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The Phoenix Suns are expected to select DeAndre Ayton out of the University of Arizona as the top overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft in a week’s time. Ayton has been hailed by many as the consensus first pick thanks to an insane combination of size and skills. Many have compared the seven-footer to […]

Where LeBron James is going to land is already the story of the summer. One of the favorites to land the star from Akron is the Philadelphia 76ers, but Charles Barkley warns that might not end well for Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons if the Sixers snagged the King. “I’m not gonna let this dude […]

Gone are the days of JaVale McGee being known as the clumsiest player in the league, there’s a new star in town — none other than The Process. Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers was named the 2017-18 Shaqtin’ A Fool MVP, winning by 58 percent of the vote — the closest SAF MVP in history. […]

It’s a big summer for the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid. It is one of the most important offseasons in the franchise’s history, as the team tries to find the missing piece to take their process to the next level in the Eastern Conference. This is the first offseason since entering the league that Joel […]

The most controversial rebuild in NBA history shifted into phase two last season. Equipped with top-tier young talent, versatile role players, and a solid mix of wily veterans, the Philadelphia 76ers were ready to push some chips to the middle of the table. Not many expected things to come together so quickly. The Sixers reeled off […]

The loss hasn’t even sunk in yet for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, this did not prevent Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid to continue his recruitment campaign. Trust The Process!!!! Find a new slant @KingJames — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) June 9, 2018 It has been no secret that James may be on his […]

The Philadelphia 76ers burner account saga has ended. Bryan Colangelo has resigned. What a ride it was. Except it might not be over, as there’s fallout remaining in regard to the feelings of Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. Colangelo leaving the team is what had to happen. After what was revealed in the investigation by […]

Former Texas Longhorns center Mo Bamba might be the best prospect in this upcoming NBA Draft, but he also is one of the rawest, and he is nowhere close to reaching his ceiling. Mo Bamba has been working with trainer Drew Hanlen who is one of the most well respected trainers in NBA circles. Bamba also has […]

When the NBA Finals is over, all the attention will switch to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and where exactly he is going to end up this offseason. One of the favorites is the Philadelphia 76ers who could make a superteam with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, but Brian Windhorst of ESPN says to pump […]

By now, most have seen the video of Joel Embiid playing at a playground in Philadelphia. Some players were trash talking him, so the Sixers big man bounced the ball off one of the kid’s faces, and then went in for the monster dunk. .@JoelEmbiid really bounced it off the dude’s face 😂 (via @RobDauster)pic.twitter.com/oZrJ8CvC1s […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers has been making the news lately. And it’s not related to any life-changing basketball news. The Sixers center has been making the news for simply being a fun-loving big guy. As posted by NBC Sports Philadelphia, Embiid was near a Philly basketball park then he casually drained a shot […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are the talk of the NBA after entering the playoffs after a long drought, but the biggest and most damaging news about the team currently came from an exposé involving Bryan Colangelo, president of basketball operations. Colangelo is under investigation by the Sixers organization after Ben Detrick of The Ringer wrote an article […]

The five Twitter burner accounts allegedly belonging to Philadelphia 76ers president Bryan Colangelo have left a massive crater of destruction in its wake. Along it is this gem, in which Honest Abe shows his willingness to trade the Sixers’ centerpiece for another prime time player on the New York Knicks. The misspellings and odd capitalization of […]

Joel Embiid had his share of fun with a story coming from The Ringer detailing an alleged connection between five burner Twitter accounts and Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo. But the team’s centerpiece ultimately shrugged off the notion of that being true, calling the report “insane.” Fun night on Twitter lmao.. All […]

Bryan Colangelo is trying to prove his innocence after a report by The Ringer saying the Philadelphia 76ers GM had five burner accounts and was using it for, among other things, bashing some current Sixers players. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Colangelo has been reaching out to players that were called out by these Twitter […]

Heading into their most important offseason since Allen Iverson’s heyday, the Philadelphia 76ers received a rude awakening Tuesday night courtesy of The Ringer’s Ben Detrick. Detrick published an extensive report detailing team president Bryan Colangelo’s alleged use of secret Twitter accounts to bash Philadelphia’s players, coaching staff and executives around the league, including his Sixers […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum wasted no time reaching out to a seemingly frustrated Joel Embiid, after the Philadelphia 76ers big man found out he had been criticized by an alleged collection of burner accounts from Sixers team president Bryan Colangelo. Embiid’s angry post made McCollum throw one of the first logs in the […]

Joel Embiid and Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo seemed to have a good relationship but that might have all changed Tuesday night with the report by Ben Detrick of The Ringer, that Colangelo had five burner accounts and used them to tweet negative things about the players. Embiid had the perfect response, […]

As the Philadelphia 76ers get ready for one of their more important offseasons in recent history, president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo finds himself in a bit of hot water. In a bombshell report by Ben Detrick of The Ringer, it was revealed Colangelo had five burner Twitter accounts, and they were used for a […]

