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Luka Doncic is quickly making a name for himself on the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic is turning in a magnificent rookie season and is the clear front-runner for Rookie of the Year. ESPN analyst and former NBA great Chauncey Billups is a huge fan of Doncic. On ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” Billups was asked about a few […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown has reportedly spent significant time working on center Joel Embiid and point-forward Ben Simmons’ relationship, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have reportedly had a tenuous relationship at times during their time together in Philadelphia and the addition of Jimmy Butler hasn’t […]

The plot thickens in Philadelphia as enigmatic star Jimmy Butler is challenging Philadelphia 76ers head coach over his role in the offense, per Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Woj reports one recent film session in Portland featured Butler getting “‘disrespectful’ and beyond normal player-coach discourse.” The Sixers are dealing with a delicate situation […]

Quite a bit has been said about Ben Simmons’ jump shot through the early stages of his NBA career. He’s a great slasher and playmaker, but some experts and analysts feel that he should take a few more shots from outside. Sixers head coach Brett Brown, however, feels that Simmons is improving his perimeter shot […]

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the L.A. Clippers on New Year’s Day, but the attention was on Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, the fireworks between them. Early in the third quarter with the Sixers up 79-62, Embiid went up to grab a rebound off the Avery Bradley miss. He boxed out his man, Marcin Gortat, and had […]

In Tuesday’s game against the L.A. Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers teammates Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons simultaneously went for the rebound and collided with one another. It didn’t look too serious at first. But the fact that the Sixers called a timeout signified that Embiid had to shake the cobwebs off after the collision. Embiid wasn't […]

Everyone knows about LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Steph Curry. But the NBA is starting to be taken over by young players right out of college. There is a handful of talented young players who have not even come close to their prime yet. Players like Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo just missed […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Ben Simmons did not hide that he is getting tired of the Rookie of the Year jokes. But instead of getting support from a teammate, Sixers star Jimmy Butler opted to troll Simmons. Butler posted a video showing Simmons, calling his second-year teammate “Rookie of the Year” after their game against the […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man/point guard Ben Simmons is not a good shooter. Like, at all. We know this. However, he is at least aware of the fact that he doesn’t have the greatest touch. Last season, 17.4 percent of Simmons’ shot attempts came from 10-to-16 feet away from the basket and 46.2 percent of them […]

Sixers point guard Ben Simmons is only in his second season of service in the NBA, but the Australian-born star is already making history. The Sixers traveled to Utah on Thursday for a matchup against the Jazz. In the end, Philly managed to carry the day, 114-97. However, it was Simmons’ stat line that is […]

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons was met with a hostile welcome upon arriving to Vivint Smart Home Arena to face the Utah Jazz for a nationally televised game on ESPN. The reigning Rookie of the Year responded in due fashion, stuffing the box score with 13 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, three steals and […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons recently snapped at a reporter who brought up the legitimacy of his Rookie of the Year award from last season. Despite of how annoying the query might have been, there are some who were still surprised by Simmons’ rather testy response. This prompted the usually calm and collected Sixers point […]

It has already been half a year since Philadelphia 76ers stud Ben Simmons was awarded last season’s Rookie of the Year award. Nonetheless, with some critics still calling out the legitimacy of his rookie season, it appears that the Sixers star has grown sick and tired of all the questioning. In a recent interview, Simmons […]

The Philadelphia 76ers, along with the entire NBA, probably have interest in acquiring New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis should he become available via trade, but Klutch Sports’ representation of Sixers point-forward Ben Simmons could complicate trade talks between the two teams, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. Both Ben Simmons and Anthony Davis are […]

Sixers swingman Ben Simmons doesn’t take many shots from distance. In fact, he’s yet to attempt a three-pointer this season. However, in Tuesday night’s overtime loss to the Boston Celtics, the Australian-born star knocked down the longest jumper of his career. It sounds good, but Ben’s shot came from 22 feet, which is more than […]

Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers just converted on a mid-range jumper. Yes, you read that right. Below is proof of the rare moment for the Sixers star, as posted by NBA TV on Twitter: Ben Simmons hits the mid-range jumper! 👀#NBAXMas | #HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/0TS7pGwlYd — NBA TV (@NBATV) December 26, 2018 As observed, it […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons says one of his favorite NBA Christmas Day memories is when LeBron James and Dwyane Wade put on a show against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center back in 2013. The Miami Heat were in Los Angeles taking on the Lakers, and LeBron James and Dwyane Wade teamed up […]

During their Saturday matchup at home against the Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers second-year point-forward Ben Simmons got called for a technical foul after the Sixers star took a seat in the courtside row. Yes, you read that right. Ben Simmons was guarding Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry, someone whom he really doesn’t have a […]

22-year-old Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers is now the youngest player with a 20-10-10 triple-double with zero turnovers. In their 128-105 dominant victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Simmons finished with 22 points, 14 assists, 11 rebounds, and 0 turnovers. This is his third triple-double of the season and, more importantly, he’s the youngest to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have one of the youngest and most promising cores in the NBA. The Sixers’ Jimmy Butler, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons make up a trio that may be matched only by the Golden State Warriors. On Friday evening against the Indiana Pacers, the squad started to show off again. Off an offensive […]

