NBA Free Agency 2024

[Who]

The Sixers bench is now

G: Kyle Lowry, Reggie Jackson
G: Eric Gordon, Jared McCain
F: KJ Martin
F: Yabusele
C: A Drummond, A Bona

Pretty good bench.

No true quality wing. Small guards. 4 of them. One wing in KJ Martin who is probably a below average bench player. Yabusele as a forward. He should be good. Drummond as a backup center. Bona as 3rd string center. Solid big man depth.

They got those 3 starting wings in Oubre, Caleb Martin & PG13. They are fine with small bench guards. They can cover the minutes. Yabu as their main backup forward. KJ Martin as a break in case of emergency end of bench player.

I like it. For both player & team. Good pickup for Philly. I like Yabu to be one of the top backup PFs in the league next year. Top 10 backup PF. Maybe top 5. 

Gotta give to Philly. They have had a great summer.

[trickybilly]

Svi got paid!

Danny throws 15m (4 years) at him. Solid.

Right now Oshae is like W. T. F..  I can't believe Svi got a 4 year deal like this.  Good for him.  Maybe he will thrive like Banton did when he got some consistent PT.

I feel really bad for Oshae right now. If doesn?t hook up with a team he really has nobody to blame but himself. I hope he gets picked up. He was a class act while being in Boston.

That's a bit harsh. Why would he "only have himself to blame"?

Agreed, total class act, kept his intensity really high so other guys couldn't slack. Fully deserves his ring...

I'm sure there's a market for him... he's probably just waiting for the right team to come along

EDIT: I didn't realize he declined a player option

[perks-a-beast]

The Sixers bench is now

G: Kyle Lowry, Reggie Jackson
G: Eric Gordon, Jared McCain
F: KJ Martin
F: Yabusele
C: A Drummond, A Bona

Pretty good bench.

No true quality wing. Small guards. 4 of them. One wing in KJ Martin who is probably a below average bench player. Yabusele as a forward. He should be good. Drummond as a backup center. Bona as 3rd string center. Solid big man depth.

They got those 3 starting wings in Oubre, Caleb Martin & PG13. They are fine with small bench guards. They can cover the minutes. Yabu as their main backup forward. KJ Martin as a break in case of emergency end of bench player.

I like it. For both player & team. Good pickup for Philly. I like Yabu to be one of the top backup PFs in the league next year. Top 10 backup PF. Maybe top 5. 

Gotta give to Philly. They have had a great summer.

I thought they re-signed Robert Covington but couldnt find any reports confirming it.

Also, I could see them using those LAC picks (2028 1st, 2029 swap) at the deadline to try and add some more pieces. Those could be more valuable than people realize, given the Clippers bleak future.

[Phantom255x]

The Sixers bench is now

G: Kyle Lowry, Reggie Jackson
G: Eric Gordon, Jared McCain
F: KJ Martin
F: Yabusele
C: A Drummond, A Bona

Pretty good bench.

No true quality wing. Small guards. 4 of them. One wing in KJ Martin who is probably a below average bench player. Yabusele as a forward. He should be good. Drummond as a backup center. Bona as 3rd string center. Solid big man depth.

They got those 3 starting wings in Oubre, Caleb Martin & PG13. They are fine with small bench guards. They can cover the minutes. Yabu as their main backup forward. KJ Martin as a break in case of emergency end of bench player.

I like it. For both player & team. Good pickup for Philly. I like Yabu to be one of the top backup PFs in the league next year. Top 10 backup PF. Maybe top 5. 

Gotta give to Philly. They have had a great summer.

Philly had an awesome summer. I might be in the minority but I also think this Philly team might be the best one Embiid's had when you also consider that 2024 Embiid is probably a lot more mature/talented than the 2019 version which had prime Tobias Harris, Simmons, Jimmy Butler, etc. The bench is pretty good too. George doesn't have to be an alpha, as long as he's a veteran 16-18 PPG 3rd option that's still a lot better than what they've had in recent years with the likes of Harris.

Still think health is going to be a factor for them, but besides that I think the East is:

Tier 1 - Boston
Tier 2 - New York, Philadelphia
Tier 3 - Milwaukee, Orlando, Indiana
Tier 4 - Everyone Else

New York and Philadelphia to me are very close #2 seeds. I'd probably give a slight edge to NY because of depth, and more mental fortitude. But it's close, and obviously each team has injury prone players.

I'm also not as high on Milwaukee. I think Giannis has peaked as a player IMO and he's not as reliable from a health standpoint. Their bench is also bad. It's the kind of team where they need Giannis and Lillard to carry them and if even one guy is out it hurts them.

[perks-a-beast]

The Sixers bench is now

G: Kyle Lowry, Reggie Jackson
G: Eric Gordon, Jared McCain
F: KJ Martin
F: Yabusele
C: A Drummond, A Bona

Pretty good bench.

No true quality wing. Small guards. 4 of them. One wing in KJ Martin who is probably a below average bench player. Yabusele as a forward. He should be good. Drummond as a backup center. Bona as 3rd string center. Solid big man depth.

