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It’s hard to imagine San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili in any other NBA uniform apart from the Spurs’ colors we’ve all gotten used to seeing him sport. Our perception of Ginobili, however, nearly got bent back in the offseason, when the Philadelphia 76ers put an offer on the table for the Argentinian legend. That […]

Since he was forced to remain on the sidelines following a shoulder injury only five games into the season, many have forgotten about Markelle Fultz. With all the attention on his fellow rookies like Ben Simmons, Lonzo Ball and Jayson Tatum, just to name a few, he is not being thought of as a rookie […]

Even before he entered the NBA, Brandon Ingram has already received a lot of comparison to the game of Kevin Durant. He is also a natural at the small forward position, and versatile enough to switch to the four spot as well. However, the obvious similarity they have is their lanky frames, which may have […]

While some around NBA circles are sure the Brooklyn Nets robbed the bank by trading forward/center Trevor Booker to the Philadelphia 76ers for young Jahlil Okafor and Nik Stauskas and a second-round pick, head coach Brett Brown thinks that’s not really the case. The Sixers coach noted this was a swap that worked out for […]

Markelle Fultz’s return to practice Wednesday for the Philadelphia 76ers promoted many questions, and deservedly so. The only problem is, many of those questions are unanswerable at this point, mainly because Fultz didn’t do much in practice. When 76ers head coach Brett Brown was asked how he would approach the ball-handling distribution when Fultz finally […]

The Philadelphia 76ers got a quick reminder of what an elite NBA team looks like in their 108-97 loss to the Boston Celtics. Even though they were without budding superstar Joel Embiid, the Sixers managed to put up a solid fight against the first-place Celtics. Although the Sixers ultimately came up short, they continue to […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is flirting with the possibility of letting center Joel Embiid play his first back-to-back of the season in the upcoming set against the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Embiid has had his minutes limitations lifted completely after his first encounter […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have followed through on the hype they built over the summer so far in the 2017-18 NBA season. Most of the credit has rightfully gone to their budding superstars in big man Joel Embiid and point forward Ben Simmons. However, not only does the Sixers young core look every part of a future […]

The Philadelphia 76ers blew out the Portland Trail Blazers at home on Wednesday, scoring a lopsided 101-81 win for their fourth victory in five games. Despite a huge chunk of garbage time available for some of the Sixers’ bench players to see action, head coach Brett Brown resisted the idea of deploying embattled center Jahlil […]

There was plenty of buzz surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers heading into the 2017-18 NBA season. Not only did they once again have the first pick in the draft, but their young core of talent was finally starting to look healthy. Needless to say, the Sixers have followed through on that hype by getting off to a […]

Since the Summer League, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma has turned a lot of heads with his impressive play, especially being a late first round pick. However, even before the Lakers selected him back in June, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown already had eyes on Kuzma, per Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports. The 56-year-old […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown shone some light upon rookie Markelle Fultz and his recovery process, after the top overall pick has missed nine straight games with a somewhat obscure shoulder injury. Fultz played in the first four games of the season, but saw limited participation as his game was corralled to only lay-ups […]

Entering this season, expectations on the Philadelphia 76ers quickly grew, especially after the addition of this year’s top overall pick Markelle Fultz, and with Ben Simmons finally scheduled to make his debut for the team. It also added to the hype surrounding them that Joel Embiid, Robert Covington, and Dario Saric, among others, were all […]

The ongoing Jahlil Okafor saga in Philadelphia has taken the shine off what has been a promising season thus far for the Sixers. Okafor remains rooted to the bench as he continues to await the move he’s been clamoring for. However, the lack of playing time hasn’t robbed Okafor of his work ethic. He’s still working […]

Ben Simmons has caught a lot of people by surprise this season. Even though the Philadelphia 76ers point guard was a former No. 1 pick, not many people thought he’d be quite this good this soon. Even his own head coach, the Sixers’ Brett Brown, has been caught off guard by Simmons’ immense athletic gifts. […]

Aside from being the most patient man alive, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is also quite a soundbite factory. MassLive.com’s Jay King could vouch for that after Brown spoke to him about Sixers center Joel Embiid. Listening to Brett Brown is a treat. On Embiid's basketball talent: "He reminds me of somebody who can […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard J.J. Redick likes what he’s seen with Furkan Korkmaz. He likes it so much that when asked what he thought of the Sixers rookie, Redick couldn’t help but blurt out a two-word expletive. Head coach Brett Brown echoed Redick’s sentiments. Via the Newark Star-Ledger: “Holy s–t. He just came out of […]

Heading into his rookie campaign, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz has plenty of weight of expectations take up a prominent role with the team. The 19-year-0ld has already made an alteration in his first shooting form during his free throws in hopes of seeing some drastic improvement from that area of his game. However, head coach Brett Brown […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown acknowledged the talent of his recent couple of No. 1 overall selection tops that of recent picks by the organization. Brown noted Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz are “completely” better equipped to be more successful than centers Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel are at the moment, according to Tom […]

