Starting his career in professional basketball at just 15 years old, Dario Saric was one of those “hidden gems” in Europe that everyone loves to talk about. Despite being a teenager in a league full of grown men, Saric quite rapidly began establishing himself as one of the best Croatian basketball players in the world. […]
Read more "Rewinding the process: Do the Sixers miss Dario Saric?"Unfortunately, the NBA season is still at a standstill. With no end date in sight on the current suspension, many fans around the league have used this time to reflect on certain player’s performances during the 2019/20 season. Should LeBron or Giannis win MVP? Zion or Ja Morant for Rookie of the Year? In the […]
Read more "Season in review: Al Horford"Despite taking centers in the first round in each of the last two drafts, the Philadelphia 76ers had their eyes set on yet another big man entering 2015. Coming off a dominant collegiate year at Duke, Jahlil Okafor was at the top of the Sixers’ draft board. Initially, fans around the league were quite puzzled […]
Read more "Rewinding the process: What happened to Jahlil Okafor?"For every good decision one makes in life, there’s usually a corresponding bad decision that follows at some point in time. This is no different when it comes to sports. While there are plenty of well-respected front office executives around the NBA (Pat Riley, Bob Myers, etc), even they are not immune to the ever […]
Read more "Ranking the top 5 worst contracts in Sixers history"Following the lead of professional athletes around the country, Joel Embiid has pledged to donate $500k to aid both COVID-19 relief workers and Sixers-related team employees. This donation comes less than 24 hours after Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner Joshua Harris announced certain pay cuts would be implemented on staff working for the […]
Read more "Joel Embiid donates 500k to relief workers and team employees"With the NBA season in a bit of a limbo at the moment, and nobody really being sure if the league will be continuing or not, now seemed like as good a time as ever to reflect back on the Sixers roster and how they’ve all performed thus far. Up first? Well of course it […]
Read more "Season in review: Ben Simmons"Sam Hinkie’s famous “Process” days with the Philadelphia 76ers involved a ton of roster turnover. Key role players were consistently traded away for draft picks, while the actual Sixers roster was made up of a mish-mash of undrafted free agents and rookies. Similar to that of Nerlens Noel (who was highlighted last week), forward Hollis […]
Read more "Rewinding the process: Hollis Thompson’s up and down career"When you think of the 76er’s “Process” days, one of the very first players to kickstart this movement was that of Nerlens Noel. The sixth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, Noel had an up and down start to his career in Philly before ultimately finding his niche as a role player in today’s […]
Read more "Rewinding the process: How Nerlens Noel missed out on millions"The NFL’s free agency window is still going strong, and the Philadelphia Eagles pulled off their first blockbuster trade of the period by acquiring CB Darius Slay Jr. from the Detroit Lions. Big time trades are fun. One team gets an established star to add to their roster, while the other can normally load up […]
Read more "Ranking the top-5 Sixers trades of all time"When it comes to Joel Embiid, he’s pretty much been labeled as the “savior” of the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. Taking the team from 10-72 all the way to back-to-back 50 win seasons, his impact on the organization has been borderline unmeasurable. The Sixers drafted Embiid with the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. […]
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