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Philadelphia 76ers small forward Tobias Harris says Sixers star big man Joel Embiid is “for sure the best center in the NBA.” Embiid, Harris, Ben Simmons and Al Horford are the new Big 4 in Philadelphia. Sixers fans are hoping the foursome can lead the team to a championship next season: Tobias Harris at NBPA […]

The word has been that the NBA Eastern Conference is still lagging behind the West in terms of championship-caliber teams. That may be true, but the race in the East will be just as intense as it is on the West. The West will either have to go through Houston, Los Angeles, Denver or Portland […]

Sixers point forward Ben Simmons has faced quite a bit of criticism since joining the NBA ranks. He’s obviously a great player, but many experts point to his shooting form as a point of weakness. Knowing this, Simmons has decided to skip this year’s FIBA competition to focus on his stroke: Multiple people around the […]

Forward Tobias Harris recently signed a five-year, $180 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, a deal many people thought he wouldn’t get. But Harris was always confident he would secure the bag, dating back to last summer. Before being traded to the Sixers back in February, Harris played for the Los Angeles Clippers, who offered […]

The dust has settled with NBA free agency. The big names are off the board, and a handful of significant trades have taken place. With that said, several impactful players remain on the open market such as Kyle Korver. The veteran wing has been a member of three teams this offseason. In a trade for […]

Forward Tobias Harris committed to a max deal with the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason, signing a max deal that will earn him $180 million over the course of five years. Harris made it clear that he would not accept anything less than a max, and the Sixers obliged. Another team that pursued the talented forward, […]

The Boston Celtics lost both Kyrie Irving and Al Horford in free agency, which was something that they didn’t want to happen. But when it was apparent that both players were not re-signing, the Cs tried to convince their new teams to do sign-and-trades. Unfortunately for Boston, the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers’ asking […]

Ben Simmons just signed a five-year, $170 million contract extension, locking him up through the 2024-25 season. However, the Sixers have added a nice little caveat to the deal in an effort to motivate Simmons further this upcoming 2019-20 season. According to Bobby Marks and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Simmons’ extension is broken down into […]

The NBA free agency frenzy has ended. With the regular season two months away, this is a great time to determine where players rank among their respective positions. Center is an intriguing position to rank in today’s NBA. Despite the league featuring plenty of small-ball lineups, centers remain the backbone of most teams’ defenses. The […]

Without a doubt, shooting is the most glaring weakness of Ben Simmons’ game, and it seems like he has been working on it this off-season. Harrison Grimm of The Painted Lines pointed out a very intriguing detail that suggests just that. Simmons’ teammate, Tobias Harris, recently posted a picture of his training workout alongside the […]

In a note shared on Twitter early Tuesday evening, Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons announced that he will not participate in his home country’s 2019 FIBA World Cup big this summer. Simmons, the former Rookie of the Year for the Sixers, however, does expect to play for Australia in 2020 for the Summer Olympics in […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons has announced that he will not suit up for Australia in the upcoming 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Simmons, who won the 2018 Rookie of the Year award, will instead use the summer to focus and train for the upcoming 2019-20 NBA season with the Sixers. 😤🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/CEmulzcqcR — […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons is the latest NBA player to receive a max contract. ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski broke some more details about Simmons’ five-year, $170 million deal: Details on Ben Simmons' five-year, $170M contract with the Sixers: No option in final year and a 15 percent trade kicker, league sources tell ESPN. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers officially announced Ben Simmons’ contract extension on Tuesday. Simmons signed a five-year, $170 million maximum rookie contract extension with the Sixers. General manager Elton Brand released a statement on the move, calling Simmons an “important piece of our core,” while also adding that the Sixers’ floor general is “one of the NBA’s […]

Tobias Harris signed the richest contract in Sixers franchise history, a deal one NBA scout thinks may limit Philly moving forward. Harris signed a five-year, $180 million deal with the Sixers, who also signed All-Star big man Al Horford to a four-year, $109 million deal and agreed to an extension with Ben Simmons worth $170 […]

Charles Barkley joined the set of ESPN’s Get Up on Tuesday morning. Amid his wide-ranging interview, The Round Mound of Rebound, as he was once known, had some interesting thoughts about the weight of Sixers big man Joel Embiid. Barkley, who was drafted by Sixers with the 5th overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, […]

Ben Simmons has just agreed to a five-year, $170 million extension of his rookie contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, one that pegs him among the highest-paid players of his class, along with Jamal Murray. LeBron James, who is also represented by the same agent in Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, couldn’t help but give the […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has agreed to a five-year, $170 million maximum contract extension of his rookie contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Sixers were reportedly inching closer to a securing a deal with the 6-foot-10 Simmons, who will break into his third season in the league after missing his first […]

The Australian Boomers are determined to have Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons in their FIBA World Cup campaign this summer. Simmons has been expected to be lined up for the quadrennial affair, but it was reportedly recently that the Sixers star is “doubtful” to suit up for the Australian national team in the tournament. According […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had one heck of an offseason thus far. The Sixers may not have had the same shock value as the Brooklyn Nets, who snagged both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, or the Los Angeles Clippers, who rocked the league by landing both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. However, don’t be fooled. […]

