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By: Brandon Apter, managing editor The Philadelphia 76ers won the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night in New York and will select first overall in the 2016 NBA Draft on June 23rd. The Sixers entered the lottery with the best odds at obtaining the first pick at 26.9 percent. The Lakers will pick second and […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor We are just hours away from the draft lottery and potential first overall pick Ben Simmons seems to prefer the Lakers as a landing spot. Why, you ask? Because joining the Lakers, according to Simmons and his representation, would likely make Nike increase their shoe deal offer […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor The NBA officially announced today that Minnesota Timberwolves rookie big man Karl-Anthony Towns is the 2015-16 Rookie of the Year. He received all 130 first place votes, becoming the fifth unanimous winner in NBA history. Towns led all rookies in scoring with 18.3 points per game and rebounding with […]
By: Matt Rappa, contributor PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers CEO Scott O'Neil joined CNBC's Squawk Box with Becky Quick and Joe Kernen Monday morning to discuss the team becoming the first to sign a jersey patch sponsorship deal in American professional sports history. Starting in the 2017-18 season, the newly redesigned StubHub logo will appear on the […]
We're partnering with @Stubhub as our official jersey patch sponsor! #StubHubSixers [ » https://t.co/RQEXl0BPUj ] pic.twitter.com/95jofobxj8 — Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) May 16, 2016 By: Matt Rappa, contributor PHILADELPHIA — Just one day ahead of the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery, the Philadelphia 76ers have announced that they have agreed to a jersey patch sponsorship deal with […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor Bryan Colangelo, the Sixers new president of basketball operations, was a guest this morning on TCN's Breakfast on Broad and mentioned that he and head coach Brett Brown will travel to Turkey to meet with Dario Saric, his agent and his family to determine his status for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Colangelo […]
Eight days from now, the Sixers will learn their draft fate and the man who has been the face of the rebuild since day one will be there to witness it. On May 17, the NBA will hold the draft lottery and Sixers head coach Brett Brown will represent the Sixers at the New York Hilton Midtown in […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor A CBS Sports report from mid-April mentioned that with Bryan Colangelo at the helm, Brett Brown's future in Philadelphia could be in jeopardy, specifically if associate head coach Mike D'Antoni gets offers for head coaching jobs elsewhere. That doesn't seem to be the case though, as the Sixers granted D'Antoni the […]
Embed from Getty Images With just over 10 days until the NBA's Draft lottery, the Philadelphia 76ers reportedly have made a hire that will help shape their restructured front-office. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of the Vertical, the Sixers have hired Ned Cohen away from the league office to join their front-office to fill a […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Michael Kaskey-Blomain, managing editor It looks like the Sixers will finally see at least one of their 2014 lottery picks suit up for the team this coming season. Word of Dario Saric’s imminent arrival – he recently informed his Turkish teammates of his intention to join the Sixers this […]
