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NBA Rumors: Philadelphia 76ers Probably Shutting Down Ben Simmons This Season
The Philadelphia 76ers are used to their first round draft picks sitting a season, maybe two, out. Ben Simmons is probably going to follow that trend after performing a surgery on his foot.
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Ben Simmons Injury Something Philadelphia 76ers Are Used To
The fact that things went so smoothly for the Philadelphia 76ers with Ben Simmons up to this point is the surprise. The bone fracture in his right foot? Per their history of big men getting picked high in the draft, it’s exactly what happens every time.
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NBA Rumors: Philadelphia 76ers, Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel & the Inevitable Trade
As the NBA preseason approaches, it still seems like the Philadelphia 76ers have too crowded of a frontcourt. At some point, they’re likely to move either Jahlil Okafor or Nerlens Noel, but for some reason they’re waiting, perhaps planning to drag this thing until the deadline.
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Philadelphia 76ers Season Preview: Drowning in Big Men, Considering Tanking Again
Two questions need answering by the Philadelphia 76ers as the head into the 2016-2017 NBA Season: Should tanking continue to be their strategy, and out of their big men crop that includes Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor and Dario Saric, who should stay and who should leave?
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NBA Rumors: Philadelphia 76ers Expect Big Things From Robert Covington
One of the few bright spots over the last two miserable seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers has been Robert Covington, who might be in for a breakout season as he enters what is pretty much a contract year.
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NBA Rumors: 76ers Should Trade Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, or Both
The Philadelphia 76ers might be stalling, but it’s quite clear they won’t be able to carry on for much longer with five big men who all expect to be starters and be a meaningful part of the team. From the looks of things now, trading Nerlens Noel or Jahlil Okafor, if not both, makes the most sense.
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NBA Rumors: Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid & Stopping the Tanking
After two years of injuries holding him back from making his NBA debut, 2014 draft pick and former Kansas player Joel Embiid is getting ready to finally get on the court for the Philadelphia 76ers, a team that’s lost so many games over the last few years, it sees a rookie in a two-year delay as its potential savior.
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NBA Rumors – Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid, Sam Hinkie & Big Man Overload
The Philadelphia 76ers are entering the first season in the post-Sam Hinkie era, but with his fingerprints all over the place, including Joel Embiid, bound to finally make his debut, and an abundance of big men, and the inevitability of at least one trade.
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NBA Rumors – Brooklyn Nets & Philadelphia 76ers Interested in Signing Dion Waiters
The Oklahoma City Thunder have turned Dion Waiters into a free agent by rescinding their qualifying offer, and it’s rumored that the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers are teams interested in signing him.
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NBA Rumors – Philadelphia 76ers Finally Get Dario Šarić to Come Over
Two years after he was drafted, Dario Šarić is finally going to play in the NBA, completing his contract signing with the Philadelphia 76ers, who seem to be finally heading out of the league’s basement, but have an overload of big men which causes other problems and questions.