Who’s the Sixers Biggest Upgrade?
After a miserable year for Sixers fans and Al Horford, their 4-year marriage has now ended in an early divorce.
The Sixers received Danny Green and Terrance Ferguson in exchange for Horford and his bloated contract.
Danny Green, a 10-year NBA veteran, is now with his 6th team if you count his brief stint with the Thunder. Green is a proven player and like any shooter is prone to hot and cold streaks. Green was a hot name for Sixers fans last year before he signed a two-year $30 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
After a trade to the Thunder and another quick trade, Green is finally a 76er. Green’s fit in the Sixers offense can’t be denied but his true value comes off the court.
Danny Green has won two consecutive finals with the Raptors then with the Lakers and is now in a position where he could possibly make it a three-peat.
Green brings leadership and experience to a team without either of those two things. The attitude in Philly the past couple of years has been entitled.
The Sixers under Brett Brown acted as if they had won something when in reality the closest they got was Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to Green’s Raptors.
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As a Sixers fan, this attitude on the team grew to be extremely irritating. The Sixers, with so much potential, have never been able to put it together. Blame Brett Brown’s coaching, blame Joel Embiid’s shape or blame Ben Simmons’ shooting, there was certainly enough to go around.
I believe that the Danny Green trade will pay its first dividends to come mid-season when the team can be seen going through the motions. The Embiid-Simmons paired team has proven that they have the ability to win in the regular season, but in the NBA that isn’t what matters. When the weather warms up the lights shine brighter and Danny Green has been there and done that.. Green has been to the playoffs in every year of his NBA career and has won 3 NBA titles, as I mentioned, two in the past two years.
Yes, Green can be prone to cold streaks and blatant misses that will make Sixers fans want to pull their hair out.
Danny Green is exactly what the Sixers need, a fit for the offense, and a leader off the court.
The move will soon pay dividends not only in what I mentioned above but in the addition by subtraction of Al Horford.
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