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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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Philadelphia 76ers pick up 2017-18 option on Covington’s contract; The move has no real impact
By Derek Bodner
| Wednesday, June 14, 2017 11:17 AM | 1 Comment
The Philadelphia 76ers announced today that they have picked up the 2017-18 option on small forward Robert Covington’s contract. The Sixers had until June 24th to make that decision. The move has...
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Pursuing Kyle Lowry, extending Robert Covington, and the Sixers cap situation
By Derek Bodner
| Wednesday, May 10, 2017 11:09 AM | No Comments
The question of whether the 76ers should pursue Kyle Lowry in free agency has been a source of debate Philadelphia of late, in large part because Lowry announced his intention to...
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Robert Covington extension a priority for Sixers
By Derek Bodner
| Friday, April 14, 2017 01:19 PM | 1 Comment
During his end of season press conference, 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo said that an extension for emerging small forward Robert Covington is “certainly something I think we want...
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Robert Covington to have surgery on torn meniscus
By Derek Bodner
| Wednesday, April 12, 2017 06:50 PM | No Comments
Robert Covington will have surgery to address the torn meniscus in his right knee, the team announced Wednesday evening before taking on the New York Knicks in the season finale. A date for the...
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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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Okafor, Covington to miss remainder of season
By Derek Bodner
| Friday, March 31, 2017 06:45 PM | No Comments
The Sixers will be without Jahlil Okafor and Robert Covington for the remainder of the season, the team announced Friday night. Okafor will sit as a result of continued soreness in...
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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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Morning Sixers – Friday, March 10th, 2017
By Derek Bodner
| Friday, March 10, 2017 09:46 AM | No Comments
“We’ve been seeing some of Covington at the 4 with TLC at the 3 in the last few weeks since Ersan was traded. What have you thought of the results?” —...
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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?...
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