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 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 Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly informed Karl-Anthony Towns that he will be the number 1 overall pick in the draft and heading into the event Thursday the team could shop an Anthony Bennett trade in a deal to bring in some support for Andrew Wiggins, Ricky Rubio and Zach LaVine.
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 Philadelphia 76ers have the third pick in the NBA draft this year and most draft experts see D'Angelo Russell or Kristaps Porzingis as the selection for the team and one of those names is looking even more likely as the pick after reports that Russell had a strong workout for the Sixers this week and this comes as center Joel Embiid could be out for a second straight season with a foot injury.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is weeks away and the LA Lakers are reportedly targeting Jahlil Okafor, Kristaps Porzingis and D'Angelo Russell with the number two pick, as reports have the Minnesota Timberwolves likely taking Karl-Anthony Towns and that leaves the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks to wait and see who falls in the top 4.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is less than a month away and Karl-Anthony Towns has emerged as the number one target for the Minnesota Timberwolves with the top pick and that would leave players like Jahlil Okafor, D'Angelo Russell, Emmanuel Mudiay and Justise Winslow as options for the LA Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks in the top 4.
Read full storyThe 2015 NBA draft is less than a month away and rumors have players like Emmanuel Mudiay, Jahlil Okafor, Karl-Anthony Towns, Justise Winslow and D'Angelo Russell as the top targets for the NY Knicks, LA Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers in the top 4 selections.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is weeks away and D'Angelo Russell is getting attention from the LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves along with Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor and Emmanuel Mudiay and there is a chance he could go in the top 2 if he impresses in workouts leading up to the event and he also is a main target for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is less than a month away and the LA Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks are targeting players like Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, D'Angelo Russell, Emmanuel Mudiay and Willie Cauley-Stein in the top 3 selections and there is a chance the Knicks could trade back in the first round.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is coming next month and the LA Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers have the top 3 picks with the wolves at number 1 and players like Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, D'Angelo Russell and Emmanuel Mudiay are targets for those teams along with the Knicks and Los Angeles could end up in a great place at number two.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is next month and after the lottery order was announced, mock drafts have started to come out for the 2015 class and some names connected to teams include Emmanuel Mudiay as a target for the New York Knicks, LA Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers along with D'Angelo Russell and Willie Cauley-Stein, while Karl-Anthony Towns and Jahlil Okafor are likely options for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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