They got those 3 starting wings in Oubre, Caleb Martin & PG13. They are fine with small bench guards. They can cover the minutes. Yabu as their main backup forward. KJ Martin as a break in case of emergency end of bench player.

I like it. For both player & team. Good pickup for Philly. I like Yabu to be one of the top backup PFs in the league next year. Top 10 backup PF. Maybe top 5. 

Gotta give to Philly. They have had a great summer.

Philly had an awesome summer. I might be in the minority but I also think this Philly team might be the best one Embiid's had when you also consider that 2024 Embiid is probably a lot more mature/talented than the 2019 version which had prime Tobias Harris, Simmons, Jimmy Butler, etc. The bench is pretty good too. George doesn't have to be an alpha, as long as he's a veteran 16-18 PPG 3rd option that's still a lot better than what they've had in recent years with the likes of Harris.

Still think health is going to be a factor for them, but besides that I think the East is:

Tier 1 - Boston
Tier 2 - New York, Philadelphia
Tier 3 - Milwaukee, Orlando, Indiana
Tier 4 - Everyone Else

New York and Philadelphia to me are very close #2 seeds. I'd probably give a slight edge to NY because of depth, and more mental fortitude. But it's close, and obviously each team has injury prone players.

I'm also not as high on Milwaukee. I think Giannis has peaked as a player IMO and he's not as reliable from a health standpoint. Their bench is also bad. It's the kind of team where they need Giannis and Lillard to carry them and if even one guy is out it hurts them.

I think Trent Jr., Prince, and Wright will help a ton. I thought those were all terrific signings for them, especially financially - Somehow they're only paying those three guys $7mil combined next year...That's such a bargain it should be investigated lol.

[Who]

Suns waive Nassir Little.

[Vermont Green]

The Sixers bench is now

G: Kyle Lowry, Reggie Jackson
G: Eric Gordon, Jared McCain
F: KJ Martin
F: Yabusele
C: A Drummond, A Bona

Pretty good bench.

No true quality wing. Small guards. 4 of them. One wing in KJ Martin who is probably a below average bench player. Yabusele as a forward. He should be good. Drummond as a backup center. Bona as 3rd string center. Solid big man depth.

They got those 3 starting wings in Oubre, Caleb Martin & PG13. They are fine with small bench guards. They can cover the minutes. Yabu as their main backup forward. KJ Martin as a break in case of emergency end of bench player.

I like it. For both player & team. Good pickup for Philly. I like Yabu to be one of the top backup PFs in the league next year. Top 10 backup PF. Maybe top 5. 

Gotta give to Philly. They have had a great summer.

Philly had an awesome summer. I might be in the minority but I also think this Philly team might be the best one Embiid's had when you also consider that 2024 Embiid is probably a lot more mature/talented than the 2019 version which had prime Tobias Harris, Simmons, Jimmy Butler, etc. The bench is pretty good too. George doesn't have to be an alpha, as long as he's a veteran 16-18 PPG 3rd option that's still a lot better than what they've had in recent years with the likes of Harris.

Still think health is going to be a factor for them, but besides that I think the East is:

Tier 1 - Boston
Tier 2 - New York, Philadelphia
Tier 3 - Milwaukee, Orlando, Indiana
Tier 4 - Everyone Else

New York and Philadelphia to me are very close #2 seeds. I'd probably give a slight edge to NY because of depth, and more mental fortitude. But it's close, and obviously each team has injury prone players.

I'm also not as high on Milwaukee. I think Giannis has peaked as a player IMO and he's not as reliable from a health standpoint. Their bench is also bad. It's the kind of team where they need Giannis and Lillard to carry them and if even one guy is out it hurts them.

I think this is about right.  I would quibble that I think MIL and IND will be better than ORL, but ORL is kind of a wild card team.  I expect MIL and IND to both be very solid teams.  NYK and PHI both could be very good, right there with BOS, if they stay healthy, or healthy enough.  PHI in particular, I see a scenario where both Embiid and George are healthy and PHI is good enough to beat anyone.  Or they both could get hurt and they will have trouble making the playoffs.  Injuries could affect any team but PHI has more eggs that are more fragile in fewer baskets than the other teams.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Yeah, I agree with some here - Philly's bench has a lot of bigger names, but their on-court play hasn't matched the name recently.

[perks-a-beast]

Suns waive Nassir Little.

It seems like there just isn't a place in the league anymore for guys who cant provide anything on offense, regardless of how spectacular they are on D. RIP to guys like Nassir Little, Matisse Thybulle, Andre Roberson, ect.

[SHAQATTACK]

Suns waive Nassir Little.

It seems like there just isn't a place in the league anymore for guys who cant provide anything on offense, regardless of how spectacular they are on D. RIP to guys like Nassir Little, Matisse Thybulle, Andre Roberson, ect.

Smart ?

[Roy H.]

Suns waive Nassir Little.

It seems like there just isn't a place in the league anymore for guys who cant provide anything on offense, regardless of how spectacular they are on D. RIP to guys like Nassir Little, Matisse Thybulle, Andre Roberson, ect.

