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Justin Martinez: Jared McCain on if he has played alongside a big man who can make screening a highlight play like Isaiah Hartenstein: “It’s crazy. When I was in Philly, Joel would do that with Tyrese and I was like ‘Dang, that’s really cool right there.’ So being able to be a part of it is really fun. Playing with Hart, J-Will and Chet, they’re all elite bigs. I’m excited to play with them.”
Sean Highkin: Robert Williams III is out on the back-to-back as usual and Vit Krejci is out with a left calf contusion. Tiago Splitter said he’s hopefully it’s not anything serious but Krejci got hit last night in Philly and said he couldn’t play today.
Austin Krell: The Brooklyn Nets have ruled OUT the following players for tomorrow afternoon's game in Philadelphia. Nic Claxton (rest) Egor Demin (left plantar fascia; out for season) Drake Powell (left knee) Day'Ron Sharpe (UCL tear, left thumb; out for season) Michael Porter Jr DOUBTFUL
Omari Sankofa II: Chaz is available for the Pistons. Adem Bona is also out for Philly, and Andre Drummond is questionable
The Sixers are in a much different position now than they were a year ago as they were in the process of just playing out the string, but the fact remains that the injury bug has returned. There is a lot of pressure now on Grimes to give Philadelphia that scoring punch it needs, and he knows it. This is nothing new to him. "Just locking in more," he explained. "Watching even more film, because now you're going to be one or two on the scouting court. Guys trying to take you out of their game plan. So just coming in, watching more film on myself, on the team, what looks I might get, what looks my team might have."
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Executives have said the 76ers were actively making calls pre-deadline, though nothing seemed remotely close. Some sources suggest Daryl Morey was star hunting with Kawhi Leonard being a name that was connected to Philly. But nothing happened.
Anthony Chiang: Tyler Herro on his back and forth with Kevin Durant: “Nothing crazy. I know Kevin a little bit. Just competing. I feel like as a team, we didn't have an edge to us in Milwaukee or Philly. So I was just trying to bring another edge to it.”
Stephen Jackson: After the merger, you land in Philly with the 76ers, is a crazy story. They say the Knicks could have had you, but they decided to take $3 million in cash. Is that true? Julius Erving: They took the money from the Nets because the Nets were invading on their territory after the merger had happened. Nets were in their territory. So the NBA created a territorial invasion clause or whatever and Nets had to pay them. So the Nets had to get something for me. So they got $6 million from the Sixers and then my contract was $6 million. Jackson: So no Knicks. Would you like to be there? Would you love to be there? Erving: Knicks would have been great. I could have stayed in the same house. I had a house over in Nassau County and started my family. So that that would have been ideal. Knicks would have been a different story. Milwaukee would have been a different story. Playing with Kareem and Oscar. The Hawks would have been different. I never signed with the Knicks or the Milwaukee Bucks, but I did sign with the Hawks. I signed with the Squires, signed with the Nets, I signed with the Sixers. So, I had four different contracts during my career.
Oleh Kosel: Pelicans beat 76ers 126-111. They outscored Philly 69-46 in the second half. Feels like a top-3 win of season. (Perhaps comebacks versus Houston and Minnesota only rank higher?) Jordan Poole: 23 PTS, 5 3s, 5 AST; Zion Williamson: 21 PTS, 8 AST; Saddiq Bey: 20 PTS, 4 3s; DeAndre Jordan: 6 PTS, 15 REB
Now, since I can't rewrite history, let's take a look at what the lottery would've looked like last season if teams had simply replicated their winning percentages from before the break through the final couple months of the season. Utah would have dropped to No. 3 (from No. 1), and Philadelphia dropped to No. 7 (from No. 5) and Chicago and Atlanta moved up to No. 8 (from No. 12) and No. 10 (from No. 13), respectively. But while there was some minor movement in the standings, it didn't radically alter the standings.
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VJ Edgecombe: “Then I went to the combine—it was solid. You know, all my measurements… they’re like, ‘Oh, he’s not as tall as they say he is. His wingspan isn’t as long.’ I had all types of stuff coming around. Then I went to work out, and I’ll be honest: I only worked out for one team. took my chance—I ain’t gonna lie. That was Philly. I only worked out for Philly. I went there and, damn, I ain’t gonna lie, I shot like four air-balls. I was nervous as hell. But after that, I was like, ‘Man, they draft me or not, it’s whatever at this point.’ I wasn’t even trying to trip about it. ut yeah, bro, I ain’t gonna lie—I’ve never been so nervous. You got the owners, you got everybody on the baseline and the sideline just watching you. It’s your workout—only you in there with the coaches.”
Marc Stein: The 76ers made it official yesterday, converting Dominick Barlow from a two-way contract to a standard NBA deal worth nearly $7 million over two seasons (per figures via @BobbyMarks42). League sources say Philadelphia holds a team option for the 2026-27 season.
Bobby Marks on Sixers trading Eric Gordon to Memphis: Philadelphia is now $5.3M below the tax, 3 roster spots open. Memphis will need to waive/trade a player, before the deal is made.
"I love being here in Philly," he said succinctly. "I wanna make sure that’s on the record. I love being here in Philly, but that’s the business. (Expletive) does happen and you gotta stay professional and be ready for whatever to come."