Known Sixers TRADE Target is DONE in Indiana…

Known Sixers TRADE Target is DONE in Indiana…

A potential ceiling raising piece of the Sixers Championship puzzle may have just hit the Open Market in this video I want to break down why buddy heel could be such a perfect fit for the Sixers what the potential price of a trade could be

In the in in a deal for Buddy kield and overall just why this is such a desperate piece that the Sixers need to add so I’m going to kick things off and start with the initial report this coming from Jake fiser here that we get a report on Saturday morning that buddy

Hee is on the trading block as I mentioned Jake fiser of Yahoo sports there Jake one of the solid news Breakers probably the the third tier guy behind the Shams and W I would consider him in that kind of category and a guy that is pretty reliable and has been

Pretty cool to interact with in the past but buddy held is a guy that is not familiar to these trade talks this is a guy that has been a frequent topic of conversation a guy frequently attached to these Sixers for a good reason I mean if we’re being honest buddy heeld has to

Have at least checked Zillow for some houses in Philadelphia at least a couple times in his career at this point he does seem like one of those guys that’s going to be an all-time almost sixer but I’m hoping that is not the case and that

They do get a deal done this year to kind of add a couple things to the contest T here I want to begin by speak on why I think Buddy held is such a significant fit that I’ll begin with launching into these six year stats here on the season this year the Sixers

Making 11.9 three-point mies per game which ranks 21st across the entire NBA their total three-pointers made at 45 ranks 26th in the league now they’re three-point percentage at 36.6% that is 17th per. uh 17th in the league now there’s always going to be some inherent issues with this when you

Have a player like Joel ID who’s so dominant in the post so effective from the mid-range that the Sixers simply are not going to be able to compete with the three-point volume of teams like the Boston Celtics or the uh Golden State Warriors teams like that that have a

Much more fluid offense but when you look at the Modern NBA these Sixers cannot allow themselves to get left in the past to have this dinosaur attitude of not embracing the three-point Arc and so many games this season it has been so evident of the Sixers getting outshot

From three from a volume standpoint that there are nights when other teams will be lighting It Up From Beyond The Arc in a way that the six years are incapable or do not opt to do and when you are trading two points for three points you are eventually going to lose that game

And we have seen that on display now there are a few players who are a cleaner fit from a volume and efficiency standpoint than buddy heel that let me Begin by jumping into his stats here to look at it he’s having a bit of a Down

Season you can see his minutes per game have dropped down from last season from 31 minutes to 25.8 minutes still this season averaging uh 12.7 points per game 3.2 rebounds 2.5 five assists again the efficiency is down shooting 37.8% from three this year but that’s still a

Really solid number and above the Sixers team average and that being on 7.5 three-point attempts per game through his career he’s a 40.1% three-point shooter on 7.7 attempts per game that is ridiculous efficiency and just look at last year 42.5% on 8.5 attempts per game that is absurd efficiency on on a crazy

Volume for Buddy heel he truly is a sniper and he is a guy who’s added layers to his game year in and year out out that he has added a little bit of playmaking a little bit of ability off the dribble a guy that is a functional basketball player Beyond just being a

Shooter and when you think about a player a clean example that I think is is fitting in this situation would be Seth Curry Seth Curry is the all-time leading three-point percentage leader in the Sixers organization Seth Curry was incredibly effective as a two-man duo with Joel embiid I think there’s frankly

More that can be done with Buddy heel than was the case with Seth Curry and that kind of efficiency which was clearly on display play during his time is something that is evidence of why it could work that that two-man game that off the dribble buddy heel not quite as

Fluent with the off the dribble ability we talk about a a JJ reic type role where he’s flying around screens shooting off movement those are absolutely things that buddy can do now when we have these trade conversations I always bring up that it’s very important to consider the contract because we know

How the NBA Works how you have to meet these numbers and how the contractual number attached these players honestly has more of an impact for making a deal than the player themselves that you have to make the finances work and you have to look at the long-term Outlook these

Sixers have spoken so frequently about this cap space plan to keep their flexibility open and give them options for what to do this off season and Buddy heel would not interrupt that plan whatsoever that he is in the final year of his uh contract this year he will be

A free agent this offseason making 18.5 million that is a clean number for Buddy heel that that is an effective number to reach a tradable contract as it is from the Sixers side of things that looks like one of the options of kind of the Marcus Morris Robert Covington or Nico

Batum although I think Batum is pretty much off limits at this point but one of a Marcus Morris and Robert Covington and potentially a young player and draft pick and to kind of hint some further evidence to Buddy heeld for what his value could be we did get this window

From Bleacher Report here which was written and it and it states heeld has been mentioned as a trade candidate since before the 23 24 season started sham chirania of the athletic and Stadium reported in September the Pacers and heels started a dialogue to work on finding a potential trade partner after

He didn’t feel desired by the cont contract offered they brought to him per Michael Scot of Hoops hype the Pacers asking price for heal as recently as November was a first round pick and a rotation player that is a perfectly fair price tag for buila and something that I

Do genuinely believe these Sixers can reach that when we’re having all these conversations about what’s the Sixers missing piece the Lori Markin and the Zack LaVine the Demar de Roan all these different names have been thrown around Deon Murray another one buddy heel will cost a fraction of the price as these

