Joel Embiid extends 30-point, 10-rebound streak to 13 games, the longest in the NBA since 1971-72

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid played through an ankle injury in Friday night’s 121-111 win over the Toronto Raptors to extend his streak of 30-plus points and 10-plus rebounds to 13 games, the longest in the NBA since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posted 16 straight games in the 1971-72 season. In Philadelphia’s win against Toronto, the six-time […]

James Foglio  •  23 Dec 2023
Joel Embiid records 5th career 30-point half, no other center in play-by-play era has 2+

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid recorded his fifth career 30-point half in Wednesday night’s 129-111 win over the Detroit Pistons. No other center in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97) has logged more than two. The six-time All-Star ended his performance with 41 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, and two steals in 32 minutes of action. […]

James Foglio  •  14 Dec 2023
Joel Embiid has scored 30+ points in 8-straight games, 2nd-longest in NBA career

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has scored at least 30 points in each of the last eight-straight games, dating back to Nov. 17. His eight-game streak is the longest this season and is tied for the second-longest in his career. Last season, the six-time All-Star posted 30 or more points in 10 consecutive games. In […]

James Foglio  •  12 Dec 2023
76ers star Joel Embiid still leads NBA in scoring with 32 points per game

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid leads the league in points per game through 16 starts of the 2023-24 NBA season. Embiid, 29, leads the NBA with 32 points per game, followed by Luka Doncic (31.4), Kevin Durant (31), De’Aaron Fox (30.3), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (29.9). The Sixers star is also averaging 11.3 rebounds, a career-high […]

James Foglio  •  04 Dec 2023
76ers’ Joel Embiid has 74 games with 35+ points, 10+ rebounds, leads active players

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has recorded 74 games with at least 35 points and 10 rebounds, leading all other active NBA players. The six-time All-Star now leads LeBron James (73), Giannis Antetokounmpo (71), Anthony Davis (69), and Russell Westbrook (58). In Philadelphia’s 127-123 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, the five-time All-NBA […]

James Foglio  •  28 Nov 2023
76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. (rib) participated in on-court workouts, could return next week

Philadelphia 76ers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. (rib) participated in on-court workouts Monday as he continues to recover from a fractured rib. Oubre, 27, will be evaluated again in about a week, the Sixers announced. Prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 76ers coach Nick Nurse said there is a possibility Oubre could return […]

James Foglio  •  22 Nov 2023
Joel Embiid first Sixer to average 30 points, 10 rebounds through first 7 games since Wilt Chamberlain

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is the first Sixer to average 30 points and 10 rebounds through the first seven games of a season since Wilt Chamberlain in 1965-66. Through seven games of the 2023-24 season, the six-time All-Star is averaging 31.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 33.6 minutes per game. Plus, […]

James Foglio  •  09 Nov 2023
NBA Rumors: Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic Among 76ers’ Trade Targets

According to the latest NBA rumors, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell and Detroit Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic are reportedly among the Philadelphia 76ers’ trade targets. This news comes just days after the Sixers traded James Harden, P.J. Tucker, and Filip Petrusev to the Los Angeles Clippers for Marcus Morris, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, […]

James Foglio  •  22 Nov 2023
76ers pick up Jaden Springer’s $4.01 million team option for 2024-25 season

The Philadelphia 76ers exercised Jaden Springer’s $4.01 million club option for the 2024-25 season ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. This is part of the four-year, $10.39 million rookie-scale contract he signed in August 2021. Springer, 21, was selected 28th overall by the Sixers in the 2021 NBA Draft out of the University of Tennessee. During his […]

James Foglio  •  01 Nov 2023