Sixers Argumentative Essay

It’s clear that the Sacramento Kings are in a transformative stage. This offseason, they have added eight free agents as well as signing two draft picks, including the lengthy defensive stopper, Willie Cauley-Stein. They traded away power forward Jason Thompson and fan favorite Nik “Sauce Castillo” Stauskas to the Philadelphia 76ers to accommodate their plethora of new talent.

The 76ers will already improve with a lottery pick(Jahlil Okafor) starting for them next year. Jahlil Okafor was the third pick in the 2015 NBA draft and many consider him to be a potential All-Star. Pairing him with Nerlens Noel, who had an impressive rookie season, would give the Sixers a formidable frontcourt. They have the potential to be the next dynamic front court duo, similar to Tim Duncan and David Robinson.

The saying is, “The hips do not lie.” Well, neither do NBA statistics. Critics and fans are always arguing who the best or worst NBA teams are. Statistics are not biased, nor are they opinions. Rather, they change people’s opinions. During the 2014-15 NBA season the Philadelphia 76ers were statistically the worst team in the NBA, and they show no signs of changing that anytime soon. Also, throughout the history of the Philadelphia franchise, they have not been relatively good ever. Some critics and fans put the blame on the owners, they have a good reason to blame them. The owners of the 76ers have not made the best decisions to get them to where they are now. Although there are many productive NBA teams, the Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers just completed their second straight season with fewer than 20 wins, and that was unfortunately the goal. To the confusion of many NBA fans, this simply means that everything is going to plan in the city of brotherly love. General manager Sam Hinkie, is sticking to his rebuilding plan of asset collecting, and it is bound to pay off for Philly at some point. The question is; how long will it take for the 76ers to finally build a respectable team?

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The are numerous reasons why the trade of the Hawks 19th pick for New York’s Tim Hardaway Jr, son of 5x NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway Sr, was a good trade, here are a few.

Throughout my life I’ve always been a huge fan of the NBA and the point guard position always seemed to intrigue me the most. Guys like John Stockton and Jason Kidd always garnered my attention, however, today’s point guards are even more flashy and talented. Ricky Rubio is a prime example of what I’m talking about here, this kid can dish the rock like no other.

According to the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Thunder Sam Presti, the team is very excited about what both individuals bring to the team. Adams who has been with the Thunder since first being drafted 12th overall in 2013 has shown that he is a reliable defense force. Oladipo who was recently acquired in the offseason has shown a history of being an offensive threat. The Thunder are very excited about what both individuals bring to the team going

“Wait wait wait, he plays for Denver now?” The 2017 NBA off-season prompted many, many questions just like that last one, except Denver can be replaced by pretty much any team in the NBA. What the NBA has showed this past off-season is that no one is safe, so this goes out to all GM’s in the league: watch your players very, very carefully. Just when a team thinks they have a star player and maybe they can make a run at the title, they find themselves tanking for a better draft pick. From trades, free agents, and draft picks, this past offseason shows every NBA fan that no player is untouchable.

The 76ers compete internally on analytics in three different facets with financial, research and development, and human resources analytics. Sam Hinkie sees value in measuring everything by constructing financial models and running a computerized technique used to assess the probability of certain basketball play outcomes or risks by mathematically modeling a hypothetical event over multiple trials and comparing the outcomes with predefined probability distributions. (Torre) This computerized technique is known as the Monte Carlo simulation. (Competing on Analytics) As mentioned before, the 76ers are currently at a competitive advantage, financially, because they have the lowest payroll in the NBA. The 76ers approach the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement searching for a tax

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Many say that Noel was placed by the 76ers in the trading block since the start of the offseason due to his frankness with the team's situation and seems to be not mixing well with his other teammates. And with the arrival of a healthy Joel Embiid in the roster, it makes Noel be dispensable to the team and most likely traded anytime soon.

People on social media are blaming it on Melo, talking about trade Melo, he is a ball stopper, he does not play defense, and he does not pass. If you really watch the Knicks Melo has made improvements in all these areas but when they start losing it seems as though he loses faith. Everyone forgets the 52 win season, no one complained about Melo’s game then but if you closely examine that season you will see what made a difference. Donnie Walsh great leadership in the front office, Mike Woodson good coaching, Jason and Rasheed Wallace veteran leadership in the locker room and on the court. Chauncey Billups said it best Melo is at his best when playing with other good players. What happen after that 52 win season, Dolan happened, instead of trading for LA Marcus Aldridge like Walsh wanted to, Dolan wants the trade for Andrea Bargnani. And then let Walsh leave. Everyone knows what Melo does and that is get buckets, he shows up every night and gives buckets. People are talking the Knicks won these last few games without Melo, the ball is moving, these are meaningless games, these games did not change

All in all, it is shaping up to be a fun time if you are a Sixers fan. Another number one overall pick plus new jerseys, its a perfect combination for a young team on the

“This guy Gerrell Gerrell had the option of a lifetime to help build up our team here in New Orleans and become very rich but he didn't take our offer either!” said Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans