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Philadelphia 76ersZhaire Smith could miss the entire 2018-19 season

The rookie curse for the Philadelphia 76ers lives on. Reports are saying that rookie Zhaire Smith could miss the entire 2018-19 season following a major allergic reaction that saw him lose 20 pounds. John Gonzales of The Ringer wrote a column on the revamped Sixers team, including some details on Smith’s unfortunate health complications. On […]

Philadelphia 76ersZhaire Smith isn't expected to return to Sixers in 2018

It appears that the Philadelphia 76ers faithful will need to wait a little bit longer before they see rookie Zhaire Smith make his debut for the Sixers. According to Sixers insider Kyle Neubeck, the 19-year-old’s timetable has been pushed back, as he is now not expected to take the court within the calendar year. Zhaire […]

Philadelphia 76ersSixers' Zhaire Smith undergoes thoracoscopy stemming from allergic reaction

The Philadelphia 76ers announced Thursday that rookie guard Zhaire Smith underwent a successful thoracoscopy on Wednesday. The surgery was performed to address an issue that stemmed from an allergic reaction to a food product. Smith is currently recovering and an additional update will be provided as appropriate. Zhaire Smith medical update. #sixers pic.twitter.com/W26pk6meLg — Derek […]

Philadelphia 76ersZhaire Smith expected to return from Jones fracture around Christmas

Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Zhaire Smith is expected to return from a Jones fracture around Christmas time, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Sixers youngster first suffered the injury in early August during a team workout, causing his surgery on Aug. 9 to repair an acute Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal in […]

Philadelphia 76ersZhaire Smith voted most athletic in class of 2018 by fellow rookies

The NBA released its rookie survey and it looks like Sixers youngster Zhaire Smith is the choice for the most athletic rookie in his class. Smith comes in as an athletic guard with a lot of bounce in his step. Smith received 24 percent of the vote. Hamidou Diallo, Josh Okogie and Lonnie Walker IV […]

Philadelphia 76ersSixers Zhaire Smith undergoes foot surgery, has no return timetable

Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Zhaire Smith underwent successful surgery to repair Jones acute fracture in his left foot on Friday, with no timetable to return, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. The surgery will repair the fracture on his fifth metatarsal, which he suffered earlier this week when attending a developmental camp in […]

Philadelphia 76ersSixers' Joel Embiid reacts to Zhaire Smith's fractured foot

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without first-round pick Zhaire Smith for the foreseeable future after news broke that he fractured his foot. Joel Embiid reacted to the news on Twitter. CURSE #NUTS — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) August 7, 2018 Embiid is calling this a curse, and he might not be far off on that. Last […]

Philadelphia 76ersReport: Sixers rookie Zhaire Smith has fractured left foot

Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Zhaire Smith has suffered a fractured left foot after initially hurting it during a developmental camp in Las Vegas, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Smith was the 16th overall pick in this year’s draft and is widely regarded as one of the most athletic talents in this year’s pool […]

Philadelphia 76ersZhaire Smith suffers a foot injury while in training

Shortly after 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, news came down the wire stating that Philadelphia 76ers rookie Zhaire Smith suffered a left foot injury while participating in a skills and development camp with Tim Grgurich in Las Vegas. According to a report from Keith Smith of RealGM, Zhaire, who’s injury occurred on Monday, is on his […]

NBAZhaire Smith officially signs rookie deal with Sixers

Per an official team release, the Philadelphia 76ers have officially signed first-round pick Zhaire Smith. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Sixers acquired Smith’s draft rights after a draft day trade that saw the Sixers’ pick and Philly native, Mikal Bridges get shipped off to the Phoenix Suns. The Sixers also acquired […]

Philadelphia 76ersZhaire Smith makes sure to grab a cheesestake upon arrival in Philly

The city of Philadelphia is known for many things, and among them is their cheesesteaks. Meanwhile, Zhaire Smith is going to have high expectations after being drafted in the first round and traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, so he wanted to get his time in the city of brotherly love off to a popular start […]

Philadelphia 76ersZhaire Smith wore number 2 in honor of favorite player, Kawhi Leonard

Zhaire Smith entered Texas Tech’s campus as a three-star recruit, which was not an ideal designation for a future NBA first-round pick. And yet, there was Smith getting called in the 2018 NBA Draft on Thursday as the class’ 16th pick overall by the Phoenix Suns. Smith was later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along […]

Philadelphia 76ersBrett Brown says Zhaire Smith reminds him of Kawhi Leonard

While Chauncey Billups is busy comparing guys like Jaren Jackson Jr. to Joakim Noah and Collin Sexton to Eric Bledsoe, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown has a different provocative player juxtaposition in mind. According to Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Brown sees at least a little of Kawhi Leonard in Zhaire Smith, whom […]

Philadelphia 76ersSixers very interested in taking Zhaire Smith with 10th pick

Zhaire Smith was recruited by the Texas Tech Raiders as a three-star recruit, but after just a year in Lubbock, he’s now getting pegged as among the top picks in this Thursday’s NBA Draft in Brooklyn. According to Marc J. Spears of ESPN, the 6-foot-5 guard is being eyed by the Philadelphia 76ers as their […]

San Antonio Spurs5 NBA Draft options for the San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs will be picking 18th at this week’s 2018 NBA Draft, providing the franchise with a chance to nab a young stud who could become one of the team’s core players in the future. Picking at such a late juncture in the draft normally doesn’t give any team a potential star, but […]

NBAReport: DeAndre Ayton signs multi-year deal with Puma

Expected NBA Draft No. 1 selection DeAndre Ayton may have made the second-largest financial move of this week, signing a multi-year shoe and apparel deal with Puma, according to ESPN’s Nick DePaula. Ayton’s deal is expected to be the highest-paid player of this draft class in an annual basis, per Michael Scotto of The Athletic. […]

NBATexas Tech guard Zhaire Smith declares for draft

The Texas Tech Red Raiders could be without guard Zhaire Smith next season. This is after Smith himself announce on his Twitter account that he will be among the applicants in the upcoming 2018 NBA Draft following an impressive freshman season in Lubbock. I am excited to say that I am going to enter my […]

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