Offseason Outlooks for 76ers & Bucks: Who is closer to title contention? | NBA Today

NBA Today’s Malika Andrews, Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike and Austin Rivers discuss the eliminations of the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks from the NBA Playoffs and examine the offseason outlook for each team.
0:00 Should 76ers form a new big 3 with Embiid & Maxey?
4:08 Giannis Antetokounmpo speaks
5:10 How close are the Bucks to competing for a title?
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[@phillyjackson45]

Build around Maxey, keep Embiid a year or two, get rid of Tobias, get an even better bench with consistent role players

[@KINGFACE96]

Agree

[@jordantrejo9776]

Keep Oubre, Hield, Payne Bring Drummond back to Philly, Alex Caruso, Miles Bridges

[@KadeForever]

@@jordantrejo9776that’s actually great depth

[@jordantrejo9776]

@@KadeForever even Malik Monk if the kings don’t resign him

[@KadeForever]

@@jordantrejo9776 oh nah that would be fire

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

Tobias Harris robbed the 76ers w/ no gun or mask with his play..that needs more light on it

[@Grand_marquee]

Is it robbery if they willingly give it to you?

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

@@Grand_marquee you right

[@naklovesjesus3204]

Ben Simmons 🤔

[@KadeForever]

@@Grand_marqueeyes it was an inside job

[@mr.hypnosis7069]

They have to acknowledge the idiots in the front office

[@shiningwizard202]

Yeah keep adding stars! It’ll TOTALLY work this time around. Don’t bother actually developing a bench or finding a defensive identity 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ycavus72]

Get rid of Tobias and get a more consistent forward. Chosing him ahead of Butler proved to be a terrible move.

[@Chief_kemosabe]

Exactly why Elton brand and his group aren’t in charge of the 76ers anymore

[@philb.1502]

Embiid when healthy, is the most dominant player in the NBA. This dude for his career averages 28 points and 11 rebounds!! Look at his +/- for the Sixers in the playoff series. When he was off the floor the Sixers were horrendous. Get Embiid more help. They need a third scorer and a point guard. Maxey is really a two guard.

[@julianc6863]

When healthy ok what year is this happening? 2048

[@groundwater9120]

At some point you have to talk about if it makes sense to build a team around Embiid. The guy just cannot make it through a season. Philly should look at what offers they can get for him.

[@MarioCindric]

Embiid needs more help and Stars than LBJ.

[@TheQuickyouknow]

He's only ever really had one other star at a time. Celtics got 3.

[@danieldominguez5863]

The only two superstar players id like the 76ers to aquire are KD and Butler. If they cant getveither of those two then just fill out the rest of the roster with reliable players. They need to bring everyone back minus Harris

[@Christopher._M]

PG makes a lot of sense. I wouldn't go for butler because he's literally been injured in every playoff series he's been eliminated. KD as a help defender with Embid. KD and Embid running pick and roll and posting up for mid range shots would be deadly. I would love to see that

[@fpl_djhammer]

​@@Christopher._Mu could say the same thing about injuries for PG

[@orlandowilliams6]

Do y'all really think Paul George can mentally handle playing in Philly? As a Philly fan, I know it can be tough, and I'd have concerns. If he shrinks in the big moment, it's a wrap.

[@snipershooter150]

Adding Klay to the 76ers would be a great pickup at the right price.

[@ike_SYO1592]

You said it best… “at the right price” 🫡

[@adrianrodriguez2378]

Warriors not giving up klay for any average player on the 76ers

[@radicalmatamune]

@@adrianrodriguez2378 Klay Thompson is a free agent

[@philb.1502]

Klay won't leave the Warriors. He wants to play his entire career there.

[@pennytrue2741]

No thanks.

[@KP-wt8qr]

2019 was their best all around team in a generation, Embiid, Butler, Simmons, Redick, Harris etc, unfortunately for them the Raptors and Bucks were both better teams in the east that year.