Al Horford says the Sixers’ identity in 2019-20 is going to be on defense and wrecking havoc on that end of the floor. Horford and star big man Joel Embiid form a lethal defensive duo in Philly. For the past few years, Horford has defended Embiid really tough when the Sixers and Boston Celtics have […]

Sixers All-Star Ben Simmons is “doubtful” to play for Australia in the 2019 FIBA World Cup this summer, his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports tells Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Simmons is more likely to spend his offseason preparing only for the Sixers’ 2019-20 season. Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons is "doubtful" to play for […]

In an offseason where we have seen multiple teams stack superstars in an effort to create the next dynasty, former NBA player and current analyst Ryan Hollins thinks that there is one more move to be made to create a legitimate super-team. Hollins advocated for Chris Paul to make a move to the Philadelphia 76ers […]

As teams are looking for players to round out their final rosters, guard David Nwaba is drawing considerable interest from multiple teams. The LA Clippers, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and San Antonio Spurs could all potentially sign the former Cleveland Cavaliers guard before the season starts. Source: Forward David Nwaba receiving interest from the Clippers, […]

Al Horford says the possibility of teaming up with Joel Embiid on the Sixers “got me really excited.” Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Sixers. The All-Star big man has had a lot of battles with Embiid over the past few seasons. Now, the two stars will wreck havoc together in Philadelphia. […]

With Jimmy Butler gone, Tobias Harris’ usage rate and role in the Sixers’ offense is going to increase, something the talented swingman is looking forward to. The Sixers re-signed Harris to a lucrative five-year, $180 million deal. Joel Embiid is the best player in Philly and Ben Simmons will have the ball in his hands […]

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand believes Sixers stars Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris will rise to the occasion in 2019-20 when the game is in the balance. During the Sixers’ 2019 postseason run, Jimmy Butler had the ball in his hands as the closer and made big play after big play. Butler is now […]

It’s a new season and a new number for Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris. The Sixers re-signed the eight-year NBA veteran this offseason to a five-year, $180 million contract. Following the departure of point guard T.J. McConnell — who spent four years with the Philly franchise before signing with the Indiana Pacers this summer — […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward and newly minted max player Tobias Harris will change his number for the upcoming season. While he started his Sixers tenure wearing number 33, Harris will wear number 12 this season: Tobias back to his Magic number 👀 (via @tobias31) pic.twitter.com/heW4FSiiy0 — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) July 12, 2019 Harris wore 12 […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers acquired Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris this past season, the team thought it had solidified the team into a championship contender. After a heartbreaking playoff loss and Jimmy Butler’s departure to the Miami Heat, the Sixers didn’t get a whole out of the short-lived Butler era, but Elton Brand doesn’t regret […]

Al Horford had his options this summer, but the five-time All-Star ultimately chose to join the Sixers. While the decision to opt out of his deal with the Celtics wasn’t an easy one, once he made that choice, the high level of interest that was shown in his services from Elton Brand and other team […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have struggled with injuries to their stars in recent history. Ben Simmons missed his entire rookie season with a foot fracture. Center Joel Embiid has an even more checkered past, injury-wise. He too missed a large chunk of his rookie season with a bone bruise on his knee. Since then, he has […]

Philadelphia 76ers point forward Ben Simmons is one of the most intriguing young talents in the league. However, Simmons has yet to develop a consistent jumper. Sixers fans got some encouraging news on Friday, when Sixers teammate Tobias Harris claimed Simmons actually drained a few triples over him in a game of one-on-one: Harris says […]

Sixers general manager Elton Brand has confidence in his team for the coming season. In fact, he feels that the team has “a championship DNA in place.” “I think what we’ve done is put in place the championship DNA, in order to be a contending team for years to come,” Brand told ESPN’s Tim Bontemps […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made several tweaks to their starting lineup this offseason. JJ Redick and Jimmy Butler are out, with Josh Richardson coming over in the Butler sign-and-trade. Tobias Harris is back on a new long-term deal, but the most important addition might have been the acquisition of Al Horford. Sixers owner Josh Harris noted […]

The Philadelphia 76ers may not have made as big a splash as the likes of the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers this offseason, but in the mind of team owner Josh Harris, the Sixers are definitely moving towards the right direction. So much so that Harris has sent praises towards team general manager […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith believes that the Philadelphia 76ers will be the team to beat in the Eastern Conference in the 2019-20 NBA season. Smith said on ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption that the Sixers will likely win the Eastern Conference title next season. He pointed out that the other contenders in the Eastern Conference […]

Swingman Josh Richardson is already looking forward to joining his new team on the court, after being part of a multi-team trade that sent him from the Miami Heat to the Philadelphia 76ers, hoping to bring a three-and-D presence to the City of Brotherly Love. “I think I can space the floor for guys like […]

It has already been two years, and yet some people still can’t seem to get over the fact that Philadelphia 76ers stud Ben Simmons got the Rookie of the Year nod ahead of Utah Jazz rising star Donovan Mitchell. As it turns out, Mitchell himself might still be feeling a bit salty about the contentious […]