The Sixers 2016-2017 season has nearly reached the halfway point.  Through 40 games, the Sixers are 16-24, while taking down playoff opponents in the last few weeks.  Through 40 games in the 2015-2016 season, the Sixers stood at a lousy 4-36.  For the first time in 4 years, the words “playoffs” are being thrown around by both players and national …

Process, process, process. It’s engraved into our DNA at this point as Philadelphia 76er fans. Joel Embiid may indeed call himself “The Process”, but we all know the true process is what starts to unfold the moment first overall pick Ben Simmons first takes the court at the Wells Fargo Center. No shot to Embiid’s talent, because he indeed is …

The Ben Simmons injury is heart-breaking for all of Philadelphia, as there was plenty of optimism and hope for not just the future, but this upcoming season with all of the incoming talent. That talent was obviously headlined by Simmons, the #1 overall pick in the past June’s draft, so the injury seems to have delayed “the process” yet again. …

Written by Garrett Catalana – @GarrettCatalana   The Ben Simmons foot injury is just the latest setback for the 76ers franchise and there has already been enough analysis of the injury itself and how it affects the morale of the franchise. So instead, here are five ramifications for the Sixers on the court after the Simmons injury.     1) Dario …

Written by Garrett Catalana – @GarrettCatalana   With a day before the NBA July Moratorium ends (7/7), and contracts can become official, the Sixers have been more active in free agency than any time during the Sam Hinkie Era. In fact, the Sixers hadn’t signed an outside free agent worth more than pretty much the minimum since Nick Young on a …

The Philadelphia 76ers marked the 20th anniversary of Allen Iverson’s first overall selection with a bang. The team drafted LUS forward Ben Simmons, viewed as a once-in-a-generation talent, with the first pick in the 2016 NBA draft. Simmonds will likely slot in immediately as the team’s power forward, and will provide hope for the future as a face of the franchise. …

Written by Garrett Catalana – @GarrettCatalana   ”Everyone knows Jerry Stackhouse is a talented young player that will help us offensively,” Pistons Coach Doug Collins said. ”We need to score more points, and he will certainly do that.”       That quote from then-Pistons head coach Doug Collins was stated back in December 1997 when he had just traded for …

Written by Garrett Catalana – @GarrettCatalana   I’m not exactly locked into the college game and I would honestly say I watched about four or five games all season, so ranking NBA draft prospects definitely isn’t my strong-suit. So to help me better understand this draft class and how that relates to the Sixers, I sought the opinion of my good friend …

With the NBA Draft officially one week away, we are one week from finding out who NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will announce as the 76ers’ selection at No.1. For the entire draft process, it has been between two similar, yet very different players. Those two players are Ben Simmons from LSU and Brandon Ingram from Duke. Yesterday, the Sixers held …