Type of players and I’m not going to say that he is on their level cuz he’s not but he’s still a very functional very effective player and would add an entirely different offensive element to this Sixers offense that having that volume shooting that ability to space

The floor and by the way buddy heel will never be getting easier catch and shoot looks than he will in Philadelphia that the the gravity that Joel embiid commands from demanding Mo multiple Defenders to try and guard him too just having his presence and his impact on

The court you see sometimes when teams are playing Z own defense and they’re full out doubling and beat in a way that just opens things up for Shooters now in years past such as last year these Sixers had the shooters to be able to capitalize and punish that by teams I

Don’t feel that is quite the case this year that yes Nico Batum is a fine shooter Robert Covington can shoot a little bit Tyrese Maxi obviously a very effective three-point shooter but Maxi has made his way onto scouting reports in a major way but we’re not quite getting the same efficiency from the

Marcus Morris the Tobias Harris and while these guys have their flashes where they’re good buddy heeld is another level of potential shooter that the way this guy can knock it down the quicker release the shooting off movement and just the high volume quick decisions it is all things that will fit

So cleanly within the Sixers offense so while I am still on board with a bigger ticket deal when we’re talking about making the most of the Sixers assets buddy heel to me is a clean fit that this is a guy that I think is worth the

Risk to go in and get this year a guy that does raise the overall ceiling of the Sixers team and does not bre break the bank for making another potential move and especially when you take into consideration the contract this cap space plan that it gives the Sixers the

Flexibility to if this does not work out you can let Buddy Walk at the end of the season and is not a big deal but I think there’s a real chance where he earns a long-term opportunity and the Sixers resign him and you have an opportunity

To let him earn his value throughout the rest of the year that is super appealing to me and especially based on the fact that buddy heal would make the Sixers team better and with all this talk about the cap space plan having the flexibility making the right decisions

That it should not be lost that the Sixers are contenders this season that this is not a year that should be thrown away this is not a year that can be overlooked you get a finite number of Seasons where Joel embiid is playing as the best player in the entire NBA this

Year is one of them and the Sixers would not be wise to allow that to slip away so if Buddy heeld is a guy that you think could take this team to another level and I’m saying right now that I feel that he is then you should do

Everything in your power to go out and make that happen for the price of what is being reported by Michael Scot as a first round pick and a rotation player that is an incredibly affordable deal for a team that changes the entire or a player that changes the entire construct

Of a team to add a player of Buddy heal’s caliber for that price tag is better a better bargain deal than you’re going to get across the entire NBA so while we’re still holding out hope for these massive deals the dejon maray the Lori market and one of these deals that

Changes the overall ceiling of a team and the overall long-term view there’s nothing wrong with taking the short-term hit that you can’t step up to the plate and hit a home run at every single at bat sometimes it’s better off hitting a single hitting a double load the bases

Get things up put yourself in a good position moving forward that’s what this trade would do that I’m not saying this would be the difference between the Sixers beating the Celtics in a seven game series but what I am saying is it straight up makes them a b better

Basketball team and that should be the focus for now that this does not prevent you from making more moves in the future this is the type of smart move that I could see darl Mo myay doing make the basic move make the right decision and just continue improving your team that

You don’t have to sit there and wait and only go for the Blockbusters bring me buddy heel throw in one draft pick throwing a Marcus Morris that is a very smart move for the six years and just changes the identity of this team so while buddy heeld has been one of these

Forever almost six years a guy that we’ve had his name brought up year in and year out that this could be a potential trade Target I do think this is the year that it should happen and could happen and for me I don’t think it makes any sense why the Pacers are

Looking to deal buddy heeld that frankly I think he’s a perfect fit next to Tyrese halberton and the way that they play their uptempo Pace the way they push the ball the way they get those transition three look opportunities I don’t understand moving on from buddy

But it’s clear that they have a young core it’s clear that they’re trying to improve into win now mode and that Tyrese halberton has the absolute keys to that team so if this is not a fit that they see in the long term there and they do believe better by adding a

Rotation player getting a draft pick is better suited I want the Sixers to be the team to capitalize on that and take advantage and you know what I think Buddy is an even cleaner fit in Philadelphia than he would be with Indiana that surround him with Joel

Embiid with Tyrese Maxi and his game takes to a whole another level that we’ve seen Shooters every every single year get better just by having the gravity of Joel embiid to play next to when you already have a shooter the caliber of buddy heeld who once again

Averaged or is shooting 40.1% for him career on 7.7 three-point attempts per game that is absurd efficiency absurd volume we’re talking about this is a guy who shot 43% over the course of an entire NBA season that does not happen there is very limited number of players

Very limited number of people on this planet who have the ability to shoot the ball like that so the Sixers would be wise not to let this one slip away I do want to hear your guys thoughts are you as in on buddy healed as I am let me

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Known Sixers TRADE Target is DONE in Indiana…

With the NBA Trade Deadline about a month away, the Sixers are zeroing their sights on potential targets. Sean Barnard breaks down the latest player rumored to be available and why Buddy Hield is the perfect fit. He points out the Sixers’ issues with three-point volume, and why Hield’s contract and ability could take this team to another level.

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