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He may have just made his NBA debut this season, but Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons is already looking forward to the summer of 2020. With the Olympics scheduled to be held in Tokyo three years from now, the 21-year-old is hopeful he can have the opportunity to represent his native Australia at the world stage, […]

For much of the last couple of years, the Philadelphia 76ers have continued venture in the trade market to move on from big man Jahlil Okafor. However, those efforts have yet to result in any significant progress being made toward hammering out a deal. According to Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe, the Boston Celtics have been […]

Heading into Friday night’s matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers, the primary storyline was the return of point guard D’Angelo Russell to his old home. Instead, by the end of the game, it was Brook Lopez’s dazzling performance, as well as Kyle Kuzma matching an impressive feat set by teammate Lonzo […]

Ben Simmons has not yet even played double-digit games in his NBA career, and he already has two triple-doubles to his name. Per ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, the spectacular Philadelphia 76ers rookie recorded another one in his ninth game of the season against the Indiana Pacers, as he put up 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 […]

On the same day the Indiana Pacers saw Myles Turner return after a long absence due to a concussion, the team seems to be dealing with another injury to another one of their power forwards. That’s rookie big man T.J. Leaf, who unfortunately sprained his ankle during Friday’s 121-110 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner will make his return to the court tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers, according to the team. Turner suffered a concussion during a high-octane showdown against the Brooklyn Nets in the season-opener and has been under the protocol ever since. Domantas Sabonis has filled admirably at his position, switching to power […]

Rookie Ben Simmons seems well on the way of earning the NBA Rookie of the Year award, after a year’s worth of waiting since being drafted with the top overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. How can one say? — well, for starters he’s already factoring into opposing coaches’ scouting reports and it’s only […]

Things have taken quite an intriguing turn involving rookie guard Markelle Fultz of the Philadelphia 76ers that has seen him sidelined with a shoulder injury that has been associated with his shooting form struggles. Given how the situation has unfolded over the last couple of weeks for Fultz with the mysterious handling of the injury […]

Joel Embiid is back with his antics on Twitter. Already known as one of the most popular figures in all of social media, the Philadelphia 76ers center once again made a hilarious post, this time subtweeting his team’s former general manager in Sam Hinkie. Hinkie used the Houston Astros World Series win to further validate […]

Constructing a baseball team and a basketball roster are apples and oranges. We just can’t juxtapose the two and compare them. Nevertheless, not a few people have noticed the similarities between the newly-minted World Series champions Houston Astros and the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers in terms of the philosophy both franchises have shared over the past […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Jerryd Bayless has been around the block. The 29-year-old has played for seven different teams in his 10 NBA seasons. However, he says that in all his time in the league, he has never played for a crowd quite like the one in Philly’s Wells Fargo Center. Jerryd Bayless on the Wells […]

During the preseason finale against the Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers rising star big man Joel Embiid went viral immediately following his trash talk to center Hassan Whiteside after he got in foul trouble guarding him in the game. “Dude, they had to take your a** out or [you] would have fouled out in five minutes,” […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will have all the money he could ever need in his entire life after he signed his $148 million max extension this summer. However, it seems he doesn’t really need all that much cash on him to be happy. He didn’t go out on a spending spree after signing his […]

Following a slow start to the season, the Philadelphia 76ers are hitting stride having won three straight games including four out of the last five games. The latest came off their first home win of the season on Tuesday night in a 119-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks. This all led to rising star center […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have denied any buyout possibilities for center Jahlil Okafor, citing they don’t want to give him away for free. As they keep exploring potential trades, the impending movement of Phoenix Suns estranged point guard Eric Bledsoe could open up avenues to move the 21-year-old big man, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bledsoe’s […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have rejected any potential to buy out center Jahlil Okafor after the organization decided not to pick up his fourth-year option. Having made it crystal clear that the 21-year-old won’t be part of their future, the franchise remains committed to finding a suitable trade. “Bryan didn’t think (a buyout) would be a […]

Jahlil Okafor wants out of Philadelphia, but the 76ers aren’t going to let him go that easily. After the Sixers declined its fourth-year option on the big man, Okafor’s camp made it clear that he wants out of the team, too, by requesting a buyout. However, the Sixers remains adamant of its desire to trade […]

Joel Embiid might be praised for his physical gifts on the court, but in reality, he’s far more than a 7-foot-2 frame and an athletic body that makes him such an intimidating presence at both ends of the court. In an interview with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, the man known as The Process admitted to being a […]

After spending the past year attempting to trade him, the Philadelphia 76ers ultimately declined their team option on Jahlil Okafor for the 2018-19 NBA season. As a result, the former third overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft will become an unrestricted free agent following the season. With Okafor requesting a buyout, President of Basketball […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made it clear after they opted not to pick up Jahlil Okafor’s fourth-year option that they didn’t see him as being a part of their future. And now, Okafor has made it clear he no longer wants to be part of the franchise’s present by wanting a buyout. Jahlil Okafor said he […]

