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Amir Johnson, Robert Covington, and the Sixers’ remaining cap space
By Derek Bodner
| Monday, July 3, 2017 05:47 PM | 49 Comments
Over the weekend the Philadelphia 76ers agreed to terms with veteran free agents J.J. Redick (1 year, $23 million) and Amir Johnson (1 year, $11 million). The moves improved the Sixers’...
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Hinkie, Colangelo both deserve credit for Markelle Fultz trade
By Derek Bodner
| Monday, June 26, 2017 04:23 PM | 53 Comments
Thursday night was a relatively anti-climatic night for the Philadelphia 76ers, as if often the case for the team holding the #1 overall pick. Sure, the team made move to acquire...
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All-NBA teams announced today, which could have a drastic impact on the NBA’s trade market
By Derek Bodner
| Thursday, May 18, 2017 12:33 PM | 35 Comments
The NBA will announce their All-NBA teams later today, which has the chance to have drastic repercussions on the NBA’s trade market. The most obvious of which, and the one which would...
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Joel Embiid should be Rookie of the Year
By Derek Bodner
| Thursday, April 27, 2017 07:16 PM | 44 Comments
The Rookie of the Year race this year is a combination of pure fascination and utter despair, with the main contestants some form of inefficient (Dario Saric), uninspiring (Malcolm Brogdon), and...
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Ben Simmons’ ever-changing (but not really) role within the Sixers’ offense
By Derek Bodner
| Tuesday, April 18, 2017 01:50 PM | 2 Comments
Philadelphia will spend another offseason — its second in a row — debating the merits of Ben Simmons being utilized as a point guard year, spurred on by the end of...
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Sixers growth about more than just the stars
By Derek Bodner
| Sunday, April 9, 2017 11:19 AM | 2 Comments
The 2016-17 76ers season was notable because of the long-awaited debut of Joel Embiid. When on the court (which was, admittedly, shorter than anybody would have hoped), Embiid showed that pre-draft...
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76ers Musings: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot helps reinvigorate Sixers’ perimeter defense
By Derek Bodner
| Sunday, March 26, 2017 08:30 AM | 2 Comments
For much of the season the Philadelphia 76ers were reliant on Joel Embiid to keep them relevant defensively. Remove Embiid from the lineup and the team failed to compete. Over the...
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76ers Musings: Saric’s development, the 2014 draft, and progress
By Derek Bodner
| Sunday, March 19, 2017 12:52 PM | 9 Comments
The debate over *which* 76ers rookie will take home Rookie of the Year honors has been one of the few storylines remaining in a season that has otherwise devolved into a familiar feeling...
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76ers Musings: Embiid’s injury, moving forward, and the future of analytics
By Derek Bodner
| Thursday, March 9, 2017 10:00 AM | 6 Comments
When news came down that Joel Embiid would miss the remainder of the season due to complications with a torn meniscus in his left knee, the reactions were swift. Panic was,...
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Bryan Colangelo and the erosion of trust among Sixers faithful
By Derek Bodner
| Monday, February 27, 2017 09:15 AM | 8 Comments
January 20th seems like an eternity ago. At that time the Sixers were 7-2 in the month of January, led by an All-Star level performance (even if not All-Star level frequency)...