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Jake Fischer: Phillip Wheeler, a 6-foot-8 forward who signed a 10-day with the Sixers in March, has agreed to a full Exhibit 10 agreement with the Orlando Magic to compete for a two-way roster spot, according to his agent Jerry Dianis.

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Restricted free agent Cam Thomas is signing a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer to return to the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The Nets were unable to reach a long-term deal with Thomas, so the 23-year-old high-scoring guard opted for the qualifying offer that gives him a full no-trade clause and sets him for unrestricted free agency next summer with at least 10 teams set to have cap space. Thomas is the first among the final restricted free agents in the NBA to land on a decision (including the Chicago Bulls' Josh Giddey, Golden State Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga, Philadelphia 76ers' Quentin Grimes). Thomas is only the fifth former first-round pick to sign a qualifying offer since 2017.

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Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain said his plan "for sure" was to return to play in training camp after his promising rookie season was cut short because of a torn meniscus. "Right now, I'm on pace," McCain said Tuesday.

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Getting healthy and certainly antsy, McCain just wants to join the 76ers as soon as he's fully medically cleared. "I still haven't talked to them if I'm free for everything," McCain said, "but I'm definitely getting there."

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Austin Krell: The Wells Fargo Center has officially transitioned to the Xfinity Mobile Arena this morning, according to a press release from Comcast. Statements from Dan Hilferty, Chairman and CEO of Comcast Spectacor, and Tad Brown, CEO of HBSE and the Sixers:

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After an impressive showing in the Olympics and one season with the Sixers, Guerschon Yabusele has the chance to be a leader in the French national team during the Eurobasket and hopes that he can make a difference also in New York. Speaking to Israeli outlet “One” after the defeat to Deni Avdija and co, the French forward also talked about his NBA future. As he said: “The Knicks are truly a great and magnificent club. I can tell Knicks fans that my DNA is very suitable for them. I bring passion, sometimes also anger, war, and aggression. I can promise them that I will help the team achieve as many victories as possible. There is a good team this year, which wants to reach the playoffs. I can definitely help with that task.”

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Delaware Blue Coats: 🚨 TRADE ALERT! 🚨 TRADE: In a three-team deal, the Blue Coats have acquired the returning player rights to Malcolm Hill and the South Bay Lakers’ 2026 first-round pick. Birmingham receives the returning player rights to Jared Brownridge, the Delaware 2026 first-round pick, and the South Bay Lakers’ 2026 second-round pick. South Bay receives the returning player rights to Jarron Cumberland.

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Who else are you tight with in the league? Tyrese Haliburton: A few different guys. I mean, that Olympic team made me cool with, like, everybody. That’s been the cool part about it. Not many people are cool with Joel Embiid. I happen to be pretty cool with him. He actually FaceTimed me the other day, and I’m like, "You don’t call anybody." So he’s genuinely checking on me. That’s the cool part about the lives we get to live—you get to grow close with the people you grew up watching.

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Why are people not cool with Embiid? Tyrese Haliburton: ’Cause he’s outside. He goes out. He’s a cool-ass dude. I think he’s just wary of people. Like, he keeps you at arm's distance, you know? He doesn’t let a ton of people in. Jake Paul: Long-ass arm. Tyrese Haliburton: Yeah. He keeps everybody kind of at a distance. But we work out with the same trainer in L.A., so usually he kicks everybody out of the gym when he works out— He lets me stay. So I know I’m in his good graces when I’m there.

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“The atmosphere within the team is very good, and we have a great bond,” Bona told Eurohoops. “The age balance is also very good; we’re a team made of experienced and young players. The bond between us is excellent, and our team chemistry, both on and off the court, is incredible. I’m very excited to be a part of this team. This will be my first EuroBasket, and it’s a huge achievement for me. So, I’m very excited.” Bona admitted that Turkey’s goal is to win a medal. “One hundred percent. We have big goals as a team; we came here to win a medal. Winning a medal is a goal for us.”

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After registering 1.2 blocks over 15.6 minutes in his rookie NBA season with the Sixers, Bona got a 91 rating on blocks in NBA2K26. “It’s amazing for me,” Bona commented. “I’ve only been in the NBA for one season, and to get a rating like this after my first year shows how hard I’ve worked. It also shows the trust my team has in me and the opportunity they’ve given me. They’ve given me the chance to do my best. I think this rating is a testament to my hard work for the team. Of course, it’s also a testament to the team’s confidence in me.”

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Twelve-year NBA veteran Patrick Beverley certainly believes so. During a recent episode of "The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone," Beverley revealed he thinks Golden State would have won more than four titles if Paul George replaced Thompson. "If you put Paul George in that role playing as Klay Thompson, playing with [Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala] at a point -- obviously we know Paul George a couple years ago, was in the MVP race," Beverley said. "If you substitute those two, and we don't know, we're just going off what we think in basketball, I think that Golden State probably wins more championships."

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Here are the 12 players who will represent Turkey at EuroBasket: Onuralp Bitim, Adem Bona, Sehmus Hazer, Furkan Korkmaz, Shane Larkin, Cedi Osman, Ercan Osmani, Sertac Sanli, Alperen Sengun, Kenan Sipahi, Erkan Yilmaz, Omer Yurtseven.

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Paul George: Shoutout John Wall on a great career 💯 Class of 2010 brothers for life 🫡

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