Sixers News: Allen Iverson Iconic Jerseys Return, Edgecombe Starter Buzz, Quentin Grimes Update
Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Yo yo yo, what’s going on y’all? What’s going on Sixer Nation? DFJ Hoops here back again with another live stream. Appreciate y’all for tuning in. Um my regular one Mike Humble Man420. Appreciate you, bro. Appreciate you. Um he says, “Let’s go. I’m litty like Philly. Like, sub, and share. Appreciate you. Appreciate you, Humble. Appreciate y’all for tuning in.” But um yeah, I got another show today. Um gonna be very, very interesting. And the agenda for today is we’re going to talk about the iconic AI jerseys return for next season. VJ Edgecom getting a lot of buzz to start for next season. And then also we have this Quinton Grimes update that we got to get into. So as soon as y’all come in, like Humble said, like, share, and subscribe. And yeah, let’s get right into it. Let’s not waste any more time. I don’t plan on being on here for a very long time. So, um, first of all, the AI iconic jerseys, you know, first of all, salute to, um, Carmemelllo Anthony because Carmemelllo Anthony will be getting inducted into the Hall of Fame by his former teammate Allan Iverson. They both played in Denver for about two seasons and then AI had to move on. I mean, he got moved to the Detroit Pistons. That was back in ‘ 08, 09. I can’t get the years right, but yeah, right around there. But um yeah, the case and point is is that you know, congratulations to Carmemelllo Anthony. Carmemelllo Anthony had a very very successful and illustrious career in my opinion. I think he’s a top 10 scorer of all time. Um his scoring Arsenal was just like he had a good post up game, one of the best shooters in the league, had a money mid-range game. Like he was he was elite as a scorer. Now as a player, you know, not so well, right? he didn’t really have enough success, but as a scorer, you know, he did his job to the best of his abilities and impacted the Denver Nuggets and the Knicks um when he was in his prime. So, congratulations to Carmelo Anthony. But the Sixers bringing these jerseys back, I mean, first of all, these jerseys were so iconic and even to this day, I see a lot of kids from different countries, you know, in Africa, um in the Middle East, you know, you’d be surprised how many kids still have some of these jerseys on to this day. Um, I had mine, but I had to give it to my nephew because it was too little. But, um, these jerseys were iconic, and AI just, you know, AI’s aura was just, it took it to a whole another level. Right now, the Sixers also had other iconic jerseys. But, I I don’t think anything beats this one right here. This one was so like every kid back in the 2000s, every kid had one. Everybody had one. Even kids in different states had one because a lot of people were AI fans and a lot of people really love this jersey. So, the Sixers bringing this back. I mean, I love it for one because these jerseys were so iconic, but I just have a little problem because for number one, we don’t know. We don’t know the we’re a little uncertain about Joel Embiid and Paul George. Like, your two best players are not going to be playing. So, do you really want to bring these jerseys back when you know good and damn well that the team is not going to be good? I mean, there’s rumors that they would bring it next. I mean, there’s rumors that they would bring it last season, right? But at the last minute they changed their minds and they decided not to bring it back. But this season it’s, you know, it’s been confirmed that they’re going to bring it. And this was the statement that was made, right? Um, salute to salute to y’all for being in here. The Sixers intend to celebrate the 25-y year anniversary of the 2001 finals of the 2001 Finals team with tributes that include bringing back the iconic black Iverson era uniforms per Austin Krell. The franchise intends to celebrate the anniversary of the 2001 team that made the finals at the iconic Iverson crossover Tyron Lou in game one in Sixers history. More information will be shared in the coming weeks. A source told Patterson. Um, Humbo says, “That’s tough. AI inducting Melo into the Hall of Fame. That’s pretty dope.” Yeah, absolutely. AI and I think Dwade, right? Those two are going to be inducting them into the Hall of Fame. And like I said, you know, Melo absolutely deserves it. Um, I think Melo was robbed of being a part of the 30point club. That’s just my opinion. I think I believe Melo should have definitely at 30,000 but you know certain things got into got into the way you know he had to leave come back with the Portland Trailblazers and you know it was just it didn’t really end well for him but you know Mel was one of the greatest scorers of all time so absolutely a Hall of Famer but um yeah like I was saying I don’t think I just want to know the status of Joel Embiid and Paul George before you know making a move like this because I don’t want them to bring these jerseys and then the Sixers are terrible Right? You don’t want to see that. You don’t want to see the Sixers losing in these jerseys because these ones are so iconic and there’s only good things that should be associated with it. Right? So, um that’s my only that’s the only issue I have with it. But other than that, um I think it’s a good it’s a good thing that they’re bringing these back. The only thing is, you know, the Paul George and Joel Embiid thing. But, um he says, “What’s your favorite Sixers Sixers jersey?” Yeah, this one right here. I think this one was very, very iconic. And we had the white ones, too. The white ones were so tough. Um, yeah, this one right here too. These ones were very, very tough, too. But I I think the black ones were much better than these ones. But these ones are also tough. But the jerseys right now, I don’t really like it, but these ones are so iconic that, you know, everybody back in the day had everybody had one, right? Everybody had one, and if you didn’t have one, you wasn’t really a Sixer fan, right? So, um, the Sixers bringing these back are very, very good. It’s very, very, it’s going to be very, very dope. And I just want to see the team being good and then also winning, you know, in those jerseys. I mean, hell, who knows? I mean, if they bring it back and the Sixers are so good that they can get to the conference finals, guess what? That’ll be so good, right? And then possibly get to the finals cuz when they when they wore the jerseys, excuse me, they were they went to the finals, right? They went to the finals and we saw AI have, you know, one of his best um final series in the NBA finals. Um, averaging 35 points per game. And then also having this iconic moment where he stepped over Tyoo. Uh, I mean I watched interviews about this and Tailoo I mean from Tailoo and from AI and then you know AI was saying how Tyoo was just bothering him in that game when he checked in like he was just bothering him on the