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Alec Burks, Glenn Robinson III out vs. Bulls, Embiid, Horford questionable

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III while Joel Embiid and Al Horford are questionable.

The Philadelphia 76ers made a move on Thursday morning to acquire Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III from the Golden State Warriors, but they are still not ready to play as the team has to put them through physicals and such.

That means that both players are currently listed as out for Sunday’s matchup with the Chicago Bulls. Once they complete their physicals, they will then be cleared to play. Until then, they’re listed as out and that status could change over time.

The Sixers do have one more matchup before the All-Star break on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Clippers so there’s a good bet that they will play in at least that one in order to begin getting acclimated with their new team.

On top of Burks and Robinson being out, Joel Embiid and Al Horford are both questionable for the matchup. Embiid left Friday’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies due to neck stiffness and Horford is dealing with left Achilles soreness.

Embiid had 10 points and 10 rebounds while playing in the first half on Friday and Horford had 10 points and eight rebounds.

This continues a season full of nagging injuries for the Sixers as they had just welcomed back Josh Richardson into the fold after he missed some time with a hamstring injury. It hurts a team trying to build chemistry when things like this pop up on a regular basis. [lawrence-related id=25292,25269,25259]

Multiple Sixers react to acquisition of Glenn Robinson III, Alec Burks

The Philadelphia 76ers give their thoughts and reactions to the acquisitions of Glenn Robinson III and Alec Burks.

The Philadelphia 76ers needed to make a move for some shooting and scoring off their bench and they did so by trading for Glenn Robinson III and Alec Burks from the Golden State Warriors. The hope is that both players can come in and provide a spark for the team moving forward.

Robinson III is averaging a career-high 12.9 points and he is shooting 40% from deep in 48 games with the Warriors, starting all 48 of them. He won’t put up those types of numbers in Philadelphia due to a reduced role, but if he can shoot 40% from deep off the bench, he’ll be a terrific pickup.

“I’ll start with Glenn Robinson III, of course, the shooting, but defensively he’s guarded the best players,” said general manager Elton Brand. “I know it’s a career year and the team he was on wasn’t having a great year, but he will play for us at an extremely high level and he can shoot the ball and he’s young. He fits our plans.”

Burks is also having a career season averaging 16.1 points and he’s shooting 37.5% from deep with Golden State. Again, he won’t put up those types of numbers on the Sixers, but he is capable of having big games as evidenced by scoring 30 points on the road on February 3 in his final game for Golden State.

“Alec Burks, just the other day I watched him score 30 on the road,” Brand continued. “So when I was able to get him, he’s an elite scorer, an elite talent, he can get to the foul-line, can finish, and he can play defense also so being able to add those two and sign Norvel (Pelle), I think it gave us the boost we’ll need to make a run before the All-Star break and make a run before the playoffs after that.”

Josh Richardson, who battled Robinson III in college in the Sweet 16 in 2014, is excited to add him to the roster. Not only can Robinson shoot the ball, but he’s also very athletic as he has a slam dunk title to his name as well.

“It’s exciting,” said Richardson. “I’ve known Glenn for years, I’ve played against him in college. I’ve seen him in the NBA, he’s an aggressive player, a good defender, very switchable, and Alec is the same way. He’s having a career year this year so we’re excited to get him and plug him into what we’re doing. I think he can big for us also. Those two guys going forward will be big pieces.”

Tobias Harris, who entered the same draft as Burks, has a lot of respect for him. Burks averaged 20.5 points in his final season at Colorado.

“Just a great player. I came in the league with him,” said Harris. “He’s a great scorer, a great guy off the bounce that’s able to get a bucket so just his dynamic and his quickness on the floor, his ability to score is going to help us a whole lot. I’m excited to play with him and also, Glenn.”

Burks and Robinson III were not able to make their debuts in Friday’s home win over the Memphis Grizzlies, but the team hopes they can make their debuts on Sunday when the team hosts the Chicago Bulls.

Analyzing every deal from 2020 NBA trade deadline with Ben Golliver

Alex Kennedy and Ben Golliver break down every deal from the 2020 NBA trade deadline, the biggest winners/losers, possible buyouts and more.

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On this episode of The HoopsHype Podcast, Alex Kennedy is joined by Ben Golliver of the Washington Post. They break down every deal from the 2020 NBA trade deadline, the biggest winners and losers, possible buyout candidates and more. Time-stamps are below!

1:35: Alex and Ben discuss their biggest winners of the deadline.

5:12: Alex and Ben discuss their biggest losers of the deadline.

