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Sixers ship Al Horford to OKC for Danny Green and picks

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Staff

From Tyler Conway of B/R: A year after inking him to a four-year, $109 million contract, the Philadelphia 76ers are moving on from Al Horford. Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Sixers traded the 34-year-old, along with a “lightly-protected” 2025 first-round draft pick and the No. 34 overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft, to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Danny Green and Terrence Ferguson. Wojnarowski added that Oklahoma City will also receive the rights to Vasilije Micic, who currently plays in Turkey and was drafted No. 54 overall by Philadelphia in 2014. This…

Doc Rivers agrees to become 76ers head coach

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Brandon King

Well that didn’t take long. Barely 72 hours after being broken off by the Los Angeles Clippers, Doc Rivers has reached an agreement to become head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the move was preceded by a “rapid courtship and negotiation.” The news likely comes to the chagrin of Mike D’Antoni, who had been previously rumoured to all but have the Sixers gig.

Joel Embiid out versus Pacers

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 Brandon King

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will not be in the lineup for the team’s game against the Indiana Pacers due to left knee soreness, as reported by Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. This will be the seventh game that Embiid has missed this season. Expect a more productive Al Horford tonight; Pompey adds that in the games where Embiid has been absent, Horford has averaged 18.6 ppg, a full six points higher than his season average.

Al Horford out against Celtics

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Brandon King

76ers Josh Richardson out against Spurs

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Brandon King

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.

Joel Embiid out against Magic

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Brandon King

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.

October 29 2019 NBA Recap

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Brandon King

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…

Ben Simmons agrees to max contract with the Sixers

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Brandon King

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…

Al Horford signs with Sixers

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 Brandon King

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.

Jimmy Butler joins heat in sign-and-trade

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 Brandon King

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…