[@9FolesBDN]

No 3rd Star from this FA class! Sign role players like Miles Bridges, Bruce Brown, Tyus Jones, Malik Monk, Andre Drummond, and/or with Sixers cap space they can trade for players under contract without giving up players only picks like DeJounte Murray, Alex Caruso and Zach Lavine combo or Malcom Brogdon and Jerami Grant, or Brandon Ingram

[@Christopher._M]

They have great role players. I don't think they need more role players. They either replace Tobias for a player like KD or they need to upgrade every role player from 4-7 and that's not easy to do. Bruce Brown would be great but good luck getting him and having enough to upgrade 2 more spots. Bridges would be great but the nets would probably want maxey. In my opinion maxey is a better fit with embid than bridges. Bridges plays scared at times and is a inconsistent jump shooter that doesn't apply much rim pressure. If they could get bridges for Harris It might be a good trade but even that trade isn't a guarantee upgrade. In my opinion they either get a PG, Jimmy, KD type of player while keeping maxey and Kelly Or they need to have the best depth in the league and willing to get deep into that luxury tax

[@9FolesBDN]

@@Christopher._M The Sixers were a minus 47 with Embiid on the bench against Knicks and dropped from second in the East to the play-in when Embiid was hurt the role players did absolutely nothing. Also they can’t trade Harris he’s a UFA and I said Miles Bridges not Miakel

[@fpl_djhammer]

I like all of those names except Zach Lavine u were doing so well with the suggestions until then 😂😂

[@9FolesBDN]

@@fpl_djhammer sorry to disappoint

[@fpl_djhammer]

@@9FolesBDN that's ok I support the Sixers I'm used to getting disappointed

[@BudShin]

Healthy bucks and none of this is a conversation

[@resurrectedainu6751]

Lies they never established viable chemistry.

[@TheVibe24_7]

Stop the cap 😂 bucks are one and done even with everybody healthy

[@jellyman9013]

Agreed. Pacers fans don't want to admit it but their team is mid at best. Giannis plays that's a 5 game quick and easy put down in the playoffs lol

[@Ty-cs5wl]

Exactly healthy bucks and Middleton back in action hard to beat

[@wilsontv2806]

@@TheVibe24_7you crazy asl

[@baller2123]

Replacing Tobias with Brandon Ingram would be an upgrade

[@philb.1502]

Ingram is another guy who gets injured a lot and always misses games. He's a better player than Harris, but how many games will he play?

[@will2358]

Every single star they could get the Knicks , the heat , the lakers , the nets ,the pacers will also be bidding for and that’s a star guard

[@nrose2288]

1st priority should sign someone that can give Embiid more time to come out the game. So Drummond, Hartenstein or Valaciunus. Next get a shooter to replace TobiASS... like Klay or Ingram or Derozen. Next role players like Pascal, KCP, Malik Beasley, Theis And I would resign Payne and Melton

[@rupertpupkin2660]

I think the best case scenario is Jimmy Butler. However this would be an underrated option... Sign Miles Bridges as your 3rd option. He would be relatively cheap considering his past however on the basketball floor is he a stud. No denying that. Then the rest of that money can go to guys like Gary Trent Jr, KCP, Malik Monk etc... Miles Bridges would give you better numbers then Tobias at a cheaper price. Unfortunately they gotta overcome the baggage that comes with him however. Low risk, high reward with potential short term backlash. P.S I read the Miles Bridges police report and it's not pretty.. Maybe there's potential for redemption with him however. That's all I'll say about that.

[@groundtrader173]

Embiid is like KAT. Embiid needs a leader like Ant to lead. Sad thing about this is that; Embiid had Jimmy Butler but management failed to keep him. KD, LeBron, PG, Kyrie those are players should be playing with Embiid next season

[@shiningwizard202]

None of them are coming man, just develop Maxey and put pieces around him lol

[@sb17146]

PG isn't a winner bro. Dude's more concerned about his podcast

[@k9tyy227]

fire malika 🔥

[@HowieFeltersnatchMD]

Oubre, Payne, and Batum definitely need to be brought back

[@athalos8868]

How is this a debate lmao

[@Chief_kemosabe]

Bringing back Jimmy would be cool asf

[@noahha5874]

I think I good piece for sixers should be from my warriors Klay Thompson. He would be perfect for them n they can give us Tobias Harris maybe or idk who but id be happy kyle Lowry or buddy heild

[@WillyKillya]

So the Knicks with one guy that many people won't even refer to as a star, beats a 76ers team with two stars, and ESPN's math says to add another star to that team... This is why the NBA and ESPN both suck

[@julianc6863]

They beat a gutless franchise.

