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Joel Embiid has had one of the most impressive seasons a big man has had in recent memory. He is a deserving MVP candidate and he has been one of the best players in the league. However, an argument can be made he is not the most valuable player on the Sixers. That might sound […]

Joel Embiid has been incredible this season. He has led the Philadelphia 76ers to the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39-19 record. He is averaging an impressive 30.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists on 64.0% true shooting. Those are certainly MVP stats, and he’s in the midst of a heated race […]

Sixers star center Joel Embiid said his motivation to be the best player in the league came from Shaquille O’Neal. The “Big Diesel” and Charles Barkley were among the analysts to call upon Embiid to be better and join the ranks of the elite. Embiid told Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic he took […]

The Philadelphia 76ers currently reside in first place in the Eastern Conference. At just half a game ahead of the Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers are doing everything they can to secure the number one seed for the playoff race. Joel Embiid has been a monster this season, to say the least. Currently, he is averaging […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will head to the Midwest to take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Bucks prediction and pick. The first head-to-head matchup between these teams saw the Bucks pull off a thrilling 117-109 victory in overtime back in March. Both teams enter […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers came insanely close to bringing their game against the Phoenix Suns to OT. How close? Literally a few inches. The MVP candidate threw up a prayer with less than a second left on what could’ve been one of the best plays of the entire 2020-21 NBA season. Watch as […]

Joel Embiid will have quite a load to carry on Wednesday when the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Phoenix Suns. The Sixers will be without Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris due to respective injuries, so Embiid will need to be in MVP form if he hopes to lead his team to victory against the mighty […]

The Phoenix Suns will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday as they continue their Eastern Conference road trip. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Sixers prediction and pick. The Suns hold a record of 41-16 overall and 36-21 against the spread. Phoenix is coming off a hard-fought win […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors traveled to play Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. This game featured two of the NBA’s MVP contenders in a nationally televised skirmish. But facing Embiid wasn’t what motivated Curry to play despite his recently injured ankle. Did playing against younger brother Seth Curry do the […]

Stephen Curry is from another planet. On Monday, the Golden State Warriors superstar had another electric performance that put him up there with the greats. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant to be exact. Curry led the way with a 49-point eruption against the Philadelphia 76ers to grab another crucial win for the Warriors, 107-96. In […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry just dropped 49 points on Monday, embarrassing George Hill and the Philadelphia 76ers with his 3-point shooting. Curry shot 10-of-17 from downtown. He drained one of his 3-pointers after shaking off Hill in the fourth quarter to finally seal the win. Steph Curry is not of this world. https://t.co/0uYoN49QmD […]

Philadelphia 76ers fans were so impressed with Stephen Curry that he was met with MVP chants in the opposing team’s home court. After all, not a lot of pundits expected the struggling Golden State Warriors to defeat the mighty Sixers, 107-96, in their showdown at Wells Fargo Arena on Monday. The two-time NBA MVP singlehandedly […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry often makes minced meat out of opposing teams’ bigs during defensive switches. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, however, is not your typical center and got the better of the two-time NBA MVP in this sequence. The Sixers hosted Curry and the Warriors at Wells Fargo Arena on Monday. Jojo […]

The Golden State Warriors took on the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, which meant it was a battle between those two sweet-shooting brothers: Stephen Curry of Golden State and Seth Curry of Philadelphia. Before the game even began, the brothers dapped each other up in a display of sportsmanship and brotherly love: Curry brotherly love […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid may be jockeying against Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden in the MVP discussion, but, he doesn’t mind campaigning on behalf of the All-Star wing. At the moment, Embiid’s Sixers (39-17) lead the Nets (38-19) by 1.5 games atop the Eastern Conference standings. “He’s had a big impact,” Embiid told ESPN Zach […]

The Golden State Warriors will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers for the second time this season in a cross-conference battle. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Sixers prediction and pick. The Warriors hold a record of 28-29 overall and 27-30 against the spread. Golden State is coming off a […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid has been playing at an elite level right now. As a matter of fact, the Sixers big man has been doing so for pretty much the entire season. This is exactly why he is considered by most as one of the frontrunners to this year’s MVP title along with the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers duo of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have been identified as strong candidates for this season’s Defensive Player of the Year award. In a recent statement, Embiid himself conceded that at this point, his Sixers teammate should be the frontrunner for the coveted accolade. According to Embiid, he firmly believes that Simmons […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid is playing at a different level this year. His strong play for the Sixers has allowed him to enter the MVP race for the season and it has had a lot to do with the vast improvement he’s had in his perimeter shooting. Embiid himself attributes the development of this […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons sat down for an exclusive interview with Tyler Tynes of GQ and touched on a bunch of topics. The interviewer, who revealed to be from Philly, asked the dynamic Sixers guard what he thinks about his naysayers. It’s safe to say Simmons gave quite a lovely message to his haters. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers logged another key victory on Friday, defeating the mighty Los Angeles Clippers, 106-103. This was thanks in large part to another tremendous performance from Joel Embiid who just matched a long-standing Sixers franchise record previously held by the one and only Allen Iverson. Embiid finished with 36 points against LA on Friday, […]

