What would people prefer? Go for an NBA player and risk losing him after a few games (if any) or go for a player you know will be here all season?

I dont think going for an NBA player is all that bad, if the lockout ends hopefully it would be around the time JWill has recovered and we can bring him in?

However, wouldnt mind them going after someone who has the potential to be a long term option either.

A palpable NBA player here would be good , for a little while.
From there , John Williamson.

How sure are we that J-Will will be good to go in 8 weeks?
How sure are we that Adam will be good to go in 2 weeks?

The emphasis should be on getting someone here and now.

Once the NBA restarts, it will cause a ripple affect that could free up some players, but from a financial standpoint i would image a non NBA player would be slightly cheaper now than after the restart.

I'd prefer long term stability, even if it costs a couple games.

Yes , that's the impression I got from Clarke
on 5aa , just then, when they asked him about
John Williamson - ' What seemed an innocuous rebound situation , turned out to be 12 weeks and , yes , we've paid out his contract. Trying for Import replacement , now , and aiming to have it done by week 2 . ' ( don't think he meant playing by then
but announced by then.)

I would go for someone who has the highest likelihood of staying with the team for the whole season. What's the point in picking up an NBA player and doing well for the first part of the season (however long that may be) and then lose it all at the business end of the season when the lockout ends. It would have been a different matter if the lockout happened at a time when an NBA player could be picked up towards the end of the season, taking into account the minimum number of games to qualify for playoffs and provided injuries to others made room for them. That is the time when it counts the most.

I'd get Williamson assessed as to how long he's going to take to be up to full fitness. Not available to play, full fitness.
If this is relatively soon, I can't see any problem with signing an NBA player to fill the gap until the lockout ends.
If it looks as if Williamson is going to spend a long time on the sidelines, and/or if a non NBA prospect is available who will be a similar fit to Williamson, then I'd jump at that.
Williamson is clearly our number 1 option. Ideally, I'd like to see him in Sixers clothes this season at some point. If on the mean time we can get a Wes Matthews or another NBA level talent, then that's just awesome.
Only other scenario I can come up with is signing a known quantity on a temporary contract. A Galen Young, Rosell Ellis etc. player who has come in midseason before to fill a void, who might be prepared to earn a bit of cash for a while while we wait.

i wouldnt be so against an NBA player as long as the sixers are proactive about it and keep other non NBA options open ready to replace the outgoing NBA player. however i can understand that this would be extremely difficult as the options we seek may get picked up in the meantime and we will be going for a poorer option to replace the leaving NBA player. id be more inclined to go for a non NBA player but wouldnt be so against it if they did get one

Hendo8888,

Williamson is clearly our number 1 option.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/import-may-return-if-bogut-short-term/story-e6frecj3-1226150413233

Looking at this article, they suggested if we got Bogut that we would consider bringing Williamson back when the lockout ends if he was available.
Read that article, but substitute Bogut's name with any other NBA player's name and it still fits just as well.

If he was gone and never likely to return, this article wouldn't exist.
They are obviously pretty cut up that he won't be a part of our season. He's who we wanted. He's still who we want if we can make it work somehow.

8 to 10 weeks is the suggested time for his rehab. A week and a half before we even play a game. 1 game where we won't have an import at the least. Let's say he's available after the whole 10 weeks. That's 9 rounds or 8 games for a new import if we get one for next week. Bring in an NBA player for that period or longer if the lockout continues would be a win. Longer we keep the NBA player, longer that Williamson has to get himself 100%. Even a Young/Ellis/Maxey/Tucker for that period wouldn't be too bad. They wouldn't have to get acclimatised to the league, they wouldn't be too bad a fit for what we need, would come in and play a role for the time being after which we get the player that we really want and are confident will be the best fit possible.

Welcome to Chase. Long term or short term... enjoy your stay.

This is all I can say.

Chase?