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While everyone focuses on the upcoming NBA Draft, who will the #1 and #2 picks be for the Philidelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, whether that be LSU’s Ben Simmons or Duke’s Brandon Ingram, there has been a new rule instituted that players have been looking forward to for a long time. The NCAA […]

Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor have played together for all of one year so far. The thought is that Okafor and Noel can’t work together as neither of them can really spread the floor and the paint would simply be too clogged. The Philadelphia 76ers and their staff are unsure if it’s time to call […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are undoubtedly on the come up. They’ve made the right moves by improving their upper management and have the number one overall pick in the NBA Draft this summer. They’ll have a chance at drafting either Ben Simmons or Brandon Ingram. Aside from the big pick, however, the Sixers have another major […]

After finishing with the worst record in the NBA once again, the Philadelphia 76ers finally came out victorious in the draft lottery, allowing them to choose between the consensus top-two prospects, Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram. Simmons was assumed to be the number one pick a few months back, but Ingram slowly crept up draft […]

After years and years of compiling draft picks, often trading talented young guys in their second or third seasons for more picks, it finally appears that the Philadelphia 76ers are going to invest their time in actual players. Or, so we thought. According to The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, the Boston Celtics, who have the third […]

Speculation is beginning to grow for who the Philadelphia 76ers will select with the first overall pick in this year’s NBA draft. Ben Simmons of LSU is the early favorite, but Sixers head coach Brett Brown stated that their decision isn’t close to being made. In the eyes of Simmons’ high school coach in Australia, […]

Winning the NBA draft lottery was a big moment for the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. It was easily their biggest victory all season, and as head coach Brett Brown said, it serves as a form of validation for the controversial “process” that they’ve titled their extreme rebuilding tactics. Now that they have the number one overall […]

Before the NBA draft lottery results were announced on Tuesday evening, ex-Philadelphia 76ers star center Dikembe Mutombo had already tweeted a congratulatory message to his former team on earning the No. 1 pick. A few hours later, who got the top selection? You guessed it, the Sixers. Predictably, this sent conspiracy theorists into a frenzy, claiming that the […]

The NBA Draft is over a month away, but the Philadelphia 76ers already have a good idea about who they want with the first overall selection. According to Kevin Ding of Bleacher Report, the Sixers are “leaning heavily” toward taking LSU forward Ben Simmons. The Australia native did a bit of everything in his only […]

The last three seasons have been excruciatingly tough for the Philadelphia 76ers and their fans. Their “process” of hoarding and valuing draft picks more than tangible players led to back-to-back-to-back years with under 20 wins, including just 10 in 2015-16. Will it all be worth it in the end with a renaissance of winning basketball in […]

Going into the 2016 NBA draft lottery, the Philadelphia 76ers had the right to swap picks with the Sacramento Kings if they chose to. This was a provision added to a trade between the teams last summer. In what was essentially a salary cap dump for the Kings, the Sixers gained this small piece of leverage […]

It was easily the biggest win of the season for the Philadelphia 76ers. After years of finishing with the worst or one of the worst records in the NBA, the Sixers finally won the NBA Draft lottery, giving them the first overall pick this year. As the news broke, a large party of fans began […]

Earlier today, at 4:36 p.m. eastern standard time, Dikembe Mutombo tweeted this in congratulations towards his old team, the Philadelphia 76ers. 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 #What pic.twitter.com/FDPgusa6t2 — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 17, 2016 At 8:26 eastern time, it was official — the Sixers are going to pick first overall. How did Mutombo know? Are the hodgepodge of conspiracy […]

Mike D’Antoni may be making his return as a head coach next season. According to Marc Stein and Calvin Watkins of ESPN, D’Antoni has been granted a second interview with the Houston Rockets. League sources say that the former Phoenix Suns head coach is an “increasingly serious candidate.” D’Antoni has not served in a head […]

The Golden State Warriors can be a pretty cruel team at times. Outside of the fact that they were the most dominant regular season of all time, they can play some pretty mean pranks. Take for example, the prank played on assistant coach Luke Walton prior to the NBA draft lottery. For those that have […]

After years of being one of the worst teams in the league but never grabbing the first overall pick in the draft, the Philadelphia 76ers finally have a chance to do just that. The NBA will hold its annual draft lottery on Tuesday, which will decide the order in which the teams get to draft […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have stepped up and become the first NBA team to complete a sponsorship deal for their jerseys. The 76ers will be teaming up with StubHub to place a small StubHub logo on the upper left hand side of all 76ers’ jerseys starting with the 2017-18 season. StubHub is a website where ticket […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid’s first two seasons in the NBA have been a disappointment, to say the least. Since being drafted with the third overall pick in 2014, the former Kansas star has been plagued with injury and unable to play a single game in the NBA. According to head coach Brett Brown, […]

