5 Fake Sixers Trades
The Opening Tip
Hello & Happy Almost NEW YEAR- It's the Corner Three!
Oh Yeah, The Sixers
The Year in Sixers
What I learned about the Sixers this year
- James Harden will always be James Harden, even if it comes (somewhat) at the expense of Daryl Morey
-Joel Embiid is incredible, actually better than I think I believed in my own mind
-Adam Silver is still Dave Silver
-Tyrese Maxey is so much better at this point than anybody predicted
-Paul Reed is more than just a vibes guy
-Marcus Morris and Pat Bev and Kelly Oubre should have BEEN Sixers
-Boy they hated Doc Rivers fucking guts
-Kinda convinced Sixers owners are OK letting Daryl run the team his way and that's pretty cool
-I used to think most NBA coaches and philosophies were interchangeable but Nick Nurse is really proving me wrong
-Pistons broke the record, Hinkie Vindicated
-The WFC has really good food options and if you time it right you can get your Chickies fries hot out the fryer
This Year's Top 10 (My Favorite Sixers/Non-Sixers Things of 2023)
10. Content Creator Camera Kits (Thanks Mom)
09. ROCO Back
08. OKC Thunder
07. Shedeur Sanders
06. Sha'Carri Richardson Return Arc
05. Marcus Morris Sixer
04. Catholic League Hoops
03. Big 5 Hoops so Back
02. Nick Nurse's Sixers
01. Mad Max & Jo Revenge Tour
Mike's Corner... 5 Fake Sixers Trades
Every week, Spike or Mike is going to write a column for the #CornerThree. It's Mike's week, but he forgot again, so we're including something from Mike O'Connor on fake Sixers trades.
Trade season is officially here. The deadline is just six weeks away, and we’re starting to get rumors and leaks on a daily basis of which players should be available and which teams figure to be interested. Here in this piece, I’ll break down five fake Sixers trade ideas for when the deadline comes around. Let’s begin.
The Tobias Harris-OG Anunoby swap
There have been multiple reports over the past couple weeks that the Pistons, for some reason, are interested in Tobias Harris. In this trade, each team gets something they want – Detroit gets Harris for salary filler and two seconds, the Sixers get Anunoby and backup guard help in Monte Morris, and the Raptors get an expiring Joe Harris, two firsts, and three seconds for Anunoby.
I’ve made the case for Anunoby multiple times before, but he is simply a massive upgrade over Tobias Harris. He’s one of the 10 best defensive players in the sport, takes three pointers at twice the rate that Harris does, and is capable of punishing mismatches on smaller guards with duck-ins near the basket. Acquiring him – plus Monte Morris, who cures whatever woes the Sixers have in terms of their lack of point guard depth – for essentially the draft haul they got in the Harden trade is a very reasonable price.
From here, the Sixers would hope to build an identity that revolves around defense – having a starting lineup that includes Melton, Batum, Anunoby, and Embiid is practically an automatic top-5 defense. Last year, their hope of beating teams like Boston rested on their ability to simply outscore them in the half court, whereas this year, the hope would be that they could grind Boston down on defense and force them into the same types of mistakes (turnover woes and and an inability to generate high-quality paint looks) that have led to their downfall in years past.
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