Ben Simmons is the frontrunner for this year’s Defensive Player of the Year. If he isn’t, then he should be. If you have any qualms about that then you should definitely check out this insane defensive sequence from the Sixers star. Simmons is literally doing it all for Philly on the defensive end (h/t NBA […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been a dominant force all season, racking up an Eastern Conference-leading 38-17 record heading into Friday night’s showdown against the Los Angeles Clippers. Sixers president Daryl Morey dramatically reshaped the roster around Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons in his first offseason with the club, giving them a balanced attack on both […]

Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers are well within the confines of championship contention this year. The Sixers are first in the Eastern Conference with a 38-17 record. However, some remain unconvinced that they are truly championship contenders. Simmons is certainly not one of those people unconvinced. In an interview with GQ, Simmons said, “Exactly. […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons thinks he should be the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. Joel Embiid disagrees. He believes he has earned that recognition. Embiid said on The Lowe Post podcast he deserves to be named DPOY. Embiid wants to be the DPOY 👀⁰⁰(via @ZachLowe_NBA) pic.twitter.com/AtGmSn8ZrA — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 16, 2021 The […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons continues to campaign for himself as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. But this most recent argument from the Sixers all-star is slightly confounding. The former No. 1 overall pick told Tyler R. Tynes of GQ his ability to guard multiple positions at a high level makes him the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will take on the Philadelphia 76ers for the second time this season on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Sixers prediction and pick. Los Angeles has won seven games in a row, which is the longest streak in the NBA. Philadelphia just regained sole […]

Many consider Allen Iverson a cultural icon in the NBA. The Hall of Fame guard became an influential figure around the league on top being one of the best players in the NBA. With his elite status as one of the best “little men” to ever lace up a pair of basketball sneakers, Iverson also […]

Doc Rivers masterfully guided the Philadelphia 76ers to a 123-117 statement win over the Brooklyn Nets at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. Although the Nets were greatly undermanned without the services of Kevin Durant, James Harden, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Blake Griffin, most pundits still believe the game was a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview. After […]

Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets took on the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a much-awaited matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. The Nets, however, had a bevy of players listed as out due to injuries or load management, including Irving’s fellow star players Kevin Durant and James Harden, plus […]

The Brooklyn Nets possess one of the most potent lineups in the league today. But the thing is, the team hasn’t had the opportunity to field all their players at once due to a host of reasons. Philadelphia 76ers veteran Danny Green believes that this is unfortunate, though he also has this theory that the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers outlast the shorthanded Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday to take the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite not suiting up for Brooklyn, though, Kevin Durant was showered with “KD sucks” chants towards the end of the final quarter. This just shows how Sixers fans indeed have no chill and just maybe want […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris isn’t really known for monster slams. But on Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers forward slammed one down over none other than star guard Kyrie Irving. Peep the clip below from ESPN to witness Harris spike one over Irving. Props to Irving for putting his body on the […]

If you haven’t heard recently, Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers is really, really, REALLY invested in winning this year’s Defensive Player of the Year award, particularly at the expense of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. In a recent interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, Simmons illustrated his latest case for taking the award over Gobert: […]

As formidable as the Brooklyn Nets team is, they don’t exactly have the best interior defense. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid knew this coming in their match at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. The four-time Sixers All-Star exploited this weakness often, as he wreaked havoc inside the paint early on. With under six minutes left […]

Julius Erving may be the most iconic figure in Nets lore, but he isn’t a fan of how the 2020-21 Brooklyn Nets — which may end up as the greatest team in the history of the franchise — has come together. During an appearance on Philadelphia 76ers’ wing Danny Green’s “Inside the Green Room” podcast, […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers will do battle Wednesday night in a matchup between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. But this marquee showdown has lost some luster with the Nets going through a bit of a rotation shakeup due to injuries and injury management. Kyrie Irving is making his return to […]

The Brooklyn Nets will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers tonight in a battle between two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Sixers prediction and pick. The Nets hold a record of 37-17 overall, but only 26-28 and against the spread. Brooklyn is coming off […]

There has been quite a buzz surrounding Wednesday’s highly-anticipated clash between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers. If you ask Kevin Durant, however, the Nets star does not seem to be too concerned about the Sixers right now. According to Durant, who led Brooklyn to a 127-97 blowout win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on […]