Tag: Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse has confirmed there are no plans to shut Joel Embiid down for the season. Embiid hasn’t featured since November 20 as he continues to deal with a left knee injury, but Nurse confirmed as soon as the player is ready he’ll be back on the floor. The former league […]
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown took a swipe at former league MVP Joel Embiid for not playing back-to-backs. Brown: “It’s hard to be great if you never play back-to-backs” Following Boston’s blowout victory over the Miami Heat on a back-to-back, Embiid caught a stray from Brown in his postgame press conference. Brown impressed at TD […]
Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George has promised supporters that the team’s fortunes will turn around after a shocking start to the season. Paul George reassures fans that the sun will come out: “I’m betting on that” The Sixers can’t have imagined a worse start to the season. Sitting 14th in the Eastern Conference with a […]
Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George has suffered a bone bruise in his left knee and is listed out for at least the next two games. Sixers woes continue with news of George injury following heated team meeting If things weren’t bad enough for the Philadelphia 76ers, they’ve gotten even worse following the news of George’s […]
If Joel Embiid is traded by the Philadelphia 76ers, the Indiana Pacers are the favorites to land the former league MVP. Pacers most likely destination for Embiid following 76ers meltdown Things aren’t looking so good for Embiid, who was the unfortunate subject of a stern berating by teammate Tyrese Maxey in a squad meeting on […]
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid named former teammate Jimmy Butler as the best player in the NBA following their loss to the Miami Heat on Monday. Joel Embiid Names Jimmy Butler the NBA’s “Best Player” Joel Embiid made just his third appearance of the season in the blowout defeat in Florida, recording 11 points, eight […]
Key Highlights Paul George has agreed to a four-year, $212 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers George shot 45.4 percent on catch-and-shoot threes in 2023-24 According to Cleaning the Glass, he’s ranked in the 90th percentile or better in steal rate 10 times throughout his 14-year career After months of speculation and increasingly firm reporting, […]
Many Philadelphia 76ers fans have been wondering how soon their superstar, Joel Embiid, will return to action. Head coach, Nick Nurse, gave a cautious, but optimistic response when asked when the star big man could return. “I think there’s always stages of how these things progress,” Nurse said. “Everyone wants to know “Well how long […]
Key Highlights: Basketball, like all aspects of life, is cyclical. And as a result, trends are constantly going in and out of style The giant centers we see in the 1990s/2000s were dying down in the 2010s, but it seems like they are making a comeback In the 1990s/2000s (and today) the best centers are […]
Key Highlights: Maxey’s .411 free-throw rate blows past his previous career-high of .247 The Sixers are 8.6 points better per 100 possessions when he’s on the court New head coach Nick Nurse is putting him in plenty of good spots to succeed Over the past few years, Tyrese Maxey has rightfully earned his reputation as […]
