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Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the season with a torn meniscus
By Derek Bodner
| Wednesday, March 1, 2017 03:29 PM | No Comments
Sixers center Joel Embiid has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, the team announced Wednesday afternoon. Embiid has missed 17 of the last 18 games after hyperextending his...
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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....
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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!...
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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...
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SixersBeat #91 – Will Jahlil Okafor be traded?
By Derek Bodner
| Wednesday, February 15, 2017 07:33 AM | 36 Comments
Derek Bodner and Rich Hofmann discuss the Joel Embiid injury news, the lack of information about Ben Simmons’ return, and the weird development in the Jahlil Okafor trade rumors. Subscribe to...
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Joel Embiid has a torn meniscus in his left knee
By Derek Bodner
| Saturday, February 11, 2017 06:49 PM | 46 Comments
Joel Embiid has a torn meniscus in his left knee, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. The tear was discovered after Embiid underwent an MRI following a 93-92 victory...
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Ersan Ilyasova’s struggles: Absence of Joel Embiid or regression to career averages?
By Derek Bodner
| Saturday, February 11, 2017 08:17 AM | No Comments
After being acquired from the Oklahoma City Thunder in early November, power forward Ersan Ilyasova fit in perfectly with what the Sixers were lacking, providing a power forward capable of bombing...
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Human Bias, Chaos, and Trusting The Process
By Derek Bodner
| Thursday, August 20, 2015 08:58 AM | 4 Comments
“Trust the process”. It’s a phrase that has practically become the Sixers unofficial slogan, in large part a result of a t-shirt which has made its way to national television multiple...
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The Nik Stauskas Trade, Luck, and “Optionality”
By Derek Bodner
| Friday, July 3, 2015 08:43 AM | 4 Comments
Wednesday’s trade — which saw the Sixers acquire Nik Stauskas, a 2018 1st round pick, and the right to swap first round picks with the Kings in each of the next...
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Dario Saric 2nd in Euroleague Rising Star Voting
By Derek Bodner
| Thursday, May 7, 2015 08:57 AM | 4 Comments
The past 24 hours has been a pretty big day in Sixers news, at least in relation to the time period we’re in, as there’s a bit of a calm before the...