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PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers are looking to become a great defensive team in the 2022-23 season. Joel Embiid laid out the plan for the Sixers to be the top defensive dogs in the NBA and, as they prepare for the regular season, they are honing in on that goal by looking to improve communication on […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers has already made it abundantly clear that he expects more from James Harden this coming season. The former league MVP’s arrival in Philly didn’t exactly deliver the results the team was hoping for in 2021-22, but the Sixers are looking forward to a better year this coming season. In […]

Ben Simmons is back! The former Philadelphia 76ers point guard turned Brooklyn Nets big man announced his return with an impressive dunk in the Nets’ preseason opener. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers got brutally honest on the return of Simmons on Tuesday. “I really didn’t watch him (Ben Simmons), I was watching our guys,” Rivers […]

Doc Rivers is one of the most respected coaches in the NBA today. It’s no coincidence that he also happens to be one of the most successful shot-callers in the entire league. Much like the rest of the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers also started training camp this week. A mic’d up Doc Rivers recently provided […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are going through training camp ahead of a championship-or-bust season. As the Sixers prepare for the 2022-23 campaign at The Citadel in South Carolina, Doc Rivers is looking to build a champion with Joel Embiid and James Harden leading the way. During practice, Rivers took Harden aside to discuss the set-up for […]

The 2022-23 Philadelphia 76ers season is the 40th anniversary of the last Sixers Championship. And it’s now been over 20 years since the last Sixers NBA Finals appearance. However, hope springs eternal in the City of Brotherly Love, so maybe the 2023 NBA Finals is where the Sixers finally get back to the top of […]

CAMDEN, NJ – The Philadelphia 76ers are tired of early playoff exits. The Joel Embiid-era Sixers have been defined by second-round exits and the trend has not yet stopped in the two years since Doc Rivers became head coach and Daryl Morey became president of basketball operations. The team’s management focused on adding players with […]

The 2022-23 season is a very important one for Matisse Thybulle. The Philadelphia 76ers’ defensive specialist is on the verge of losing his spot with the Sixers following years of inconsistent improvement on offense and a diminished role in the playoffs. By all accounts, tough, the Sixers’ young wing has seized the opportunity to develop […]

Ben Simmons’ tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers is over, but his time with the team still leaves a lot to be discovered. The star point guard, now with the Brooklyn Nets, will always be remembered for the graceless end to his time with the Sixers. He revealed some more insight about the last year he […]

It’s never a good thing when a player or coach goes trending on Twitter out of the blue. NBA fans logging on Twitter on Thursday were a bit surprised when Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers started trending. As it turns out, Rivers apparently liked a few… sexually explicit tweets. We’ll spare you the details, but […]

After an offseason filled with off-court troubles, Montrezl Harrell is finally out of the free agent market after signing a two year, $5.2 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. He will fill the thankless task of backing up All-NBA center Joel Embiid, following the long line of backup centers led by Andre Drummond, Dwight Howard, […]

While the Sixers are very much the house Joel Embiid build, Tyrese Maxey is the furnace that warms everyone up and keeps it feeling homely. When the team is feeling down, the Kentucky product is always there to bring a little levity. When the team is hungry, Maxey brings extra wings on the plane to […]

Tyrese Maxey is quickly becoming one of the most beloved players in the Philadelphia 76ers right now. On the court, the young guard displays a level of athleticism and scoring not seen in Philly for a long time. He’s emerged as a capable third to the dynamic duo of Joel Embiid and James Harden. Off […]

One of the biggest storylines from last season centered around Ben Simmons and his desire to leave the Philadelphia 76ers. It was a long drawn-out saga that eventually ended with Simmons finally getting his wish after he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for James Harden. Sixers coach Doc Rivers has now spoken […]

Lou Williams has been around the block for quite a bit. However, only a few will argue that the best stint of his career was during his spell with the LA Clippers. After all, it was in LA where he won two out of the three Sixth Man of the Year titles he has in […]

Though the Sixers won’t officially open up camp until the end of the summer, Doc Rivers already has plans for a little pre-season getaway with the boys. Yes, you read that correctly; after spending the first two training camps of the Rivers era hunkered down in Camden at the team’s eponymous training facility, the Sixers […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have some major decisions to make this offseason and arguably the biggest one is giving James Harden the max or not. The Sixers guard has a player option of $47.9 million for the 2022-23 campaign and if he opts in by June 29th, The Beard will be eligible for a four-year, $233 […]

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas is not a big fan of Doc Rivers’ coaching. In fact, when the Philadelphia 76ers hired the veteran tactician in 2020, he told general manager Elton Brand not to do it. When discussing the possibility of Rivers becoming the Lakers head coach in his podcast on Thursday, Arenas expressed disapproval […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ search for a new head coach continues to puzzle fans. With so many high-profile names in the mix, there has been confusion as to which candidate is the favorite to get the job. Some rumors point to Doc Rivers being the favorite, while others say Darvin Ham or Terry Stotts is […]

