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• The Sixers might have accidentally stumbled back into championship contention

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Don’t look now, but the Sixers may have a clear path to Joel Embiid’s first conference finals. The NBA is a serious business. The Philadelphia 76ers are a serious franchise. I am a serious person. So trust me when I say that I am being completely serious in declaring totally, 100% seriously that the 76ers are maybe-sorta-kinda the favorite...2025
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• Former No. 2 Pick Jabari Parker Signs With KK Partizan
Jabari Parker, who was selected between Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid in the 2014 NBA draft, has signed a new two-year contract with KK Partizan, the Belgrade-based club announced today in a press release. Parker’s deal will include NBA outs, according to his agency, Priority Sports (Twitter link). The veteran forward hasn’t been on an […]...2025
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• Andre Drummond Picks Up $5M Option With Sixers

Andre Drummond has picked up his $5 million player option for the 2025-26 season with the Philadelphia 76ers. Drummond signed a two-year, $10 million deal with the Sixers last offseason. Drummond averaged 7.3 points and 7.8 rebounds in nearly 19 minutes per game last season for the Sixers. Drummond had an outsized role with the Sixers with Joel Embiid missing most of the season....2025
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• Sixers’ Andre Drummond will exercise his $5 million player option for the 2025-26 season
The 2024-25 season was a disastrous year for the Philadelphia 76ers. Former league MVP Joel Embiid played just 19 games due to injury. He was not the only Sixer to miss extended time due to injury last season. Tyrese Maxey missed 30 games, and Paul George missed 40 games. Despite their unfortunate luck in 2024-25, […] The post Sixers’ Andre Drummond will exercise his $5 million player...2025
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• Sources: 76ers' Drummond picks up $5M option
Sixers center Andre Drummond, who received extra playing time in place of an injured Joel Embiid, has picked up his $5 million player option for the 2025-26 season, sources told ESPN....2025
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• 76ers anticipate Joel Embiid will return in time for training camp
Joel Embiid continues to recover from his arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in April, which he badly needed after enduring the entire 2024-25 campaign limited to injuries. The two-time NBA scoring champion only played 19 matches last season and the Sixers suffered without their main man. The Philadelphia organization expects him to be fully […] The post 76ers anticipate Joel Embiid will...2025

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• Sixers’ Andre Drummond will exercise his $5 million player option for the 2025-26 season
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• 76ers anticipate Joel Embiid will return in time for training camp
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• Sixers’ Morey Discusses Embiid’s Recovery, Edgecombe Pick
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday evening after using the No. 3 overall pick to select Baylor guard VJ Edgecombe, Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey provided a positive update on star center Joel Embiid, writes Dan Gelston of The Associated Press. According to Gelston, Morey indicated that Embiid – who underwent arthroscopic surgery on […]...2025
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• Joel Embiid 'On Track' To Return For Training Camp

Joel Embiid is "on track" to rejoin the Philadelphia 76ers by training camp, according to Daryl Morey. "He's very engaged, attacking rehab," Morey said. "Doing everything he can to be out there. He had a meeting with [the surgeon] this week. All things, to use a NASA term, are nominal. Things are going well and expected, and we expect that to continue." Embiid was ruled out for the season last Feb...2025
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• 76ers expect Embiid to return for training camp
76ers center Joel Embiid is on track to return from knee surgery when training camp opens in September, team president Daryl Morey said....2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Perfect picks for each team in the first round

Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here’s an updated 2025 NBA mock draft projection. Evaluating the 2025 NBA Draft class has been the ultimate rollercoaster. This group entered the year looking like it could potentially be one of the strongest classes in recent memory, but much of that optimism faded by the midway point in the season. We are left with a draft class that ...2025
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• NBA Finals’ 17 best players ranked for Thunder vs. Pacers series

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Let’s rank the best players in the 2025 NBA Finals. The 2025 NBA Finals is a classic matchup of an elite offense vs. a historic defense. The Indiana Pacers vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder might not be the series anyone would have expected at the start of the season, but it should provide a thrilling NBA Finals showdown anyway. The Thunder were a popular preseason...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with latest rumors after combine, college withdrawals

Photo by Mathias Renner / City-Press GmbH Bildagentur via GettyImages Here’s an updated 2025 NBA mock draft. It’s hard to believe the 2025 NBA Draft is just around the corner when the basketball world has all of its energy focused on the upcoming 2025 NBA Finals. The shift from the end of the playoffs to the start of the offseason happens almost instantaneously, and if the insiders are to ...2025
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• Joel Embiid Landing Spots: 5 Trade Destinations for the 2023 MVP
With uncertainty regarding his future with the 76ers due to injuries, what teams could step in and be possible trade destinations for Joel Embiid?...2025

• Zach LaVine trade rumors may be back after comments from new Kings GM resurface

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images Zach LaVine probably shouldn’t get too comfortable in Sacramento. Zach LaVine feels like he’s been permanently stapled to the trade block during his NBA career. LaVine has already been traded twice in his first 11 seasons in the league: the Minnesota Timberwolves sent him to the Chicago Bulls after his third year as part of the Jimmy Butler deal,...2025
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• Sean Rooks, 76ers Assistant and Former NBA Player, Dies at Age 46
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"Joel Embiid is set to have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee."