Smart ?

Smart isn't useless on offense.  He's a solid-to-good passer and ball-handler who can post up and occasionally penetrate.  When hot he can burn a team from outside; when not, he burns his own team.

[Neurotic Guy]

Suns waive Nassir Little.

It seems like there just isn't a place in the league anymore for guys who cant provide anything on offense, regardless of how spectacular they are on D. RIP to guys like Nassir Little, Matisse Thybulle, Andre Roberson, ect.

Smart ?

Smart isn't useless on offense.  He's a solid-to-good passer and ball-handler who can post up and occasionally penetrate.  When hot he can burn a team from outside; when not, he burns his own team.

Smart is destructive on offense. If he were a smarter offensive player - primarily knowing his role is not a distance shooter - he?d be an asset. Guy can drive, can finish, can pass, hits floaters. Probably could be an effective midrange shooter. But he hoists too often from three and his game also changes  to the team?s detriment when his team is up double digits. At least that?s how I saw him when he was here.

[jambr380]

Suns waive Nassir Little.

It seems like there just isn't a place in the league anymore for guys who cant provide anything on offense, regardless of how spectacular they are on D. RIP to guys like Nassir Little, Matisse Thybulle, Andre Roberson, ect.

Smart ?

Smart isn't useless on offense.  He's a solid-to-good passer and ball-handler who can post up and occasionally penetrate.  When hot he can burn a team from outside; when not, he burns his own team.

Smart is destructive on offense. If he were a smarter offensive player - primarily knowing his role is not a distance shooter - he?d be an asset. Guy can drive, can finish, can pass, hits floaters. Probably could be an effective midrange shooter. But he hoists too often from three and his game also changes  to the team?s detriment when his team is up double digits. At least that?s how I saw him when he was here.

Yet the Celtics overachieved and went deep into the playoffs year after year with him as a high ranking player on the team. I'm somewhat surprised Smart has already reached Antoine Walker levels of lore after only a year of being gone, but I guess with him being injured last year and us cruising to a championship (with one of the easiest paths ever) makes it easy to denigrate a player who gave everything he had to our franchise.

When we traded Smart, he was a highly coveted player going for 2 1st round picks and a solid PG in Jones. He was an elite defensive player and our leading playmaker with a diverse offensive arsenal. He wasn't an amazing 3 point shooter, but he wasn't the worst. And that was with him always being willing to heave end of the quarter/shot clock 3s. Dude didn't care about stats, he cared about winning. I can't wait to see him ball out for Memphis this year.

[Larry for 3]

Suns waive Nassir Little.

It seems like there just isn't a place in the league anymore for guys who cant provide anything on offense, regardless of how spectacular they are on D. RIP to guys like Nassir Little, Matisse Thybulle, Andre Roberson, ect.

Smart ?

Smart isn't useless on offense.  He's a solid-to-good passer and ball-handler who can post up and occasionally penetrate.  When hot he can burn a team from outside; when not, he burns his own team.

Smart is destructive on offense. If he were a smarter offensive player - primarily knowing his role is not a distance shooter - he?d be an asset. Guy can drive, can finish, can pass, hits floaters. Probably could be an effective midrange shooter. But he hoists too often from three and his game also changes  to the team?s detriment when his team is up double digits. At least that?s how I saw him when he was here.

Yet the Celtics overachieved and went deep into the playoffs year after year with him as a high ranking player on the team. I'm somewhat surprised Smart has already reached Antoine Walker levels of lore after only a year of being gone, but I guess with him being injured last year and us cruising to a championship (with one of the easiest paths ever) makes it easy to denigrate a player who gave everything he had to our franchise.

When we traded Smart, he was a highly coveted player going for 2 1st round picks and a solid PG in Jones. He was an elite defensive player and our leading playmaker with a diverse offensive arsenal. He wasn't an amazing 3 point shooter, but he wasn't the worst. And that was with him always being willing to heave end of the quarter/shot clock 3s. Dude didn't care about stats, he cared about winning. I can't wait to see him ball out for Memphis this year.

Smart is one the most overrated Celtics I?ve seen & I?ve seen every season since the mid 80?s. He?s so many people?s binki that?s why people keep trying to justify this guy. If I?m not mistaken he holds the record for most playoff games with Celtics without winning a title. I don?t think that?s a coincidence. In order to win a title everybody has to know their role and you can?t have guys thinking and acting that they?re better than they are. He always thought he was. It hurt the team. We just saw the polar opposite of him in Derek white? white is a guy more people should admire, not Marcus smart . Good riddance to him, glad I never have to see him put on a Celtic uniform again.

[Vermont Green]

I can say that the reason I am a big Marcus Smart fan is based on what I have seen him do on the court.  Many of those playoff teams he was on that did not win a title, were overachieving teams.  It is too bad that he got injured last season, it fueled the bad Marcus narrative.  Memphis saw him as a valuable player, traded quite a bit to get him.

This is now an important season for him.  And for MEM.  I still believe in Marcus.