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JJ Redick & Amir Johnson Sign With The Philadelphia Sixers | 2017 NBA Free Agency

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  1. MonsterMash32

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    JJ at $23 million lol. I get why but it's still funny at the casual viewer.

     
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    They'll probably make the playoffs if healthy. Also are they still the 70centers?
     
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    amir johnson has been a stats darling for years now, but nobody wants to commit to him long-term. what's that about?

    also, why is philly hoarding future space? nobody has wanted to sign there in eons. if they could have gotten redick and johnson to sign for three years at lower annual salaries, they should have. they'd still have a max slot in case someone was crazy enough to play there.


    *lol, watch them outdo the lakers in FA next year...
     
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    I agree about Johnson, but I'm not at all sure on Redick. He's old, and at some point his shooting cannot compensate for his efense. See what I did there? :)

    Fultz/McConnell/Bayless
    Redick/Henderson/Stauskas/Anderson
    Covington/Simmons/Luwawu
    Saric/Johnson/Long
    Holmes/Okafor/Embiid

    If Simmons plays anywhere close to what he's capable of doing, that team easily makes the playoffs in the East, earns a bunch of revenue, gives young guys time to grow, and is in great shape for the 2018-19 season. And that's not even mentioning if Embiid stays healthy. This is an exciting team.
     
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    i think embiid's health is both important and dubious.
     
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    I've heard (and I don't watch Boston so I don't know) that Amir Johnson's ankles and legs are falling apart.

    I think most FAs and frankly probably Philly too are afraid their core is a sham. If Embiid falls apart and if Simmons hurts his foot again, they're looking at a core of Fultz/Okafor. Yikes.
     
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    Amir is an useless acqusition for them as he's a C in today's NBA
     
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    Yeah, but if two of LA's best prospects get hurt, what's LA's core?
     
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    Except ours don't have the injury history that Embid does.

    An injury for him isn't even likely it's inevitable.
     
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    Well, that's not true. And Randle did miss a year.
     
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    Yeah I mean clearly Embiid is a massive risk despite his potential. Simmons seems more like they were purposely tanking so why push it, but still it's not like that is a stable situation just yet. Bright future, but that window could close as soon as Embiid's foot falls off.
     
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    Embid missed two entire seasons and couldn't make half of his third. Randle missed one year and the last two has mostly been active and in the lineup.

    Really not debatable they have more injury concerns.
     
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    More? Sure. But their injuries aren't guaranteed, and neither is lA's health. C'mon.
     
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