Joel Embiid has been among the most disrespected players in the NBA throughout his career, particularly in the last three seasons. Over his previous two seasons, he missed out on two MVP awards and two All-NBA first-team appearances, thanks to Nikola Jokic. This season has been no different, as the disrespect has worsened. Embiid was recently selected to the bench …
This random week in the middle of the offseason showed Tyrese Maxeyâs true colors: red, white, and blue. Maxey has been floating around this offseason and was seen working out with different players all around the country, but that did not stop him from making a couple of visits around the city this past week. Maxey appeared on the Phillies …
For the 2021-2022 season, Joel Embiid was the 6th slowest player in the NBA(James Harden was the slowest). Embiid has been on a steady decline slower since his rookie season. Compared to Embiidâs rookie season Joel was 11% slower on average last year. All of this is terrific news. Other than Embiid and Harden, the slowest players in the league …
Rumors started to swirl this week after it was reported that the 76ers are among Kevin Durantâs preferred destinations. Durant and recently-resigned James Harden have seemed to let by gones be by gones and reportedly would like to play together again. Durant has also gone on record to say how much respect he has for Joel Embiid and would like …
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 …
When the 76ers acquired James Harden at the trade deadline last season, the city was ecstatic. Not only did they rid themselves of an ugly situation with Ben Simmons, but they managed to turn him into one of the best players of all time. Excitement turned to anger pretty quickly as the Sixers yet again failed to make it out …
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 …
After perhaps one of the busiest trade deadlines in recent history, now is a good time to reassess the Eastern Conference. With Ben Simmons holding out and the drama surrounding that whole fiasco, it looked like it was going to be another lost season for the 76ers. Joel Embiid was carrying the Sixers on his back, but it looked like …
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 …
