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Photo by Grace Bradley/NCAA Photos via Getty Images There seems to be a consensus of the top four selections in the 2025 NBA Draft. It really should be five as Tre Johnson’s shooting and scoring ability at his size are rare. We all overthink things from time to time. It can be a decision as small as what to eat for breakfast or as massive as what career path we choose. … [Read more...] about What if the Sixers’ pick falls outside the top four? Simple — take Tre Johnson

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The playoffs will soon force some teams into confronting tough questions this offseason. Could the Sixers take advantage? The only silver lining to the Sixers missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years is how much less stressful this time of year is. Sure, we’ll have to sweat the results of the draft … [Read more...] about Sixers offseason mailbag: Let the chaos begin

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images A toe injury made what was already a miserable season even worse for the Sixers’ Joel Embiid insurance. Well that’s what happens when you tell the universe your plans. After Joel Embiid was sidelined for a significant portion of the 2023-24 season, with the Sixers going 11-18 in games he missed, he set out the following summer to … [Read more...] about Andre Drummond’s return to Philadelphia never got off the ground

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The Sixers might not face as much competition as feared for Quentin Grimes, Guerschon Yabusele and Kelly Oubre Jr. in free agency this offseason. The Sixers entered last offseason with the ability to create more than $60 million in salary-cap space. This offseason, they’re far more limited in what they can do. After signing Paul … [Read more...] about How a looming ‘free-agent recession’ could help the Sixers

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images For the Sixers fans who have long called for J. Butler back in Philadelphia, here you go. While many of his new Philadelphia 76ers teammates arrived via 10-day contracts or hardship exceptions, Jared Butler joined the Sixers with a draft capital sunk cost behind his acquisition. Prior to the trade deadline in February, Daryl Morey … [Read more...] about Does Jared Butler have a future in Philadelphia?