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P.J. Tucker Likely Having Regrets After Leaving Miami Heat For Philadelphia 76ers Last Offseason

After being eliminated, Philadelphia 76ers forward P.J. Tucker has to watch his former team in the conference finals
P.J. Tucker Likely Having Regrets After Leaving Miami Heat For Philadelphia 76ers Last Offseason
P.J. Tucker Likely Having Regrets After Leaving Miami Heat For Philadelphia 76ers Last Offseason

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P.J Tucker voluntarily left the Miami Heat last offseason because he felt he had a better chance to win a championship with the Philadelphia 76ers

Tucker's move proved costly after the 76ers were eliminated by the Boston Celtics Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Now, he has to watch his former team play the Celtics for a berth in the NBA Finals. 

“It wasn’t enough," said Tucker, who scored all 11 of his points in the first quarter. “It just wasn’t enough. We weren’t very tough. We weren’t very physically tough, emotionally tough. It just wasn’t enough.”

The Heat missed Tucker's toughness during their early-season struggles. It wasn't until they acquired Kevin Love in February when they began getting quality minutes at power forward. 

Tucker is probably wishing he stayed in Miami because he would be in a better situation. It seems like major changes are coming for the 76ers this summer. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here