While much of the focus in the first round series between the Knicks and Sixers was how New York could keep Joel Embiid under control, Tyrese Maxey has become a bigger problem, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post notes. Maxey has scored more points and dished out more assists than Embiid while shooting 50% from the field. The Knicks have tried to slow down Maxey with a … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Maxey, Blown Call, Hart, Bogdanovic, Mitchell, McBride
Sixers Rumors: Maxey, Reed, Offseason Targets, Harris, Hield, Oubre
While the Sixers are disappointed by how quickly their playoff run ended this spring, there are reasons for optimism going forward. For one, guard Tyrese Maxey showed this season that he’s an impact player capable of becoming a legitimate second star alongside center Joel Embiid, according to Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Tim Bontemps of ESPN. “He was amazing … [Read more...] about Sixers Rumors: Maxey, Reed, Offseason Targets, Harris, Hield, Oubre
Atlantic Notes: Williams, Martin, Tatum, Brown, Nurse, Randle
Could Bulls forward and restricted free agent Patrick Williams get a fresh start with the Raptors? The Athletic’s Eric Koreen believes Williams could be a realistic free agent target and good fit in Toronto. Caleb Martin, Tyus Jones and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope are some of the other free agents who could fill a need on the Raptors’ roster, Koreen adds. We have more from the … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Williams, Martin, Tatum, Brown, Nurse, Randle
Sixers Buy Up More Than 2,000 Tickets To Avoid Another Takeover By Knicks’ Fans
The Sixers are taking steps to make sure Wells Fargo Center isn’t filled with Knicks fans for Game 6 like it was on Sunday, per David Aldridge of The Athletic. The team’s ownership joined with Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin to purchase and distribute more than 2,000 tickets from the secondary market. … [Read more...] about Sixers Buy Up More Than 2,000 Tickets To Avoid Another Takeover By Knicks’ Fans
Knicks’ Bojan Bogdanovic To Miss Game 5 Tuesday
The Knicks have ruled out wing Bojan Bogdanovic for Game 5 of their first-round series against the Sixers on Tuesday, Fred Katz and Shams Charania of The Athletic report (Twitter links). Bogdanovic is dealing with a left foot contusion. Bogdanovic was injured when he collided with Sixers’ forward Nicolas Batum just after entering Game 4 on Sunday. Bogdanovic averaged eight … [Read more...] about Knicks’ Bojan Bogdanovic To Miss Game 5 Tuesday