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The Knicks were a popular road draw during their title run, and it looks like that will continue in 2026-27. Games at Philly, Miami, Boston and Washington are popular on StubHub, which said 25 percent of Knicks road-game purchasers are based in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut. That’s up from 21 percent last season.
ALI Right now, I’m working in Philadelphia [on Task], and the announcement of you coming from Boston to Philly — to be there while that happened — was pretty remarkable. On top of that, LeBron deciding to join you. Tell me about how you’re feeling about that transition. BROWN Obviously it was disappointing, to some degree, in terms of how things transpired at the end in Boston. But I’m also very excited for the opportunity. You know, I’m more focused on that excitement. The past is the past.
Dave McMenamin: Back-to-back champ Dillon Jones signed with the 76ers to an Exhibit 10 contract, a team source told ESPN. He’ll be a part of Philly’s training camp later this month.
Getting Brown proved to be the move that unlocked Philadelphia’s ability to recruit LeBron James. But how the Sixers approached this summer provides a window into the new man in charge of the front office. In addition to conversations with Gansey and head coach Nick Nurse, The Athletic spoke with three league sources with direct knowledge of Philadelphia’s offseason maneuvering. The sources spoke on the conditions of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss private trade talks, negotiations and recruitment efforts.
Greg Rajan: The following Rockets games this upcoming season will also air on NBA TV (Games are SCHN broadcasts in the Houston market): Oct. 31 vs. Oklahoma City, Nov. 28 vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 30 at Golden State, Feb. 14 vs. Denver
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Adam Aaronson: Sixers have signed three Exhibit 10 contracts, per source: • Tacko Fall (7’6, 37 NBA games) • Jameer Nelson Jr. (E10 signee in 2024 with Spurs + 2025 with Kings; son of Sixers EVP of Basketball Ops) • Saint Thomas (spent 2025-26 with Blue Coats) All are two-way eligible.
Marc Stein: The Bahamas, I'm told, do hope to have Philadelphia's VJ Edgecombe in the lineup Monday against visiting Panama after a @FIBA win in Uruguay without him last night. Canada also rested Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Lu Dort last night but could bring them back Monday vs. Argentina.
LeBron James is in Philadelphia now. How much can he still impact a team with championship ambitions? Nikola Vucevic: “A lot, because of his experience and his knowledge of the game. That means so much. Maybe his role won’t be the same as it used to be, when he dominated and controlled the entire game, but he can still contribute a lot. His basketball IQ is one of the highest in the history of the game. The way he reads what other teams are doing, what his own team needs to do, how they’re going to defend somebody… That’s going to mean a lot to Philadelphia. “Now we’ll see how it all fits together.”
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Marc J. Spears: Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Phil Handy is finalizing a deal to become an assistant coach with Philadelphia Sixers head coach Nick Nurse, a source said. Handy previously worked with Nurse in Toronto and with LeBron James with the Cavs and Lakers. Great addition for Nurse.
Marc Stein: With Phil Handy now bound for Philly, per @MarcJSpears below, that means Dusty May’s first coaching staff in Dallas will be entirely new. Handy and Josh Broghamer (who recently left Dallas for Orlando) were the only holdovers left from Jason Kidd’s staff.
Shams Charania: Free agent F Trendon Watford has agreed to a one-year, $2.9 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. Watford considered multiple options but for New Orleans serves as a productive two-way get late into the offseason after a year in Philadelphia where he notched a 20-point, 17-rebound, 10-assist triple double in November.
