The Unending Sixers Thread

[scorcher]

Magic up 21 after the 1st quarter. WooHoo

Magic up 10 at halftime.

Sixers up 3 at halftime.

[phillychuck]

This would be such a mistake for us to win this game. Figure out how to dump that 7 point lead.

[scorcher]

Sixers up 9 after three quarters. Gotta lose this one because the Magic lead is 1 point in the 4th quarter.

[scorcher]

Magic win and the Sixers lose by 1.

My crystal ball shows that the Sixers will draft at #3 and then get the Lakers pick at #4. Sure hope so.

[phillychuck]

If you're wishing, wish for #1/#4. Why not?

BTW, IF we are to get #3+#4, would the Celtics (for example) trade us #1 for both picks? Is that too much?

[xogfog]

While Fultz is probably the best prospect, he's not that far ahead of the top five or six players in the draft. Having 2 and 4 or 3 and 4 would be much greater value. Fultz is not a generational talent, just the best of a group of solid talent.

[scorcher]

Mustn't ask for too much cause the basketball Gods may let LA keep their pick.....

[xogfog]

Tankathon 2017 results:

Most of the lottery standings are set. I think only one coin toss is needed to determine if the Knicks or Timberwolves get the 6th or 7th pick.

1 Nets - 20-62 (pick belongs to Celtics) 1st overall odds 25%, top 3 odds 64.3%
2 Suns - 24-58 1st overall odds 19.9%, top 3 odds 55.83%
3 Lakers - 26-56 1st overall odds 15.6%, top 3 odds 46.9%
4 Sixers - 28-54 1st overall odds 14.7%, top 3 odds 47.7% (odds include Kings odds)
5 Magic - 29-53 1st overall odds 8.8%, top 3 odds 29.1%
6 Timberwolves - 31-51 1st overall odds 5.3%, top 3 odds 18.3%
7 Knicks - 31-51 1st overall odds 5.3%, top 3 odds 18.3%
8 Kings - 32-50 1st overall odds 2.8%, top 3 odds 9.9%
9 Mavericks - 33-49 1st overall odds 1.7%, top 3 odds 6.1%
10 Pelicans - 34-48 (pick belongs to Kings) 1st overall odds 1.1%, top 3 odds 4.0%
11 Hornets - 36-46 1st overall odds 0.8%, top 3 odds 2.9%
12 Pistons - 37-45 1st overall odds 0.7%, top 3 odds 2.5%
13 Nuggets - 40-42 1st overall odds 0.6%, top 3 odds 2.2%
14 Heat - 41-41 1st overall odds 0.5%, top 3 odds 1.8%

The draft lottery will be held on May 19th.

[rkeden]

xogfog-- I know that you know this but just to clarify your last post---I believe that the ping pong balls will simply be split between the two tied teams eliminating the need for a coin flip. Also we aren't talking about the "6th or 7th pick" but only relative opportunities for the picks in the lottery.The PP balls decide the actual order of picks.

[xogfog]

Yeah, the coin flip is just proceedural, as the lottery odds are the same and the lottery will decide who picks where, but they need to have a pre-lottery final standings.

[bkeich]

The more I see about the Ball family and their obviously ultra controlling (etc.) father the less interest I have in Lonzo. Drafting him would be a big mistake.

I expect his brothers to be drafted, I also expect his father to be a major problem for the franchise. My main reasoning for not wanting the Sixers to involve themselves in this obvious mess is the 2nd brother. He will probably be in the NBA also and by the time Lonzo is a free agent his father will insist that Lonzo sign with the team now holding the rights to the 2nd brother, as I am certain his plan is to have all 3 brothers playing together in the NBA. This family is going to be a plague to the league for the next decade, the "kids" can play but the father is going to make other controlling fathers look like saints before this is over I suspect.

Please lets not get involved in the drama. The team that drafts Lonzo is going to be the one left with nothing to show for their investment except 4 years of good play from a player and team management that has pulled out their hair trying to deal with this silliness.

[dbodner]

Only the first 3 picks are determined by lottery. After that, it goes by order of standings. The coin flips are then required regardless of if it's an even number, since there's the possibility I tie will have to be broken if both teams fall 4+.

[bigegypt0417]

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/sixers/Philadelphia-76ers-Sixers-Furkan-Korkmaz-draft-pick-Basketball-Champions-Leagues.html

With the current roster crunch I would imagine he stays in Europe another year but nice to see he's doing well...

[bkeich]

I really can't wait to see Golden State against Cleveland again, will be a great series.

Why do we have to wait through these silly other series until then, can't we just start that series? (just kidding)

[zambonir]

Time to lock this one if we've got an offseason thread?

I hope the Western Conference Finals are good but that's also because I'll be rooting for the Texas team.