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The NBA has always been a league of stars, with legends like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and many others making a massive impact both on and off the court thanks to their popularity and cultural impact. While these iconic names will forever be celebrated, there are a few legendary […]

Free agency offers teams the unique opportunity to improve their team by adding players from other teams and retaining the players they already have. Despite the Atlanta Hawks’ recent reputation as a bigger market team unable to bring in marquee free agents, the Hawks have done just fine when it comes to convincing players to […]

Charles Barkley joined the Philadelphia 76ers in 1984 as the fifth overall pick in the draft. Having spent his first eight seasons in the league with the Sixers, the Hall of Famer himself admitted that in his mind, this was not one of the best stints of his decorated career. According to Barkley, a couple […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have one of the better power forwards in the league right now in Al Horford. He may not be the flashiest of players, but he gets the job done. As a matter of fact, more than a few folks believe that he might just be the missing piece this team has been […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid is considered by many as part of the upper echelon of big men in the NBA today. The question is: how does he fare as far as the greatest centers in franchise history? Philly has had the privilege of having some of the greatest big men of basketball don the […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is slowly building himself a career worthy of the Hall of Fame one day. In fact, Giannis aligned himself with one of the all-time greats on Friday, joining the ranks of the late Moses Malone as the only two players in the last 45 seasons to have 14 games of […]

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo became the fourth player to record 50 points, 10 rebounds and not commit a single turnover in a game since the latter became an official during the 1977-78 season, according to ESPN Stats & Info. The Milwaukee Bucks talisman joined Carmelo Anthony, Moses Malone, and Michael Jordan (twice), as the only […]

After a relatively slow start to the new season, Houston Rockets big man Clint Capela has definitely been killing it for his squad of late. On Wednesday, the 6-foot-10 center made a bit of history by logging his third straight 20-rebound game — something that has not been achieved by a Rocket in nearly four […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns has started the 2019-20 season off with a bang. Towns is just the sixth player in NBA history to record at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in each of his first two games of a season. The others are Wilt Chamberlain (three times), Karl Malone (two times), […]

Charles Barkley is one of the best players to ever don a Philadelphia 76ers jersey, and he thanks another Sixers legend for helping him improve his game. Philadelphia, who drafted Barkley in 1984, recently honored Sir Charles by putting up a statue of him in front of the Sixers’ training facility. While Barkley thinks the […]

Members of the media gathered on Friday morning to witness the unveiling of Moses Malone’s statue in Philadelphia, which will now stand prominently among the effigies of several Sixers legends on the famed Legends Walk: Moses Malone statue unveiling on Legends Walk! #Sixers pic.twitter.com/2D5SdcWF3O — Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) February 8, 2019 Malone, who played in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be adding another number to their rafters in February, as they will retire the No. 2 jersey of legendary big man Moses Malone, according to the team. “Moses Malone is one of the greatest players in NBA history and he left an incredible mark on the 76ers organization and our fans,” […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond could achieve an incredible feat that only Moses Malone has done in the past 40 years. According to former Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy — as noted by Keith Langlois of Pistons.com — Andre Drummond is on pace to become only the first player since Moses Malone to average 15-plus […]

Philadelphia Sixers star Jimmy Butler was traded earlier in the week, and now is gracing on a Sports Illustrated cover. Well, technically. The Sixers recreated one of the most famous SI covers ever: Moses Malone. #OnBrand x #TTP pic.twitter.com/DKbtWW7g7w — Chris Heck (@chrisheck76) November 16, 2018 The team is trying to paint on how Malone […]

The job of a general manager in the NBA is a thankless job, one that is always criticized yet offers very little praise when you get the job done right. And when you fail, you are ridiculed and maligned beyond measure! Well, sorry GMs, but that’s exactly what we plan to do as we recall […]