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"Saying he hopes to be a Sixer "for the rest of my career," Joel Embiid reached a three-year contract extension with the team that sources told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne is worth $192."

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"Claxton received a second technical foul early in the fourth quarter for taunting after completing a dunk over Joel Embiid."

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"Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler both say they wish they were still teammates after Heat eliminate 76ers"

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"Joel Embiid isn’t going anywhere."

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"Joel Embiid is joining with 76ers managing partner Josh Harris and co-managing partner David Blitzer on a $1."

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"Joel Embiid took criticism from Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley to heart Thursday night and responded by putting up 38 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists in a 115-109 win over the Celtics."

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"Joel Embiid celebrated his All-Star nod with a monster effort for the Philadelphia 76ers against the East-leading Celtics, putting up 26 points and 16 rebounds"

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"The post Russell Westbrook Waives Goodbye To Joel Embiid After 3OT Victory appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Colangelo has other picks and one of the big men from the youthful group of Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor and Joel Embiid to offer."

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"The Sixers are on course for a top-three pick to add to recent lottery picks Joel Embiid, Dario Saric, Michael Carter-Williams and Nerlens Noel."

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"Sixers rookie Joel Embiid brought his Shmoney Dance from the Philly streets to the Sixers’ home court on Friday."

• The Sixers might have accidentally stumbled back into championship contention
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• Former No. 2 Pick Jabari Parker Signs With KK Partizan
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• Report: 76ers Not Expected To Trade Joel Embiid, Paul George This Offseason
According to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, the Philadelphia 76ers are not expected to trade Joel Embiid or Paul George this offseason. Embiid, George and Tyrese Maxey only played in 15 games together this season. “By simply staying at No. 3, Philadelphia would introduce an $11.1 million salary onto its books […] The post Report: 76ers Not Expected To Trade ...2025
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• Sixers May Not Be Able To Re-Sign Guerschon Yabusele

The Philadelphia 76ers would like to re-sign big man Guerschon Yabusele. After making a successful return to the NBA, Yabusele would like to lock in some long-term security. The 76ers are carrying Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey on max deals, and Kelly Oubre Jr., Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon are expected to opt in. The team also hopes to re-sign guard Quentin Grimes, who is coming off ...2025
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• Ja Morant Parts Ways With Mike Miller's Lift Sports Management As Agent

Ja Morant has parted ways with Mike Miller's Lift Sports Management. Morant joined Lift in April 2024 and Miller had been a regular at Grizzlies' games this past season. Morant was represented by Jim Tanner of Tandem Sports + Entertainment over his first five seasons in the NBA. Morant signed a five-year extension worth $197 million in July 2022 and he'll be eligible for a two-year extension this ...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Perfect picks for each team in the first round
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• Pompey: Sixers Could Reassess Joel Embiid Or Paul George If Struggles Continue

The Philadelphia 76ers have questions to answer, and not just about who they’ll select with the No. 3 pick in the upcoming draft. After a disappointing season that ended without a playoff appearance, the franchise is at a potential pivot point. And while a major shake-up isn’t expected just yet, Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia […] The post Pompey: Sixers Could Reassess Joel Embiid Or ...2025
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• NBA Finals’ 17 best players ranked for Thunder vs. Pacers series
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with latest rumors after combine, college withdrawals
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• The Pacers’ Pascal Siakam trade made their dream NBA Playoffs run possible

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The Pacers targeted the right secondary star with the Pascal Siakam trade, and it changed everything for them. The Indiana Pacers were a wonderful story and a thrilling watch, but they also felt a little bit like a gimmick. Indiana was off to a blazing start to the 2023-2024 season, cranking up the tempo and scoring at will as young point ...2025
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• The Sixers might have accidentally stumbled back into championship contention
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• Andre Drummond Picks Up $5M Option With Sixers
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• Sixers May Not Be Able To Re-Sign Guerschon Yabusele
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• Ja Morant Parts Ways With Mike Miller's Lift Sports Management As Agent
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with latest rumors after combine, college withdrawals
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• The Pacers’ Pascal Siakam trade made their dream NBA Playoffs run possible
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• Sixers Considered Unlikely To Trade Paul George

