When Al Horford signed his 4-year max contract over the offseason, it came with high expectations. While it is no secret that Horford’s fit in Philly has not been ideal, the slate is clean as the season is set to resume. As was experimented with before the shutdown, Horford is expected to come off the […]
Read more "Al Horford has a chance to shine for the Sixers in a new role"Heading into the 2019-20 NBA season there was plenty of talk about the Philadelphia 76ers potentially competing for the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The team was coming off a seven-game series with the world champion Toronto Raptors, they had spent big in free agency, and Brett Brown was making some brash preseason statements. […]
Read more "The stars have aligned for Sixers to claim the 4th seed"“I think the opportunity in the end was too hard to pass up…I still feel like I’m on the cusp of finding somewhere steady in the NBA & hopefully that will be Philly.” -Ryan Broekhoff on signing with the Philadelphia 76ers (quote from Serena Winters). The Sixers were quick to add a free agent to […]
Read more "New addition Ryan Broekhoff likely won’t see many minutes with the Sixers"As the NBA comes closer to a return we will see the final push for the end of season awards occur as well. It is uncertain how much weight the remaining games in Orlando will carry toward the decisions, but all players will be looking to kick off the rust and play their best as […]
Read more "Ben Simmons should be a contender for NBA’s DPOY award"Philadelphia 76ers’ head coach Brett Brown met with the media on Wednesday morning and gave a little bit of insight into how the Sixers’ rotation will be looking down in Orlando. The Al Horford debate has been one of hot discussion this season, with a majority of individuals agreeing that the entire signing has been […]
Read more "Brett Brown alludes to Al Horford coming off the bench in NBA playoffs"The Sixers made an addition to their roster last Friday in the way of sharp-shooter Ryan Broekhoff. The former Dallas Maverick will join the Sixers as they aim to make their playoff push but could he stick around longer than this season? Broekhoff 101 You may be unfamiliar with the near 30-year-old Australian, so here’s […]
Read more "Could Ryan Broekhoff factor into Sixers’ long-term plans?"Less than two months ago and things were pretty clear when it came to Brett Brown’s future as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers: go deep in the playoffs, or get fired. With a shortened season essentially a guarantee at this point, and a new playoff format also potentially in play, Brown’s status has become […]
Read more "Sixers: Shortened season adds confusion to the Brett Brown decision"Brett Brown held a virtual press conference via Zoom this past Friday, and while everyone was lasered in on his comments regarding the playoffs, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, etc., Brett made a small remark that seemingly went under the radar. Prior to the league’s suspension, Milton was absolutely lighting it up for the 76ers. He […]
Read more "Expect a bigger role for Sixers’ Shake Milton when the NBA returns"The date was May 26th, 2012 and the Philadelphia 76ers were poised for a monumental game seven with the Boston Celtics. After pulling off the unthinkable in the first-round, knocking off the #1 seed Chicago Bulls, this gutsy Sixers squad had somehow managed to take the Celtics to a full seven game series The final […]
Read more "Sixers: What set “The Process” in motion?"Elton Brand and the 76ers called an impromptu press conference on Tuesday morning, opening up to the media for questioning. Brand briefly discussed COVID-19 related news, before turning things over for questions. I (David Esser) actually happened to be in the conference call and was able to get a first-hand look into Brand’s thought process […]
Read more "Biggest takeaways from Sixers GM Elton Brand’s conference call"