Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The constantly improving Tyrese Maxey finds himself amongst lofty company within the national consensus. It’s not outlandish to say that Tyrese Maxey saved this generation of Philadelphia 76ers basketball. Few players taken as far down in the draft as 21st overall achieve All-Star status in their early-20’s. Maxey doing so while still on his rookie contract helped paper over glaring holes in the roster construction, most notably Tobias Harris received near-max money to do things like score zero points in 29 minutes of a playoff elimination gam ..read more

Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports Ricky Council IV surprised everyone by earning time as an undrafted rookie. Now, he knows there’s work to be done to become a rotation piece for the Sixers. Ricky Council IV did something this season that few undrafted rookies have been able to do. He earned minutes — and won games — for a team that viewed itself as a contender. Sure, injuries opened up opportunities for the Arkansas product, but boy, did he make the most of those opportunities. Daryl Morey targeted Council as soon as the high-flying wing wasn’t selected in the 2023 NBA draft, but even the Sixers’ pr ..read more

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Silly season is already in full swing with one of the Sixers’ reported free agent targets in Paul George. The next month is going to feel like an eternity for Sixers fans. The team is loaded with cap space and draft picks to trade, but what will Daryl Morey and company do with all this optionality? The Clippers’ Paul George is a name that’s been linked to the Sixers pretty heavily. The nine-time All-Star seems like an ideal on-court fit with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey as a two-way, playmaking wing. George averaged 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists whil ..read more

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Robert Covington’s return to the Sixers this season was cut drastically short by injury. Now, he’s set to be a free agent this summer. It was a rollercoaster year for Robert Covington. He started the season with the Los Angeles Clippers, where he had been since midway through the 2021-22 campaign, when he was sent to the Philadelphia 76ers in what was commonly referred to at the time as “the James Harden trade” in October 2023. It was a homecoming of sorts for Covington, who played for the Sixers back during the early years of The Process era ..read more

Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images After a pair of Game 7 battles on Sunday, the NBA’s final four is set. As a basketball lover and neutral observer, Sunday was thrilling. We saw two Game 7 contests in one day, both of which were historic in some nature. In their 130-109 win over the New York Knicks, the Indiana Pacers shot 67.1 percent from the field, the highest mark for a team in any playoff game ever. Then, in the nightcap, the Minnesota Timberwolves came back from a 15-point halftime deficit to defeat the defending champion Denver Nuggets, 98-90. It was the biggest halftime deficit overcom ..read more

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images Anthony Edwards, Karl-Athony Towns, and Rudy Gobert head to altitude to tackle Joker, Jamal Murray, and the Nugz. Ant is looking to draw even more comparisons to Michael Jordan with an epic Game 7 road win, as he attempts to shock three-time MVP, Nikola Jokic and the reigning NBA champ Nuggets. Game Details Who: Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets When: 8:00 p.m. ET Where: Ball Arena, Denver, CO Watch: TNT Follow: @LibertyBallers ..read more

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam will take on Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo and the New York Knicks in what figures to be a raucous MSG. The winner takes on the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game Details Who: New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers When: 3:30 p.m. ET Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Watch: ABC Follow: @LibertyBallers ..read more

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images He’s no spring chicken, but Paul George signing with the Sixers would be their best path towards a championship in Joel Embiid’s prime. With every playoff game that you’re forced to stomach at this point in the season, the Sixers “what if” lists grows. What if they’d been the ones to trade for Pascal Siakam instead of the Indiana Pacers at the deadline? Would they still be competing? What if the Chicago Bulls hadn’t lost that one-point game on the final day of the regular season and the Sixers notched a No. 3 seed? Would they have defeated a B ..read more

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images KJ Martin was traded from Houston to L.A. to Philly in a matter of months, making it hard for the high-flying forward to find his footing. Prioritizing cap space for the 2024 summer of free agency, the Sixers acquired four expiring contracts when they dealt a disgruntled James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers back in late October. Three of those incoming players transitioned into the Sixers’ rotation near seamlessly. Nico Batum’s post entry passing and elite three-point shooting made him a hand-in-glove fit next to Joel Embiid. Robert Covington wasted no ti ..read more

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Sixers likely won’t know how they’re spending their cap space by the start of the NBA Draft on June 26. The first-ever two-day NBA draft begins on Wednesday, June 26. Free agency doesn’t kick off until four days later—Sunday, June 30 at 6 p.m. ET. And as we all know, no teams and soon-to-be free agents ever clandestinely negotiate beforehand. Isn’t that right, Commissioner Silver? Luckily, thanks to the league’s new collective bargaining agreement, teams are now allowed to legally begin negotiating with their own free agents one day after the NBA Finals ..read more