With Andrew Bynum still watching from the sidelines, the Philadelphia 76ers are open to trying almost anything, which apparently includes shopping Evan Turner. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, Philly is gauging league-wide interest in the third-year swingman: The Sixers, sources say, are open to a shakeup as they continue to wait for the return of [...]
February 11, 2013
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And finally, it’s over. After years—literally, years—of speculation, the Memphis Grizzlies finally traded Rudy Gay. According to Marc Stein of ESPN.com, the Grizzlies agreed to send Gay to the Toronto Raptors in a three-team deal that lands them Ed Davis from Toronto and Tayshaun Prince from the Detroit Pistons: The Grizzlies, Raptors and Pistons agreed [...]
January 31, 2013
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Rajon Rondo’s torn ACL comes as a crushing blow to the Boston Celtics, but it stands to inject life into the Philadelphia 76ers. Per Doris Burke of ESPN (via Mike Petraglia of WEEI.com), the point guard has officially torn his ACL and will be shut down for the season. Rondo has a torn ACL.. per [...]
January 28, 2013
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Andrew Bynum has been nothing but disappointing for the Philadelphia 76ers, but there’s still time for that to change. Nearly half of the NBA’s regular season is gone and Bynum has yet to suit up for the Sixers, a reality that has brought his future with the team into question. Upon his arrival, his return [...]
January 8, 2013
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The NBA season has not been kind to the Philadelphia 76ers. That said, despite the urgency that is undoubtedly running through the city of Brotherly Love, it’s reassuring to see that the team is not making any brash decisions. I’m referring to, of course, the Sixers’ treatment of injured guard Jrue Holiday, who has missed [...]
December 19, 2012
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Andrew Bynum has been a monumental disappointment for the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team itself has been a surprise. Yet it is that enough to satiate the appetite of this organization? Philadelphia currently sits with at 10-8, giving them the sixth-best record in the Eastern Conference. It’s a record that has been achieved without Bynum, [...]
December 7, 2012
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The Philadelphia 76ers may have made a mistake. That mistake may have been Andrew Bynum. After shipping out a franchise cornerstone in Andre Iguodala in exchange for Bynum’s services, the towering big man has yet to set foot on the floor as he continues to wage a losing battle with both of his knees. And [...]
November 26, 2012
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The Philadelphia 76ers received more bad news concerning Andrew Bynum. On November 5th, Bynum had his knee reevaluated. During that time, doctor David W. Altchek, Bynum’s personal doctor, let both Bynum and the Sixers know that the young superstar center had to be away from basketball for at least another 3 weeks. If the current [...]
November 13, 2012
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Sporting a corner stone center in Bynum and a few new pieces, the Sixers now look to point guard Jrue Holiday. Set to make about $2.67 million this year, Holiday can opt for restricted free agency. With wrinkles such as the ability to match contract offers, the Sixers have some sort of control in the [...]
October 8, 2012
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September 17, 2012 – Rob De France 7’1, 325 lb. rapper, actor, TNT analyst, and 15-time All-Star, the always irreverent Shaquille O’Neal criticized Dwight Howard’s move to the Los Angeles Lakers, a move which so closely mirrors O’Neal’s own defection from the Orlando Magic 16 years earlier. Howard can only hope to enjoy similar success [...]
September 17, 2012
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