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Embed from Getty Images In their final tuneup before opening the regular season on Ocotber 26, the Sixers used a strong second half to outlast the Miami Heat, 113-110. Both Joel Embiid and Dario Saric had impressive nights and Jahlil Okafor looked sharp in his short time on the floor. The Sixers got off […]
By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor With less than three months until the 2016-17 preseason schedule gets underway, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid remains active in offseason workouts as he prepares for his NBA rookie season. A video posted early Saturday morning of his workout with Drew Hanlen, Strategic Skills Coach and Consultant […]
Embed from Getty Images When the 76ers acquired forward Dario Saric, drafted with the 14th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft and then traded to the Sixers, they knew there would either have to be an extensive contract negotiation or buyout necessary to bring Saric to the United States. Barring a buyout, Saric, […]
The current Sixers broadcast team of Marc Zumoff and Alaa Abdelnaby have been together in the booth since October, 2015. Zumoff has been calling games with the team since 1994, the same year that Abdelnaby played three games in a Sixers uniform. After one year together the two will separate for a very important task: […]
Today a PA Historical Marker was unveiled @XFINITYLive, dedicated to the revolutionary Harvey "Super Stat" Pollack. pic.twitter.com/o9QwYZUan1 — Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) May 19, 2016 By: Matt Rappa, contributor PHILADELPHIA — A new state historical marker honoring the life and career of the late Philadelphia 76ers statistician Harvey Pollack was unveiled Thursday morning in between the […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor It's no surprise to anyone that this offseason is an extremely important one for the Philadelphia 76ers. Draft picks aplenty and the potential additions of both Dario Saric and Joel Embiid. Fans have gotten glimpses of Embiid's workouts through rehab, but Saric's game is an unknown to most that […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Michael Kaskey-Blomain, managing editor So, this is what Jerry Colangelo wanted all along. He never had an interest in running the Philadelphia 76ers – his unwillingness to relocate from Phoenix speaks to that, as does the quick manner with which he shed his organizational title upon his son’s instatement […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Michael Kaskey-Blomain, managing editor Upon his introduction as the Sixers new General Manager, Bryan Colangelo made clear that his strategy was not necessarily to veer from the ‘process’ path that Sam Hinkie had paved, but rather to build upon it. “This is not a departure from a process,” Colangelo […]
In a season where Evan Turner has had his share of ups and downs, he exploded tonight for a career-high 34 points, as the Sixers (14-28) end their 3-game losing skid, beating the Knicks (15-27) tonight 110-106. Turner was spectacular from the get-go, making 9 of his first 12 shots in the first […]
