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Neither Nerlens Noel’s departure nor Joel Embiid’s latest battle with injuries has changed the Philadelphia 76ers’ plan: They still want to trade Jahlil Okafor. Team president Bryan Colangelo recently said as much, per Philly.com’s Keith Pompey: “If a deal comes along that makes sense for both of us, then we will go ahead and make [...]

We may have to wait until the start of the NBA’s 2017-18 to see Ben Simmons play basketball again. The rookie has missed all of 2016-17 with a right foot injury, and the Philadelphia 76ers don’t yet know if he’ll be partaking in the summer-league festivities. Or maybe they do know, and they’re just not [...]

The legend of Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons is growing. Literally. Listed at 6’10”, the point forward is apparently even taller now. Best of all, this news comes via World B. Free. Yes, him. Here’s SB Nation’s Kyle Neubeck with the deets: World B. Free was recently honored by the Cleveland Cavaliers during a game against [...]

Now that we are a little removed from the 2017 NBA trade deadline some interesting behind the scenes information is leaking out. Apparently the Pacers were a little more active in trade discussions centering around Paul George than they said they were as ESPN Reporter wrote in his column Tuesday morning that the Pacers were [...]

Brett Brown knows it’s going to be a long final one-fifth of the season for the Philadelphia 76ers. His message to you, the fans: Bear with them as they fire up the tank for what they hope is the last time. Per Philly.com’s Keith Pompey: With 11 of his team’s next 14 games on the [...]

Even though the Portland Trail Blazers are 10 games under .500, the notion of tanking remains a foreign one. That record is good enough for ninth place in the Western Conference, a mere 2.5 games behind the eighth-place Denver Nuggets. Sure, the Blazers win a first-round date and exit against the Golden State Warriors or [...]

Late February has turned into March, which, in the NBA, means crappy injury announcements just keep on coming. Joel Embiid has been shut down by the Philadelphia 76ers. Ben Simmons won’t be making his debut until 2017-18. Kyle Lowry is out for an extended period with a wrist injury. The Golden State Warriors will push on [...]

After months of discussion about if and when 2016 No. 1 NBA Draft pick and potential future phenom Ben Simmons would debut in his rookie season, it appears we finally got our answer Friday and it is not the ideal one from a fan perspective. Ben Simmons will be out for the remainder of the [...]

In case you were wondering: Yes, the Philadelphia 76ers are aware they have too many bigs. Jahlil Okafor has been the name most bandied about the rumor mill in recent weeks, which is no surprise. Joel Embiid is untouchable, and Nerlens Noel has resumed playing like a defensive terror. Even Richaun Holmes looks like he [...]

Ben Simmons has yet to make his NBA debut while recovering from a Jones fracture in his right foot. Joel Embiid, who missed his first two seasons with foot issues of his own, hasn’t played since Jan. 27 after suffering a minor meniscus tear in his left knee. You know where this is going. But [...]