Writer: Brandon Apter
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, managing editor On Sunday, it was reported that Dario Saric would fly to Las Vegas to meet his teammates during the Summer League and sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. Because his team advanced in the Olympic qualifier though, his visit became less of a possibility. Whether he comes to […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, managing editor The Philadelphia 76ers have a unique problem they need to solve at some point with a logjam of talented, young players in the front court. If you've been paying attention to the Summer League, even without Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel and Joel Embiid, the Sixers have a lot of […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, managing editor Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Isaiah Canaan has found a new home, inking a two year deal with the Chicago Bulls. Free agent guard Isaiah Canaan has agreed to two-year, $2.2 million pact with Chciago Bulls, league source told @clevelanddotcom. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 13, 2016 Towards […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, managing editor Philadelphia 76ers first round pick, Furkan Korkmaz, will not join the team at all this season according to Jessica Camerato of CSNPhilly.com. He'll remain in Turkey to play with Anadolu Efes, the same team Dario Saric has been playing for since 2014. At just 18 years of age, Kormaz averaged […]
By Brandon Apter, managing editor On Sunday night, the scoreboard may have shown a loss, but it was really a win for the Philadelphia 76ers, who got to see No.1 overall pick Ben Simmons shoot the ball well for the first time in Summer League action. After making just seven shots over the first three games of […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, managing editor Despite leaving with calf cramps, Ben Simmons made an impression on a lot of people during his Summer League debut. He got teammates involved, showed incredible court discipline and the ability to drive into the lane and get to the foul line. While many will compare Simmons […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, managing editor The Philadelphia 76ers signed point guard Sergio Rodriguez to a one-year deal out of Real Madrid and it looks like Bryan Colangelo has his eyes on one of his teammates, Rudy Fernandez. According to Eurohoops.net, the Sixers have reportedly offered Fernandez a two-year, $20 million dollar deal. Not only Sergio […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, managing editor The Philadelphia 76ers made another move via free agency on Tuesday morning, signing shooting guard Gerald Henderson to a two-year contract. Free agent guard Gerald Henderson reaches agreement with Sixers on two-year, $18 million pact, league sources inform @clevelanddotcom. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 5, 2016 Henderson, […]
By Brandon Apter, managing editor On Monday, night Philadelphia 76ers fans got to see what Ben Simmons offers to a team. Sure, his shot needs some work, but all in all, the 6-foot-10 point forward out of LSU displayed his tremendous court vision, his passing skills to get the team involved and the ability to get to […]
By Brandon Apter, managing editor The Philadelphia 76ers opened their Summer League schedule against the Boston Celtics on Monday and all eyes were on Ben Simmons. We saw a glimpse of what kind of player he can become, but some of Simmons' teammates turned some heads as well in the Sixers 102-94 defeat. Let's just start with […]