7:55: Did the Golden State Warriors make the right move trading D’Angelo Russell to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins and a top-three protected 2021 first-round pick? Alex and Ben debate whether Golden State should’ve waited to see if a better offer emerged over the offseason, what to expect from Minnesota’s new-look team and more.

13:50: Breaking down the three-team deal that sends Marcus Morris to the Los Angeles Clippers. How much better does Morris make them? And what does this deal mean for the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards?

16:05: Alex and Ben discuss Darren Collison’s options if he decides to make an NBA comeback. If you were Collison, would you sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers or another team (such as the Denver Nuggets or Philadelphia 76ers, who have shown interest in him)?

20:15: The Cleveland Cavaliers added Andre Drummond and they didn’t have to give up very much to the Detroit Pistons. Alex and Ben discuss the trade, why they like the move for Cleveland and what Detroit was thinking. They also talk about what this trade says about the evolution of the NBA.

25:10: Alex and Ben discuss the four-team, 12-player trade between the Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets. They break down Atlanta’s acquisition of Clint Capela, Houston’s addition of Robert Covington and the Rockets’ decision to go super small.

32:45: The Miami Heat acquired Andre Iguodala in a three-team deal with the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves, parting ways with Justise Winslow, Dion Waiters and James Johnson. The Heat also added Jae Crowder and Solomon Hill from the deal. Alex and Ben discuss Iguodala’s fit in Miami and the two-year, $30 million extension he signed with the Heat, as well as Memphis’ return for the 36-year-old.

37:25: Alex and Ben rattle off the remainder of minor deals that went down before the deadline and discuss their significance.

39:25: After the trade deadline, focus shifts to the buyout market. Alex and Ben talk about a number of veterans who could potentially be bought out and what kind of impact they could make on a contending team.

Zach LaVine, Tyus Jones say Andrew Wiggins will fit well with Warriors

Andrew Wiggins could end up thriving in Golden State because of having an adjusted role alongside Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.

Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine and Tyus Jones were all teammates on the Minnesota Timberwolves for two seasons.

Now, Wiggins holds the title of former Timberwolves player after being traded to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Wiggins was traded in exchange for D’Angelo Russell, Jacob Evans III, Omari Spellman, a 2021 top-three protected pick and 2021 second-round pick. Wiggins, the former No. 1 overall draft pick in 2014, had played with the Timberwolves his whole career before being traded.

With Wiggins in a new situation, LaVine and Jones spoke on Twitter about how their former teammate could succeed in the Bay Area.

With this most recent trade, the Warriors are even more in flux, particularly heading into next season. Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III, two players who emerged as key Warriors this season, were traded Wednesday to the Philadelphia 76ers. Willie Cauley-Stein was traded to the Dallas Mavericks near the end of January.

Wiggins isn’t a bad player, but he hasn’t exactly lived up to his draft spot. Still, assuming Steph Curry and Klay Thompson are back at full strength next season, he will end up being in a role where he does not have to score as many points.

Not having as big a role could allow Wiggins to put up more meaningful numbers and have a better effect on the floor. This season, Wiggins ranked second in scoring behind Karl Anthony-Towns. Wiggins is talented — he’s averaged at least 20 points per game three times, including this season.

But for him, being the No. 1 or even No. 2 option isn’t really ideal, as he’s shot 44.1% from the field for his career while having a career 25.6% usage percentage, according to Basketball Reference.

The Warriors will play the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Chase Center.

Steve Kerr reminded us of the painful, personal side of the NBA trade deadline

Steve Kerr gave a brief but sharp reminder of the human side of NBA trades.

On Wednesday the Golden State Warriors reportedly traded Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III to the Philadelphia 76ers for three second-round picks.

The move is one of those ones that only serious NBA fans will think about for more than a few seconds, and even then, it will be thinking about how Burks and Robinson can give Philly a bit of scoring help off the bench. Maybe true Sixers diehards will consider the roster implications, or Warriors fans will ponder what the team will do with all the draft picks they’ve acquired.

For most of us, though, this trade is one of those — huh, yep. Makes sense for both teams.

Part of modern sports appreciation, especially in the post-Moneyball era, is to think about athletes merely as assets. Players can be reduced down to stats and salary figures, and judged accordingly. GMs need to move these assets around as they fit into either short or long-term plans. We even use the language of stock traders — assets, buying and selling, cutting bait, etc.

Especially this year, with this Warriors team, it’s easy to fall victim to this. Thanks to an injury to Klay Thompson and the departure of Kevin Durant to the Nets, the Warriors essentially shut down this season. No one expects the roster this year to look much like it will next year, as the team is clearly gearing up for the future and has no chance of making a run at a title.

