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The Philadelphia 76ers pulled a massive move ahead of the 2022 NBA trade deadline. The Sixers traded away Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, and Andre Drummond but got back James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets. Now, Philly has one of the best one-two punches in the entire league in Harden and Joel Embiid. Since the Harden trade, […]

Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey took a stand for his players on Saturday. Morey replied to Clippers head coach Ty Lue’s controversial comments regarding James Harden and Joel Embiid. Lue recently proclaimed that Embiid and Harden would not be in the top 10 in scoring if their free throw numbers were taken […]

Coming out of the All-Star break, the Philadelphia 76ers found themselves in a race against time. At the trade deadline, Daryl Morey shocked the NBA world by pulling off a mega-deal to reunite with former MVP James Harden. Pairing a high-level player to pair alongside MVP frontrunner Joel Embiid instantly changed the course of the […]

For the second-straight season, Joel Embiid finds himself dead center in the MVP discussion. After falling just short last year to Nikola Jokic, the All-Star center elevated his game to new heights while leading the charge for the Sixers. Since returning to the lineup from health and safety protocols back in January, Embiid has been […]

LOS ANGELES – Everywhere the Sixers go to play, fans are becoming less intrigued with the idea of watching mid-game free throw contest James Harden and Joel Embiid. Head coach Tyronn Lue and the LA Clippers wanted to make it a point of emphasis to keep the duo off the line make someone else beat […]

James Harden may have just joined the Philadelphia 76ers, but he’s been in the NBA for quite some time. In over a decade of professional basketball, Harden has played with and against some of the greatest basketball players of all time. That being said, the former MVP’s opinion on this year’s honor shouldn’t be overlooked. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ season took a drastic turn at the trade deadline when they acquired James Harden in a mega-deal for Ben Simmons. After a months-long saga of off-court drama, the Sixers were finally able to remove the dark cloud from over their head. From the beginning, Morey made his stance clear on what he […]

After picking up a huge shorthanded win over the Miami Heat Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers traveled out west for a three-game road trip. First up was a meeting with a LeBron James-less Lakers team. Despite being without their star players, LA still managed to put up a good fight. In the end, this valiant effort […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are well on their way to the postseason tournament. The Sixers roster looks completely different than it did when the season kicked off in October. New faces replaced old ones in Philly’s attempt to win a championship. With a new roster comes new lineups and plays, and this has certainly caused a […]

In what felt like the blink of an eye, we have reached the final stretch of the 2021-22 NBA regular season. Teams have about 10 or so games left to play before the postseason officially gets underway. For some contenders, they use this time as a rest period to get their key players fresh for the […]

With just a few games before the NBA Playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers need all the floor time they can get to develop more chemistry with James Harden. But it seems Sixers coach Doc Rivers is more concerned about ensuring Harden will be in optimal condition in the postseason. The star guard sat out their game […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be coming into Monday’s game against the Miami Heat extremely shorthanded. It was earlier reported that leading MVP candidate Joel Embiid won’t be available with a sore back and it has now been confirmed that James Harden will also be joining him on the sidelines. The Sixers are playing in the […]

Monday night brings a marquee matchup between two of the Eastern Conference’s best teams as the Miami Heat visit the Philadelphia 76ers. However, Joel Embiid is a late scratch, leaving the Sixers without their big man due to back soreness on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Via Ramona Shelburne: On second night of back-to-back, Sixers […]

It’s a battle of top teams in the Eastern Conference as the Miami Heat travel north to take on the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-76ers prediction and pick. The Heat is coming off a 120-108 at the FTX Arena in South Florida. Miami officially clinched the Southeast […]

Joel Embiid is making a very strong MVP case. The Philadelphia 76ers star is contending for the scoring title and leading the Sixers to a very good record. His health has been a key part of this, as he hasn’t missed back-to-back games since November. Soon, though, he might need to sit out in order […]

Based on how he has been playing throughout the season, it’s not difficult to make a case about Joel Embiid being the best big man in the game today. Reigning league MVP Nikola Jokic might have a thing or two to say about this notion, but what cannot be denied is that the Sixers superstar […]

Throughout most of his career, Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden has been “the guy” on his team. During his time with the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey created a heliocentric roster that allowed the now-Sixers star to fully un-tap all areas of his game. Even when he joined the Brooklyn Nets, the former MVP was asked […]

After delivering an MVP-like performance on Friday for the Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant opened up about the current MVP race between Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic, as well as his thoughts on not being in the conversation. The Nets gutted out a home win over the Portland Trail Blazers, but it wasn’t always pretty. At […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have come a long way since the early days of the infamous “Process” started off by revolutionary former general manager Sam Hinkie. After much roster upheaval, Joel Embiid has now made good on his MVP-level potential while having a roster around him featuring a former MVP in James Harden and high-level talent […]