defensive side you know chasing him around you know trying to contest all his shots and making it very very difficult for him. So Tyoo was elite as a guard defender. Now we know in today’s era if you’re not really a scorer right people are not going to give you the credit that you deserve. But Taloo absolutely, you know, took that assignment and, you know, he did get cooked, right? He did get cooked, which I mean, everybody gets cooked by AI because, you know, AI is that he’s so elite as a scorer. He’s so elite as a offensive player. So, it’s going to be very, very difficult for you to, you know, contain him, especially if you’re the same size as him, you’re done, right? The handles, the slick the the slick moves, and, you know, his craftiness is just is just off the charts. And if you’re going to guard him, like if you take that assignment, you have to you have to take it very very serious because AI would definitely embarrass you as he embarrassed Tailoo in this picture right here. Right now, it’s not as embarrassing as some of his other moments against other defenders, but this one, you know, crossing him over, hitting the shot, and also stepping over him, that was just Yeah, it was so disrespectful, right? It was so disrespectful. But um Tyou being the competitor that he was, he didn’t really care about it because uh I mean the Lakers ended up winning the series, but AI had his moment right there and Tyoo will be remembered forever in NBA history for being the player that AI crossed over, hit the shot, and also stepped or walked over him. So that’s that. But I mean I I really love Tailoo, though. I’m a huge Tailoo guy, right? Even though, you know, there’s certain things going on with him um as a current head coach for the Clippers, I still like Tyler. I always like that Sixers jersey style, but in the white, then the blue, then the black. So, you like the white? Yeah, the blue ones were also tough, but I mean, I like the black, the white, and then the blue. Like, those ones were very, very tough. And like I said, AI just, you know, he took them to a whole another level. And in that moment, in the time, like if you were to envision or imagine an NBA player, like you would imagine Allen Iverson, you know, somebody, you know, wearing that black jersey, cornrows, tattoos, you know, the armbands, the headbands, the arm sleeve, like everything was Allen Iverson. And yeah, I was the person who made those jerseys what they were. So, I’m from Cleveland and I had a black Sixers jersey. Literally, everyone had one. You ain’t lying, bro. Yeah. Like I said, everybody had one. Not not just in Philly, but in different states, as you know, Humble is saying right here. You know, he’s from Cleveland and he had one of them. So, um I think it’ll be very very great if they bring it back. And especially if the Sixers are doing well in the Eastern Conference, if they’re winning games, um being competitive, and being one of the top contenders in in the East, that’ll be so tough. And then imagine if they can, you know, now I know this is this this might sound crazy, but imagine if they can, you know, finish what the 01 team started 25 26 years ago. That’d be a great great story, right? That’ be a great story if we can finish what they started. But um that’s just that’s just me living in a wonderful fantasy land. I don’t think that’s going to happen because they’re are very very good teams and it’ll be a difficult challenge for the Sixers to even get to that level. I mean, especially if we if we don’t even know the status of the two best players on the team. So, yeah, that’s that’ll be cute. But if it happens, I would be happy about it. But the chances of it happening is very very it’s very very little. So, um, yeah, hopefully hopefully they drop it and hopefully the Sixers are not as terrible as they were last season because I don’t want this iconic jerseys to be associated with losing. Now, yeah, they did lose in the finals, but that was the finals. That’s the NBA finals. That’s um the biggest stage in basketball in my opinion. And uh, you know, some years back, I was having um conversations with um Aaron McKe who was on the six team that went to the finals. um he was a sixman of the year actually and he was telling us you know stories um throughout that finals run and those stories were just funny. Some of those stories were very very um surprising and you know I had to go do my research as well because you know he was talking about the conference finals where you know a um what you call it Ray Allen and Sam Cassell was just you know they were just balling out and you know it was just like damn they went through all of this you know they went through the Raptors the Raptor series they went seven and then the conference finals also went seven and it gets to the finals and then they get they get demolished but um you know it was very very fun you know fun time to be alive at that point, especially if you were living in Philly. And uh, you know, those moments are very, very iconic, right? Those moments are very, very iconic. So, um, like I said, I just want this uniforms to be associated with, you know, something great and not with losing. So, um, hopefully the Sixers can be healthy and do something special with these jerseys on and not be as terrible as they were from last season. So, um, that’s my take on it. But um moving forward, moving forward, let’s pivot to um VJ Echcom, right? Let’s pivot to VJ Echcom. Now VJ, you know, third overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Um there’s some there’s a report that came out that he should be a starter. Now, I’ve said this from the beginning. I’ve said this from the start. I think VJ should come off the bench, right? or at least he should earn his starting spot. It shouldn’t be given to him. He should just earn it, right? And me knowing Nick Nurse, I know that uh he said they could definitely do a documentary on NBA teams who made it to the finals but lost. Um yeah, that’s that is true. That that’s absolutely true. And there are doc there are some documentaries of, you know, NBA teams like that. So yeah, you’re not lying. But um yeah, as I was saying, uh there’s a there’s a report that just came out that’s suggesting that Nick Nurse should start VJ Edgecom. So what I’m going to do is I’m going to share my screen and then we’re going to both read this article right here. So um and this time I’m going to share my screen. I’m not going to have no pictures in front of it. So yeah, here we go. And I smash that like button. Smash that like button as y’all come in. Appreciate y’all for tuning in. All right. So, that’s it right there. Um, yeah, let me let me start from So, yeah. So, it says Sixers encouraged to make bold rotation rotation choice. Um, I mean it should it should be it should be um Nick Nurse, not you know not the Sixers, but so it says VJ Edgecomb heads into his rookie season with unenviable task of trying to crack the Philadelphia 