Even D’Angelo Russell, a great player on a max contract, is viewed as expendable. So when Robinson and Burks got moved, it was viewed as something to shrug at.

Last night, however, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gave an interview which put the entire thing in perspective.

Via ESPN:

“Tough night to go out and play,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said before the trade was announced. “Two of our leaders, elder statesmen, guys who are really beloved in the locker room. For the team to find out those two guys are most likely going to be traded is pretty tough. … Not a good way to prepare for a game when something like that happens.”

A simple comment, but one that — for me at least — was a stark reminder. While this Warriors season may seem like a throwaway one to us, to these players — it’s not. They still have to suit up and play every night. They have to practice, and go on road trips. They bond and work hard, and then one night, their colleagues and friends are shipped out across the country.

It’s moments like these I feel kind of gross as a sports fan, these stark reminders that these are not assets to be bought and sold. They are people. Well-paid people, surely, who get to play basketball for a living. But still, people. People who were told on a Wednesday night they’d been traded, and would have to uproot their lives, leave their friends, and go make a new life … quickly. On a human level, that’s what a trade is.

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Acquisition of Burks, Robinson III creates more decisions for Sixers

Acquiring two players while not sending any out means the Sixers will have to find a way to trim the roster.

Elton Brand and the Philadelphia 76ers were expected to be active ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline as the club scrambles to right the ship and give itself a chance to live up to lofty preseason expectations.

Just after midnight Thursday morning, with about 15 hours remaining before the deadline, we got the first report of activity from the Sixers when Adrian Wojnarowski reported the team had acquired Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III from the Warriors for draft compensation.

By acquiring two players while not sending any out, the move will prompt further action from the Sixers as they find themselves over the roster limit. The only question is exactly what that action will be.

One option is to simply waive two players. Jonah Bolden, Kyle O’Quinn, Raul Neto, and Trey Burke would seem to be the most likely players the team would consider moving on from in this scenario.

The other possibility is that this move is a precursor to another one in which the Sixers send out two more players than they receive, a three-for-one for example.

It feels like the second scenario is the more likely one, as it’s debatable just how much the acquisition of Burks and Robinson III moves the needle for the Sixers.

However, it’s fair to question just how big of a move the Sixers could actually pull off, or if they are even interested in doing something drastic rather than improving on the margins. Even if they are just looking to improve on the margins, it’s still possible they could find a three-for-one deal to accomplish that.

What we know for sure is that the Sixers will need to shed two players one way or another. Whether that’s through waiving a pair of players or by making another move before 3 p.m. Thursday only time will tell. Until then, it will be interesting to see if Brand has anything else up his sleeve.

 

Report: 76ers acquire Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III from Warriors for draft picks

According to reports, the Golden State Warriors are trading Glenn Robinson III and Alec Burks to the Philadelphia 76ers for a bundle of draft picks.

Multiple trips to the NBA Finals have spurned the Golden State Warriors activity in the NBA trade deadline. Yet, during the 2019-20 season, things are changing. With a losing record, the Warriors have been busy leading up to the NBA’s trade deadline.

Starting with a trade that sent center Willie Cauley-Stein to the Dallas Mavericks, the Warriors are dealing two more of their veteran players before the deadline. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Philadelphia 76ers are acquiring both Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III from Golden State.

The news of the deal comes after Golden State held both Robinson III and Burks out of the lineup shortly before tip-off against the Brooklyn Nets on the eve of the trade deadline.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Philadelphia is sending draft pick compensation that includes three second-round picks for the pair of Golden State veterans. Including the Cauley-Stein trade, the Warriors now have a draft haul of five future second-round picks.

Burks and Robinson III have registered breakout seasons with the Warriors in their first year in San Francisco. Robinson III has started all but three games for Golden State, averaging 12.9 points and 4.7 rebounds in 31.6 minutes per game. Robinson is shooting a career-high 48.1 % from the field while adding 40.0 % shooting beyond the arc.

Burks has been one of Steve Kerr’s best offensive options in the 2019-20 season, stamping games of 30 points or more twice this season. Burks is scoring a career-high 16.1 points per contest in 48 games this season.

Now that Burks and Robinson III have been moved, 23-year-old guard D’Angelo Russell is the remaining member of Golden State being linked to trade rumors. The Warriors will now have one day to decide on either holding onto Russell past the deadline or trade the former Brooklyn All-Star.

Sixers acquire Alec Burks, Glenn Robinson III from Warriors

The Sixers have made their first move ahead of the trade deadline, acquiring Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III from the Warriors.