The Philadelphia 76ers are unlikely to consider trading Paul George this offseason unless he were to request a trade. George has three seasons remaining on his four-year, $212 million deal and trading him after a disappointing initial season with the Sixers would be selling him low. The Sixers realize their chances of competing are tied more to the health of Joel Embiid than the play of George. Ge...2025
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• Isaiah Stewart resurrects Bad Boys Pistons spirit with every fight and foul

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Isaiah Stewart and the Pistons are ready to bring their unique brand of physicality back to the NBA playoffs. Jerry Seinfeld once punctured the entire premise of team fandom with the observation that at the end of the day, it’s an empty exercise in rooting for laundry. Particularly in this modern league, Seinfeld has a point. Rosters are constantly i...2025
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• Zach LaVine trade rumors may be back after comments from new Kings GM resurface
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• NBA Finals’ 17 best players ranked for Thunder vs. Pacers series
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• Phoenix Mercury’s latest free agency signing continues growing WNBA trend

Photo by David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images Monique Akoa-Makani signed a rookie-scale contract with the Mercury Tuesday — becoming the latest international player to get an opportunity in the WNBA. The Phoenix Mercury have added another guard to their roster; Monique Akoa-Makani, a Cameroonian guard who most recently played for the French club Charnay Basket. On that club, she averaged 14...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for March 1, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Does Cavan Biggio have a spot on this team? Jaylon Thompson talks to Maikel Garcia about what he needs to do to improve. Royals hitting coach Alec Zumwalt explained that Garcia has gotten stronger and added a toe-tap to better balance his swing mechanics. “Maikel and I talked going into the offseason and we talked here in Arizona when he was doing his reha...2025
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• The Sixers are so bad that Paul George finally got bullied into stopping his podcast

Bullying works. Paul George found the right time to buckle down and focus on basketball: When the Sixers are 20-38, on pace to miss the playoffs, and the team has already shut down Joel Embiid, knowing this season is a wash. George made the announcement that the Podcast P Show would go on hiatus while he focuses on his body, mind, and trying to make the playoffs. Paul George announces that he wi...2025
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• This was the saddest moment in Joel Embiid’s disastrous season

Joel Embiid did his best Ben Simmons impression....2025
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• The NBA fought back on Christmas, and reminded us it still runs this holiday

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The NBA wouldn’t let the NFL steal Christmas this year. The biggest talking point of the NBA season thus far has been about why the NBA sucks now. It feels like the narrative started during the lackluster 2024 NBA All-Star Game (a meaningless exhibition!), and has completely unraveled since. It’s impossible to watch a game on television without legendary f...2024
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• Best Reactions to Harden Skipping Embiid’s Wedding to Eat Burgers, Hit the Club
James Harden was nowhere to be seen at Joel Embiid’s wedding, and this is a man who usually loves an excuse to party. Additionally, around the same time as the wedding, Harden was posting Instagram stories of himself hitting up some burgers deep in the club. Harden really skipped Embiid’s wedding to eat burgers and […] The post Best Reactions to Harden Skipping Embiid’s Wedding t...2023
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• Aaron Gordon needed the Nuggets as much as they needed him
Aaron Gordon’s evolution as a player happened right on time for the Nuggets. The rosters at the 2013 McDonald’s All-American Game were headlined by four combo forwards lined up at the top of the class recruiting rankings. Each player had a unique blend of skills they put on display during practice scrimmages at Attack Athletics on the West Side of Chicago. Andrew Wiggins was the Canadian mystery m...2023
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• 76ers’ James Harden, Nets’ Nic Claxton ejected from Game 3
76ers guard James Harden and Nets center Nic Claxton were both ejected from Thursday’s Game 3 in Brooklyn. Here’s what you need to know: Harden was assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected late in the third quarter after appearing to hit Royce O’Neale in the groin while trying to dribble past him. Claxton received a second technical foul early in the fourth quarter for taunting after c...2023
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• 76ers take 3-2 series lead vs. Celtics: Uninspired performance sinks Boston in Game 5
The Philadelphia 76ers comfortably handled the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Tuesday, taking a 3-2 series lead with a 115-103 win. Here’s what you need to know: Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 33 points, one of five Philadelphia players to score in double figures, adding seven rebounds. Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points as the team shot 50.6 percent from t...2023
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• NBA Insider: Mark Cuban Makes All-Too-Rare Admission in Rebuilding Mavericks
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• Larry Brown Says He Could Fix 76ers in 5 Minutes, Campaigns for Allen Iverson
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• Joel Embiid Has Been Hitting the Weights Hard During Recovery
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• Embiid leads charge for medical staff testing
Joel Embiid is joining with 76ers managing partner Josh Harris and co-managing partner David Blitzer on a $1.3 million contribution to fund COVID-19 antibody testing for 1,000 health care workers in the region....2020
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• Joel Embiid Injury: Updates on 76ers C's Recovery from Foot Surgery
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• Time to Shine for Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel Following Joel Embiid's Setback
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• Philadelphia 76ers 2024-2025 fantasy basketball season recap: What could go wrong, did go wrong
Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey were among the many 76ers whose seasons ended early due to injury....2025
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• How the NBA can copy the NHL for its own ‘4 Nations’ All-Star tournament

Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images The NHL mastered the All-Star format, now it’s the NBA’s turn. The NHL has cracked the code when it comes to finding a compelling replacement for its All-Star Game. The “4 Nations Face-Off” is the best thing to happen to hockey in years, with the USA, Canada, Finland, and Sweden playing hard-hitting, compelling hockey — serving as the best palate c...2025
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• Fantasy Basketball Week 12 Key Injuries

Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid are two players whose statuses will impact Week 12 in fantasy basketball....2025
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• The Sixers might have accidentally stumbled back into championship contention
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• 76ers anticipate Joel Embiid will return in time for training camp
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Perfect picks for each team in the first round
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• Pompey: Sixers Could Reassess Joel Embiid Or Paul George If Struggles Continue
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• NBA Finals’ 17 best players ranked for Thunder vs. Pacers series
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with latest rumors after combine, college withdrawals
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• The Pacers’ Pascal Siakam trade made their dream NBA Playoffs run possible
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• Report: 76ers Not Looking To Trade Joel Embiid, Paul George
According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, the Philadelphia 76ers are not looking to trade Joel Embiid or Paul George. The Sixers missed the playoffs this year despite having Embiid, George and Tyrese Maxey. They have the third overall pick in the 2025 draft. “Sources say Philadelphia greatly values the opportunity to add a […] The post Report: 76ers Not Looking To Trade ...2025
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• NBA Trade Rumors: 76ers Decide to Run It Back With Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George for 1 More Year
As speculation surrounding their No. 3 2025 NBA Draft pick intensifies, the 76ers are expected to retain Paul George and build around their Big 3....2025
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• Embiid Undergoes Imaging, No Decision On Season Status
Amid speculation that Joel Embiid will be shut down for the season due to persistent knee issues, Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said no decision had been made on Embiid’s status beyond Monday’s game against Chicago. “Not at that point at all,” Nurse said in his pregame press conference, Tim Bontemps of ESPN tweets. “Just […]...2025
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• Mavericks-76ers NBA trade grades after another surprising Dallas deal

Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images The Mavericks got fleeced again in another surprising trade after Luka Doncic deal The Dallas Mavericks made another surprising trade just days after shocking the world by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. The Mavericks traded Quentin Grimes and a 2025 second round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for Caleb Martin, according to...2025
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• The Mavericks leaked why they traded Luka Doncic to Lakers, and it still doesn’t make sense

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Every team in the NBA would sell their soul to get to get a player like Luka Doncic on the roster. The Dallas Mavericks apparently couldn’t wait to get rid of him. The Mavs made the stunning decision to trade Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in the early hours of Sunday morning. Doncic is joining LeBron James in Los Angeles, while Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and ...2025
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• Joel Embiid hinted he could be next NBA superstar to request trade with cryptic comments
Joel Embiid put 76ers on clock by hinting at trade request. Joel Embiid is firmly in the prime of his career. The superstar center finally won NBA MVP this past season after consecutive second place finishes. He will turn 30 years old in March. There’s only one thing missing on Embiid’s resume at this point: an NBA championship. Embiid’s lack of success in the NBA Playoffs is hard to ignore. He’s ...2023
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• Joel Embiid, Nikola Vucevic react to Team USA’s embarrassing loss to France
The pre-tournament fears have come to back to haunt Team USA. The United States lost their opening match at the Tokyo Olympics against a formidable France team in stunning fashion, 83-76. A couple of international stars in Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid and Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic made sure to react to Team USA’s shocking defeat. […] The post Joel Embiid, Nikola Vuce...2021
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• Past Controversy, Luol Deng Leading the NBA's Effort to Make History in Africa
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• Almost Famous, D'Angelo Russell Is Driven to Justify His NBA Draft Hype
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