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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 […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Tobias Harris says the Sixers are “for sure” at the top of the Eastern Conference. The Sixers lost Jimmy Butler and JJ Redick in free agency, but rebounded nicely by signing All-Star big man Al Horford and acquiring combo guard Josh Richardson from the Miami Heat. Philly lost to the Toronto […]

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 […]