Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images With Daryl Morey bringing a lot of new faces to Philadelphia, it will be Nick Nurse’s job to fit them together. Following another disappointing playoff exit and an offseason featuring an almost pristine cap sheet, the Philadelphia 76ers were poised for an overhaul, and we’ve certainly seen that with more than a half dozen new faces arriving. At the joint Tyrese Maxey-Paul George press conferences earlier this week, head coach Nick Nurse discussed the team’s offseason moves: “As excited as we are about some of the things — obviously Paul Georg ..read more

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Tyrese Maxey put off a deserved max extension to help the team, but his mere presence makes anything and everything possible in the next era of Sixers basketball. Tyrese Maxey was all smiles Tuesday. Sure, you would be too if someone handed you a five-year, $204 million contract at 23 years old, but we also know this is Maxey. That’s why his decision to trust Daryl Morey and wait on his max extension until now is not surprising. “This offseason wouldn’t have been possible without him,” Morey said. You ain’t kidding, Daryl. Even beyond Maxey’s ..read more

The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Bloomberg) Photographer: Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The home of the Philadelphia 76ers, Flyers and Wings will get a new name in 2025 as Wells Fargo’s sponsorship of the arena will end. Well, we all knew this was coming. The Philadelphia 76ers are getting a new home — well, in name only. The Wells Fargo Center moniker is on short time, according to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg. Wells Fargo plans to take its name off of Philadelphia’s sports arena, sources say https://t.co/d1TLNMG745 — Bloomberg (@business) July 24, 2024 “Wells ..read more

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Adding to the Sixers’ guard depth, Reggie Jackson played all 82 regular season games with Denver last season. Although Paul George is set to have his introductory press conference this afternoon, he won’t be the only former Los Angeles Clipper to be a topic of conversation in Philadelphia today. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Sixers are set to sign veteran guard Reggie Jackson: ESPN Sources: Veteran guard Reggie Jackson — who agreed on a contract buyout with the Charlotte Hornets — plans to join the Philadelphia 76ers upon clearing waivers. pi ..read more

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Joel Embiid appears to be finding his footing and LeBron James took over late as Team USA won its final warmup game for the Olympics over Germany Wednesday. Team USA had arguably its finest performance of its USA Basketball Showcase games, knocking off reigning FIBA Basketball World Cup champion Germany 92-88 Monday in London. Joel Embiid and LeBron James weren’t messing around, connecting on this transition play for Team USA’s first bucket. This might be the best outlet pass Embiid has ever thrown — and LeBron with the nasty finish. LeBron ..read more

Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images Ricky Council IV and Jeff Dowtin led the Summer Sixers, but how would you grade their performance and that of other key players? School is out for summer. Wrapping things up with a 103-98 win over the Boston Celtics Sunday afternoon, the summer Sixers finished with a record of 5-3; going 1-2 in Utah and 4-1 in Las Vegas. The Sixers went into the sessions with two players from last year’s roster, two rookies from this year’s draft, and two undrafted rookies on two-way contracts. While nothing happened this summer that will cause a seismic change ..read more

Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images In a recent podcast appearance by Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers star center talked with The New York Times about his Sixers tenure and the effects of injuries as well as Team USA’s quest for gold. In a recent edition of The New York Times’ ‘The Interview’ podcast, Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid sat down to discuss a wide range of topics. The star center opened up about his decision to play for Team USA, how injuries have hampered his career and the somewhat-tumultuous past decade he’s spent with the Sixers franchise. The full interview audio ..read more

Jeff Dowtin, Jr., who played lights out during summer league action, will reportedly return to the Sixers on a two-way deal The Sixers’ roster picture is getting clearer. It was reported Sunday that the team will bring back guard Jeff Dowtin, Jr. on a two-way deal. Shams Charania of The Athletic was the first to report the news. Dowtin, who had his team option declined earlier this offseason, was sensational during summer league play for the Sixers. In seven games between Salt Lake and Vegas, Dowtin averaged 17.1 points per game on 48.3/30.0/80.6 shooting splits. He’s also averaged 5.7 assist ..read more

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images We have one final consolation match to tide us over until the fall. Despite finishing 3-1 in Vegas group play, the Summer Sixers did not advance to the four-team playoff, as four teams finished 4-0 ahead of them (and two additional teams had better quarter victory tiebreaker points). So we’re on to the consolation round, with one final game against the Boston Celtics before these guys go wheels up to either Camden or parts unknown. The Celtics finished 2-2 in group play, beating the Lakers and Hornets, while losing to Miami and Dallas. Here’s the ..read more

Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images The South Sudan team gave Team USA all they could handle, but Joel Embiid had his best game for the Americans in a win. South Sudan gave Team USA quite the scare, but Joel Embiid had his best performance so far in a thrilling 101-100 win at O2 Arena in London Saturday. Team USA’s starters actually got off to a strong start. Embiid had a nice give-and-go with LeBron James early. He also had a nice tap-out that led to a James and-1. He had another offensive rebound and put-back on a Devin Booker missed layup. Embiid was noticeably more active in general ..read more