Don’t count on seeing Furkan Korkmaz in a Sixers uniform next season, writes Derek Bodnar on his website. The 26th pick in last year’s draft, Korkmaz spent this season playing in Turkey and has a $2MM buyout to leave Anadolu Efes. He would probably spend most of next season in the D-League if he does join the Sixers, which may not be better for his development than another year overseas, plus it would take one year off his rookie contract and push him closer to free agency. The buyout is also an issue because it exceeds the $675K that the Sixers are permitted to pay, along with Korkmaz’s rookie contract of about $1.2MM. Unless Anadolu Efes is willing to renegotiate, Bodner believes Sixers fans will have to wait at least another year for Korkmaz.
There’s more this morning out of Philadelphia:
- The draft will present Bryan Colangelo with his most difficult decision since becoming the team’s president of basketball operations, writes Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Sixers hold the third selection, and there’s no obvious choice if Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball are the first two players taken. Duke’s Jayson Tatum would provide much-needed scoring, while Kentucky’s De’Aaron Fox would be a valuable point guard in case the team changes its mind about having Ben Simmons run the offense. Josh Jackson of Kansas and Malik Monk of Kentucky are also considered possibilities. Colangelo said he prefers athletic players with the versatility to handle multiple positions. “If it’s the vision of where we want to take this basketball team, again, talent versus fit is something that we clearly always look at,” he said. “But we’re a young team, the stage where we are. You can’t necessarily choose one or the other. Right now, what we’re looking at is a situation that again the group of players that are available to us at No. 3 is probably going to be able to address both with the same decision.”
- Georgetown guard L.J. Peak, who recently worked out for the Sixers, was a high school teammate of Jahlil Okafor, notes Jessica Camerato of CSNPhilly. They spent a year together at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago, and Peak would like to team up again. He is considered a late second-round pick at best, and Philadelphia holds choices No. 36, 39, 46 and 50.
- The Sixers aren’t likely to keep all of their second-rounders, Camerato writes in a separate piece. They already have eight players under contract for next season and will be looking for draft-and-stash opportunities if they can’t unload some of the picks.
Based on this, it seems like they’re hoping for Jackson, Isaac or Tatum, when he mentioned the position versatility
If they have a similar grade on all 3 I don’t see why they shouldn’t trade back to 5 and 10. They don’t have to keep the 10, could use it in a trade if Monk, Smith Jr or Ntilikina are not there. Getting all the guys at once isn’t ideal would rather stagger for contracts sake to build a longer window.
I’d want Isaac still as we talked about.
If Bayless can play they really don’t need a PG this year. I honestly would do everything I could to position myself for Michael Porter Jr. next year. I would keep as many assets as I could get. Trade for Crabbe and a future 1st (Send Henderson’s non guaranteed contract)
Could you imagine
Simmons
Crabbe
Isaac
Porter Jr
Embiid
Keep the cap open only paying Embiid and Crabbe. Trade Covington don’t pay him. He’s a D and spotty 3 not a D and 3 guy. Don’t overpay role players. Let someone else do that.
Portland wants to open money, but I don’t think they just give Crabbe away
We pretty much agreed trading back is probably the best option, especially if you can get another asset or 2 out of it. Otherwise, I’d say take the best player available and sort it out from there
The report is already out there they listed Crabbe Leonard Turner as guys they’d give up in addition to a 1st round pick for pure salary dump. Henderson is 9m non guaranteed too.
Tatum is the guy for the Sixers and somehow via trade they have to grab Monk or Fox. It’s worth the gamble. If not, next year they’ll still be looking for another player in the draft. Might as well do it now so they can build chemistry now and next year bring in a max contract or work a trade. They wait this year and we are talking another 2-3 years of this crap.