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A buy-out guy almost certainly will be added. Maybe Quentin Grimes will be back next year and beyond. But on Wednesday when the Sixers decided to trade Jared McCain, I figured something was brewing. Joel Embiid turns 32 next month. He may have three years left on his contract after this year, but his body…
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Winning three games after trailing by 10 points in the fourth quarter is unsustainable. We know this. The competition has been uneven. I hear you loud and clear. Who cares! This is fun. VJ Edgecombe has 89 points and 22 assists in his first four career games. This is the company he keeps. https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/NOdQb We…
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The pressure has been there. It’s just mounting. Every franchise besides Charlotte, Washington, New York, and New Orleans has made a conference finals more recently than Philadelphia. The goal isn’t only to make it there, of course, but, shockingly, the only way to win the NBA Finals is to make it to the conference finals.…
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Every off-season has felt significant since the end of Joel Embiid’s first year. The amount of mistakes made have been well-documented, especially within this very website, and the more you think about them, the more you wonder how the hell you have still mustered up the courage to cheer for this franchise. The consequences surrounding…
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Joel Embiid plays his first real professional basketball game tonight. Philadelphia will probably lose because they happen to be the first victims of the Russell Westbrook revenge tour, but just having No. 21 on the court in a game that counts will be wonderful to see. It’s been 970 days since Embiid played a game…
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I had a feeling this would happen. Joel Embiid at 3 followed by Dario Saric at 10 (well, I guess technically 12). I’m not upset. I’m actually quite happy with Philly’s draft. Sam Hinkie will preach patience, and it’s true. Embiid, Nerlens Noel and Saric are each 20. MCW is 22. I get that Saric won’t…
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