Tag: Philadelphia 76ers
The Sixers announced at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday that they had waived Hollis Thompson. The 76ers have told shooting guard Hollis Thompson that he’ll be waived, a league source said Wednesday.Thompson has a non-guaranteed contract. The Sixers had until Saturday to release him to avoid having his contract become fully guaranteed at $1,010,696 for the rest […]
The Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid and the New Orleans Pelicans’ Buddy Hield today were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in December. Source: NBA.com
When he (Ersan Ilysova) was asked this weekend about the possibility of re-signing with the Sixers, Ilyasova gave the impression that he wants to be more than a stopgap player. The 6-foot-10 power forward will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. “I like the team,” said Ilyasova, 29, a ninth-year veteran. “I like […]
When he (Joel Embiid) heard DeMarcus Cousins’ praise that he could be the best big in the NBA — with a caveat it would be once Cousins retired — Embiid had a confident reaction. “I don’t think I’m going to wait until he retires to be the best big man in the league,” Embiid said […]
DeMarcus Cousins and Joel Embiid had a pretty epic duel on Monday night. Whether they were slapping each other on the rear end or matching each other shot for shot, it was certainly entertaining when they were on the floor. “I like that kid a lot,” he said. “I don’t give a lot of people […]
Jabari Davis and Lang Greene are joined by Harrison Feigan of Silver Screen & Roll for this week’s discussion.
Eric Pincus projects the maximum cap space that each team could have in July under the pending CBA.
On Tuesday, the crowd called out “we want Nerlens (Noel)” in favor of the center making an appearance. When he checked into the game, the fans amped up their reaction to a standing ovation (see video). Noel, as he put it, “got the chills real quick.” “I just really want to thank the fans for […]
Christmas finally comes this weekend, so the Basketball Insiders team talks about their NBA wishes.
The pending CBA may help teams keep players, but it won’t help everyone… Some NBA trade scuttle.