76ers’s rotation. Now I agree with this, right? He should be trying to crack the rotation, right? It shouldn’t just be handed to him, especially the starting five, right? I think he should come off the bench, but the starting five, if he’s going to be a start, if if he’s going to be a starter, he should earn that spot. It shouldn’t be given to him. The third overall pick, the third overall draft pick will contend with Tyrese Maxi, Jeremy McCain, and Kyle Lowry for a spot in the Sixers’s backourt rotation. Now, um I mean, Maxi is not going to have to compete or contend with anybody for a spot, right? He’s his spot is already guaranteed, right? Maxi has put in the work over the last two, three, maybe four seasons, right? He’s earned his spot. So, I don’t think he’s going to compete with anybody. There’s it’s not going to be no situation where Maxi is coming off the bench. It’s not going to happen. But Jeremy Kane, you know, Kyle Lowry, now Kyle Lowry should not even be in this conversation in the first place, right? He shouldn’t even be in this conversation. He’s in year 20, right? He’s in the Udonis ha the Udonis Hasslam phase of his career, right? He’s not he’s not gonna contend or compete with anybody for no spot, right? He’s just a veteran who’s going to be on the team and he’s just going to help the younger guys, right? That’s his role. But um in a recent article for the Sixers sense, Nicholas Kyle Prank suggested that the Sixers should consider starting VJ Edgecom next to Tyrese Maxi. That move would put Jeremy Kane as a primary scorer with a second unit, ensuring that there’s some form of bucket getting coming off the bench. The 76ers coaching staff should seriously contemplate starting VJCOM instead. Kyle Pring wrote, “The third overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft may be more unproven than Jeremy Kane, but he will give the opening group a much better a much better balance on both ends of the floor. Edgecomb is a dynamic three-level score who can supply whatever M who can supply whatever McCain produces on the scoring end just as well, if not better.” Um, you know, first of all, there’s a lot of things that I disagree uh with this, right? Um, for number and there’s some some things that I agree. Now, number one, I don’t condone [ __ ] back courts, right? So, this article is assuming that Quinn Grimes is not going to be with the Sixers for next season, right? So, that’s where I think that’s the that’s the perspective that the reporter is coming from. So, if Quinton Grimes is not going to be with the Sixers next season, then okay. Yeah, VJ Ecom should start because I don’t condone [ __ ] backourts. I don’t like [ __ ] backords. I don’t like [ __ ] back courts. And that’s why I think the Cleveland Cavaliers are not going to win [ __ ] Hey, Humble. My bad, bro. But two six foot one players on the same team as starters. I mean, I just don’t believe in it. But that’s a conversation for another time. But yeah, that’s that’s one of the things that I agree with um in this article, right? That if Quinn Grimes is not coming back, then yes, VJ Ashcom should be the starter for the team, right? He should start and it would be a disaster to start Maxi and Jared McCain. Now, I know some Sixer fans want that, right, for offensive purposes, but um for defensive purposes, it’s it’s just going to be a disaster because these two guys are liabilities on the defensive side of the floor, right? And that’s something that VJcom really thrives at, right? He’s very very good as a defender. You know, his quickness, his length, his athleticism really helps him be a very, very good defender. Now, whether he’s going to be a lock down defender, I don’t know. But a good enough defender who can start alongside either Tyresese Maxi or Jeremy Kane, he should be good in that in that role, right? So that’s one thing I agree with in the article. One thing I disagree with is that VJ Edgecom being a threele or three tier score. I just I I don’t think so. Um, I think Jeremy Kane rather is a three-level scorer because, you know, Jeremy Kane when he got his opportunity and he showcased what he was capable of doing, right? He showed you that he can shoot off the dribble. He showed you he can shoot spotting up. He showed you he can shoot coming off his screen, right? He he showed you that he could also al also slash to the basket and, you know, get easy opportunities at the rim or either, you know, use this use his shoulder, create enough separation and then step back for a mid-range jumper. That’s what um let me get this out of here. Yeah, that’s what Jeremy Kane was capable of doing, right? And he has some good um he has some good stretches. Um you know, some some against terrible teams, but others were against some of the best teams um in the Eastern Conference, right? And one of those games that I keep going back to is the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, right? Where he finished with 34 points and 10 rebound, I mean 10 10 assists, right? He showed you variety of ways in which he can get his buckets, right? Which was shooting threes, right? Getting to the basket, even getting to the free throw line also because he um he slashes well. So, as a three- tier score, I don’t think VJ Edgecom is better than Jared McCain as a scorer because um you know, McCain is a better he’s a better scorer in my opinion. He’s a better shooter in my opinion, right? You know, like I said, he can shoot from the corner um shoot above the break, shoot on the slot, top of the key, and he can do it in a variety of ways, whether it’s him spotting up, him coming off a screen, or him, you know, off the dribble, right? He showed us that, right? And then also, you know, he has better ball handling skills, right? He can create for others better than a VJ Edgecomb, right? Jeremy Kane and Joel Embiid, the twoman game is just as good as the twoman game between Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxi. And we saw last season where even Jeremy Kane even said that he couldn’t believe how wide open he was playing with Embiid. I don’t think that if you put VJ Edgecomb in that in that spot, I don’t think that he can capitalize as much, you know, um with those wide open looks, especially shooting from the three-point line, right? Because the paint is going to be clogged. It’s going to be congested. And I think I think VJ is a better slasher than Jire Kane when you talk about scoring or offensively. He’s a better slasher than Jire McCain. He’s a better finisher around the basket than Jerry McCain because of the athleticism, right? Right. So, you definitely have to give that to him, right? Maybe sets better screens because, you know, he’s a bigger body, 6’5, even though he’s not going to be setting a lot of screens, but he’s he’s he’s definitely a better screen setter, you know, better slasher and a better finisher around the basket. But everything else when it comes to offense, I think Jeremy Kane, um, you