The Sixers exit the all-star break with the 3rd best record in the east and the 4th best record overall in the National Basketball Association. Most casual fans would look at those stats and say the Sixers have a decent chance of hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the first time since 1983. Hence would be considered contenders. Yet, there …
As the end of the NBA regular season is fast approaching, the Sixers are in the pole position entering the playoffs. The Sixers have a total of 18 games left this season and currently hold the number one seed. Although seeding could still shift as the Brooklyn Nets are only a half game out of first place and the …
Over the past few weeks, the NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone, which means the buy-out market is in full swing. A quick summarize what the buy-out market would be essentially early free agency. Teams and players who were unable to part ways via the Trade Deadline will work together financially to release the player from their contract making …
With the recent news of Blake Griffin being bought out by the Detroit Pistons and subsequently signed by the Brooklyn Nets, it appears as though the rich will continue to get richer in New York. Without a doubt, the current largest opposition for the Sixers this is season to come out of the Eastern Conference is, and will continue …
With the recent news of James Harden being traded to the Brooklyn Nets, the term “super-team” has begun to reemerge with the Nets now being the odds on favorite to win the East. With this new super-team, as well as the continued prominence of the Milwaukee Bucks in the East, many are questioning if the Sixers can legitimately challenge …
At the start of the season, the Sixers have taken care of business with wins over Washington, New York, Toronto, Orlando, and Charlotte x 2. Are they contenders or pretenders in the Eastern Conference? Fellow teams expected to be in the upper echelon of the East have had mixed to poor starts. Toronto Raptors Toronto is finally showing signs that …
In last week’s article, we looked at the four Eastern Conference teams with better odds to win the NBA Finals than the Sixers. This week we will be discussing how the Sixers stack up odds-wise with the teams in the Western Conference with better odds than them. A quick update, at the time of writing last week, the Sixers had …
On December 3rd, odds were released on which NBA team will win the NBA Finals for the 2020-2021 season. Our Philadelphia 76ers currently sit with the 10th best odds to win at +2200. This means, if you were to bet $100 on the Sixers to win the Finals, you would win $2,200. This also lists the Sixers with the fifth-best …
Historic Sports Boycotts Turn America’s Attention to Racial Injustice In an unprecedented move last night, four major sports leagues joined in boycotting sports while demanding justice for Jacob Blake. What began as a protest by the Milwaukee Bucks set in motion a nation-wide boycott by the NFL, NBA, WNBA, and MLB. Today the NHL joined in the movement, with its …
With the NBA’s new 22-team playoff format being approved after the Coronavirus outbreak, that leaves nine Eastern Conference teams left to fight for eight playoff spots. With every team playing eight regular-season games before the playoffs, that guarantees the 76ers a playoff spot. What is not guaranteed, however, is who they will play. Twenty-two teams left, nine Eastern Conference teams, …
