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Heat Central: Draymond Green DEFENDS Giannis after Channing Frye called him a 7’0 running back who isn’t as skilled: “I think this is a dumb statement. To call one of the greatest in the game Giannis, a 7FT running back is PATHETIC. It takes a lot of skill to dribble end to end and dunk the ball. Takes lot of skill to get in the paint and get finished and kick outs. I’ve seen him take people to the post and put in the rim. — To act as ‘he’s a RB’ cause he don’t have the same skillset as Joel Embiid, ok cool. Then Shaq was also a RB. Kevin Garnett did not have the skillset as Joel Embiid… That’s wack. Calling somebody that great a 7FT RB, that’s clickbait.”
Heat Central: Channing Frye says Giannis is a 7’0 running back and isn’t as skilled as Joel Embiid: “Giannis is a 7’0 running back. He’s just coming at you. If his ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, are injured, he can’t play his style. He does not have the skillset. Meaning shooting, middys, post ups, 3s, to balance that out like Joel Embiid does. Joel when he’s injured, he can just shoot fadeaway and still get 30 PPG. Giannis doesn’t have that skillset because of his physicality.” I need this season to hurry up and start. (Via @RoadTrippinShow)
Once the Sixers completed the trade for Brown, they reached out to LeBron James’ agent Rich Paul. Their initial pitch was also a simple one: James can play on a roster capable of winning at a high level. Over the coming days and weeks, Maxey, Embiid and Brown all took turns recruiting James, according to league sources. The Sixers believed they had more than talent to appeal to one of the greatest players ever to play the game: They also had fit.
NBA Courtside: Jeff Teague on Max Kellerman comments saying Joel Embiid has a bad work ethic: “Him saying he’s not the hardest working superstar, I think we all know that. You can tell by his health, he’s probably not the most dedicated person to the craft. I can see that. Kevin Durant probably one of the more dedicated players to basketball. See how recovered from his injury and still be playing at the high-level. Joel Embiid is one of the most talented players ever, but maybe he doesn’t have the same work ethic. I think he work hard I know how hard it is to be really good at basketball for him to be at the top at one point at time and be the MVP of the league, I know he put in work but to be around all those greats and not being the hardest worker don’t mean you don’t work hard you just don’t work as hard as LeBron.” (Via person to the craft. I can see that. Kevin Durant@club520podcast)
The Draymond Green Show: Arn Tellem discusses when he first saw and started representing Joel Embiid. "Seeing the size, seeing the athleticism, seeing the skill level, forget Kobe, forget McGrady, forget Derrick Rose, forget Westbrook, I had never seen anyone with this package of size, athleticism, skill, skill level all together as this young player, it was like watching a better version to me of Hakeem Olajuwon, he was UNREAL."
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Max Kellerman on Joel Embiid at Team USA: Scal was talking about when the best players get together, everyone's got the cars and the watches and the money, the way they really compete, the way they really compete and impress each other is by is like who works the hardest. And that was not Embiid at all. It was the opposite for Embiid according to Scal what he was hearing. Isn't that a problem for the Sixers or does LeBron get on and does LeBron help fix that? Rich Paul: I've heard nothing but great things about Joel this summer. I heard he's in the best shape he's been in. He's been healthy all summer, so what Scal is saying normally, yeah, that is the case. I've been around a ton of USA teams. So, yeah, but I don't think so in this case. I think if anything you have a locker room and a practice facility that is going to be just what I would say examples leading by example every day, right? And I think that from top to bottom, I think I think Tyrese made the comment, everyone has to sacrifice, which he's right. Everyone's going to have to sacrifice, but more importantly it's less about those guys can play. They're going to win some games just going out there and playing. But I think your habits as a team, your approach as a team, the time you spend together as a team, the effort you make to spend time with your teammates on the road and things like that.
Law Murray: Covering LeBron James last season, he had an internal conflict going on with how much he had to defer to Austin Reaves (even Bron understood that Luka was the top dawg in any circumstance). Bron was very pleased with being able to still be the lead option in a postseason setting, particularly a winning one against the Rockets. But he's still on the other side of 40. I don't look at him like a traditional point guard, and he surely won't be guarding point guards. The ball is still going to be brought up primarily by Tyrese Maxey, but Maxey already is used to sharing the rock and being effective off of other ball-dominant players. He started his career with Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. He worked with James Harden for two seasons. Even last year, VJ Edgecombe got touches as a rookie. So Maxey will be sharing playmaking duties with James, without James having to ever over-handle the basketball. It should help everyone in that offense, especially Jaylen Brown, get to a point where they are all efficient and get the ball in places where they can maximize damage. I don't think it happens overnight, but if they get enough games together in the regular season, then Philadelphia's offense has a vast ceiling in the spring.
Speaking exclusively with ScoopB.com on the red carpet Thursday night at The Harold & Carole Pump Foundation Gala at The Beverly Hilton, Hall of Fame point guard and NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson shared his perspective on how the 20-time All-Star will mesh alongside Philadelphia’s core, which features Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and newly acquired wing Jaylen Brown. When asked how James will navigate sharing the floor with high-usage offensive focal points in Philadelphia, Johnson dismissed any concerns regarding dynamic chemistry. “Well, it’s going to be easy when you’re a playmaker, you know,” Johnson told me. “He gets everybody involved in the game, he gets people easy buckets and shots.”
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Johnson emphasized that LeBron’s influence extends far beyond mere distribution on the stat sheet, highlighting his innate ability to unify elite talent. “When you think about Maxey, Embiid… all those guys, now Jaylen Brown,” Johnson noted. “One thing that he knows how to do is also bring everybody together.”
Shaquille O'Neal: It's not going to work in my opinion. You just said him, right. Tyrese Maxey just worked his ass off to become the man. Jaylen Brown comes out. So now for Tyrese Maxey, do you back off or do you say no, I'm still going to do what I do. Then Bron comes. Now we got Joel Embiid. Too many… it’s too many egos. Three or four people going to have to say, ‘All right, you go.’
Oh No He Didn't: Shaq on the new look Sixers: ‘Championship or bust. You got the great LeBron James. You got great Embiid. It was like 3, 4 years ago Charles and I would always say how he's the best big man. Joker has surpassed him, will be honest, making a name for himself. My question to Joel: does he want it back? And if he does, please show me. I know LeBron wants to get one last one. Jaylen is feeling slighted. Maxey is making a name for himself, definitely the team to watch. I don't wanna hear next year...this team was put together to win a championship now...they have all the pieces they need’
Earvin Magic Johnson: Wow! Basketball fans all over the world should give NBA Commissioner Adam Silver a standing ovation for scheduling the New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers game on NBA Opening Night🙌🏾👏🏾It was already going to be a special night because the Knicks are receiving their championship rings - but now LeBron James, Jaylen Brown, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey all will be playing. Must see TV!
