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Veteran forward Lance Stephenson is still without a team four weeks after free agency opened, which is somehow understandable, considering that he just finished an underwhelming season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He can still provide quality minutes for any team, especially with the right amount of playing time. He’s a decent 3-point shooter and […]

Many believe Tobias Harris and the Philadelphia 76ers could have won the championship this past season if Kawhi Leonard didn’t break the Sixers’ hearts with his Game 7 buzzer-beater in the second round of the playoffs. The Sixers gave the Toronto Raptors the most problems in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Now that Leonard is out […]

The Philadelphia 76ers officially signed point guard Trey Burke on Tuesday. Burke reportedly signed a one-year deal with the Sixers worth $2.03 million. Sixers general manager Elton Brand released a statement on the move. “Trey’s experience as a ball-handler matched with his scoring ability makes him a good fit for our roster,” Brand said, via […]

The Philadelphia 76ers signed All-Star big man Al Horford to a four-year, $109 million contract this summer. The Sixers now have two elite big men in the paint in Horford and Joel Embiid. A Sixers executive can’t stress enough how big the addition of Horford is for the club. The exec also raved about Josh […]

With the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty looking all but done, the team’s front office was left with no choice but to take a very pragmatic approach this offseason. President Bob Myers must have had a hunch that Kevin Durant was already on his way out, but nevertheless, the Warriors had to scramble in order to […]

39-year-old guard Jamal Crawford is on the open market, becoming an unrestricted free agent this summer after last playing for the Phoenix Suns during the 2018-19 NBA season. Crawford, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard, is known for his dynamic isolation shot selection and clutch shooting. He’s a 19-year veteran in the league who has played with […]

It wasn’t long ago that Jeremy Lin had forged an NBA career completely independent of his star-turning tenure with the New York Knicks. “Linsanity” was never going to last. That was clear from almost the very beginning of Lin taking the basketball world by storm with the New York Knicks in 2011-12, and affirmed to […]

For a player as talented as Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons, it is not exactly encouraging when your defining (and most meme-able) characteristic is a faulty jump shot. While Simmons averaged 16.9 points per game last season, he took just 105 field goal attempts outside of the ten-foot range, with just 25 attempts coming […]

Philadelphia 76ers star point forward Ben Simmons, after withdrawing from Australia’s bid at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, will also not participate in his home country’s exhibition games this summer. Simmons, 23, announced in a statement he thinks it’s better for the team’s chemistry for him not to play in the exhibition games […]

Former Suns player Eddie Johnson is not impressed with videos of Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons hitting jumpers. The NBA veteran claimed that he’d actually rather see videos of Simmons missing than making shots to be truly impressed: “It’s repetition, man. You gotta keep doing it even when he starts missing,” Johnson said. “I’d rather […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz will be entering his third year as a pro this coming season. In his mind, this will be the most important year of his young career, and he fully understands that he must do everything in his power to ensure that it turns out to be a memorable one. […]

The Australian National Team faces a strong conundrum ahead of the FIBA World Cup games that will take place during the NBA offseason, as the Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons will join the Boomers for the warm-up games ahead of World Cup competition, but won’t be there when the Australian team travels to China for the […]

The LA Clippers are heavily pursuing Todd Wright — the strength coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, with hopes of beefing up their coaching staff. Per Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Clippers are looking to add Wright to a high-ranking position on their sports science department. Todd Wright, the team’s assistant coach/head of strength […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and guard Trey Burke have agreed to a one-year deal, per Adrian Wojnarowski. Free agent guard Trey Burke has agreed to a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 25, 2019 Burke played last season for the Dallas Mavericks after he was traded […]

Tacko Fall’s NBA fate won’t be decided by how he fares matched up one-on-one with opposing big men. As the rookie giant prepares for training camp with the Boston Celtics, though, it certainly won’t hurt him to go up against Joel Embiid in workouts. Fall is traveling home to Senegal this weekend with Basketball Without […]

An ESPN survey was recently held among NBA personnel to assess the most outstanding team performances this offseason. As it turns out, a lot of execs consider the Philadelphia 76ers to be one of the biggest winners of the summer. The Sixers were widely expected to re-sign superstar Jimmy Butler to a multi-year deal, but […]

Philadelphia 76ers swingman Josh Richardson might be added to the USA Basketball pool for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Josh Richardson is being considered as a replacement for Team USA per @TheAthleticNBA — Greg Sylvander (@GregSylvander) July 22, 2019 Richardson is coming off a strong 2018-19 season, during which he averaged career-highs 16.6 points, 3.6 […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Scott isn’t one to back down from a challenge. When Philly podcast host Justin Divirglio challenged Scott via Twitter to a foot race, Scott quickly responded: https://twitter.com/mikescott/status/1153783190261100545 Scott has become a fan favorite in Philadelphia since being traded to Philly midway through last season. The enigmatic stretch four played a key […]

A Boston Celtics executive admits losing All-Star big man Al Horford to the Phiadelphia 76ers was “huge.” Horford signed a four-year, $109 million deal with the Sixers in free agency after declining his $30.1 million player option with the Celtics. This particular exec says the Celtics didn’t feel comfortable matching the offer Horford got from […]

