Shams: Lebron to Sixers (2 Yrs/$8M)

[Roy H.]

Fanboy's head is gonna explode having his binky & the despised Jaylen on the same team.

Haha.  It's no lose for him.  If they win, it's 100% LeBron.  If they lose, it's all on JB.

[slamtheking]

If that team meshes they're going to be tough.  But, that's easier said than done.

This makes me hate the Brown trade even more.

if they're healthy for the playoffs, they make the conference finals easily and probably the finals.  wouldn't be surprised to see them take the title.   of course health is a very big issue with Embiid but Brown, Maxey, Bron and Edgecomb with Simons on the bench will get them pretty far.

[BitterJim]

If that team meshes they're going to be tough.  But, that's easier said than done.

This makes me hate the Brown trade even more.

if they're healthy for the playoffs, they make the conference finals easily and probably the finals.  wouldn't be surprised to see them take the title.   of course health is a very big issue with Embiid but Brown, Maxey, Bron and Edgecomb with Simons on the bench will get them pretty far.

Even if they're fully healthy going into the playoffs, what are the chances that Embiid makes it through a full playoff run? I'd say low

[Goldstar88]

Starters: Maxey, Edgecombe, Brown, James, Embiid. If that team is healthy come playoff time, they are going to the Finals. If there is one player that can keep Embiid and Browns ego in check, it is probably LeBron. This is not good..

[Who]

Now Philly are a 50+ win team without Embiid.

[Vermont Green]

When all are healthy, this is a very strong team.  Better than MIA or CLE would be, LeBron is no fool.  But as others have said, what are the chances that Embiid holds up for a playoff run.  LeBron is taking a risk.

[jpotter33]

Ha of course.

Will be interested to see how this team fits together.

But not sure how this helps LeBron?s legacy. Even if they win the title, he?s clearly going to have the ring chasing tag attached to him now.

[Jiri Welsch]

This team is so deep that they can load manage all of their guys. They are by far the best team on paper.

Can't imagine the Celtics competing for much this year.

[jambr380]

Stevens kind-of looking like an idiot now tbh. He basically traded Brown and Lebron to the Sixers for George and a couple of picks. Obviously Lebron wouldn't have gone to the Sixers without the Brown trade. Almost like he felt bad that the Sixers haven't won since the early 80s.

This makes me disrespect Lebron even more than I ever did before as well. A player of his caliber signing on to the best possible team for the minimum is really weak. He should have at least pursued something like the NTMLE from a team. This is just ring chasing at its finest and it throws off the competitive balance of the league. Maybe Wemby, Luka, Tatum, and SGA can all team up for the minimum one day to win a free ring.

The good part about this is that if it doesn't work out, then everybody - especially Lebron - will look like losers. There is a lot of pressure on that team.

[Donoghus]

Philly has jumped to +900 to win the title and their wins O/U went from 48.5 to currently off at the moment but imagine that jumps into the 50s.

[tonydelk]

Looks like a Philly vs OKC/SAS Finals.  We had to see the Knicks win it all last year and possibly Philly next year.  Fun times.

[Celtics2021]

Sixers are going to have a wee bit of pressure on them this year.  Could go well, but it could easily crack.  I have said, and stand by, my assertion that the Sixers are the worst fit for LeBron.  Maybe they will all be hurt enough so that they do not really have to share the ball because at least one guy is out virtually every night, but I do not think this will be a dominant team that wins 60 games, or even in the mid-50s.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

So Brown is now the 4th option?

[ChillyWilly]

You can have 5 offensive studs but you still need to play defense. Let's see how Jaylen is feeling when he's option 4 on offense and only one playing defense.

Yes 6ers have a ton of offensive options but Maxey and Edgecomve are both below avg defenders. Bron hasn't played defense last 7 years. Embiid come post season forgets what defense is or how his feet work.

Names on paper don't win championships.

[celticinorlando]

Brad has built a better team in Philly than he has in Boston.

JT--coming off a serious injury
PP--ready to start or will Joe even allow this?
White--Lost all of his shooting in a matter of a year
Robinson--good as long as he can stay healthy
PG--lucky to get 50 games out of him

Bench of unknowns and very young in Hugo and Baylor. Walsh is meh. Hauser is a one trick pony. Queta a good number two.

Just do not see how this Boston team is anything more than a 6 , 7 or 8 seed in the East. First round exit again and maybe they actually do something next summer. But this team is going to be a flop.

ONLY hope in Boston is they hang their hat of defense and if Brad finds another deal to strengthen this team.