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76ers Josh Richardson out against Spurs
According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, the Philadelphia 76ers will be without g/f Josh Richardson against the San Antonio Spurs Friday night. This will be the second consecutive game with a hip flexor injury. His status for Saturday’s game against Miami, which would be his first time facing the Heat since he was traded, will be a game-time decision.
Read MoreJoel Embiid out against Magic
With the term “load management” now drawing ire of fans, some current players and the perceived curmudgeons of previous eras, a new term has surfaced, “injury maintenance”. It is this latest tatic, that teams will employ to attempt to rest players and it is the reason the 76ers are claiming as to why center Joel Embiid will not play against the Orlando Magic. Let us see how this attempted Jedi Mind Trick goes over with the NBA as more teams go down this road.
Read MoreOctober 29 2019 NBA Recap
Top Performers pt rb ast Joel EmbiidPHI @ ATL 36 13 5 10-10 ft James HardenHOU vs. OKC 40 3 7 21-22 ft Kawhi LeonardLAC vs. CHO 30 7 6 2 stl , 3 blk Bobby PortisNYK vs. CHI 28 11 2 2 blk Stephen CurryGSW @ NOP 26 3 11 3 stl Jonathan IsaacORL @ TOR 24 7 0 5-7 3-pt B. BogdanovićUTA @ PHO 29 5 2 2 stl Richaun HolmesSAC vs. DEN 24 13 0 2 blk W. CarterCHI @ NYK 20 10 2 3 blk Brandon…
Read MoreBen Simmons agrees to max contract with the Sixers
Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed on a five-year, $170 million dollar maximum contract. The deal was confirmed to The Athletic’s Shams Charania by SImmons’ agent Rich Paul. After missing his first year, Simmons have shown to be an impactful player, winning Rookie-of-the-Year in 2017-18 and then building on that by making his first All-Star team in 2018-19, where he averaged 16.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game. However the glaring hole in his game, his either inability or refusal to take and make any jump…
Read MoreAl Horford signs with Sixers
Center Al Horford has signed a four year, $109 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, as reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal includes $97 million of Guaranteed money with the other 12 million being tied to championship winning bonuses.
Read MoreJimmy Butler joins heat in sign-and-trade
The Miami Heat have acquired Jimmy Butler via a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers , per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania reported that the Heat sent the 76ers Josh Richardson in the deal. Goran Dragic was sent to Dallas as part the deal as well. Charania also adds that Butler will also received the full four year max, which for his is $142 million over those years. For Butler, this will be his third team since the start of last season and though his bumpy time…
Read MoreBrett Brown will be back as Sixers head coach
In a move that should fall under the “duh” category, the Philadelphia 76ers will retain head coach Brett Brown for next season, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski from Sixers managing partner Josh Harris. Saturday, Marc Stein of the New York Times reported that Brown’s future was on shaky outcome ( which in and of itself is complete lunacy) pending the outcome of the 76ers’ second round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors. Philadelphia would lose in game seven 92-90 when Kawhi Leonard hit an amazing buzzer beater. If the Sixers want…
Read MoreJoel Embiid status for game 1 against Nets uncertain
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is not certain if he will take the court Saturday for game one of the team’s first round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets because of let knee pain. According to Rosalyn Gold-Onwude of TNT, the knee pain started after the All-Star break. The team will determine Embiid’s availability for Game 1 following Friday’s practice. He missed 5 of the team last 7 games with the issue, which he has called “extremely frustrating.” If the 76ers want to return to the Finals for the first…
Read MoreSteve Clifford: ‘Very Difficult’ for Markelle Fulton to return this year
It appears the long and mystifying saga of Markelle Fultz will see no resolution in 2018-19. The former no.1 overall pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2017 NBA draft has seen just 33 games of action in his first two professional campaigns, as a shoulder issue lead to shooting issues. In those 33 games, he has posted averages of 7.7 points and 3.4 assist per game on 41.4 percent from the floor, 26.7 percent from three-point range and 53.4 from the foul line. The Sixers felt they had been…
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