have to give the edge to Jeremy Kane, you know, whether shooting, creating opportunities, shot creation for himself, for his teammates, um, ball handling, shooting, like all those attributes go to Jeremy Kane. So, um, from that aspect, yeah, I think Jeremy Kane is a better, you know, a better scorer. But if we are looking for versatility from the back court, yes, VJ Echome should be starting alongside Tyrese Max. And that and that is if Quinton Grimes is not going to resign with the Sixers. If Grimes returns to the Sixers, VJ Echcom’s ass should go to the bench. That’s what I believe until he earns his spot. If he earns it, if he’s able to outplay Quinton Grimes in training camp, in preseason or whatever, and he’s done enough just to earn the two guard spot, I have no issues with it, right? I have no issues with it. And salute to a big fan, Breezy. Appreciate you. Appreciate you for for stopping by. Um, Brooklyn Nan, y’all should definitely go check him out. Um, a funny personality, too. Um yeah, but yeah, just so just like I was saying, I don’t think I don’t think um VJ’s a better three tier scorer or three-level score better than um Jeremy Kane because, you know, the shooting is a little bit, you know, is a little bit um shaky, right? Cuz even in summer league, he had a game where he was like 0 for seven from the three-point line until he changed it in the second half, right? But if you gave Jire Kane those looks, he’s definitely knocking those down, right? He’s definitely he’s definitely going to knock them down and also he can create offense for his teammates as we saw the twoman game between himself and Joel Embiid, right? Where he was getting Embiid some easy shots um in the mid-range, which I mean those are those are pretty much open looks for Embiid. Like if you can get if you can get him the ball in those spots, he’s definitely going to knock them down, right? Um he’s not even going to see you contesting the shot. But I don’t think I don’t think VJ Echcomb can create those opportunities for Joel Embiid or for anybody else. I think his best attribute is, you know, slashing to the basket, cutting to the basket, and, you know, finishing using his quickness, using his athleticism um to finish over over defenses and, you know, things of that nature. But as far as him creating opportunities, you know, shooting, nah, that’s not his that’s not his best that’s not his best suit. at least not as of right now, right? Not as of right now. But, um, he’s still he’s still good. He’s still gonna help the Sixers, you know, from a defensive standpoint of view, you know, bringing his athleticism. We definitely need those rebounds, right? The Sixers need those rebounds. And I think he’s I think he could be one of the best rebounding guards in the league. I’ve said this multiple times. Um, I’m going to keep saying it. I think DJ Ecom is definitely going to be one of the best rebounding guards in the game. and he might also get a lot of points off of off of back door cuts, you know, back door cuts and, you know, things of that nature. But him creating his own shot, that’s gonna it’s going to take some time for him to get that down, right? And then creating for others, that’s going to come, you know, with experience, right? If he’s getting the opportunities to do it, if he’s getting the opportunity to play, if he’s getting the opportunity to get better, he’s definitely going to work on those. And those are going to be maybe not strengths, but he’s going to be very, very good at it, right? But um yeah, Quentyn Grimes should be starting. If he comes back, not VJO, but if Quinton Grimes does not come back, then yes, VJ Eshcom should be the starter, right? Because I don’t believe in [ __ ] back courts. I don’t believe in two little guards starting, right? I want some size pause in the back court, right? You need some size to go along with Tyrese Maxi. Pause again, right? So that’s that. But I mean, I think the article was a good article um showing um VJ some love. But I mean, I know Nick Nurse, right? I know Nick Nurse. He’s been the Sixers head coach for the last two seasons and I know what he’s capable of doing and he’s not just going to hand over the spot to VJO, right? He’s going to make him earn it, right? He’s going to make him earn it. So, um and I think that’s the best that’s the best decision, right? Like kids like that, you don’t have to give them opportunities. You got to let them earn it. And I believe that VJ Eshcom is capable of earning his spot. He’s capable of earning his own minutes. Now, he’s definitely going to be in the rotation. No questions. Right now, to be in the rotations, you don’t have to be a starter to be in the rotations. You can come off the bench and do what you’re do what you’re good at, right? And whatever role that the head coach gives you, you should be able to come off the bench and carry that assignment out to the fullest, right? Because it’s going to be a what, eight, nine, maybe sometimes a 10man rotation. So yeah, if VJ definitely has a spot within those 10 within those 10 man rotations, but as a starter, especially if Quinton Grimes is coming back, no, I just he’s going to have to earn his minutes. Yep. Yeah. Smash that like button like Big Fan Breezy said. And also go check out his channel, right? Brooklyn’s content creator. And like I said, he’s a funny he a funny personality, too. Um, humble says, “Bro said, “I don’t believe in [ __ ] back courts. I can only feel.” Oh, man. Bro, that’s what it is, man. I mean, he’s six They 61 going up against Giants, so they’re midgets now. They’re taller, but they’re midgets. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I I know, bro. I know. But, um, yeah. Let me get into the last thing right here. And um yeah, I can we can end this right here. I don’t plan on doing something something longer. Pause. But yeah, that’s that. But moving forward, let’s pivot to the last thing, the Quinton Grimes update. Right now, Quinton Grimes, you know, unrestricted free agent for the Sixers. The Sixers still have his bird rights, but at this point, it’s just taking too long for both sides. And when I say both sides, I mean the Sixers and Quinton Grimes as representatives. It’s been very, very difficult for them to, you know, come to a conclusion on a deal. Now, people were speculating that he might, you know, he might leave as in, you know, go for the signing trade. Others are also saying that he might get he might go for the qualifying offer. Right now, according to recent reports, it’s saying that Quinton Grimes is more likely to settle for the qualifying offer. Right. The Sixers, he’s going to sign for the Sixers qualifying offer for 8.7 million for one year and then the next season become an unrestricted free agent and test the market and see what is available for him, what’s the best for him, and then go from there. Now, I’m going to talk about this from the Sixers standpoint of view and also from Quinn Grimes’ standpoint