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This season, the Philadelphia 76ers are off to a 4-1 start. With Joel Embiid on a minutes restriction, much of the team’s early success can be attributed to Tyr
Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer wonders if 76ers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe can fully grow his offensive game while sharing the floor with Joel Embiid.
Embiid's lateral movement should improve as he continues to work back from knee surgery earlier this year. Meanwhile, George should thrive as a secondary ball handler and defender when he returns.
On Friday night, the Philadelphia 76ers took on the Boston Celtics for the first night of the NBA Cup. The match wouldn’t start out well for the Sixers, as the
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Patrick Beverley just put Joel Embiid in the same class as Shaquille O'Neal: "I’ve never seen nobody like him"
Patrick Beverley doesn’t miss when it comes to skill talk as he thinks that Joel Embiid belongs in the same sentence as Shaquille O’Neal.
With 7 minutes, 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter Friday, Joel Embiid stood at the Xfinity Mobile Arena scorer’s table waiting to check back into the 76ers’ matchup against the Boston Celtics.
Tuned in to watch the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers battle it out for some NBA Cup action, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons came to a specific conclusion: Joel Embiid gets the most “ludicrous” calls in the NBA.
The way the Sixers have played this season (and the wins) are fresh and exciting, but a seismic shift isn't for the best.