76ers

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 [...]

Despite their recent string of success, the Philadelphia 76ers need a point guard. And this summer, their search for one will lead them to a familiar face, according to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe: The Pelicans will probably ride it out with Holiday, and hope the bidding for him doesn’t get $20-million-per-year frothy. They might win that bet. [...]

Joel Embiid has been quite possibly the most interesting and mesmerizing NBA player on and off the court this season, with his seemingly limitless potential, rapid development and his status as the most interesting NBA player on social media that we have probably ever seen. After two seasons of recovery and rehabilitation for a chronic [...]

Joel Embiid is a mesmerizing talent on an NBA court and a constant source of entertainment, personality and humor off of it. The rookie of the year (let’s just crown him now) is leading the 76ers in points, rebounds and blocks and his stats per 36 minutes are mind-numbing for a rookie: 27.8 points, 10.8 [...]

It turns out Joel Embiid wasn’t kidding when he talked about the Philadelphia 76ers’ making the playoffs. Well that, or he’s still kidding. Following the Sixers’ come-from-behind victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday—which featured a game-winner from T.J. McConnell, because it’s 2017, and apparently T.J. McConnell hits game-winners in 2017—Embiid doubled down on [...]

It finally happened fam: Former Philadelphia 76ers general manager/author of “The Process” tallied an All-Star vote on Joel Embiid’s behalf. Granted, Hinkie’s ballot was not unsolicited; Embiid coerced him into action with this tweet: [tweet https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/status/818936573756665856] Sam Hinkie responded with this shortly thereafter: [tweet https://twitter.com/samhinkie/status/818954355227267072] Hot damn, that’s a lot of votes in one shot. [...]

A double-digit win over the Brooklyn Nets goes a long way. Apparently. Following the Philadelphia 76ers’ 105-95 victory over the Nets on Sunday, Rookie of the Year favorite Joel Embiid set a lofty goal for his team, per the Associated Press’ Brian Mahoney: Embiid has looked at the standings and seen the 76ers are eight games [...]

Now that the Joel Embiid-Jahlil Okafor frontcourt is a tried-and-true statistical disaster, you can expect to see more Embiid-Nerlens Noel partnerships. We think. We hope. Per Tom Moore of Calkins Media: While Brown said he’s probably not going to use big men Embiid and Jahlil Okafor together as much as he did during the recent [...]

George Hill has not played for the Utah Jazz since November 29th while tending to a sprained big toe in his left foot. Injuries in general have limited him to 11 appearances all season. But he might be making appearance No. 12 on Thursday against the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: George Hill [...]

The plot between Nerlens Noel and the Philadelphia Sixers…is getting weirder. Not 48 hours ago, it seemed like Noel would be out of the Sixers’ rotation indefinitely, which would in turn lead to the trade we’ve all been waiting for. But general manager Bryan Colangelo clearly has other ideas, per CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato: [tweet [...]