The Sixers were willing to trade rookie center Joel Embiid for a high draft pick, according to Mark Heisler of Forbes.com. Philadelphia drafted Embiid third overall last June, but he had offseason surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot and has yet to take the court for the Sixers. Philadelphia was unable to work out a deal for Embiid, but did send reigning Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams to the Bucks in a three-team deal that brought back the Lakers‘ top-five protected first round pick for this year.
There’s more news from around the league:
- The Rockets announced that they have recalled Nick Johnson from the D-League, according to Mark Berman of FOX 26 (via Twitter). Johnson’s assignment was his fourth trip down this season, as our assignments/recalls log shows. The 22-year-old guard has seen time in 18 games for the Rockets this season, averaging 3.1 PPG and 1.3 RPG in 10.3 minutes per contest.
- Some people, like Charles Barkley, aren’t so wild about analytics. However, Dan McCarney of the San Antonio Express News writes that the Spurs are undeniable proof that analytics can help to build a tremendous roster.
- New Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas did his best to squash rumors that he was unhappy with his role while with the Suns, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe tweets. “The guy that complained, you seen it in the media. I didn’t say anything,” Thomas said.
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Wouldn’t exactly say that Sixer’s article is the most credible piece I’ve read…
That Sixers article is one of the laziest, worst researched articles I’ve ever read. The writer mentions that the Sixers had the worst record last season which is false. Also mentions the 300lb Embiid rumor and how he seemingly vanished, when in fact he’s at the Sixers games and there’s even video proof of him before warmups at home games. I’m extremely skeptical the Sixers brought his name up in trade talks other than to poke around for a Godfather offer, nothing short of Anthony Davis or multiple high 1st rounders.
Exactly. The article just says they entertained offers. That doesn’t mean they were actively shopping him. Here’s still in Philly, which tells me Anthony Davis plus multiple high first rounders wasn’t offered.
IF IT’S TRUE: Why would they want to trade Embiid? He’s an unknown quantity at this point, he hasn’t even played a game (or practiced) in the NBA. He was the top center in the draft last year, and a “high” draft pick this year would most likely land them the exact same thing.
Unless they’re tired of his tweeting.. which nobody else is.
Because getting rid of Embiid makes sense.