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Morning Sixers – February 21st, 2017

By Derek Bodner

| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 06:42 AM | No Comments

“With so much buzz around the team and the trade deadline, do you see the Sixers holding on to Covington? Do you see him here next year? Also, a possible extension?...
Sixers Beat #92 – DeMarcus Cousins has been traded

By Derek Bodner

| Monday, February 20, 2017 05:47 PM | No Comments

DeMarcus Cousins was traded. How does that impact the draft picks the Kings owe the Sixers? Is there still a trade market for Jahlil Okafor? Subscribe to The Sixers Beat at:...
Morning Sixers – February 20th, 2017

By Derek Bodner

| Monday, February 20, 2017 09:35 AM | No Comments

“How does the growth of Dario impact our long term views of retaining Ersan Ilyasova in free agency?” — Howard I wrote a little bit about Saric’s improved play over the...
The far-reaching ramifications of the DeMarcus Cousins trade

By Derek Bodner

| Monday, February 20, 2017 07:03 AM | 4 Comments

The news about the Sacramento Kings potentially trading DeMarcus Cousins started off innocently enough yesterday, the kind of rumor that seems to inevitably pop up about the Kings’ star at this time...
Dario Saric will likely win Rookie of the Month. Is ROY possible as well?

By Derek Bodner

| Sunday, February 19, 2017 07:32 AM | 3 Comments

Sixers center Joel Embiid has had the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month awards on lockdown so far this season, having won the award for each of October/November, December, and January....
Morning Sixers – February 17th, 2017

By Derek Bodner

| Friday, February 17, 2017 07:21 AM | No Comments

This continues my “Morning Sixers” email newsletter, which sends a roundup of Sixers links, along with a mailbag question, directly to the inbox of subscribers each morning (Monday through Friday). Sign up now!...
A timeline of Ben Simmons recovery updates

By Derek Bodner

| Thursday, February 16, 2017 05:34 PM | 10 Comments

According to Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, 76ers current (and, seemingly, forever) rookie forward Ben Simmons will have a visit to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York to...
Appearance: 94 WIP with Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie (Feb 16th, 2017)

By Derek Bodner

| Thursday, February 16, 2017 01:30 PM | No Comments

I joined Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie to discuss what is up with Sixers’ rookie Ben Simmons. You can listen to that below.
Morning Sixers – February 16th, 2017 (Thursday)

By Derek Bodner

| Thursday, February 16, 2017 06:36 AM | 39 Comments

This is the first edition of my “Morning Sixers” email newsletter, which sends a roundup of Sixers links, along with a mailbag question, directly to the inbox of subscribers each morning (Monday through...
Sixers’ lack of transparency provides an unnecessary distraction from exciting future

By Derek Bodner

| Wednesday, February 15, 2017 09:49 AM | 361 Comments

The Philadelphia 76ers are the talk of the town, but for all the wrong reasons. It seems like a lifetime ago that the Sixers had won 10 or 14 to climb...