[@ganyu173]

just need a good supporting cast

[@thebrammerhammer23]

Bring in role players to compliment embiid and maxey. Lowry, Batum, Payne, melton on league minimum contract and MLE on Oubre Jr. Sign a miles bridges and nic claxton. maybe buddy hield, but I wouldnt give him a huger contract.

[@kalibaking877]

Don't like Bridges fit but Claxton would be a good backup big for Embiid

[@moviesteels7422]

Claxton is a guy I really want all of our pics for Bridges and Claxton

[@romelsligh2788]

@@moviesteels7422 the Nets don’t want high draft picks

[@jdawg6389]

Dam. Perk is running out of options to put ahead of Boston.

[@Zachary2385]

The magic are going to be a scary team next season.

[@darkgardenrecords9264]

PG would be nice But I think the trade route with all the assets we have, would net us a better player. Either way depth is was wins NBA chips, so that needs to be the true priority

[@kalibaking877]

Bucks need to bring back Budenholzer get younger and find those wings they were missing

[@fro-nominal4145]

Bud is a regular season head coach at that, he can't be trusted in the post season to make adjustments to win.

[@Ballin-97]

It doesn’t matter for the 76ers because Embiid isn’t good enough to be a #1 star on a championship team regardless

[@ike.o6944]

I agree 💯… the 76ers need to run the offense more through Maxey

[@gabestackson4476]

You sound crazy😂

[@Watchhangouttime]

I agreed doesn’t who the add or change sixers is just garbage team overall

[@shiningwizard202]

@@gabestackson4476what are his stats past the second round?

[@cemong9516]

he can be a number 1 in heat with jimmy and bam

[@memebobs9011]

that picture in the bottom right with the caption "ant edwards like michael jordan?" just shows how badly they want to push an american face of the league

[@SarrisDirk]

I actually 100% agree with this. The winning teams in the league are moving towards what the Denver Nuggets did, not the old "superteam" model.

[@jonathanoscategui2678]

Joel Embid cannot keep going this route in Philly. Time to take the process to a bigger market 😁...

[@SundevilRoadrunner]

What does market size, which he is already is in a huge one, have to do with this?

[@cjc36nyy]

No stars, get solid pieces and build. Top heavy, injured, no bench Sixers teams don’t work.

[@Mayancinnamon]

I just don’t see teams competing with the Nuggets unless they lose key role players.

[@VENIICE999]

Apparently the 76ers swapped Tobias Harris for JCole on the court any nobody noticed 😅

[@dabu8701]

“As an MVP Jokic has to prove himself in playoffs “ That narrative died down real fast on ESPN huh 😅

[@Landlordyalimpopo]

pg - Ty Maxey sg - PG13 sf - Buddy Hield pf - Nazz Reid c - Joel Embid

[@marshallkelly5769]

Why get Pascal Siakim?

[@travel9two557]

Tobias Harris out, Paul George in and if embiid can play 70 games next year I bet you they finish top three in the east. Paul George will not stunt maxeys growth he know how to play with good players already.

[@user-xd8ov9lw3k]

None you don’t need three superstars just get rid of Tobias Harris, and pick the right players to put around Embiid and Maxi

[@S1I2D]

They have enough. They need commitments from Embiid to play below the free throw line so the team can have more scoring options.