of view, right? U I’m going to talk about the advantages and disadvantages for both sides and whether or not it’s a good decision if he decides to go that route. So, who should I start with? Um I’mma start I’m gonna start with the I’m I’m gonna start with the Sixers side, right? I’m gonna go with the Sixers side. Yeah. Smash that like smash the like button. So, the Sixers, you know, if both sides come to an agreement and he does sign for 8.7 million. Now, guess what the advantages for the Sixers? So, number one, you don’t have to commit to Quentyn Grimes. I was about to say VJ Edgecom. Um, you don’t have to commit to Grimes long term, right? You got him on a one-year rental. So, guess what? if he underperforms because that’s what some teams are speculating, right? That the the stretch that he had with the Sixers, that was a fluke. That was like a one season wonder thing. And if you give him those minutes consistently, he’s not going to be able to give you that amount of production consistently. That’s what some teams are speculating. So, if you get him on the one-year rental, right, 8.7 million for number one, you don’t have to commit to him for the long term. And if he underperforms for that one year, guess what? In the off season, you can decide that you want to go in a different direction. And guess what? You don’t have to pay him. You don’t have to regret paying him the 25 million that he was asking the season prior. Right? Smash that like button, y’all. Smash that like button. And also subscribe to the channel. DFJ Hoops, right? That’s an advantage. You don’t have to commit to him long term. And then another advantage is that you don’t go um over the second apron. Um because you know 8.7, you know, you if you give him the 8.7, that’s that’s that’s a significant um drop from the 25 that he was asking for. And if you gave him the if you give him the 25, you would be going over the second apron or at least getting close to it depending on how many years um how many years it is, right? But the 8.7 million is significantly lower than the 25 million, right? And if you’re not going over the second apron, it gives you room to whether you want to go for um players in a buyout market, whether you want to sign free agents, you know, from overseas, like it gives you it gives you room to operate, right? So, that’s another advantage that the Sixers would have if they um if Quinton Grimes signs for the for the qualifying offer for 8.7 million because also you didn’t sign you didn’t resign um Gershan Yabusle. So, that helps you a lot, right? It helps you a lot. Um smash that like button. Now, if we go to the disadvantages, number one, right? Number one, a disadvantage for this is that if he ends up, oh my god, I don’t even want to say this, but um if he ends up balling out, right, if he ends up balling out and even performing much better than he did last season or in the given amount of stretch that he had last season, then guess what? His options are going to be wide open, right? his options are going to be wide open and teams, certain teams might be willing to offer him more money than the Sixers could be willing to give him or would be able to give him. And then guess what? If he’s in a situation like that, he’s absolutely going to go for the most money that any team could give him, right? Because you’re the Sixers, you’re not willing to give him that much or you can’t give him that that amount of money because you have fears of going over the second apron or whatever or you don’t want to commit to him long term. So if he balls out, yeah, that’s that’s a that’s a disadvantage to the Sixers, right? Because you had a chance to lock him up for the long term, but you decided to not do it, right? So this this thing could go both ways, right? It could go both ways. It could be a success, but on the other hand, it could also be a failure. Now, let’s talk about it from Quinton Grimes’s perspective. right now. I think it’s going to be a flip of what I said um in terms of the advantages and disadvantages for the Sixers, but let’s still let’s still talk about it, right? So, an advantage is that if he ends up playing well, right, exceeding expectations or even playing to the same level that he played at last season, then guess what? Teams are going to be willing to pay him a lot of money, right? Because for number one, you have a larger sample size of performing at this level. Because one reason why teams are hesitating giving them that money is that it was a small amount of sample size, right? That was after the All-Star break, whenever that was, like how many games did you play for the Sixers? 21, 22, 23. So, it’s not a large sample size. And teams don’t want to commit to players after a small sample size, right? So, teams want to see a larger sample size before they proceed to, you know, give you a long-term deal or whatever deal they feel is necessary for you to have, right? So, um, if he ends up, you know, averaging the same amount of points, 22, 23 points per game, which I mean, I don’t think he’s going to average that that amount of points, um, especially if we have the three best players on the team because he’s not going to get the same opportunities. He’s not going to get the same amount of touches, right? But if he ends up balling out averaging 22 or 23, then guess what? when he becomes an unrestricted free agent, a lot of teams could be looking to lock him up for for long term and giving him the most amount of money that he could be asking for, right? That could be that could be an advantage. Or even if he plays so well and ends up making the All-Star team, then guess what? That’s a lot of bonuses and a lot of incentives that comes with it, right? There’s a lot of there’s a lot of bonus and incentives that comes with making the All-Star team. So that works in his favor, right? It works in his favor. And then another advantage is that he doesn’t have to settle for less, right? You don’t have to settle for less, especially if you know your worth, right? If you know your worth, you don’t have to settle for less. But an advant a disadvantage or something could go wrong with this decision if he chooses to go for the 8.7 qualifying offer. right now. As much as I don’t want this to happen, but what if, right? What if in the middle of the season, makes a wrong move, ruptures his Achilles tendon? Now, God forbid this don’t happen, right? Knock on wood, hopefully this don’t happen. I’m not wishing injuries on him, but what if, you know, a wrong move? Because injuries can happen at any given time, right? Injuries can happen at any given time and sometimes, you know, you could be at fault, sometimes it’s not your fault. You know, things happen. Um, what if, you know, a wrong move turns into a ruptured Achilles tendon? What if a wrong move turns into a meniscus injury or ACL injury, right? So then guess what? teams are gonna teams are going to take that advantage to lowball you on your next