When Ben Simmons’ trade to the Brooklyn Nets finally pushed through, Joel Embiid appeared to be one of the happiest men on the planet. As a matter of fact, he even posted a meme expressing just how glad he was to see Simmons out the door. Unsurprisingly, that tweet went viral and while Embiid hilariously […]

When the Sixers sent Ben Simmons to the Nets in exchange for James Harden, the blockbuster package included Andre Drummond and Seth Curry both also making their way to Brooklyn. The inclusion of Drummond and Curry in the trade was somewhat overlooked with all the attention focused on Simmons and Harden, who incidentally, both succeeded […]

The general belief is that one of the main reasons behind Ben Simmons’ unwillingness to play for the Philadelphia 76ers earlier in the season stemmed from how he was treated as the scapegoat in the Sixers’ Game 7 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the playoffs last season. Many believed that […]

Following a nail-biting matchup with the Denver Nuggets Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers hit the road for a one-game road trip. Next up on the Sixers schedule was a meeting with Darius Garland and the Cleveland Cavaliers.  After pulling away early, the Sixers found themselves in another tight game down the stretch. The Cavs rallied in […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green recently guested Joel Embiid in his podcast and as expected, the pair produced one of the best episodes of the program. These are two of the best trash talkers this game has ever seen and it was only a matter of time before they started going at it on […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are going through growing pains and have three of their last five games. They are still in a great position at third in the Eastern Conference with a record of 41-26. However, star Joel Embiid might be unavailable for their upcoming game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He performed against fellow MVP candidate […]

Hours before the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets completed the blockbuster James Harden-Ben Simmons trade. The Sixers and Simmons both wanted the point guard out of Philadelphia. Simmons refused to play for his team and the Sixers refused to pay him, so a trade was inevitable. Joel Embiid joined ‘The […]

All basketball players dream about playing in the NBA and going up against the stars you’ve been a fan of your entire life. A very small number of players make that dream a reality. Gonzaga star Drew Timme has a chance to make his dreams happen. Recently, Timme made an appearance on Preedictions by ClutchPoints […]

The Sixers hosted the Denver Nuggets on Monday night and apart from the fact that these are two of the top teams in their respective conferences, the underlying narrative centered around the Top 2 MVP contenders so far this season in Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. It was Jokic and Co. that came out on […]

The Brooklyn Nets took a breather on Monday, so Kevin Durant had extra time to watch the other NBA teams go at it. Apparently, he chose to tune in on the game between the Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers. Good choice for the Nets superstar. After all, it’s always a great idea to watch two […]

As we’ve reached the final stretch of the NBA regular season, debates for seasonal awards have become a daily discussion. Right now, it is essentially a two-player race for MVP, with one more not far behind them. There is no wrong answer when it comes to who should win Most Valuable Player. Joel Embiid, Nikola […]

The Denver Nuggets begin a short three-game road trip as they take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-76ers prediction and pick. The Nuggets are coming off a 127-115 home loss to the Toronto Raptors. It was their second loss in a row, both […]

After getting blown out by the Brooklyn Nets the last time out, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid realized one thing: they need “willing shooters.” With that said, the Sixers star wants his teammates to step up and “let it fly” as defenses focus on him and new superstar teammate James Harden. He understands they […]

James Harden and Joel Embiid were just hit by a harsh reality check against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. The 29-point blowout courtesy of Kevin Durant and Co. proved the Philadelphia 76ers have a lot more work to do. With just a handful of games left to go, the Sixers will definitely be simmering […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were on the receiving end of quite a beating at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday nights. While most folks thought this was going to be a battle for the ages between two top contenders in the East, it turned out to be a disappointing 129-100 lopsided loss for Joel […]

The Brooklyn Nets absolutely insisted this game wasn’t too special. It’s another regular season game they told us over and over. But the energy in the Wells Fargo Center for Nets-Sixers should have told everyone it wasn’t just another game. Not even to a couple seasoned superstar vets like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Former […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets turned up the intensity as soon as Thursday’s marquee matchup started. There was a lot on the line in this contest, and the revenge narrative for the Sixers and Nets only added more fuel to the fire. The lingering “beef” between Joel Embiid and Kevin Durant was on full […]

The biggest game of the year, at least in terms of storylines and national coverage, is here: the Brooklyn Nets head to tackle the Philadelphia 76ers. The two Eastern Conference powerhouses that made the biggest trade of the season (swapping Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, and Andre Drummond and picks for James Harden and Paul Millsap) […]

The time has finally come. Following a blockbuster deal at the trade deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets will face off in a nationally televised matchup on Thursday night. James Harden will square off against his former running mates in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, while Ben Simmons is expected to be on the […]

Led by superstar Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers are well on their way to a playoff run. They are 3rd in the Eastern Conference with a dominating record of 40-24. Along with his success with the team, Embiid is one of the top contenders for the 2022 MVP award. He averages 29.7 points, 4.3 assists, […]