[@ShaneDouglas713]

No they don't, Harris needs to be replaced

[@evanoneill7177]

Mikal Bridges would be the best fit

[@shelovespeed]

Add Klay Thompson and another rebounder/defender

[@kalibaking877]

Don't believe rivers on what he said about klay

[@km-gv8dh]

Omg i canr watch anything with malika andrews

[@somebody9785]

Go all in trading for Thanasis Antetokounmpo 🏆

[@dsm577]

Should trade Embiid now before his stock really falls off

[@SportscadiaProductions]

Look guys I’m no gm but picture this line up… PG: Tyrese Maxey SG: Mikal Bridges SF: Brandon Ingram PF: Miles Bridges C: Joel Embiid Bench Tyus Jones Buddy Hield Kelly Oubre Paul Reed Marcus Morris Andre Drummond Ricky Council Kyle Lowry (vet min) here’s my offseason suggestions DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT spend any of the freed up cap space on a aging star or superstar like PG, we need depth we need more shooting/scoring, rebounding and fresher legs with Tyrese because as much as I love Joel we need him in the playoffs im not trying to be heavily reliant on him in the regular season at first I thought about grabbing DeMar DeRozan who’s still a really good player, durable and can still score at a high level but he’s on the south side of 30 and the timeline of his career isn’t necessarily a long term option with Tyrese the only big time money I’m spending with the max on is Brandon Ingram because he’s much younger bigger taller and is a easy 25 ppg scorer as a legit second/ third option with size so I would go that route and if you can pull it off I’m getting both Miles and Mikal Bridges, resigning Oubre, and Buddy im releasing Cam Payne and getting Tyus Jones as my backup PG bring back Dwight Howard or Andre Drummond as our backup center im letting go of Covington, Tobias, Cam Payne, Melton and Mo Bamba if Paul Reed demands to much money he can go too but I rather keep him and put him at the 4 coming off the bench and we need to get Ricky Council more mins too and bringing back Marcus Morris too

[@ryanrowe1975]

Build around Maxey

[@Wladislav]

If they can get PG or Durant, they should be great.

[@resurrectedainu6751]

Neither! Unless Bucks trade Lillard for 2,3 reliable additions. I mean supremely reliable productive players. Maybe to Cavs for Mitchell +1

[@marcusdavis1650]

Utah Made it to the finals and almost one except Jordan was in the way lol .but they made it there with an pick and roll shooters and defense and it worked for years .

[@v.w8651]

76ers should get Tyler Herro or Malik Monk

[@ebok33643]

Further you keep Embiid more you lose his stock. Time to move on and build around Maxey. We have 10 years data to guess his next 5 years. In the 3 playoff deciders vs Knicks he scored 1, 2 and 6 points in the 4th. He almost cost victory in game 4 with 1 point in the 4th and 5 turnovers (thank goodness for Maxey). Brunson as young as he is scored 9, 9 and 14 to carry his Knicks in those playoff deciders. Joel can average 30-35 points per game. The problem is he scores most of that in the first 3 quarters and disappears in the 4th. That is Joel in a nutshell. He was also injured in every playoff series bar 2020.

[@billyberger]

Healthy solid less mobile more shaq like enbiid and then just let Maxey play

[@therea1zo]

Wiggins

[@Prophet.1]

Claxton Drummond Monk Caruso

[@_Tahmar]

I hate this new NBA! Every year it’s “what stars can this team make?”Ask the Suns how that worked out.

[@JavierOrtiz-qc4yr]

Sixers need to hire a GM like eagles Howie. Y’all need to make some serious moves?

[@joshorama5356]

Orlando gonna get Paul George or klay Thompson

[@kai6xx]

Pg would help but just add a team now..parts.

[@fpl_djhammer]

the only FA targets (not named Lebron James) that Sixers should be looking to sign Malik Monk Andre Drummond KCP Obi Toppin Patrick Williams Derrick Jones Jr

[@realamerican8069]

Joel couldn’t run full speed.. excuses!

[@moereese5254]

Get rid of Tobais Harris and.Kelly Oubre.

[@Yolaboibamm]

Please bring Ben back

[@Brsrafal]

Harris not same since Detroit

[@raven4475]

Sure... Let's put Mr Emotional Klay Thompson with Joel Embiid !!! ??? Geeezus Austin, just shut up please!!

