Why worry
Because I can’t help it. I will never be Doug Moe.
WORRIED WE WASTED A YEAR OF EMBIID
He’s in the best shape of his career at age 27, playing only 32.8 minutes a game. The Sixers smartly sat him 11 contests so far this season, nursing dings to his ribs, ankle, and abdominal, plus protocol provisions. Joel Embiid (29 and 11 with four assists) certainly looks capable of dragging any band of schmucks to an NBA title.
The Brooklyn Nets won’t listen to trade-deadline overtures for All-NBA guard James Harden, a resolve rooted in Harden’s repeated insistences to ownership and management that he’s committed to staying and winning a championship with the franchise, sources told ESPN.
Nets owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks are buoyed not only by Harden's consistent internal stance, but the shared public and private belief among superstars Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving that the three make the Nets an unstoppable team when playing together.
Nobody, not even James Harden, enjoys moving midseason.
And it appears Daryl Morey’s big “I told you so” is the free agent acquisition of the 33-year old version of the guy who was too winded to take Daryl’s last team to the title.
The Nets aren’t getting beat on basketball terms this spring or summer, they’ll have to implode or fall to injury. Implosion/injury or championship.
Following whichever outcome, Daryl Morey wants to give the Nets 26-year old Ben Simmons after a full year off, relieving a divisional rival of James Harden’s mid-30s contract.