The Philadelphia 76ers earlier completely departed their plans of having Jahlil Okafor beyond this season when they decided not to pick up their fourth-year option on the beleaguered big man. Philly would’ve been scheduled to pay the former Duke Blue Devil $6.3 million if they failed to act before the deadline on Tuesday, but with […]

The Philadelphia 76ers recently decided on the future of some of their young and promising players. It has been reported that the team will pick up their options on Ben Simmons, Dario Saric, Justin Anderson and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot for next season, according to their official release via Jessica Camerato of NBC. Sixers picked up options […]

The Philadelphia 76ers choosing to decline Jahlil Okafor’s fourth-year option makes it clear that the organization has no plans for him to remain with the team moving forward, if six DNPs in this young season didn’t send the message clear enough. By doing so, Okafor is likely to push for a buyout, according to Marc […]

During the rebuilding process for the Philadelphia 76ers, they have drafted the best player available instead of best fit. As a result, the 76ers selected Nerlens Noel (2013), Joel Embiid (2014), and Jahlil Okafor (2015) three consecutive years. With Embiid establishing himself as the face of the franchise, Philadelphia traded Noel to the Dallas Mavericks […]

Through the first six games of the season, Philadelphia 76ers rising star big man Joel Embiid has picked up where he left off in his promising rookie campaign. The 23-year-old put together another strong outing in Monday’s win over the Houston Rockets posting 22 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and two steals in just 25 […]

Ben Simmons has started this season in record fashion, putting himself in the company of greats after becoming the first since Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson to net a 100-50-40 line through his first six games. Ask Simmons, and he still thinks he can do better than what he’s shown. The 21-year-old is averaging 18.4 […]

Jahlil Okafor has yet to have his fourth-year option picked up by the Philadelphia 76ers, and after logging only one appearance through seven games thus far in the season, it’s no surprise why the franchise is hesitating. The Sixers have been trying to move Okafor for two years now, but with every day that passes […]

Let’s call a spade a spade — Aussie sensation Ben Simmons has been better than advertised. Despite having a short sample size of six games into his first year in the league, the versatile point-forward joined Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson as the only other player to net 100 points, 50 rebounds, and 40 assists […]

Just last week, the Houston Rockets found out first hand that the Philadelphia 76ers are no pushovers, and are starting to live up to their label as a team of the future. Mike D’Antoni’s squad were lucky to escape with the win on their first meeting, thank to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Eric Gordon, who […]

Philadelphia 76ers teammates Joel Embiid and Markelle Fultz are two of the youngest players on their team’s roster. At only 23 and 19 years old, respectively, they are exhibiting a lot of youth in them, and enjoying things just like regular people their age do. One of them is being competitive in NBA 2K18, which […]

The L.A. Clippers overcame a massive overhaul this summer after star dynamo Chris Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets for variable pieces over the summer. While many aimed to say a somewhat abrasive culture was the reason for his exit, head coach Doc Rivers pointed out that the culture is built by the players […]

Joel Embiid spent most of his summer training with Dew Hanlen of Pure Sweat Basketball. Nevertheless, Embiid still found some time to sharpen some of his board game skills — and we’re not talking about rebounding. — we’re talking about Monopoly, the board game. In a video posted on Pure Sweat Basketball’s YouTube channel, the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have long rid themselves of Sam Hinkie, but his fingerprints are still all over the team which he experimented on during his reign as its general manager. The jury is still out whether “The Process” Hinkie engineered in Philadelphia would amount to the success he envisioned when he was still pulling the […]

It has been nothing short of a frustrating start to the season for Philadelphia 76ers third-year big man Jahlil Okafor as he has found himself on the outside looking for playing time. In fact, Okafor has made just one appearance in the first six games that have only increased the trade chatter around him. Despite […]

When it was reported that Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid suffered a right hand bruise during their game against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, it gave the team’s fans a lot of worries. Knowing his history of injuries, and how the Sixers have been known to take a cautious approach on his health, they feared […]

Philadelphia 76ers No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz has now been announced as “out indefinitely.” He will be re-evaluated in there weeks as he works to recover from a shoulder injury. Sixers announce Markelle Fultz out indefinitely with "soreness and scapular muscle imbalance in his right shoulder". Reevaluated in 3 weeks. — Jake Pavorsky (@JakePavorsky) […]

Now in his 20th season in the NBA, Dirk Nowitzki is one of the most experienced players around. He has won almost all awards the league has to offer and is continuing to play at a very high level despite already being 39 years old. He also has the one-legged fadeaway jumper in his bag […]

Ben Simmons is leaving more and more people in awe each time he plays. Among them is Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle, who couldn’t help himself but be impressed by the Philadelphia 76ers rookie’s rapid development in the NBA after his team lost to Simmons’ Sixers Saturday night, 112-110. Speaking to a gaggle of […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle isn’t one to hide his appreciation of the Philadelphia 76ers’ young guns. Even after his team took a 112-110 loss at the hands of the 76ers Saturday night, Carlisle had some uplifting words for Ben Simmons, whom he said is playing way ahead of his age. When talking about […]