets do get Tristan, he'll help yall rebounding and pretty good defender. He struggles against bigger centers though.
Ill be happy for him too because he's been with the organization for along time and I know he wants to stay but it's time for him to move on...He will always get props from me for helping the young guys.
Low key, if this player existed he'd dominate today's league.
Tucker's toughness and lunch pail attitude with a 6'10 or 7' frame???
Crazy but he's bigger than Clint yet Clint has stepped up big time and most times outplayed all of these "elite" centers...
But the more I think about this the more comfortable I'm getting with this trade, ESPECIALLY if we flip those 9 TPE's into a traditional big and maybe a stretch 4... hell @ansatsusha_gouki we might take Mr Talc off y'all's hand too...
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Hey he plays hard, good defender and can knock down 3s. Not everyone can do that. His game has aged well.
I might be the only one thinking this but I'd be skeptical of Iggy and thinking he's gonna be the same cat who helped the Warriors as he will with the Heat. He's 36 coming off a lot of injuries and clearly lost a step in last year's playoffs.
He hasn't played all year, I'm sure he kept himself in shape but his best years are behind him.
He hasn't played all year, I'm sure he kept himself in shape but his best years are behind him.
To match salaries and cap relief...
Dedmon also had 3 years left...
Parker 2... Len is in his final year...
Of course his best years are behind him but Winslow has been injured on and off since the heat drafted him so anything is better than nothing. You know pat loves them vets.
The aspect of adding another vet like him is great for the Heat. If he's in shape and his body holds up through the playoffs, he'll definitely help them as a veteran. I'm just saying buyer beware though because we haven't seen him on the court all year.
yup, that’s why when the Lakers called back to New Orleans about Jrue it would’ve took like 4 players
Kuz (who Nola wanted)
Green
Dudley
Bradley/Pope or someone to make the money work...
Joel Embiid blames 76ers' struggles on lack of offensive identity
All-Star center Joel Embiid is in one of the worst stretches of his career, and his Philadelphia 76ersare digging themselves a hole in the Eastern Conference, losing three in a row going into Thursday's game against the Bucks in Milwaukee.
Embiid acknowledged to reporters Wednesday that the 76ers (31-20) don't have an offensive identity right now.
"Like I say from time to time, you don't know what you're getting," Embiid said Wednesday. "I don't know if I'm getting into the game and if I'm getting the ball or not.
"Spacing is an issue," he said. "Sometimes we play fast, sometimes we play slow. But at the end of the day, when you think about it and as we try to get ready for the playoffs, the game slows down. It becomes a half-court game, and that's where we struggle the most. So hopefully we do a better job the next few games."
Embiid said the issue is not that players have tuned out coach Brett Brown.
"We haven't been winning. Our offense has not been good," Embiid said. "But I always say, coaches are not out there to make shots for us, they don't make plays. They can do a better job of setting everything up, but at the end of the day we make the plays."
On Saturday night in a 116-95 loss to the Boston Celtics, Embiid finished with 11 points on 1-for-11 shooting to go with 5 rebounds, 4 turnovers and a game-worst minus-25 in 23 minutes.
Embiid said that he sometimes struggles with trying to find the right balance between needing to be at the 3-point line and needing to be in the post.
"I got to spend a lot of time at the 3-point line, just to make sure there's some spacing," he said. "Everybody keeps saying, 'Get in the post!' But if you actually understand basketball, you've got to find that balance.
"It's not about me, it's about the team. Whatever I can do to help my teammates -- the spacing has been a struggle for us, [but] I got to do it. If it means I've got to stay at the 3-point line all game, I got to do it, at the same time still maximize what I do best. There's also a bad aspect: Every team is doubling me every game. It's hard, but you have to find that balance, have to keep going."
On Monday, the Sixers suffered their worst loss of the season, falling to the Miami Heat 137-106, and Ben Simmons called them "soft."
Sixers center Al Horford was asked if somebody needs to stand up and call somebody out.
"There's some stuff going on in our locker room. We'll keep that internal," Horford said. "But we all know we need to do better, we need to step it up, and it's a great opportunity to do it [Thursday]."
Brown, in his seventh year as coach of the team, also said he believes the players are still listening to him.
"I do," Brown said, then added, "You'd be better off asking them. When you speak to them, speak freely, and I understand the question. ... I'm not naive enough to not understand why you've asked about what you've asked. But I've answered it the way I have answered it.
"I look forward to coaching them. When it gets to an epidemic stage, this thing you are talking about, I'll admit that. I don't at all right now."
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...lames-76ers-struggles-lack-offensive-identity
All-Star center Joel Embiid is in one of the worst stretches of his career, and his Philadelphia 76ersare digging themselves a hole in the Eastern Conference, losing three in a row going into Thursday's game against the Bucks in Milwaukee.
Embiid acknowledged to reporters Wednesday that the 76ers (31-20) don't have an offensive identity right now.
"Like I say from time to time, you don't know what you're getting," Embiid said Wednesday. "I don't know if I'm getting into the game and if I'm getting the ball or not.
"Spacing is an issue," he said. "Sometimes we play fast, sometimes we play slow. But at the end of the day, when you think about it and as we try to get ready for the playoffs, the game slows down. It becomes a half-court game, and that's where we struggle the most. So hopefully we do a better job the next few games."
Embiid said the issue is not that players have tuned out coach Brett Brown.
"We haven't been winning. Our offense has not been good," Embiid said. "But I always say, coaches are not out there to make shots for us, they don't make plays. They can do a better job of setting everything up, but at the end of the day we make the plays."
On Saturday night in a 116-95 loss to the Boston Celtics, Embiid finished with 11 points on 1-for-11 shooting to go with 5 rebounds, 4 turnovers and a game-worst minus-25 in 23 minutes.
Embiid said that he sometimes struggles with trying to find the right balance between needing to be at the 3-point line and needing to be in the post.
"I got to spend a lot of time at the 3-point line, just to make sure there's some spacing," he said. "Everybody keeps saying, 'Get in the post!' But if you actually understand basketball, you've got to find that balance.
"It's not about me, it's about the team. Whatever I can do to help my teammates -- the spacing has been a struggle for us, [but] I got to do it. If it means I've got to stay at the 3-point line all game, I got to do it, at the same time still maximize what I do best. There's also a bad aspect: Every team is doubling me every game. It's hard, but you have to find that balance, have to keep going."
On Monday, the Sixers suffered their worst loss of the season, falling to the Miami Heat 137-106, and Ben Simmons called them "soft."
Sixers center Al Horford was asked if somebody needs to stand up and call somebody out.
"There's some stuff going on in our locker room. We'll keep that internal," Horford said. "But we all know we need to do better, we need to step it up, and it's a great opportunity to do it [Thursday]."
Brown, in his seventh year as coach of the team, also said he believes the players are still listening to him.
"I do," Brown said, then added, "You'd be better off asking them. When you speak to them, speak freely, and I understand the question. ... I'm not naive enough to not understand why you've asked about what you've asked. But I've answered it the way I have answered it.
"I look forward to coaching them. When it gets to an epidemic stage, this thing you are talking about, I'll admit that. I don't at all right now."
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...lames-76ers-struggles-lack-offensive-identity
Memphis is going to be serious in about 2 years. They just need a few more 2nd tier pieces and some seasoning.
Report: Miami Heat want Draymond, but why would Warriors move him?
No indication Warriors are inclined to trade Draymond Green, but Miami is reportedly still asking.
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