In his first two seasons in the league, big man Jahlil Okafor has seen his future with the Philadelphia 76ers quickly become filled with uncertainty. There were a plethora of trade rumors surrounding Okafor throughout much of last season heading into the trade deadline, but nothing truly came about aside from the Chicago Bulls showing […]

Shortly after the Philadelphia 76ers selected Ben Simmons with the first overall pick of last year’s draft, the team made the proclamation that he would make the transition to handling the point guard duties in the offense. It doesn’t appear that this game plan has changed as head coach Brett Brown has told Tom Moore […]

In his first official season, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid quickly proved to be a promising frontcourt player in the league in his limited action on the floor. However, the injury bug became an issue once again as he tore the meniscus in his left knee, which required arthroscopic surgery. Heading into this upcoming […]

Although he already raised a lot of eyebrows when he signed a lucrative one-year, $23 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, J.J. Redick even said he left money on the table when he declined to take the offer made to him by the Houston Rockets, which would’ve reportedly paid him more. Many wondered why he […]

Despite drafting rookie point guard Markelle Fultz with the first overall selection in the draft, the Philadelphia 76ers don’t quite intend to use him at his position of choice, but rather forward Ben Simmons, who sat out the entire season with a foot injury. “Coach (Brett Brown) wants to start me at the point,” Simmons told […]

The Philadelphia 76ers walked into Thursday night with the No.1 draft pick and had their choice of who they wanted to build their core into the future with. Everything went according to plan and the team picked Markelle Fultz whom many had projected to be the top pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. GM Bryan Colangelo […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown was recently in Australia and appeared in court to testify on a case he filed against his former assistant coach and friend. The 56-year-old reportedly claimed that ex-NBA player Shane Heal, who was his assistant while in charge of the Australian National Team from 2009-2011, defrauded him of $558,000. […]

The annual Summer League has long been the avenue teams use to get a first look at their young players competing at a level closest to the NBA. It also gives the ones who came from injury to have a feel of the game once again, and prepare them for the coming season. That said, many […]

Ben Simmons was drafted the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft due to his great rebounding rate, high basketball IQ, and ability to make dazzling passes and make plays in the clutch. Some even compared him to LeBron James coming out of high school — but the vision that the Philadelphia 76ers […]

Having two of the top first year players in his team, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown definitely has reason to believe that the Rookie of the Year Award this season is headed to Philly. With Joel Embiid and Dario Saric emerging as the favorites to win the prestigious award, the 56-year-old coach recently made it known […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had their hands full with Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder in Wednesday’s 122-97 loss. Sixers guard T.J. McConnell and head coach Brett Brown were particularly impressed with the All-Star point guard’s overall performance, as he only needed six shots to do devastating damage to the Philly defense. “He averages a […]

Joel Embiid is no longer trusting the process, but becoming an integral part of it. The Philadelphia 76ers rookie center has been the ray of sunshine in an otherwise dark night of a season that has the Sixers as the team with the second-least amount of wins in the NBA at 10-25. “I think we […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Nerlens Noel got a chance to get his coach’s thoughts after a one-on-one meeting with Brett Brown addressing his shortage of minutes during the past two games. Upon his return, Noel played 10 minutes against the Detroit Pistons and after missing one game with an ankle injury, he came back to play […]

It’s always a challenge coaching the Philadelphia 76ers but head coach Brett Brown is now pointing to one thing in particular that’s making the job tough. The three big men of Joel Embiid, Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel are all deserving of minutes when it comes to talent. But that’s hard to dish out and […]

After suffering an acute Jones fracture in the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot back in September, this year’s top overall pick, Ben Simmons, has made significant progress and is now a step closer to finally making his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers. The 20-year-old Australian is reportedly not sporting a walking boot anymore and […]

Despite rumors that surfaced about him already practicing with the team, Philadelphia 76ers center Nerlens Noel will not make his season debut yet. According to the team’s head coach, Brett Brown, the 22-year-old Kentucky product will be back in a few weeks but did not provide an exact date for his return. #Sixers Head Coach Brett Brown says […]

The chants of “trust the process” are not bothering Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown, who has rather come to embrace the moniker over the first 17 games of the season. While most coaches would want the crowd to be quiet while their players shoot free-throws, Brown has welcomed Philly fans chanting while his prized […]

Since coming back from a pair of foot injuries the past two years, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has continued to impress when he plays. His low-post skills and defensive acumen have made him a crowd-favorite and is starting to make a name for himself as a nightmare matchup for opposing bigs. However, he’s still not […]

On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers suffered a tough loss against the Memphis Grizzlies in double overtime, 104-99. Not only did they lose the game, but their fans also saw a different side of their young center, Joel Embiid. The 22-year-old Cameroonian is known to be a funny and playful guy on and off the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers finally received an update about the recovery of their big man, Nerlens Noel. News surfaced recently that the 6-foot-11 Kentucky product will be able to make his debut with the team anytime soon. Before his comeback, Noel met with his head coach, Brett Brown, to discuss what his role with the team is […]