After a brutal season which left them out of the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with head coach Frank Vogel and began a new head coaching search.  Initially, the Lakers seemed to be making progress. Now, reports are emerging that there is a disagreement in the search between Lebron James and other sectors […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are out of the playoffs after going 4-2 in the second round against the Miami Heat. Now, they’re moving forward and looking to next season, trying to figure out who should stay and who should go. To the chagrin of many Sixers fans, Daryl Morey announced last Friday that Doc Rivers will […]

It’s been over a month since LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers decided to part ways with Frank Vogel. Up until now, the organization has yet to decide on who its next head coach is going to be. There are also no indications that there is a clear-cut frontrunner in the race or that […]

Despite a historic season for Joel Embiid, in the end, the Sixers superstar still fell short in the MVP race. The title went back to Denver as Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic bagged back-to-back MVP honors — and deservedly so. Even Sixers head coach Doc Rivers could not agree any more with the decision to […]

Entering the playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers were considered a legitimate contender for this year’s title — especially since they had MVP frontrunner Joel Embiid on their side. Unfortunately, the Sixers are now on vacation after they were eliminated by the Miami Heat in the second round. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers recently looked back on […]

Doc Rivers has been the stuff of headlines of late after his Sixers were eliminated by the Miami Heat in the second round of the playoffs. It was another bitter end to Philly’s season which has led to some folks questioning Rivers’ job security with the team. As it turns out, however, the Sixers are […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are once again eliminated from the NBA playoffs before reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. Something has to change. They’ve bowed out in the East Semis in back-to-back seasons, and four of the last five campaigns. They haven’t been able to get any further in the last two decades. The last time they […]

Despite an early playoff exit, the Philadelphia 76ers had a true bright spot in Tyrese Maxey throughout the postseason. The sophomore stud did more to endear himself to the fan base right after their elimination in Game 6 against the Miami Heat. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers spilled on his first interactions with Maxey after […]

James Harden had one of the most inexplicable performances in playoffs history on Thursday night as the Sixers were eliminated by the Miami Heat in their second-round series. It’s unfathomable to imagine Harden taking just two attempts in the entire second half of a do-or-die game. And yet, that’s exactly what happened. ESPN’s Stephen A. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers fell short of their title aspirations on Thursday as the top-seeded Miami Heat eliminated them in the Eastern Conference semifinals. It was a disappointing ending to the season, but Joel Embiid was clearly hurt and James Harden failed to live up to expectations. That being said, the Sixers do have a future […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are out of the NBA playoffs and back to trying to build a stronger team. Team president Daryl Morey made it clear that Doc Rivers will be around for the Sixers. Morey and Rivers held a joint press conference the day after the Sixers lost to the Miami Heat. When asked about […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have begun the search for their next head coach. After looking into two coaches who were already on the market, they are hoping that the Philadelphia 76ers will provide them with another candidate. Doc Rivers lost in the second round in his second season with the Sixers and sounds like a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated from the playoffs on Thursday, losing in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Miami Heat. Afterward, the rumor mill began buzzing surrounding the future of Sixers head coach Doc Rivers. Well, the morning after being eliminated, it appears the team has already come to a decision. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ season came to a close Thursday night. They fell to the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Despite coming back from a 0-2 series deficit, the Sixers couldn’t find the right answer to defeating the Heat. Similarly, Doc Rivers seemed to have a hard time finding the right […]

Someone has to be the scapegoat after the Sixers’ season came to an end on Thursday night at the hands of the Miami Heat. Some believe it’s James Harden, while others have aimed their pitchforks in the direction of coach Doc Rivers. The 60-year-old Sixers shot-caller is having none of it, though. Rivers got very […]

There’s no denying that Joel Embiid has been struggling with the face mask he’s been required to wear to protect his orbital injury. The Sixers star looks quite uncomfortable with the facial accessory and he tends to remove it every chance he gets. Be that as it may, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers revealed on […]

After a pair of huge wins at home, the Philadelphia 76ers fell flat on their heads in Game 5 against the Miami Heat, getting pummeled by a score of 120-85. The Sixers looked extremely flat all night long and failed to show the intensity they previously played with back in Philly.   Now, it’s win […]

Monday brought the news that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is the NBA MVP for a second consecutive season, beating out Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. While Jokic is fully deserving of winning the award again, the revelation brought about plenty of backlash from Sixers fans and others who […]

Joel Embiid had another strong performance for the Sixers in Game 4 as Philly took down the Miami Heat, 116-108, to tie the series at two games apiece. However, it was James Harden that stole the show as he unearthed the James Harden of old in what was one of his best performances in a […]

We were all treated to a vintage James Harden performance on Sunday as the former league MVP led the Sixers to a series-tying 116-108 Game 4 win against the Miami Heat. Apparently, Philly head coach Doc Rivers knew Harden’s explosion was coming all along. According to Rivers, he had a hunch before the game that […]