Things have not been going well for the Philadelphia 76ers, prompting plenty of speculation that the team would be active at the trade deadline as they try to salvage a season that began with championship aspirations. With some glaring needs and the fact that the team has fully committed to win-now mode, it would certainly make sense that Philadelphia would want to fine-tune the roster as much as possible.

Shortly after midnight Thursday morning, we got the first news of trade activity regarding the Sixers. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Sixers acquired Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for draft compensation.

The Athletic’s Derek Bodner reports that the trade capital heading to Golden State includes Dallas’ 2020 second-rounder, Denver’s 2021 second-rounder, and Toronto’s 2022 second-rounder.

For Philadelphia, the cost was minimal as the team still holds a plethora of other second-round picks over the next four drafts, many of which are expected to more valuable than the ones the Sixers parted with to obtain Burks and Robinson III.

Burks, a 6-6 shooting guard, is averaging a career-high 16.1 points for the Warriors in his eighth season as a pro. He adds 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists while shooting 37.5% from 3.

Robinson III is also averaging career-highs in scoring (12.9), rebounding (4.7) and assists (1.8) as he logs heavy minutes for the injury-depleted Warriors. The 6-6 wing is in his sixth season and is shooting 40% from 3. He had a 10-game run with the Sixers in 2015.

We’ll have to wait to see if Elton Brand as anything else up his sleeve ahead of Thursday’s 3 PM deadline.

On eve of trade deadline both Glenn Robinson III and Alec Burks held out from lineup vs. Nets

On the eve of the NBA trade deadline, both Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III have been scratched from the Warriors’ lineup against the Brooklyn Nets.

It’s been a whirlwind of rumors leading up to the NBA trade deadline for the Golden State Warriors. Over the past five seasons, the Warriors have stayed quiet during the deadline. However, in 2019-20, Golden State has been in the middle of trade chatter across the league.

Leading the buzz is 23-year-old Warriors guard, D’Angelo Russell. Reports have pointed to several teams, including the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves, tapping Russell as a trade target.

While the NBA world is focusing on the status of Russell, Golden State has been active with veterans in their lineup. Willie Cauley Stein was moved to the Dallas Mavericks, and now, Golden State looks to be close to dealing swingmen, Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III.

Both Burks and Robinson III have been removed from the lineup before the start of the Warriors game in Brooklyn, with a trade imminent before tomorrow’s deadline, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic.

 

Both Burks and Robinson III have had breakout years in their first season with Golden State. Burks is averaging 16.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game with Golden State. Burks has been one of Steve Kerr’s most consistent scorers, dropping 30-points or more twice this season.

Robinson III, only 26-years-old has been an ironman for Golden State in an injury tested season for the rest of the roster. The former Michigan Wolverine started all but three games for Golden State, averaging 12.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.

If Golden State does decide to move on from Burks and Robinson III officially, each will provide to be a viable option off the bench for a contending team.

Report: Warriors ‘investigating deals’ that shed salary, lower tax bill and bring back draft value

With the trade deadline around the corner, Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting the Warriors are “investigating deals that shed salary and lower their tax bill” but can bring back draft value as well.

The NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching, and for the first time in years, the Golden State Warriors are in the middle of all the rumors. Competing in five-straight NBA titles with a roster that features four healthy All-Star caliber players has left the Warriors content in trade deadlines of the past. However, in the 2019-20 season, things are changing.

The Warriors have already traded center Willie Cauley-Stein to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for a second-round pick, and with the deadline to make trades right around the corner, the rumors around Golden State are heating up.

23-year-old guard, D’Angelo Russell, has been the centerpiece of most trade chatter with several different teams being connected. Reports have indicated both the New York Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves are interested in Russell. Yet, there hasn’t been a deal to come to fruition yet.

When it comes to the deadline, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Warriors are “investigating deals that shed salary and lower tax bill — as well as bring back some draft value.”

Wojnarowski mentions that the Warriors could hold onto Russell through the deadline. If a team can’t meet Golden State’s pricepoint, seeing Russell alongside a healthy Stephen Curry would be an intriguing option for Warriors’ decision-makers.

Curry has played only four games this season, limiting any opportunity for Russell and the two-time Most Valuable Player to build chemistry. If Curry’s rehab from his broken hand injury continues to go as planned, he could return sometime in March, giving him and Russell around 20 games to play together before the end of the season.

If the Curry and Russell backcourt experiment fails, the Warriors could look to tweak their roster over the offseason instead of the upcoming trade deadline.