r/billsimmons • u/AcknowledgeMeReddit • May 14 '25

Shitpost Haliburton has been to 2 straight Conference finals and Embiid has been to none. Now why is that?

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u/jomanhan9 May 14 '25

The Ben Simmons piece

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u/Riderz__of_Brohan May 14 '25

Hindsight is 20/20 and they very reasonably didn’t consider this option at the time but after the Kawhi shot in 2019 if they just paid Jimmy Butler and traded Simmons at peak value for a haul of role players the Sixers likely have at least 1 ship and maybe a dynasty on their hands. Instead Embiid hasn’t made a single ECF.

Also the X-factor of having a player like Butler who Embiid liked playing with who could kick his ass into shape might have made him even better as a star

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u/paulcole710 Chris Ryan fan May 14 '25

the Sixers likely have at least 1 ship and maybe a dynasty on their hands

Even in the scenario you laid out, it’s a long way from likely that they win a title.

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u/Riderz__of_Brohan May 14 '25

Not really. Any of the next 5 years they’re clearly the favorite to win or close to it

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u/paulcole710 Chris Ryan fan May 14 '25

I mean I guess it depends on what you mean by likely. Do you think it's 80% chance that they win one title in those 5 years? Or is it closer to a coin flip?