Curveball; 3rd pick for Embiid (including full medical)

[chambers]

If Embid is healthy then I don't think they'd do the trade....if that makes sense?

[slightly biased bias fan]

If Embid is healthy then I don't think they'd do the trade....if that makes sense?

Yeah I completely see where you are coming from and I know it is a long shot but just given they have essentially 3 centre and 2 starting power forwards in Saric and soon to be Simmons, my thought was something has to give and if Ainge makes a mac daddy offer and his medical clears Embiid is what we are looking for a rim protector who can shoot and run the floor.

[Moranis]

I don't think either team would do it honestly.  Sixers would much rather move Okafor because it is clear he doesn't fit well with the rest of the team. 

[Eja117]

Will the physical be conducted using equipment from the future brought here by Doctor Who and also have various exorcists and shamans in attendance?

Do you speak in proper English sentences? Or only sarcastic tones?

What does a comment like this accomplish? Are you perhaps a 11 year old child who enjoys trolling in-between recess and lunch?

You have heard of a thing called science? This principle called 'science' can be extrapolated to things like scans or can be used by people called 'doctors' who can evaluate (big word for estimate) a basketball player and see if he has any long term issues or his injuries are just a complex & isolated (remote) incident.

Tell us more about this thing which is never wrong. And please use a sentence with perspicacity and various 5 syllable words. And maybe you could make it come out of the Len Bias mouth.

[CoachBo]

Then why, pray tell, was science completely wrong about Bill Walton, Sam Bowie and Yao Ming?

The idea that "science" can definitely clear an injured player is a misconception of the highest order.

[kozlodoev]

If Embid is healthy then I don't think they'd do the trade....if that makes sense?

Except he's not healthy.

[Eddie20]

Too many question marks.

Took basketball late in high school and hasn't even had many miles on his body and still has managed to have injury after injury. He's only played 647 minutes since 2013 and has lost crucial years of development. What's more, he's a player that relied on his athletic gifts (e.g. quickness, agility, leaping ability) to dominate college basketball, but we don't know how much of that athleticism is now lost.


March 2014 surgery for a spinal stress fracture
June 2014 surgery for a navicular bone fracture
August 2015 2nd surgery for his navicular bone fracture

[Clench123]

Will the physical be conducted using equipment from the future brought here by Doctor Who and also have various exorcists and shamans in attendance?

Do you speak in proper English sentences? Or only sarcastic tones?

What does a comment like this accomplish? Are you perhaps a 11 year old child who enjoys trolling in-between recess and lunch?

You have heard of a thing called science? This principle called 'science' can be extrapolated to things like scans or can be used by people called 'doctors' who can evaluate (big word for estimate) a basketball player and see if he has any long term issues or his injuries are just a complex & isolated (remote) incident.

I think what Eja is saying is that you can't predict future injuries based on current medical assessment.  You can only weigh risk factors and most players come with those.  Being injury prone has nothing to with medical prediction, cough *Derek Rose* cough.

I, personally, would do the deal in a heartbeat.

[Eja117]

Will the physical be conducted using equipment from the future brought here by Doctor Who and also have various exorcists and shamans in attendance?

Do you speak in proper English sentences? Or only sarcastic tones?

What does a comment like this accomplish? Are you perhaps a 11 year old child who enjoys trolling in-between recess and lunch?

You have heard of a thing called science? This principle called 'science' can be extrapolated to things like scans or can be used by people called 'doctors' who can evaluate (big word for estimate) a basketball player and see if he has any long term issues or his injuries are just a complex & isolated (remote) incident.

I think what Eja is saying is that you can't predict future injuries based on current medical assessment.  You can only weigh risk factors and most players come with those.  Being injury prone has nothing to with medical prediction, cough *Derek Rose* cough.

I, personally, would do the deal in a heartbeat.

Also I think he could be cursed or may have done a deal with the devil which is difficult for science to discover, even on a good day

[max215]

I don't think Philly would do it. If Embiid truly is healthy, then he's likely their best chance at a star, more so than Ingram or Simmons. Moving Embiid also does little to fix their roster issues, as a frontcourt of Simmons and Okafor or Noel and Okafor doesn't work.

[BitterJim]

Will the physical be conducted using equipment from the future brought here by Doctor Who and also have various exorcists and shamans in attendance?

Do you speak in proper English sentences? Or only sarcastic tones?

What does a comment like this accomplish? Are you perhaps a 11 year old child who enjoys trolling in-between recess and lunch?

You have heard of a thing called science? This principle called 'science' can be extrapolated to things like scans or can be used by people called 'doctors' who can evaluate (big word for estimate) a basketball player and see if he has any long term issues or his injuries are just a complex & isolated (remote) incident.

I think what Eja is saying is that you can't predict future injuries based on current medical assessment.  You can only weigh risk factors and most players come with those.  Being injury prone has nothing to with medical prediction, cough *Derek Rose* cough.

I, personally, would do the deal in a heartbeat.

Also I think he could be cursed or may have done a deal with the devil which is difficult for science to discover, even on a good day

His injuries just scream voodoo to me, seems to me like he needs a witch doctor.  These 'doctors' and their 'science' are nothing compared to black magic

[Evantime34]

In a magical world where there are no injuries I'd consider trading the 3rd pick for Embiid.

 Even if we get his medicals they are unlikely to tell us that he's healthy because he hasn't been healthy since high school. Even if he's completely healthy now I think the chance he gets injured again is high.

[SHAQATTACK]

Nope .  Maybe he gets better like Lopez ......and bigger  maybe he don't .

Celtics can't gamble too much on a guy like that.

[Surferdad]

I don't think Philly would do it. If Embiid truly is healthy, then he's likely their best chance at a star, more so than Ingram or Simmons. Moving Embiid also does little to fix their roster issues, as a frontcourt of Simmons and Okafor or Noel and Okafor doesn't work.

Yup, they want Embiid and Saric on the team.  Noel or Okafor (more likely) will be shipped out.

The idea behind the #3 pick is so they can grab a guard -- Murray, Dunn or Hield.  Yes they still need to get the right frontcourt combination (another move), but they desperately need somebody better than Ish Smith to anchor the backcourt.

[Donoghus]

If he's ever medically cleared, Philly isn't moving him.

And if he isn't medically cleared, Ainge would be a fool to trade for him.