contract, right? The 25 that you was looking for the year prior, you’re not going to get that. What teams would be willing to offer you would be something less. And that’s one of the biggest risks when it comes to trying to bet on yourself, right? players get hurt or sometimes players don’t play to the same level that they were playing at the seasons prior for them to get the bigger contract that they are looking for. And that’s one of the biggest risks that comes with this, right? The injuries is my biggest concern. Now, there’s been players who beted on themselves and they were they ended up being successful. Other players ended up not being successful. Right? I think the last time I went over this, um, I talked about a few other players, um, that play for the Sixers, other players that play for different teams, you know, that betting on themselves, and it helped some players, and in other cases, it didn’t it didn’t work out for certain players, right? Um, an example of a player that it didn’t work out for was Dennis Dennis Shruder, right? the Lakers offered him 84 was 84 or 85 or whatever extension, right? But he turned it down, bet it on himself in order to earn more money um in the offseason and things didn’t go well for the Lakers as they lost in the first round to the Phoenix Suns. This was back in 2021, right? Back in 2021. And then he had to be a journeyman, right? Had to go to Houston, had to go to Boston, had to go to different teams. Ended ended up back on the Lakers. They ended up moving him again, right? went to Brooklyn, went to Golden State, and he’s now in Detroit, right? When he could have just accepted that contract extension that the Lakers was trying to offer him and then go from there. But he betted on himself and then guess what? He ended up to sign for less, right? That’s a player who betting on yourself didn’t work out for him. Now, another player who it worked out for was Tobias Harris, as I brought him up the last time, right? Tobias Harris, you know, 2019, the Clippers were trying to offer him an extension, he turned it down. They ended up moving him because they knew he was going to leave in offseason, right? Gets moved to the Sixers. Um, after getting moved to the Sixers, um, the Sixers, um, Humble says, “I actually like Quinn Grimes. He’s fun to watch.” Um, yeah, he’s absolutely right. He’s fun to watch. There’s, I mean, no question, right? especially, you know, the shot creation, the creativity, uh his um his his versatility, right, on both sides of the floor, right? And also, you know, making those huge shots, making those big plays, like that’s entertaining to watch and in some cases it could be impactful, right? It could be very, very impactful. But, um yeah, so the Tobias Harris story, right, ends up getting moved to the Sixers. You know, the Sixers took a chance, right? They took a chance. They they lost in the second round to the Raptors 2019 and then guess what? Um they decided to not move on or move forward with Jimmy Butler, right? So they ended up moving Jimmy Butler and then guess what? Tobias Harris is a free agent. And the Sixers had no other choice but to bring um bring back Tobias Harris because um the small forwards that was on the market were not going to sign with the Sixers, right? KD was not going to sign for the Sixers. He ended up signing for Brooklyn. Um, and then Kawhi Leonard also ended up going back home, which was going back to the Clippers or going back to LA. So, the Sixers had no other choice but to bring back um Tobias Harris. And they had to give him that contract because if they didn’t give him that contract, he was going to walk for nothing. And if you’re the Sixers, you can’t afford to let Tobias Harris walk for nothing because you just got rid of Jimmy Butler, right? So, the Sixers had no choice. And this is something that I always try to explain to outsiders. Oh, y’all chose y’all chose Tobias Harris over Jimmy Butler. Y’all no, that’s that’s not how it is. I mean, you could say it that way, but there’s a lot of context that goes into it, right? There’s a lot of context that goes into it. And one of the reasons why they did that, one of the reasons why they decided to not move forward with Jimmy Butler was because of Benny the Bust, right? Benny the bust is one of the biggest reasons why they decided not to move forward with Jimmy Butler when all they had to do was run this [ __ ] back. If they if they had done that, the Sixers would have definitely been in the finals, right? But they decided to go a different direction. And then guess what? Tobias Harris ended up getting the most amount of money that he ever received in terms of, you know, contracts, right? A 5year 180 for a player who never made the All-Star team. That’s a that’s a significant overpay, right? That’s a significant overpay. And then guess what? The Sixers ended up paying him all the way throughout that contract, right? He was in trade rumors every single year. He was on the trade block every single year, but it never happened. The Sixers never moved him, right? The Sixers never traded him. Um, smash that like button, y’all. Smash that like button. Um, you know, the Sixers talk, Sixers news, whatever you want to call it. Off season, it’s not a lot to talk about, but um, here we are. But yeah, that’s that’s a disadvantage, right? Um that if you get hurt, which I’m hoping that don’t happen. I’m not wishing injuries on no player, but if you get hurt, teams are going to use that to lowball you on your next contract. So that’s that could be a disadvantage if you go for the one year um if you bet bet on yourself for that one year because anything could happen. Injuries can happen at any given time. See the fake the fake is in here again, you know. because they got a old ass geriatric team. He feels like the Clippers are the [ __ ] But the real is I’m get I’m gonna get on the Clippers when the season start. BJ I’m I’mma probably be BJ’s biggest enemy next season and all y’all enemies. Guess what? I’mma be y’all’s enemy next year. But yeah, salute the salute the derailers though. Um always in here showing love. But yeah, that’s Yeah, injuries could be a disadvantage, right? that injury thing, you know, and then another thing that I just I I spoke about is underperforming, right? Underperforming. Now, underperforming comes in different ways, right? And especially it depends on the direction that the team is trying to head into and the role that the head coach gives you. right now. If the Sixers believe that Joel Embid is healthy, Paul George is healthy, Maxi’s healthy, um they have a good enough team to contend in the Eastern Conference, then guess what? Quinton Grimes might end up getting a less role, right? Because I mean, who what coach in their right minds is going to make Quinton Grimes a first, second, or third option on a championship team? Especially if you have Joel Embiid, Maxi, and Paul George, right? you’re paying these guys a lot of money, right? So, you