The offseason is not going to stop Joel Embiid from dunking on people. That much has been ascertained over the past several days with the Philadelphia 76ers center getting spotted a few times of late punishing average joes on basketball courts. In his latest conquest of the blacktops, Embiid took to a court at a […]

Joel Embiid is the master at throwing shade and talking trash, and he was back at it again on Sunday night after the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated the Boston Celtics from the postseason. Now we’re on the same couch lol — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 28, 2018 This tweet seems to be a follow up of […]

With the FIFA World Cup Finals just weeks away, Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid has already gotten on the world football hype train. The Cameroonian was one of millions of fans throughout the world who witnessed Spanish outfit Real Madrid take home the UEFA Champions League trophy for a third consecutive year on Saturday night. […]

Earlier this week, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid took to Twitter to roast man-mountain Aron Baynes by ridiculing the Boston Celtics center’s hairdo. It was all for fun obviously, but that did not stop the universe of Twitter from converging to roast Embiid back by pointing out the fact that while Baynes may have […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers wasn’t able to make it to the All-NBA First Team, and it cost him $29 million. As reported by Dan Feldman of NBC Sports, had Embiid made it to the All-NBA First team, he would’ve qualified for a supermax contract. In it, his contract extension would’ve called for 30 […]

The Boston Celtics fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night, and the series now heads back to Boston for Game 5 on Wednesday night tied at 2-2. Celtics center Aron Baynes finished Game 4 with eight points, seven rebounds, and a block in 16 productive minutes […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is having a well-deserved vacation in the Bahamas, but this doesn’t stop him from playing some hoops. He was recently spotted playing pick-up ball with some of the island locals. As posted by Tim Cato of SB Nation, below is a clip of Embiid playing basketball in the Bahamas. The […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid can’t talk trash with water, and even if he tried, he’ll just lose to it. As good as he is when it comes to taking care of business opposite some of the world’s largest human beings on the basketball court, the Sixers center apparently can’t deal with with a harmless […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is a special talent, but he is apparently terrified of both water and the slides that are used to make the former even more awesome. .@JoelEmbiid isn't a fan of water slides 😂 🎥 via @MichaelGRubin pic.twitter.com/62i3Jpu13N — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 19, 2018 Fine. Fine. To be […]

There was plenty of hype surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers going into the 2017-18 NBA Playoffs. Needless to say, they managed to live up to it with a third-place finish in the East followed by an impressive playoff run. At the forefront of their success was center Joel Embiid. According to Keith Pompey of philly.com, Embiid is looking […]

Every team enters the NBA Draft hoping to land the next Joel Embiid, praying he doesn’t turn into the next Darko Milicic, and wishing on the next Manu Ginobili. The draft can be a crap shoot, making it difficult to distinguish between boom, bust, or sleeper. Which is why our team at BBALLBREAKDOWN identified key […]

Boston Celtics Hall of Famer Robert Parish was the latest to give his two cents on the obvious conditioning issues of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. The Cameroonian looked clearly fatigued upon his return from injury and struggled with his efficiency, especially during his Eastern Conference semifinals matchup with the Celtics. Asked how he’d defend […]

Before the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers faced off in their round two series, there weren’t many people who believed that the Celtics would come out of it victorious. The Sixers had Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and were shooting the three ball really well, while the Celtics were dealing with all kinds of injuries. […]

Following the Philadelphia 76ers’ season-ending 114-112 loss on Wednesday night to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Sixers head coach Brett Brown took to the podium on Friday afternoon for his exit interview to discuss Philly’s season. Star center Joel Embiid and rookie rising star point guard Ben Simmons, who […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made some huge strides forward this year, and if they brought back the same team that they had this year, there is no question they would be at least a little better, because of the strides the young players will take during the offseason. Brett Brown isn’t ready to trust natural progression […]

Joel Embiid knows the Philadelphia 76ers are good, he also knows how much better they can be if they add a star like LeBron James. Embiid didn’t wait until the offseason to already start recruiting James to the team, as was already on social media a few times during the season trying to recruit The […]

Their season just ended but Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers already has some concrete plans for next season: he intends to take home the Most Valuable Player award. As reported by Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports Philadelphia: Joel Embiid has his sights set on MVP consideration next season. — Jessica Camerato (@JessicaCamerato) May 10, […]

The Philadephia 76ers saw their promising season come to an abrupt end on Wednesday night after falling just short in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The loss did have some minor controversy concerning one of the final plays in the final minute of the fourth quarter after All-Star center […]

The Philadelphia 76ers saw their 2017-18 season come to a disappointing end in five games against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday night. In the waning moments of Game 5, Philadelphia had a chance to extend the series but saw star center Joel Embiid miss a two shots near the basket that […]

Joel Embiid has been ruffling feathers since coming into the league as a brash, confident big man; but the Philadelphia 76ers center didn’t do himself any favors after leaving right after the final buzzer sounded Wednesday night, spelling the end of the road for the Sixers’ Cinderella season. Joel Embiid very frustrated left the court […]