BOSTON — Tyrese Maxey wasn’t about to let V.J. Edgecombe off the hook. Rookies don’t get a pass. No matter how prodigious and talented they are, the ribbing is a rite of passage. So, it didn’t matter on Wednesday night that Edgecombe scored 34 points in his Philadelphia 76ers debut. It didn’t matter that the former Baylor Bear set a …
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VJ Edgecombe may a rookie, but he sure didn’t look like one on Wednesday night. The Philadelphia 76ers’ third overall pick was superb in the first game of his NBA career, putting up 34 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a steal in his team’s 117-116 win against the Boston Celtics. That surpassed Allen Iverson (30 points) for the most …
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76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe joined some elite company on Wednesday night, putting up the most points in a debut in NBA history in more than 65 years. Edgecombe’s 34 points against the Celtics in the Sixers’ 117-116 were the third-most in an NBA debut and the most since Wilt Chamberlain put up 43 on Oct. 24, 1959, for the Philadelphia …
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The Philadelphia 76ers have reached an agreement with restricted free agent shooting guard Quentin Grimes, league sources told The Athletic on Wednesday. Grimes has signed the one-year qualifying offer for $8.7 million, which will include a no-trade clause. Grimes is now the final restricted free agent to come off the market, and the second of the four major restricted free …
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CAMDEN, N.J. — Seven months after he last played basketball and five after he underwent (another) surgery on his troublesome left knee, Joel Embiid addressed a roomful of reporters eager for a health update from the former MVP. What they left with was a lot more questions. In a 16-minute session with assembled media, Embiid was purposefully—and at times maddeningly—vague …
Read More »Hardwood Classic Sweepstakes | Philadelphia 76ers NBA Are the Sixers’ black throwbacks their coolest jerseys ever? Here’s where we rank them among the best. Inquirer.com Sixers Unveil Iconic Black Jerseys for the 2025-26 Season NBA Sixers are back in black with new throwback uniforms to celebrate Iverson era NBC10 Philadelphia Sixers roll out official return of black jerseys for 2025-26 season NBC Sports Philadelphia Source …
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The Philadelphia 76ers do not have the backing of a strong showing last season to propel them to their 2025-26 campaign while bringing back virtually the same roster — that no one can deny. As a result, even with the season having not started yet, the front office have every reason to look forward to the next big opportunity that …
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The Philadelphia 76ers have already made it clear that they are banking on Tyrese Maxey to carry the torch for the franchise in the future in addition to him being the team’s Robin in the present. However, they cannot be complacent and just expect the young All-Star to stick around no matter what. Things were already looking good for the …
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Just as things were looking up for the Philadelphia 76ers, their past demons came back to haunt them. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Paul George completed a successful arthroscopic procedure on his left knee today after sustaining an injury during a recent workout. A source told Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports that the surgery was essentially a clean-up and it …
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