The Sixers are entering the home stretch of the 2022-2023 NBA season. With a 46-22 record currently suitable for the third seed in the East, there is still a chance the Sixers leapfrog the Celtics for the two seeds in the east. This opens the number of potential opponents the Sixers could face (due to the play-in tournament), so let’s …
The city rejoiced last February when the Sixers dealt Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, and picks for James Harden. Not only did Morey offload Simmons in the midst of an ugly holdout, but he was able to acquire an all-time great player in return. The excitement quickly turned to anxiousness as the version of James Harden that the Sixers …
While last night’s loss to the Toronto Raptors hinders what seeds the Sixers will end up at, there is still a chance that the Sixers could end up as high as the second seed and as low as the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference. So let’s look at all the potential first-round matchups the Sixers could face. 2nd Seed: …
Transition Troubles The Sixers have been for the most part have been very impressive since the trade for James Harden, but there is a glaring weakness that has started to show in these last couple of games. The Sixers have been getting exposed in transition recently and are consistently giving up large runs throughout games when the pace picks up. …
James Harden was right, Thursday nightâs debacle against the Brooklyn Nets was good for the Sixers. Expectations skyrocketed for the Sixers as soon as the Harden-Simmons trade broke. It was a mix of excitement and relief as the Sixers not only acquired one of the leagueâs best players but they ridded themselves of an ugly Ben Simmons situation. It was …
Make no mistake about it, Philadelphia is an Eagles town through and through, but for the first time since 2001, the Sixers have grabbed the full attention of Philadelphia. The Sixers have become a beam of sunlight in the rain cloud that is Philadelphia sports currently. The Eagles are in the slowest part of their offseason and still have a …
We are two games into the James Harden and Joel Embiid era in Philadelphia and it has been just as fun to watch as anticipated. Harden has shown off his signature step-back shot multiple times so far and it looks just as automatic as it was with the Thunder, Rockets, and Nets. There were people talking after the trade about …
There’s no doubt that James Harden is one of the most proven players in the NBA. Harden has been in the league since 2009 when he was drafted with the third overall selection in that yearâs draft by the Thunder. Harden was one of the best prospects coming out of Arizona State, and he has lived up to every single …
For the second year in a row, there are James Harden rumors, this time it seems real. A season ago when rumors began to swirl, it didnât seem like the Sixers would actually move on from a 24 year old Ben Simmons for an aging Harden pushing his way out of Houston. Harden would go on to be traded to …
On the surface level, this seems like a very dumb question. How could a top 10 player in the NBA pairing up with another top 10 player in Joel Embiid not be worth it? However, we could look into the past just a couple of years when the Lakers gave up everything for Anthony Davis. While they did win the …
