If Still Available @ 6, Should Danny pick Embiid?

sam wrote:NYCelt,

Did they actually pick Johnson, or did they trade with the Nets for him?  i also had some hopes for him based on his collegiate defensive credentials.

And another one bites the dust.

Sam

Sam,

I don't recall his exact mode of arrival (short term memory goes first...sign of a problem?) but I do recall being convinced he was that years draft steal of the night, and we got it.

Regards

Maybe we now know why Danny is looking to move up.  Philly has his medical records.  So much for the rumor that Arn Tellem is trying to steer Embiid to Boston or LA.  Arn Tellem wants his client to be drafted as high as possible.  Period.


Who knows what is in Joel Embiid's medical records? According to ESPN.com's Chad Ford in a podcast with Bill Simmons posted Tuesday afternoon, only Cleveland and Milwaukee had been given Embiid's medical information. Later Tuesday afternoon, an NBA source confirmed to CSNPhilly.com that the Sixers are also among the teams that have Embiid's medical records. CSNPhilly.com



bob



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Arn gets a % of whatever Embiid's contract is...the further down Embiid plummets, the lower Arn's paycheck, so yes, Arn is trying to move his client in the first three picks. There's probably a $2M dropoff in signing bonus between the 1st and 4th pick.