TatersTot | PHI

230 | 3 hours ago

I don’t think any Sixer fan or employee ever thought Joel would get back to 80% of his MVP level. It’s already a miracle. We should not squander it and duck the tax while we still have him playing at an all-star level again. Even if our record doesn’t show us as contenders

Actually-Yo-Momma

56 | 3 hours ago

I’m not a fan of Embiid’s antics in general but i am absolutely 1000% rooting for him to recover and ball out. Injuries are robbing us from countless NBA classics that never were

AnonymousIguana_ | Celtics

25 | an hour ago

It’s so unfortunate that Embiid and Giannis have been in the same conference for so long and we’ve never gotten a playoff series between them.

It feels like from 2019 onwards we played every matchup of the Celtics/Heat/Bucks/Sixers except that one.

km912 | SAC

10 | an hour ago

It’s crazy because based on his medical history I assumed he’d never be a good athlete again, which to be fair it seems he’s really not much of an athlete anymore. The shocking thing is he just kind of lumbers around and is still a dominant scorer basically at a walking pace.

AnonymousIguana_ | Celtics

10 | 40 minutes ago

Even during his MVP season his scoring wasn’t really about explosiveness, he was just unguardable because he can shoot middies like KD and also bully you like Shaq, and if you touch him for .5 seconds he’ll draw the foul.

His defense has fallen off, but all he really needed from his legs to score was enough lift to shoot a jumper normally for a full game.

axecalibur | CHI

-15 | an hour ago

His brain is still child like and his joints are made of glass. Once you put him in the pressure cooker of must-win games he’s going to get cooked.

jonbemerkin | LAL

-21 | 2 hours ago

Even at 100% he underperformed in the playoffs. Now he’s injured and a startle away from his career being over

76ers should just use his good play to try and trade him and get some value back, respectfully

aBagorn | 76ers

15 | 2 hours ago

the only time he was ever 100% for the playoffs was 2020

Incepticons | 76ers

10 | 2 hours ago

Look at his off/on numbers in the playoffs, he put up 59 against the Knicks the last time they were in the playoffs when he still only had one leg.

I know you don’t know ball bc Embiid has never been at 100% in the playoffs..even in the raptors series where he played well he still was sick with a stomach bug

icehole505

6 | an hour ago

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/who-are-the-nba-players-with-the-highest-total-plus-minus-per-game-in-career-playoffs-with-a-minimum-of-2000-minutes-played

Embiids playoff hate is largely just bullshit at this point. Across his career, he’s won the minutes that he’s on the floor more than just about every player in league history. The fact that they figured out how to lose despite this really isn’t an Embiid issue

Immynimmy | 76ers

3 | 35 minutes ago

You can just say you look at stats and highlights and not actual games, respectfully.

Shamsyil | 76ers

172 | 3 hours ago

First time he’s ever called out Josh Harris for being the cheap slimy fuck he is. I’m sure it won’t change anything but it’s nice to see.

coacoanutbenjamn | Celtics

100 | 3 hours ago

Shoutout to Joel offering to pay arena workers during COVID which made cheap ass Harris step up. Forced his hand

Same thing happened with our arena (but it was the Bruins owner and players, not the Celtics)

Heatinmyharbl | 76ers

1 | 8 minutes ago

I can’t fucking stand Boston for obvious reasons but I gotta hand it to the Bruins’ players.

I remember when their owner signed off on picking up that kid Mitch Miller (I think his name was?) who was a very talented player but was a giant piece of shit human being.

Was drafted in the first round by phoenix until he was dropped by the team because the mother of the autistic child who Mitch straight up tortured for 10+ years in school sent them an open letter denouncing Mitch and his abuse towards her son.

When the Bruins signed this asshole, Bergeron + co essentially came out and said “yeah nobody cleared this signing with us, he is not welcome here and we refuse to play with him.”

Bruins then had no choice but to terminate the contract and he was never signed again. Cool as fuck from Bergeron and the rest of those players.

romanticynicist | 76ers

37 | 3 hours ago

There was the time where he donated 500k to keep paying stadium workers during the covid shutdown until Josh Harris eventually apologized and agreed to pay them.