got to get the return on your investments, right? So, Quinton Grimes, if that happens, Quinton Grimes might end up getting a less less role. And guess what happens? What And guess what happens? What comes with having a less role. You’re not going to have the same amount of shot uh same amount of shots. You’re not going to have the same amount of touches, right? You’re not going to be that much involved in the offense. And we know in today’s NBA, you get paid based off the numbers, right? You get paid based off what you average, based on your production. Your production determines the amount of money that you make, right? I mean, the production um certain accolades, certain awards, you know, making the All-Star team, all NBA team, um winning DPI, leading the league in steals, blocks, you know, what have you. like that goes into the amount of money that you’re able to make and salute to my guy casual in the building. Appreciate you. Appreciate you. Appreciate you. But um yeah, so if the Sixers determine that they can compete or contend in the East and they give you a lesser role and then guess what? What happens if VJ Echome starts out playing you, right? What happens? What happens if What happens if VJ Ashcom starts out playing you and takes your spot? Guess what? You might end up going to the bench or worst case scenario, you might end up falling out of the falling out of the rotation. So, guess what? You’re not going to be able to produce and play at a very high level to make up the money that you lost the off season prior. Right? These are risks that involves, you know, taking less in hopes to getting a bigger payday in the future, you know, and that’s why I don’t like taking such risks because it could be helpful, but also bad things could happen such as injuries, you know, underperforming and things of that nature, you know, maybe some and just like I said, maybe VJ Edgecomb, you know, tapping into greatness in his rookie season and then, you know, playing very very well, outplaying you for that spot, right? And if you’re coming off the bench, you damn sure ain’t gonna make no 25 million a year, right? If you’re coming off the bench, you’re not going to make 25 million a year. So those are the risks, you know, involved in, you know, taking less in hopes of trying to get a bigger payday in the future. Now, there’s a lot of good that goes with it, but there’s a lot of bad things that could also go with it. You know, injuries, you know, outplaying I mean, injuries, somebody outplaying you, the team wanting to go in a different direction. Now, the team decides that they’re going to lose or they’re going to tank, which I mean, I don’t know why they would tank because, you know, you’re not going to have any um lottery picks um in the future or at least not anytime soon, right? So, if they decide that they’re going to lose and bench their best players and give you the opportunities, then hell yeah, go get the bag. Go average 25, right? Go put up 25 and you know, you will get you’ll get 20 million or more, right? go put up 25. But if they decide that they want to win and they give you a role that you believe is not very very, you know, not very suitable in terms of, you know, wanting to produce at a high level and get a bigger payday, then guess what? It hurts you, right? It hurts you. And smash that like but that like button. It’s going to hurt you. Or if the Sixers decide that they want to move you and then you get you end up getting traded to a team that’s trying to rebuild and they’re focused on playing their younger players than the veterans, then guess what? You’re [ __ ] You’re [ __ ] Right? If the Sixers ended up saying, “Yo, we think you going to leave in the offseason, so we’re going to move you right now in order to get something for you, get some value for you instead of just walking for free.” And they end up trading you to Brooklyn. Now, Brooklyn is trying to rebuild. And their biggest priorities or their highest priority, main priority is to play the younger guys, right? So, guess what? if you end up in a situation like that that a team is prioritizing their younger players instead of the veterans. Now, I mean, Quinton Grimes is, you know, he’s also young. I mean, he’s what, 24, 25, maybe 26. But case in point is is that teams like that are going to focus more on the players that they drafted instead of, you know, the vet guys that are on the team, right? I think I think Brooklyn got what, five, six draft picks. So that’s your focus right now. That’s what they’re focused on. So if you’re Quinton Grimes and you end up on a team like that, then yeah, you can kiss, you know, getting that bigger bigger bag, you can kiss a goodbye cuz, you know, it’s not coming anytime soon. Or if you end up getting traded to another contending team that has, you know, players that do the same thing that you do and even better, guess what? You’re going to get benched. And when you get benched, you’re not gonna play and put forth the production that is necessary to get a bigger payday. So, it’s just it’s just um it’s just very very tricky. Um I mean, I always say this like I always want the Sixers to um do what whatever helps them in the future. Okay. Appreciate you, Breezy. Appreciate you for the correction. Um he says Brooklyn has five, right? They picked up five draft picks in this year’s draft. So, if they decide that that’s their priority, those are the players that they’re trying to build, guess what? You’re not going to get that opportunity, though. You’re not going to be starting. And I mean, I don’t even know if he gets if he gets moved to Brooklyn. I don’t even know if he starts because, you know, they got similar players in that role that do better things, right? I mean, Cam Thomas is one of the best young scorers in the league, so I don’t know if he even gets a playing spot over Cam Thomas. Right. So, um it’s just it’s just tricky. And me personally, I always say this, like if you have the opportunity to go for the bag, just just go for it. Right. Just go for it. Now, if he has that opportunity right now, I I mean, absolutely, he’s definitely going for the bag. But the thing is that teams are not willing to give him that bag yet. So, um I think he should, you know, he should settle for whatever teams are willing to give him, right? Was it 15, 14 million a year? Yeah, just take that take that two years, you know, take don’t don’t don’t don’t take a long-term deal, but take a two-year, you know, because at least you have something guaranteed for the next few years. And then guess what? Whatever team you end up you end up on, you just have to do your thing. But if you’re on the Sixers and you sign that qualifying offer and the Sixers end up end up being healthy, right, cuz miracles happen all the time. I mean, who knows? Maybe this could be the most healthiest season in Joel Embiid’s career and then he ends up playing 82 games. Now, I know it’s not going to happen, but it’s a