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donkiez said:
At this point I think the risk vs reward on Embiid has him around the 5th or 6th pick. IF the Cleveland Utah trade happened I could see Cleveland taking him at 5. I really think Wiggins is the prize in this draft though, Cleveland should just take him imo.
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All I was saying is that I could see Cleveland getting another known prospect and still getting a chance in the high lottery. I can definitely picture that happening. But, drafting Wiggins and just calling it a day is probably a wise move as well. He could turn out to be a franchise player along with Irving or turn out like a slightly better Rudy Gay. That is the big question.
 
Embiid is somebody else's problem!

Imagine of they Cavs take him first... And andrew wiggins or Parker would be the worst picks to lure lebron...
 
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handclap problematic said:
I basically wouldn't take him unless I was the 76'ers at 10 or the Magic at 12. They would both already take whoever was first on the draft board with their first selection. Drafting Embiid with a bonus lottery pick makes sense, even with health concerns.
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that could be insane, get one of wiggins/parker/exum and then nab embid at #10...juicy
 
Maybe the Sixers will draft him and then they can have two broken big men.
 
PapaG said:
Sullinger was never considered a #1 overall pick.
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He was an easy lottery pick at one point, with some people saying #1 overall.

Then his stock plummeted after his medical red flags.
 
RoyToy said:
He was an easy lottery pick at one point, with some people saying #1 overall.

Then his stock plummeted after his medical red flags.
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Well, his stock also plummeted after playing college basketball
 
PapaG said:
Don't forget the high lottery pick next year, too, after they win 18 games.
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Their #1 is lotto protected for the next 2 years so you can pretty much guarantee they are "rebuilding" till 2016/17 at least
 
Mediocre Man said:
Nope. Most didn't know how serious. Please troll someone else
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He missed the NCAA tournament with back issues.

And yes, SlyPokerDog is the sexiest troll on the internet!
 
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PapaG said:
He missed the NCAA tournament with back issues.

And yes, SlyPokerDog is the sexiest troll on the internet!
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SlyPokerTroll is bringing sexy back!
 
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One NBA source tells @SNYtv Joel Embiid could fall to 6-10 because of the 'Greg Oden factor. 'GMs are afraid of a top 5 pick.' Twitter @AdamZagoria
 
No way he drops past 10, his upside is just to great. Im thinking Philly gets him at 3 actually. Wiggins will be gone and they can afford to swing for the fences on this pick with the current stage of rebuild and having Noel. Only question I would have is how do you bring along Noel and Embiid at the same time, but at this point they just acquire talent and figure that out later. They are probably getting another top 10 pick next year also anyway and could afford to sit Embiid all season.
 
BigGameDamian said:
One NBA source tells @SNYtv Joel Embiid could fall to 6-10 because of the 'Greg Oden factor. 'GMs are afraid of a top 5 pick.' Twitter @AdamZagoria
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I wonder if Philly takes a chance at 7 or 10 if they make the move with the Lakers?
 
donkiez said:
No way he drops past 10, his upside is just to great. Im thinking Philly gets him at 3 actually. Wiggins will be gone and they can afford to swing for the fences on this pick with the current stage of rebuild and having Noel. Only question I would have is how do you bring along Noel and Embiid at the same time, but at this point they just acquire talent and figure that out later. They are probably getting another top 10 pick next year also anyway and could afford to sit Embiid all season.
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I think taking him in round one is foolish. Bigs with injury history are bad news. There has to be a fan base out there that would know something about it to ask
 
Mediocre Man said:
I think taking him in round one is foolish. Bigs with injury history are bad news. There has to be a fan base out there that would know something about it to ask
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Has he had any knee issues in the past?

I can look past the foot injury. If he is not taken at 7 I kind of expect Lakers to take him
 
OneLifeToLive said:
Has he had any knee issues in the past?

I can look past the foot injury. If he is not taken at 7 I kind of expect Lakers to take him
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I think the Lakers will take Julius Randle or Noah Vonleh or Marcus Smart if he's there and thats if they keep the pick.
 
Newsflash. MediocreMan's pizza guy even thinks SlyPokerTroll is sexy!
 
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Couple of things I read about Embiid:

“Any team that doesn’t take him is going to be [screwed] because he’s going to be great,” the source said. “He’s going to be great. He’s more talented and he can do more for a team than those other guys can do. He’s special. The dude is special. He’s had injuries, but he’s a stud. He’s an absolute stud. He will have more of an impact on an NBA game than any of the other guys in the draft — any of them.

http://zagsblog.com/articles/source-any-team-that-doesnt-take-embiid-will-be-screwed/

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ESPN’s Brian Windhorst pointed out that Brook Lopez, Yao Ming and Bill Walton all had their careers harshly impacted by the same surgery that Embiid will have, but the source isn’t buying the comparison. Ford then pointed out that both Michael Jordan and Zydrunas Ilgauskas recovered fine from the injury. “He’s not as heavy as those guys. Those guys were much bigger as far as heaviness,” the source said of Ming and Walton. “And the medical situation in our country is 100 times better than what it was back with Walton. If you had an ACL in Walton’s days, your career was over. Now guy are coming back in seven months from ACLs. So trying to compare that is just bulls*&t
 
BigGameDamian said:
I think the Lakers will take Julius Randle or Noah Vonleh or Marcus Smart if he's there and thats if they keep the pick.
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I don't. For the reasons Treaty of Batum listed below. He is going to be a great player. Lakers have always had a dominant big man. He's the next big thing. I like what I see out of him than what I see out of Howard.
 
What a shame. Embiid has a ton of talent and it would really be too bad if he ends up like Oden.
 
PapaG said:
My post calling SlyPokerDog a sexy troll gets edited. That's hypocrisy at its finest.
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bump

We should ask Denny to put out a The Sexy Trolling Mods of S2 calender. SlyPokerTroll can be the centerfold!
 
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