I wouldn’t expect them to gel for at least 20 games or so. But they have enough scorers to carry them even with a subpar Embiid. But their backup C situation is a bigger problem than ours, so if Embiid is truly compromised, they are in big trouble.

Clearly he can’t go at full speed at all times, and is going to have to pick and choose his spots. Seems less than ideal once the playoffs roll around.

I’m out on Dadiet. I just don’t think he has it. Sure he’s young, but I really do see Kevin Knox, as in a big forehead and little behind it. As much as we shit on Kevin, he did start 57 games for us in his rookie year (good lord…). Dadiet seems like a good kid and has a great smile, but that’s not worth much on the court.

And I am holding the Andre Sceptre on Drummond Island. I think he’s just what the doctor ordered. I loved me some Mitch, but Andre is actually better at a lot of things. He can shoot shots that aren’t only ones where his hands are above the rim. He can pass (four assists in 15 minutes last night). He can set damaging screens with that big ass. And he can move with the ball (watching that cut to the basket for the layup was like taking the first sip of a super-cold martini). Sure he doesn’t destroy opponents’ offensive sets like Mitch used to just with the fear factor, but Andre’s looked adequate on D, and was sprinting back on defense as fast as anyone else out there.

Yeah, he’s got miles on his engine, but he seems super-motivated. And honestly he’s younger than Rudy Gobert….

But this is confusing (dated today on BBRef):
“After waiving him from his two-way contract in August, the Pelicans have officially re-signed center Hunter Dickinson, the team announced in a press release. It’s a non-guaranteed training camp deal.”

Is he available or not?