I don’t know if he said anything explicitly anti-Harris at the time, but the action spoke loud enough he didn’t really need to.

browndude10 | United States

16 | an hour ago

josh harris has bigger fish to fry like being in the epstein files:

https://www.inquirer.com/news/josh-harris-jeffery-epstein-latest-emails-20260130.html

AtBat3 | 76ers

3 | an hour ago

Joel is a Packers fan so at least he probably hates the Commanders too

romanticynicist | 76ers

22 | 2 hours ago

I’d be mostly OK (not thrilled, just not completely heartbroken) if they ship off Drummond and/Eric Gordon to duck the tax (maybe including a fake future 2nd).

If they ship off Kelly Oubre (who has a very conveniently-sized salary for tax ducking) I’ll be pissed. Kelly’s been terrific this year.

I wouldn’t be shocked if Kelly’s recent move to the starting lineup was in part a chess move by Nurse to try and disincentivize Morey/Harris from getting rid of him (i.e. “how could you trade my starting SF!?”)

Not even sure who they’d add. Maybe a PF? …but there’s not a lot of cheap options out there.

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

18 | 3 hours ago

Trust the Ducking-the-tax.

CreativeKnowledge865

3 | 3 hours ago

Dude really said the quiet part out loud lmao, respect for keeping it 100 though

No-Salary5449

11 | 3 hours ago

SEND THE IRS

MAX DA TAX

iro3 | Spurs

10 | 3 hours ago

So oubre or McCain has a chance to go bye bye ?

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

14 | 3 hours ago

One Jared McCain please

iro3 | Spurs

18 | 3 hours ago

Go away u don’t need anymore guards lol

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

7 | 2 hours ago

Have you seen Colin sexton play PG?

tobykief | 76ers

8 | 2 hours ago

I think us sixers fans hope it’s neither of them, but Grimes could be on the move

Old_Supermarket_7575 | Thunder

1 | 3 hours ago

I’d kill my firstborn for McCain

LaMelonBallz | Hornets

7 | 2 hours ago

I’d kill your secondborn

bonergainz | Rockets

1 | 9 minutes ago

I am the third born and I am here to avenge my brothers

FadeRunna | 76ers

8 | 3 hours ago

Just wait until the last year of Embiid’s extension when he’s owed 67 mill (player option)

EfficiencyFew6864 | Heat

9 | 3 hours ago

Bam would be sent to Siberia if he asked the Heat front office lol

Krillin113 | 76ers

-2 | 2 hours ago

Bam is also an all time great on (likely? At this point I have no clue) the last legs of his career.

theblackchin | Hawks

4 | an hour ago

Bam’s only 28…

Saltwater_Thief | Suns

1 | 19 minutes ago

Haven’t you heard? Once you turn 29 all of your value goes out the window unless your name is James, Curry, or Durant /s

FirstPreparation8538 | Pacers

2 | an hour ago

I feel like betting on embiid is a waste of money.

_Juntao | Celtics

2 | 2 hours ago

They should go for it. I still have the knicks as the favorites to win the east but the sixers are up there for sure. Top 3, maybe? Knicks, cavs, sixers.

Krillin113 | 76ers

5 | 2 hours ago

The pistons are also serious contenders. The Knicks I honestly think can get got.

darren_meier

3 | 2 hours ago

I like how everyone outside of Detroit has the Pistons as dark horses to win the East despite their status as the one seed. They really need to add a perimeter shooter or two before the deadline, but their fans seem so stubborn about it.

AtBat3 | 76ers

2 | an hour ago

Spoiler: They’ll duck the tax again.

lialialia20 | Timberwolves

2 | an hour ago

i mean i get it, he has every reason to hate the fo and morey but this dude played 85 games for the last 3 seasons, was paid 155m in that time (so 1.8m per game) and is set to 190m until the 28-29 season which no one expects him to be playing at any reasonable level… so maybe don’t talk about money.

Gristle__McThornbody | Lakers

2 | an hour ago

Being a bus rider has been the best thing to happen to Embiid.

