Joel Embiid has extended his contract with the Sixers.
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This contract is also one of the three highest contracts in NBA history!
Sixers locked in $715million with embid, Paul george and maxey over the course of tjeor contracts lol. They are going to be in cap hell for a but. If george or embiid get long term hurt they are screwd for years. I get why they went all in amd might as well push all the chips in with bird to get all of them locked in for the next 4-5 years but man. I wouldn't want to be that GM.
They really went all in into these 3 players, eh? Daryl Morey sure is risking the future of the team with this one.
Although the contract extension for Embiid is well-deserve, I'm afraid that both him and George are injury-prone especially him. What's good with Embiid though is that, he will play even though he isn't 100% healthy like we've seen last playoffs against the Knicks. It's good that they've already get rid of Tobias Harris' huge and not well-deserved contract because it opened them more players including PG13. Morey really risked it all for this team in order for them to compete with the East especially against the defending champions, Celtics. I hope it will be worth it and I wish this will end Embiid's curse (not surpassing the 2nd round of the playoffs).
Well, he's been a great superstar when he's on the Thunder back then, and a good role player when he's on the Clippers. Let's not talk about his stint with the Lakers because that's his worst part of his career, but I have a question. Is the acquisition of Westbrook made the Nuggets a title contender?
The Nuggets realized their mistake by letting Bruce Brown go. Their bench just got weaker, especially on the defensive end. The Nuggets are always a title contender thanks to Jokic and Murray, and let's not forget Gordon of course who had been great beneath the rim for offensive rebounds and a great pair for Jokic for cut plays.
Yep, I agree with what you said that their starting 5 is right now, one of the best in the league, but their bench is just weak like you said. Their starters are really that good, but they can't afford to play 40+ minutes per game just because their bench is that worse. Let's take note that the Celtics have very deep bench last year that's why they won. The Nuggets themselves also had a deep bench when they won a title. I respect your opinion regarding them being a title contender, but I don't think that they will be this season.
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Yeah, that's the reason. They still have KCP and they have Peyton Watson who played great defense last year too. I think the Nuggets' goal is to focus more on defense because they don't have any problem with their offense. Jokic can always find an open man once he handles the ball either outside or in post-up.
Still, it's not a perfect bench, they will pay a lot if they want it to be better. The key here is to avoid injuries and I think Coach Malone will use WB the same way he used Bruce Brown in their championship stint.
Just for context, KCP is already with the Magic. The Nuggets can't afford to sign him because of the huge contract that they gave to MPJ. Peyton Watson? They can develop him, but I'm not expecting too much with him, or with other bench players out there. I'm not against Denver per se because I love the team. It's just that, their off-season moves and trades are just, meh. Well, I hope that Coach Malone can utilize Westbrook that much and can at least contribute way better than his stint when he's with LA teams.