hypothetical, right? It’s a hypothetical, but what what if Paul George doesn’t get hurt next year? What happen if all of these guys play 82? Now, they’re not going to play 82 games, but the case, like the point that I’m trying to make here is what if the all of those guys are healthy for the most part, right? Now, if they’re all healthy, then you know that you’re [ __ ] because the Sixers are going to try to win. And in the process of them trying to win, you’re not going to get a bigger role, right? You might be in the corner somewhere, right? Waiting for somebody to pass you the rock. You’re not going to be involved in the offense as much. Your touches is going to significantly plummet. The amount of shots is going to plummet. And then guess what? your overall value gets decreased. Right? Now, if you win a championship, yeah, that’s that’s cool and all, but I mean, what team is going to going to pay you, right? Other teams are going to pay you, but it’s not going to be 25 a year because that’s and I keep saying 25 a year because that’s what he wants, that’s what he’s going for, right? That’s what he’s looking for. So, um, there’s risks that, you know, come with it, but I mean, what if, you know, him betting on himself, what if what if it ends up being successful? I mean, if it ends up being successful, and like I said, teams are going to want to pay for him, pay for his services, um, he might be the biggest free agent on the market, as crazy as that sounds, right? He might be the biggest free agent on the market, and every team is going to want a Quinn Grimes to be on to be on their roster. So, um, that’s that’s what comes with it. But um hopefully hopefully it’s it ends up being successful for him. Now this is just rumors though. Um that’s what um that’s that was from the report that it is believed that he’s going to settle for the 8.7. So, um, whatever decision that he ends up coming to, him and his team or representatives, um, I hope it’s the best, um, I hope it’s the best decision and then it helps him um, in the future cuz, you know, risks like that, those are very very those are very, very risky. You know, those are very, very risky. And if you have the opportunity to go for the money, like I said, you just you just take it, right? You just take it. But I mean looking at him, I mean I don’t let me see how many games he plays every year and then we can make a prediction to how many games he could play um next season. But I mean I know it depends on a lot of factors, right? But let me just do this last thing right here and bring it to an end. So Quinton Grimes, so he played 75 games total total games last year. So 75 games total last year played 51 the season prior played 71 22 23 and then he played 46 I mean 46 I mean he was a younger player he was a rookie so that don’t really count so we can start from you know year two so 71 51 75 so okay he’s you know he’s for the most part he’s healthy right? He’s healthy because he’s able to play 70 70 plus games. So, um I think it’s safe to think or assume that he’s going to be healthy for the most part next season, right? But the thing is is that what role are you going to have on the team? And if you get that role, is somebody going to beat you for your spot? Cuz I’m saying that he should be the starter. But what if in training camp VJ Echo beats him to that two guard spot? You know, these are all risks that, you know, he should consider. Um I think he him and his representatives have to consider this because, you know, you don’t want to leave nobody on the table. That’s all I’m saying. So, if it’s a two-year 25, I mean two year 25, whatever whatever deal it is, I think you should take that and not go for the qualifying offer. Right. This I’m just suggesting now me personally, like I said, I want the Sixers to do whatever benefits them. So, if it’s giving them 8.7, okay, cool. No problem. But I just don’t want Quinton Grimes to take that gamble, right? I just don’t want him to take that gamble because it’s very, very risky. You know, careers are not that long. Careers are very, very short. The average career in the NBA is what? Four years. And he came in in 20 was it 21, 22? Yeah. So, you know, get the bag while you can. And don’t leave no money on the table. Do not take no pay cuts. Never do anything like that. Don’t take pay cuts. So, um, but yeah, that’s all I got. Um to um let me just summarize what I covered, what I talked about. You know, the Sixers bringing back the iconic black jerseys. Um that’d be a good thing, but I want to see my guys healthy so they can win with those, you know, with those uniforms on, right? These uniforms are very, very iconic. And I think everybody listening at some point had one of these, right? So they were very very iconic and um so yeah and also Iverson is going to be inducting along with D. Wade he’s going to be inducting Carmelo Anthony into the Hall of Fame. So that’s that’s a good thing, right? Um that’s a good thing. And then secondly, I talked about um VJ Edgecom getting the buzz that he should start. I don’t think he should. I think if if Quinton Grimes comes back, Quinton Grimes should be the starting two guard. But if VJ Edgecom is able to beat Grimes to the spot, then okay. Yeah, he can have it, right? He can have the spot, right? Nothing is nothing is given. Everything should be earned. Um that’s my belief. That’s what Nick Nurse believes, too. And that’s what I’m going to stick with. And then last but not least, you know, we we talked about the Quinton Grimes update, um, which is him going for the Sixers qualifying offer for one year in order to become an unrestricted free agent the next season and then test the markets and see what’s available and what teams would be willing to offer him, right? And like I said, hopefully it’s not a situation where he gets deals way lower than this year, right? So yeah, that’s what I talked about in this live. Um, Sexers talk, Sixers News, whatever you want to call it. Um, thank y’all for hanging out with DFJ Hoops, right? Salute to my guys that popped up. Salute to my guys that showed up. Um, salute to Breezy. Y’all can go check him, you know, check check him out. Um, big fan Breezy, I think. Yeah, big fan Breezy. He shortened it up. So, big fan Breezy. Um, go check out Casual’s um Casual’s channel, too. I think it’s uh I think it’s Who Conductor, right? Who conductor? Who conductor and then Casual React. So, y’all should definitely check him out. And then, shout out to Derillis, the fakest or fake Clipper fan. I’mma get on his helmet when the season start. And then, salute to Humble. Salute to my guy One Mike. Um, always in here showing love, always in here supporting the channel. um you know promoting promoting it on their on your social media accounts too. You know I I absolutely appreciate it and you know salute to everybody that tuned in. U I’m going to catch you guys on the next one. Peace.
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