Articles by Mike Angelina (152)
Philadelphia took another step towards finalizing their opening day roster on Monday. The team waived point guard Pierre Jackson and released guard J.P. Tokoto. Of the two moves, Jackson is the slightly more noteworthy. After a rather explosive career at Baylor as a flashy point guard, Jackson gained a bit of a fan base […]
Friday, Brian Geltzeiler posted a rather damning report of Joel Embiid in The Cauldron, a partner of Sports Illustrated. In his post, headlined with the troubling title “Covert dealings, Embiid's attitude are undermining Philadelphia's 'process'”, Geltzeiler details a few concerns and incidents of strain for the brass related to Joel Embiid over the now 21 […]
During a one-hour special on NBATV, the National Basketball Association announced the complete schedule for the entire 2015-16 season. The Sixers got their first look at their slate of games for the season, and fans now can mark their calendars with certainty for the top games to get to “The Center”. At the top of […]
Philadelphia must have enjoyed being in the Utah Summer League so much, they wanted bonus basketball. They and the host Utah Jazz went to overtime in their final Utah League game, before ultimately falling 84-76. This was after they were outscored 10-4 in overtime. It really was not a pretty game, particularly for the Sixers, […]
The infancy stages of any process are often the most crucial, as they tend to establish the stability of the foundation. Philadelphia has a big piece in the most infant of stages, Joel Embiid. As the No. 3 overall pick from a year ago recovers, the team wants to collect as much information as possible […]
Sam Hinkie’s work as General Manager in Philadelphia unofficially commenced when he traded Jrue Holiday for Nerlens Noel and a pick he converted to Dario Saric and another first round pick. It turns out he may have been in too much of a rush to ship him off to New Orleans. The Philadelphia Inquirer is […]
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute was brought over last season as part of the Thad Young trade, in large part to serve as a mentor to Joel Embiid. After averaging a hair under 10 points per game and almost 5 rebounds per game, he is now an unrestricted free agent. If the Sixers […]
Joel Embiid is a very precious asset for the Philadelphia 76ers, as his high potential has the ability to perhaps launch the Sixers up the standings in future seasons. They are treating him just like that–precious, as he recovers from the stress fracture he suffered in his right foot from last spring. As we noted […]
When Allen Iverson said he would like to join the 76ers’ front office at the end of last season, it seems like he was being serious. “I want to be in that war room, man,” Iverson said on a Sixers telecast last March. “Even if they don’t go with my decision or whatever, just […]
When Allen Iverson said he would like to join the 76ers’ front office at the end of last season, it seems like he was being serious. “I want to be in that war room, man,” Iverson said on a Sixers telecast last March. “Even if they don’t go with my decision or whatever, just […]