The Philadelphia 76ers will be without Joel Embiid for the second straight season after the team announced that the young center will have surgery on his foot and now the Sixers likely will use Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel as the main starters this year over Sam Hinkie adding anyone in trades to replace Embiid.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia 76ers could look at a Joel Embiid trade or a Nerlens Noel deal in the future after the defat pick of Jahlil Okafor, as forward Dario Saric will join the team next year and that could be one big man too many for the Sixers and this comes as Okafor was impressive in his pro debut in the NBA Summer League for Philly.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia 76ers pulled off a trade for Nik Stauskas with the Sacramento Kings that included Carl Landry and Jason Thompson and moving forward the Sixers could consider a trade down the line with Joel Embiid or Nerlens Noel after general manager Sam Hinkie took Jahlil Okafor in the NBA draft.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia 76ers took Jahlil Okafor with the number three overall pick in the draft this year and in the future the team could consider a trade with Okafor, Joel Embiid or Nerlens Noel if the three big man scheme doesn't work out, as all three players were lottery picks and could have value on the market for general manager Sam Hinkie.
Read full storyThe NBA draft for 2015 starts on Thursday from Brooklyn at the Barclays Center and the event will have coverage on TV from ESPN and a live stream from the WatchESPN website as names like Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, Kristaps Porzingis and D'Angelo Russell get picked and the first round will begin past 7 pm ET and the main ESPN.com site has a full tracker for all the picks and trades.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is on Thursday night and heading into the event the final mock draft for the top four has the Minnesota Timberwolves taking Karl-Anthony Towns, while the Lakers are picking D'Angelo Russell, the Philadelphia 76ers are taking Jahlil Okafor and the New York Knicks have Justise Winslow over picking Kristaps Porzingis or trading the pick.
Read full storyThe LA Lakers are targeting D'Angelo Russell, Jahlil Okafor along with a DeMarcus Cousins trade heading into the NBA draft Thursday and this comes as the team may look at Greg Monroe, Kevin Love, Goran Dragic and Rajon Rondo as potential free agent targets on the market in free agency this summer to give Kobe Bryant some support.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is Thursday night and with Karl-Anthony Towns likely going to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Lakers have targeted D'Angelo Russell and Jahlil Okafor as their top options and that could leave the Knicks and 76ers to take players like Justise Winslow, Kristaps Porzingis or Emmanuel Mudiay if they do not trade out.
Read full storyThe Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings have "exchanged possible frameworks" on a DeMarcus Cousins trade heading into the NBA draft and while the Kings are still talking to other teams, LA has a package planned with Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle and the number two overall pick, which could be used on Jahlil Okafor or D'Angelo Russell.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is on Thursday and rumors have Karl-Anthony Towns going to the Timberwolves, which leaves players like Jahlil Okafor, D'Angelo Russell, Emmanuel Mudiay, Justice Winslow and Kristaps Porzingis as the top options for the NY Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers if there are no trades that happen in the top 4 this year.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is this week and heading into the event, reports have the Minnesota Timberwolves taking Karl-Anthony Towns at number one overall and that put the Los Angeles Lakers on the clock and in most mock drafts the team is taking Jahlil Okafor, while players like Kristaps Porzingis, Justise Winslow and D'Angelo Russell are in the mix for the NY Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers.
Read full storyThe LA Lakers are reportedly trying to trade for DeMarcus Cousins heading into the NBA draft on Thursday, as media reports have Los Angeles looking to pull off a three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings and Orlando Magic that could include Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson and/or the number two overall pick to get Jahlil Okafor.
Read full storyThe LA Lakers are expected to be active in free agency this summer, as players like Jimmy Butler, Dwyane Wade, Goran Dragic, Rajon Rondo and Greg Monroe are potential free agent targets and this comes as the team is zeroing in on either Jahlil Okafor or D'Angelo Russell as draft targets with Karl-Anthony Towns reportedly going to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is coming up in less than a month and players like Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, D'Angelo Russell and Emmanuel Mudiay are expected to be the main targets for the LA Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers in the top 3 picks, as they are considered to be the best college basketball prospects this year, while the Knicks may trade down with the Celtics if Boston wants Willie Cauley-Stein.
Read full storyThe LA Lakers have the number two pick in the draft this year and players like Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, D'Angelo Russell and Emmanuel Mudiay are the top targets for the team and this comes as players like LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Monroe and Goran Dragic could be free agent targets for Los Angeles with Kobe Bryant likely retiring soon.
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