[@swampking808]

Thanasis Antetokounmpo👀

[@stevenwhiters8928]

No star hunting. Go get mikal and more depth

[@honeybadger6916]

Embiid out and build around Maxey.

[@sudoCompetence]

They should trade Embid

[@shawnd.dawkins006]

I like the 76ers, I feel like Malika Andrews shows my team a little bit of love. Joel Embiid stays getting injured that gotta stop. My team needs better role players. I like Tobias Harris but he may be the odd man out . Nick Nurse is not any better than Doc Rivers or Brett Brown.

[@antwainedaniels34]

Why is this not Chiney show yet man Malika can move tf around

[@jellyman9013]

They healthy its not even a series.

[@michaelbuico]

add Kawhi

[@billyberger]

NONE need a defensive juggernaut!

[@austinmcdonald876]

Gotta relax with the Paul George or Butler talk. They are getting older and not the same players anymore but we talk like they are.

[@danielmehari227]

I can’t even imagine to see perking sitting there to analyze basketball which he doesn’t know nothing about it except spreading his hateful rhetoric towards LBJ

[@axelokonner2624]

Time to let go of the process

[@danielmehari227]

I hope ppl by now noticed the clueless perking is hateful to LBJ

[@prestonhornes8367]

I luv Klay Thompson

[@hitsunataraki2587]

Maybe the franchise is the problem he needs to be in a different team

[@fchillaxing]

76ers get Lebron and he will somehow smack Adam silver into making the team a super team

[@ThePatman1980]

I personally don’t care if Paul George goes to Philly this summer. The Sixers will not get any closer to a championship. I keep telling y’all, Paul George is a failure in the playoffs just like Harden. And even if PG left the Clippers, how will playing next to Embiid be any different than Kawhi? They’re always hurt in the playoffs! I would read all these articles on how Philly wants Paul George, blah blah blah. You can have him, Philly. Give us SEVEN 1st round futures. Then expect the same results like my Clippers just had. But I know PG isn’t leaving. He’s from here. Why go to stinky af Philly only to lose the same way over there? But I wouldn’t be mad if PG was gone. Neither Clippers and Sixers are going anywhere these next few years. We’re both cursed.

[@OG725]

Pat4Clippers you do care. Then the flippers will be left with James Harden and Westbrick 🤣

[@chasrock68]

It’s time to trade Embiid. Enough is enough with this guy.

[@makedredd299]

Maxey & Embiid should force themselves out to Washington and start fresh. It’s the 76ers organization and its culture who is the main problem. 1. They pushed away Allen Iverson as a player. 2. They never invited him into the 76ers organization when he retired as a player. 3. They put a majority of their money on Ben Simmons as the face of 76ers brand. 4. They let Jimmy Butler go and chose Ben Simmons as their star.

[@kalibaking877]

Sixers need to get george or lebron would be my favorite to win it all

[@2408spydah]

Sixers need another star hahaha they got tge inly mvp in history never to pass the 2nd round and another star whose record without embiid is a lottery team. 😂😂😂

[@timothymcglynn1935]

🎉

[@user-uu9jc4ic3q]

Kawhi Leonard

[@_NoahByrd]

Joel Embiid

[@adamo80nine]

Kelly Oubre needs to stay

[@byahengkakatv4923]

welcome to miami

[@blakehoward9432]

We gotta get rid of brook

[@akimthedreem3279]

Austin rivers with the good take

[@CoachRJ334]

Go Sixers 🎈.....BIG OFF-SEASON

[@dimashotlander6929]

Susseful

[@kaswall7570]

Trade Embiid

[@zakkg5497]

Pfffff LeCryBaby 2.0 Embiid! Same role model as Lebron: argue with the refs, blame on the refs, cry after every loss...that's what a "true leader in this most athletic and skilled era" does! You guys are hilarious but you got him an MVP to boost his ego even further while you fail to acknowledge that the sixers are exactly where they belong: outcasts from the first round like so many other old stars you still pretend matter! Never seen so much bs in the nba league and the msm coverage like today! How are nba and your talking heads ratings go?