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It’s officially official: We’re less than two weeks out of the NBA’s Feb. 23 deadline, which means the Philadelphia 76ers are about to dominate the rumor mill until they deal one of their six kajillion bigs. Nothing sounds like it’s imminent, though. We know Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel are available, and that Richaun Holmes [...]

According to a tweet from USA Today Reporter Sam Amick, the 76ers and New Orleans are deep into discussions for a trade involving second year center and former No. 3 pick Jahlil Okafor. There aren’t many other details that have been reported as of yet but it is intriguing if the Pelicans would be willing [...]

Okay, seriously: What in the actual effing eff are the Chicago Bulls doing. The point guard rotation is a mess. Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade seem like they hate everyone else on the team. Head coach Fred Hoiberg is being criticized for not generating more shooting from a roster that isn’t built to shoot. The [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ search for another playmaker—and thus a way to quiet LeBron James’ pleas and demands for one—is soldiering on as the NBA nears its Feb. 23 trade deadline. One of their latest treks into the rumor mill included inquiring about the Philadelphia 76ers’ T.J. McConnell. Not surprisingly, though, the Cavaliers’ overtures were rebuffed, [...]

Carmelo Anthony has started in every NBA All-Star Game since 2010, a stretch spanning seven superstar exhibitions. This year, though, he wasn’t named to the opening docket, something we all anticipated—including Melo himself. From ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: “Nah, I wasn’t expecting you guys to vote me in,” Anthony said to reporters. “Not at all. I’ve [...]

What could be better than a Philadelphia 76ers team that features Joel Embiid and boasts a better January record than the reigning-champion Cleveland Cavaliers? That same Sixers squad, but with Ben Simmons, who may be on the verge of making his NBA debut in a few weeks time, according to ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes: Philadelphia 76ers [...]

Hassan Whiteside isn’t a three-point shooter…in actual games. Pretty much all of his shot attempts come from inside 10 feet of the basket, according to Basketball-Reference, and he has never launched a triple during regulation in an NBA game. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t chuck treys in practice. He does. He just doesn’t have [...]

This is fine. Okay, really, it’s not. The Philadelphia 76ers have officially moved Nerlens Noel out of their big-man rotation, per Bob Cooney of the Philadelphia Daily News: Well, that didn’t take long. Noel has appeared in two games for the Sixers this season, totaling eight minutes of action. After his second outing in a [...]

Ben Simmons is still a ways off from making his NBA debut after suffering a Jones fracture in his right foot, but hey, he’s shooting free throws! This is significant, apparently, and it makes Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown very happy, per CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato: Ben Simmons made another step toward his return [...]

Nerlens Noel has not been shy about voicing his distaste for the Philadelphia 76ers’ fronctourt pileup. And yes, as the big man nears his return to the team’s rotation, that concerns head coach Brett Brown. Per CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato: Brown is working to keep the team moving forward as a unit while still being [...]