New 76ers manager Bryan Colangelo is bringing change to Philadelphia, starting with the way of thinking. He told Tom Moore of the Burlington County Times that the team is no longer in rebuild mode: “It’s time to put rebuilding in the rearview mirror and start building. t’ll become obvious the steps we take will have favorable […]

Sam Hinkie‘s time with the Sixers is being memorialized fondly by loyal fans. The former president and general manager of the Philadelphia team resigned both of his positions earlier this month. His decision was made after the owners attempted to reduce his autonomy and introduce a front-office executive with whom Hinkie was expected to share responsibilities. […]

According to Jessica Camerato of CSN Philly, Jahlil Okafor will start school at Duke again next month as he continues his pursuit of a college degree. After finishing his rookie season, Jahlil is following through on a promise he made to his late mother that he would finish his college education even if he made […]

Now that the NBA season has ended and the postseason is underway with full steam, it’s time to look back at some of the best plays of the season. If you kept up with all of the action, you’ll surely recognize some of these plays. Here are the NBA’s Top 10 plays of the year. 10. […]

Last night, Kobe Bryant put up a phenomenal performance, scoring 60 points in his final NBA game. His retirement has taken an emotional toll across the entire basketball world, but this is not the only NBA athlete leaving the floor for good. Philadelphia 76ers power forward-center Elton Brand will conclude his 17-year career against the Chicago […]

Jerry Colangelo has been in the news a lot lately. The longtime NBA executive was hired by the Philadelphia 76ers in December to become the franchise’s chairman of basketball operations, and over the last few months he has reportedly played a big role in general manager Sam Hinkie stepping down. Colangelo’s son, Bryan, is now […]

Elton Brand has been around for a long time. While some may have thought that Brand had retired already, the former two-time All-Star actually came out of retirement in the middle of the season when he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on January 4th. Although he was signed for two months, Brand did not make his season […]

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers! Thanks to the Phoenix Suns victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, the Lakers have locked themselves in as having the 2nd worst record in the NBA for the 2015-2016 NBA season. With a top 3 protected draft pick this year, the Lakers have a 55.8% chance of retaining the rights to their […]

The 76ers could have used more luck this season, but at least they got a little bit on Friday night against the Knicks. No, that luck didn’t come in the form of a win. But they did manage a four-point play when no one even tried to shoot the ball. RELATED: Sixers Coach Brett Brown […]

The Philadelphia 76ers recently just honored Allen Iverson for being nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Allen Iverson had an incredible run with Sixers and helped carry the team to the 2001 NBA Finals. The Answer has a deep connection with the city of brotherly love and showed both an emotional and comical side […]

Allen Iverson was warmly welcomed with a standing ovation by Philadelphia 76ers‘ fans before the Sixers game Friday night, as he was celebrated for his recent selection as a member of the 2016 class to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. RELATED: Allen Iverson Top 10 Career Plays The 2000-2001 NBA MVP led the Sixers to the NBA Finals […]

As the regular season comes to a close, the attention toward impending and potential free agents continues to heat up. The most marquee name among them is obviously Kevin Durant, should he choose to opt out of his contract with the Thunder. A number of suitors have been dissected by pundits, based on their fit […]

Just hours after speaking on the direction of the Philadelphia 76ers next year, general manager Sam Hinkie stepped down from his duties with the franchise. His rocky relationship with their new chairman of basketball operations and longtime NBA executive Jerry Colangelo was cited as a primary reason for the move. Well, it’s even worse than we […]

Although he may have the best hairdo in the NBA, landlords better think twice before leasing property to Nerlens Noel in the future. According to a recent report by TMZ Sports, the 21 year old star power forward of the Philadelphia 76ers trashed the baller pad he rented outside of the Philadelphia area during his rookie season, racking up $42,000 in […]

When someone resigns from a position, it’s not that uncommon for them to write a resignation letter. But how about a 13-page one? That’s what now-former 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie did, and not only was the resignation letter long, it was pretty weird. The five strangest parts of the letter were as follows: When […]

The Sixers are having another rough season. They’re currently 0-11, and a major reason for that has been their terrible job keeping hold of the ball. Philadelphia almost got their first win on Monday against the Dallas Mavericks, falling to Dirk and co. 92-86. In that game, the turnovers were the Sixers true undoing, as […]

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Jahlil Okafor with the 3rd overall pick and despite the team’s inability to capture a win so far, Okafor has performed quite admirably. On this play however, he failed big time. Okafor blocked Dallas Mavericks’ swingman Wesley Matthews and decided to initiate the fastbreak with the ball in his hands. When […]