Category: Philadelphia 76ers
Monday, January 28th, 2013
Last week Jrue Holiday was named as one of the seven reserves for the Eastern Conference All-Star team. The 76ers point guard is one of five first-time selections on the Eastern Conference team. He's also the youngest 76er ever to be named to the team. Holiday is excited about the ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
Evan Turner was a slow starter in college. It took him until his junior season with Ohio State to get acclimated but once he figured it out he became the National Player of the Year. His NBA path seems to be following the same blueprint for success. After being the second overall ...
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
Basketball is back and there's lots of excitement surrounding the 76ers this season for a few different reasons. They are coming off a series win in the playoffs. Not to mention Philly was one of the teams involved in the blockbuster trade this summer that sent Dwight Howard to Los ...
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2012
While the Los Angeles Lakers are the team that everyone has been buzzing about this offseason, the 76ers were also part of the four-team blockbuster trade that sent Dwight Howard to Hollywood. While Philly had to part with Andre Iguodala and use its amnesty clause on Elton Brand to make ...
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Thursday, August 16th, 2012
For some, being with one NBA team for seven seasons and then being shipped across the country might have led to some negative reaction. And for some that might find themselves in that spot with one year left on their contract, they might relish the opportunity to have a big ...
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Monday, August 13th, 2012
The Philadelphia 76ers were part of the NBA's blockbuster trade of the summer when they, the Magic, the Lakers and the Nuggets got together Friday to consummate a deal that sent Andre Iguodala out of Philly and brought Andrew Bynum to town.
Philadelphia 76ers president Rod Thorn joined Mike Missanelli on ...
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Friday, July 27th, 2012
When the Philadelphia 76ers released Elton Brand by placing him on amnesty waivers, Brand didn't really know where he was going to end up. It could have been in Charlotte or Sacramento, but instead he landed in Dallas, where the Mavericks claimed him by bidding $2.1 million.
Brand says of all ...
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Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
Andre Iguodala may not have originally been on Team USA's radar as far back as ten days ago, but the 76ers swingman may play a huge integral role in this team winning a gold medal. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard/small forward prides himself on defense and looks to play a defining role ...
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Friday, May 25th, 2012
I didn't expect the NBA Playoffs series with the Boston Celtics against the Philadelphia 76ers to get to a Game 7, but I suppose nobody should be really surprised that the Celtics couldn't close the series out in Philly in Game 6. Boston is now 2-11 in playoff road games ...
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Friday, May 18th, 2012
The message was heard loud and clear by the Boston Celtics. After Doc Rivers proclaimed that the 76ers had outplayed his team in the first two games of their playoff series, the Celtics responded in a timely fashion in Game 3. Boston cruised by Philadelphia, 107-91, led by Kevin Garnett, ...
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