On Friday, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James posted a hilarious photo on Instagram in which the game notes from the San Antonio Spurs erroneously listed him as a rookie. Philadelphia 76ers stud Ben Simmons joined in on the fun and responded with an equally amusing comment, which also happens to poke fun at himself: […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons had nothing but good things to say about new teammate Jimmy Butler. According to the reigning Rookie of the Year, the arrival of Butler has worked wonders for the team, and he has been one of the main reasons why the Sixers have been surging as of late. Asked @BenSimmons25 […]

Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers make up the first duo in franchise history in almost 60 years to record 16 double-doubles to start off the season. Per Sixer Stats via Elias Sports, Simmons and Embiid have recorded 16 double-doubles in the first 25 games of the season. In the Sixers’ history, the […]

Looks like Jimmy Butler and Ben Simmons are bonding pretty well for the Sixers. After the Sixers blew out the Washington Wizards at home on Friday, Philadelphia head coach Brett Brown said Butler and Simmons wore headbands as a “bonding of defensive brothers.” Brett Brown says Ben Simmons and Jimmy Butler wearing headbands tonight was […]

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons and center Joel Embiid have quickly established themselves as one of the premier duos in the NBA. The Sixers tandem provided an example of why that is early on versus the Washington Wizards. Part of becoming a great duo is being on the same page at all times. That […]

Reports have it that the Philadelphia 76ers are leading the league in sales of City Edition jerseys this season. Their best players, Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, also made it to the Top 10 list of individual jersey sales. All good news for the Sixers. Shams Charania of The Athletic tweeted out this development. Top […]

Derrick Rose of the Minnesota Timberwolves is outplaying several of the top point guards in the league in terms of Player Efficiency Rating or PER. Statistics from ESPN show that Rose has a PER of 20.60 which is good for seventh-best among NBA guards. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has the best PER with 29.08. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers lost for the first time at home in their game after Thanksgiving. As such, Sixers phenom Ben Simmons blamed the previous night’s festivities for it. Check out the clip below where Simmons jokingly blamed all the food from Thanksgiving that probably made the team a bit sluggish against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ben […]

All in all, things were good for the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday against the Phoenix Suns. The Sixers won by a final score of 119-114 to improve to 12-7 on the season, Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Ben Simmons added 19, and Jimmy Butler pitched in 16. However, there was one moment for Joel Embiid […]

Despite an anticlimactic Philadelphia 76ers debut in a loss to the Orlando Magic, new Sixers acquisition Jimmy Butler is still confident he will pick up the playbook and mesh with his new teammates sooner rather than later, having already shown signs of his unselfishness and leadership in only 33 minutes of action. “We all want […]

Jimmy Butler has passed the initial test that came with joining the Philadelphia Sixers — his willingness to mesh with the team’s young players, especially the stars. Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons raved about his ability to lead, preach communication and push his teammates to do better when on the court. “At one point, he […]

Now that Jimmy Butler is officially a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, questions remained about the new starting lineup. More specifically, who will it include? Head coach Brett Brown touched on this topic during Wednesday morning’s practice session. According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, Brown has already begun working with his new starting five, which he […]

It has been 13 games into the 2018-19 NBA season since LeBron James began officially playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, the team he chose to play for in the offseason. With a 7-6 record, the Lakers are in eighth place in the Western Conference standings. Though an adjustment period was expected from a team […]

The Jimmy Butler saga is over. The Minnesota Timberwolves finally pulled the trigger on a trade for the disgruntled star, agreeing to send him to the Philadelphia 76ers for Robert Covington, Dario Saric and a future second-round pick. The Sixers are taking a gamble by acquiring Butler and looking to extend him, but this is, […]

Following the blockbuster deal that took place on Saturday between the Philadelphia Sixers and the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sixers stud Ben Simmons has come out to say that he does not believe the arrival of Jimmy Butler will hurt his game in any way whatsoever. With the addition of another All-Star-caliber player to the squad, there […]

Following the Philadelphia 76ers’ trade to acquire unhappy star Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday morning, the Sixers have improved but simultaneously unbalanced their roster. While they added Butler, a four time all star, to their own collection of top-end talent in 2018-18 DPOY runner-up Joel Embiid and the reigning NBA ROY Ben […]

The Philadelphia 76ers acquired small forward Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday, and Sixers star Ben Simmons says he has already spoken to his new teammate. The Sixers traded forwards Robert Covington and Dario Saric, guard Jerryd Bayless and a 2022 second-round pick to Minnesota for Butler, who is a four-time All-Star and one […]

Before the Jimmy Butler trade was agreed upon with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid were consulted about the deal, according to Kyle Neubeck of Philly Voice. Some members of the Sixers organization expressed concern about the potential chemistry issues Jimmy Butler could cause with Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown noted an improvement he’d like to see 2017 number one overall pick Markelle Fultz in the startling lineup alongside 2016 number one overall pick Ben Simmons. On Tuesday, Brown said that the tandem of Fultz and Simmons need to improve their ‘shooting and spacing’ in order to be more […]