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Zach Ciavolella: Dean Wade on playing with Embiid: “It’s way better to play with him than against him. I know that for sure.”
Adam Aaronson: Asked Nick Nurse about how he’ll navigate 48 center minutes tonight. “Dean (Wade), LeBron (James) and (Adem) Bona,” he said. Followed up about when Tacko Fall, still out with a quad injury, might return. “Hopefully soon,” Nurse said. “…He’s probably not too far away.”
Kris Rhim: Sixers injury report for tomorrow's game against the Bucks: Questionable: LeBron James (lowback/sciatica management) Dean Wade (left ankle sprain) OUT: Tacko Fall (left quad strain) Dominck Barlow (low back stress reaction) No designation for Joel Embiid
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Kris Rhim: Sixers game status: Out: F Dean Wade (left ankle sprain) C Tacko Fall (left quad strain) F Dominick Barlow (low back) G Anfernee Simons and Adem Bona are available
Adam Aaronson: Tacko Fall did individual work today, Nick Nurse said. “Intrigued” by what he’d seen from Fall before his injury. Didn’t offer any update on timeline for return to action. Dean Wade is still sore and the Sixers will see how he feels tomorrow before determining status for opener.
Gina Mizell: Dean Wade was incredibly complimentary of the Sixers' starting group after today's practice: "It’s not like we’re messing up on defense. They’re just creating good shots every single time... When they’re all, like, super engaged and flowing like they were today, they are a tough team to deal with."
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Dave McMenamin: In light of the Ariel Hukporti season-ending Achilles injury, Nick Nurse lists Dean Wade and LeBron James as other options at the 5 - beyond Joel Embiid, Adem Bona, Jabari Walker and Dom Barlow. “We’ll probably go with that crew unless something else emerges”
Dean Wade: “They are unbelievable. They are so fast and quick. Tyrese Maxey, he gets out in transition and it is unbelievable how fast he moves, how fast he can change direction. I feel like the thing that really surprised me the most is they never make the wrong decision, they are always making the right decision. If that is dashing it out on the baseline, kicking out, scoring, whatever it is, they always make the right decision. That is hard, especially for a young guy. Tyrese Maxey is only in his second year, so seeing him, he is playing like he is a vet. He knows the right plays and he is doing it and he is not forcing anything.”
Dean Wade on the high basketball IQ of new 76ers teammates: “It is completely different. You know their tendencies playing against them, but when you are on the same team, you can pick their brain. My biggest thing is the way they think the game is the most impressive thing. Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, LeBron James, Jaylen Brown, everyone, the way they think the game is at such a high level. As an NBA player, you think you know the game well, and then you get on a team like this and it is night and day. You see the way they think about plays, think about defenses, the way they think about rotations. It is similar to some things I thought, but they go a little more in-depth and it is super impressive.”
