Sixers
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Weekend 76ers Link Dump – Russell the Target and Noel in Manila
By Derek Bodner
| Monday, April 27, 2015 09:12 AM | No Comments
Here’s a collection of some of the best Sixers stories published over the weekend. Keith Pompey reported that a league executive told him that the guy the Sixers want in the...
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Kawhi Leonard Wins DPOY, Nerlens Noel Receives Vote
By Derek Bodner
| Thursday, April 23, 2015 10:19 AM | No Comments
The NBA has announced that Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard is the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. Leonard, whose 3.7% steal rate ranked 2nd in the league among qualifying players, won...
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Scott Brooks Firing, Brett Brown’s Job Security, and Keeping Track of Cause and Effect
By Derek Bodner
| Wednesday, April 22, 2015 08:04 PM | 13 Comments
Earlier today, The Oklahoma City Thunder fired head coach Scott Brooks. Brooks had been with the Thunder for parts of 7 seasons (6 full seasons, 1 partial season after he took over for...
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Sixers CEO Says Joel Embiid Will Play In Summer League
By Derek Bodner
| Wednesday, April 22, 2015 06:32 AM | 6 Comments
Up to this point, the Philadelphia 76ers have been reticent to commit to whether or not Joel Embiid would play in summer league. Embiid spent the year working his way back...
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Sixers Mailbag Volume 1 – Emmanuel Mudiay, Joel and Noel, and more
By Derek Bodner
| Monday, April 20, 2015 06:39 AM | 1 Comment
Welcome (back?) to volume 1 of my 76ers mailbag. (Note, this is a continuation of the series I did over at LibertyBallers). We’ll jump right into the questions. If you want...
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Avoiding Mediocrity Not Necessary For Sixers
By Derek Bodner
| Saturday, April 11, 2015 10:12 AM | No Comments
“Mediocrity is bad” has become a rallying cry for many Sixers fans who support what Sam Hinkie and the Sixers front office are doing. The general sentiment is true, as getting to...
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Dario Saric’s Contract Situation
By Derek Bodner
| Wednesday, September 3, 2014 09:00 AM | 6 Comments
Just days before the 2014 NBA Draft, Chad Ford reported that Dario Saric had signed a three-year contract with Turkish club Anadolu Efes, where he will join former NBA players such...
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How the Sixers did — and didn’t — turn a profit last year
By Derek Bodner
| Thursday, August 28, 2014 09:00 AM | 9 Comments
It has been known for quite some time now that the Sixers, despite finishing the season 29th out of 30 NBA teams in attendance, turned a profit last year. This has...
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Sixers to get Anthony Bennett? A look at the former #1 overall pick
By Derek Bodner
| Tuesday, August 5, 2014 10:00 AM | 11 Comments
Yesterday afternoon, Brian Windhorst was on ESPN Radio in New York saying that the Kevin Love to Cleveland trade is agreed upon in principle, with the huge caveat that something could...
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Fixing the NBA’s tanking problem
By Derek Bodner
| Monday, August 4, 2014 09:52 AM | 10 Comments
How the NBA should fix its tanking problem has become a major point of conversation once again, as Brian Windhorst has reported that the league could vote on a proposed amendment...