Wavepops

2 | an hour ago

If I was the owner I wouldn’t pay the tax if my star gets hurt every year

supremeddit | Vancouver Grizzlies

2 | an hour ago

The best version of Embiid has showed us that he couldn’t lead any roster past the second round in whole career so far to this point.

Bjj-RG

2 | an hour ago

…a chance of getting out of the second round Joel?

Briggity_Brak | Tampa Bay Raptors

2 | 42 minutes ago

What the fuck? “Ducking the tax”?? Is THAT what they were doing when they gave Paul George 50 mil a year???

CaptainBingles | 76ers

1 | 22 minutes ago

They specifically paid two second round picks last year to duck the tax.

PlasticSprinkles4677

1 | 3 hours ago

The Gang Ducks the Tax AGANE

Aehnu3

1 | 2 hours ago

By God, that’s VJ for Giannis music!

IsThisMe8 | Warriors

1 | 2 hours ago

Don’t they need to trade away some guys to make room to sign the two-way guys who have had playing time?

CaptainBingles | 76ers

1 | 24 minutes ago

We have one open roster spot for Barlow and need to clear another for Jabari Walker. Ideally we get rid of Gordon, but I can see them trying to get rid Drummond as well. Even though hes been decent our owner loves to duck the tax.

IsThisMe8 | Warriors

1 | 19 minutes ago

It seems like Drummond was always a good insurance plan and I feel like you guys need to keep him.. although I’m also not familiar with the rest of the roster to know who they need to get rid of

CaptainBingles | 76ers

1 | 5 minutes ago

Having a decent backup center with Embiid has always been a problem. Between Drummond and Bona this year it has been a decent situation and I would love to keep him, especially because we suck at rebounding.

Problem is there isn’t many other ways for us to get below the luxury tax, as we are a team with 3 maxs and lots of minimums. Oubres the next obvious one but hes been too good to let go. Grimes is also an option but again, he would hurt to lose and he has a NTC.

Realistically the team should just pay the tax for once but our owner has ducked the tax many times so I think its likely Drummond goes.

vrilro

1 | 2 hours ago

This feels like a year for them to swing, the Knicks have fallen off and the East looks pretty open. Embiid staying on the floor and playing well plus everything else clicking is probably as good a reason as any to go all in

Dphotog790

1 | an hour ago

Trust the process…into retirement.

Viciouscauliflower21

1 | an hour ago

I mean…VJ, PG, and picks?

Final-Ad-6694 | Wizards

1 | an hour ago

Giving pg13 a max is not ducking lmao

CaptainBingles | 76ers

1 | 21 minutes ago

They did duck the tax last year.

boney_king_o_nowhere | Thunder

1 | 24 minutes ago

The problem last year was they didn’t spend enough money?

S-ClassRen | SAS

1 | 21 minutes ago

Reminder that there are some Pacers fans who aren’t aware their owner is a cheap fuck who will avoid tax when the time comes.

Easy-Tradition-7483 | Celtics

-5 | 3 hours ago

Have a chance? To do what, exactly?

Adventurous-Owl-6085

10 | 3 hours ago

The east is wide open. The last few ECF champions are banged up. The sixers could absolutely beat any team in the east. They may not be favoured, but they are a dark horse for sure. The pistons are still very green, New York doesn’t look as good as last year even, the Celtics are missing their best player, Toronto is green, and the sixers would likely be favoured in every other matchup with a healthy Embiid. It’s wide open

Easy-Tradition-7483 | Celtics

2 | 2 hours ago

There is zero reason to believe embiid will be healthy through a deep playoff run.

Adventurous-Owl-6085

0 | an hour ago

I hear what you’re saying, but if they want to win then now is as good a time as any chance they’ve had since 2019. And he has ended the year healthy once or twice haha

Otternomaly | 76ers

-1 | an hour ago

Wrong, there is one reason and his name is Dr Jonathan L. Glashow

FirstPreparation8538 | Pacers

2 | an hour ago

There is zero reason to believe embiid stays healthy, and there’s zero reason to believe embiid will perform at an acceptable level in the postseason. They don’t stand a chance vs Detroit or New York.