Following Brooklyn's decision to defer the pick, the Sixers will now have the 23rd pick in the NBA draft later this month. Have any questions on where that leaves the Sixers, or why it took this long to find that out? This explainer is here for you.
Doc Rivers won't be the Lakers' next head coach, Joel Embiid made the All-NBA Second Team for the fourth time in the last five years, and former Sixer Jimmy Butler gave an all-time playoff performance in Miami's Game 6 win over the Celtics.
Are you uncertain what draft picks the Sixers can trade? Or where they stand in terms of the salary cap? Can they use Danny Green's non-guaranteed contract as a trade chip? Today's primer is aimed at clarifying those questions so we can kick off our offseason coverage.
Rich and I kick off our offseason coverage, going over who we expect to return, what will happen with the draft pick, and more.
The Sixers coming back from down 0-2 to beat the Heat was always going to be tough, so why did this one sting so much? It largely comes down to 2 reasons -- an unacceptable lack of effort and a frightening level of uncertainty.
The Sixers' season came to an end in embarrassing fashion, with a pair of lifeless losses to the Miami Heat which left more questions than answers. Rich and I try to make sense of the Sixers' pathetic second-round performance.
With their season on the line, the Sixers will take on the Heat tonight in Game 6 in Philadelphia. Miami leads the series 3 games to 2.
The Sixers didn't show up for a pivotal Game 5. I don't get it.
James Harden's 16 fourth quarter points helped the Sixers close out Miami in Game 4, but it masked how much the Sixers struggled to get the ball to Embiid in the post down the stretch.
Joel Embiid lost the MVP to Nikola Jokic once again, but the Sixers bounced back to win a pair of games against the Miami Heat to even their series 2-2. Rich and I break it all down and discuss what to expect as the series returns to Miami for the pivotal Game 5.
Joel Embiid has lost this year's MVP award to Nikola Jokic, but Embiid, Harden and the Sixers have won two straight against the Heat to even up their second-round series at 2-2.
Will Joel Embiid be cleared for tonight's Game 3? We can only wait and see. Injury updates, Kyle Lowry's probable return, thoughts on Jordan and Reed defending the pick-and-roll and more as we get ready for tonight's pivotal Game 3.
We can talk about X's and O's and James Harden and the Sixers' center rotation until we're blue in the face, but if the Sixers want to beat the top seed in the East while playing without Joel Embiid, at some point they have to make a shot from the perimeter.
A lot went wrong in the Sixers' 106-92 Game 1 loss to Miami, but one area they had success in was utilizing their zone defense to disrupt Miami's offense. Can that carry over to Game 2 and beyond?
DeAndre Jordan was named the starter in place of the injured Joel Embiid, the Sixers got destroyed on the defensive glass and shot just 6-34 from deep as they fell to Miami 106-92 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semis.
Quick link roundup to get you ready for tonight's Game 1 of the second-round playoff series against the Miami Heat.