FiveThirtyEight’s CARMELO forecast has given the Philadelphia 76ers the best chance to win the 2020 NBA Finals. The statistical analysis site gives the Sixers a 27% chance of winning the championship next season. The Sixers are followed by the Houston Rockets (25%), Los Angeles Lakers (13%), Milwaukee Bucks (10%), Golden State Warriors (9%) and Los […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons showed off his jump shot in a workout. https://twitter.com/swishcultures_/status/1153487710994042880 As observed, Simmons casually knocked down shots from deep, drained fadeaways and pull up shots. For those who have seen the Sixers All-Star play, rarely does he take such type of shots. He usually works from the post and scores via […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star big man Al Horford says the Boston Celtics reportedly alleging the Sixers of tampering is “ridiculous.” Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Sixers. However, Danny Ainge and the Celtics are allegedly privately upset with how Philly handled Horford’s free agency after the big man declined his $30.1 million option […]

Sixers small forward Tobias Harris will not participate in USA Basketball this summer, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Harris is the latest star to withdraw from Team USA activities this summer ahead of the FIBA World Cup. The talented swingman signed the richest deal in Sixers franchise history, so he wants to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers remain one of the biggest winners of the offseason thus far. So much so, that along with last season’s Eastern Conference Runners-Up, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Sixers are widely considered as the favorites to come out of the East this year. It is worth noting that Philadelphia lost two of their most […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had to get creative in free agency to net the services of two big-time players in the wake of Jimmy Butler’s departure. Both mega-signings — Tobias Harris and Al Horford — have kinks to their contracts that will allow the Sixers to have better flexibility and a more conscious approach to how […]

Lindsey Harding has bid farewell to the Philadelphia 76ers as she moves on to the Sacramento Kings. Via Twitter, Harding — who spent nine years in the WNBA before embarking on a coaching career — has bid the team farewell to the 76ers where she was a player development coach. Her next stop is the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and defensive stalwart Thabo Sefolosha reportedly have a mutual interest. Per Brian Michael Jacobs of The Painted Lines, Sefolosha — part of the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2010 — is ‘on the list’ of the Sixers’ target free agents. The Sixers and Thabo Sefolosha have a mutual interest. A team source […]

There have been a handful of coaching changes during this NBA offseason, but just because a coach wasn’t fired recently doesn’t mean his job is safe for the next campaign. Here are five coaches whose seats could be feeling a bit warmer for 2019-2020. 5. Mike Budenholzer, Milwaukee Bucks In his first season with the […]

When you have as many talented players in your starting five as the Philadelphia 76ers last year, it can be hard for everyone to get touches. Tobias Harris averaged close to the same amount of field goal attempts in Philly as he did with the Los Angeles Clippers, but Sixers head coach Brett Brown privately […]

Returning veteran forward Tobias Harris is entering a different Philadelphia 76ers team next season, with the departure of four-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler changing things up to start. Harris re-signed with the Philadelphia franchise to the tune of five years and $180 million. Despite never making an All-Star Game, the Sixers believed Harris was too […]

Before Tobias Harris signed a five-year, $109 million deal to remain with the Philadelphia 76ers, he was receiving interest from a lot of teams, including the Brooklyn Nets. The 10-year veteran had an impressive 2018-19 season with the Sixers, which is the main reason why he was seen as one of the biggest free agents […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Tobias Harris “wasn’t surprised” Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving signed with the Brooklyn Nets in free agency. Irving and Durant chose the Nets over the New York Knicks, who had cap space to sign two superstars as well. “I wasn’t surprised,” Harris said, via Marc Berman of the New York Post. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are signing Senegal-born center Christ Koumadje to a partially guaranteed one-year contract, per The Athletic’s Mike Scotto. After entering the 2019 draft class and finding no suitors, Koumadje was invited to participate on the Summer League team. In five games at the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas, Koumadje averaged 6.0 points, […]

The New York Knicks could have swooped in to work a deal for Tobias Harris after they swiftly missed out on Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, who bolted for the Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks had $70 million in cap space and could have had a consolation prize in Harris, whom the Philadelphia 76ers re-signed for […]

Tobias Harris and Jimmy Butler share a cup of tea together with the Philadelphia 76ers last season, both coming to The City of Brotherly Love via trade and joining forces just in time to make a run for the best seed in the East. As both players were due for a max-level five-year, $190 million […]

Matisse Thybulle was billed as arguably the best perimeter defender in the 2019 NBA Draft. But that distinction, accurate as it may be, fails to convey the greatest strength of his utterly unique game: making plays as a help defender. The No. 20 overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft showed off that truly rare […]

Tobias Harris knew he wanted to stay with the Philadelphia 76ers when Sixers star big man Joel Embiid jokingly asked him at Steve Nash’s soccer event back in June. Harris signed the richest contract in Sixers franchise history. The swingman will make over $180 million in the next five years. Tobias Harris knew he wanted […]

The Boston Celtics were reportedly really upset with the tampering around big man Al Horford, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. The All-Star big man declined his $30.1 million player option with the Celtics. The Celtics weren’t reportedly thrilled with how Horford’s free agency […]

Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge thinks Al Horford signed with the Sixers in free agency so he can play the power forward position exclusively. On the Sixers, Horford will be paired with star center Joel Embiid in the frontcourt. Horford was forced to play the center position with the Celtics. Danny Ainge to @Toucherandrich […]