Tag: VJ Edgecombe
Nick Nurse: Joel Embiid ‘looked pretty good’ but Sixers stay cautious
All-Star weekend treated the 76ers well. The return to reality did not.
Rookie VJ Edgecombe took home MVP honors at the Rising Stars Challenge, and...
Kon Knueppel vs. Cooper Flagg is the Rookie of the Year debate we didn’t expect
The Rookie of the Year race has narrowed, and it has taken a familiar turn.
Former Duke teammates Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel are separating...
NBA Notes: Heat, Norman Powell, Bulls, Anfernee Simons, Rising Stars
Heat
Norman Powell finally gets his moment. And he hopes it’s not a short stay.
After entering the league in 2015, Powell will make his first...
Giannis Antetokounmpo Rumors: Bucks, Lakers, Sixers, Raptors
Trade speculation around Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to ripple across the NBA, with several teams loosely connected to the Bucks superstar.
Yes, that includes...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Rui Hachimura, Sixers, Andre Drummond, Nets
Lakers
Rui Hachimura may be staying right where he is. On the bench. And he is fine with it.
Dan Woike of The Athletic reports that...
NBA Notes: Suns, Jalen Green, Cavs, Sixers, deadline questions
Suns
The good news in Phoenix is obvious. Jalen Green is back.
The tricky part is everything that comes with it.
Green made his return Tuesday, his...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Blazers, Deni Avdija, Sixers
Rockets
Houston is almost exactly where the projections said they would be, and that is part of the reason the grade lands here. That would...
NBA Notes: Sixers, Joel Embiid, Suns, Grayson Allen, Kings
76ers
Health has changed the conversation in Philadelphia.
With 76ers riding a three-game road winning streak and sitting within striking distance of the East’s top tier,...
NBA Notes: Sixers, VJ Edgecombe, Hornets, Mason Plumlee, Hawks
76ers
While much of the rookie buzz has gone elsewhere, the Sixers feel pretty good about what they have in VJ Edgecombe.
Philadelphia’s No. 3 overall...
NBA Notes: Sixers, Tyrese Maxey, Magic, Paolo Banchero, Clippers
76ers
Tyrese Maxey entered Thursday’s game against Golden State off to one of the best scoring starts in franchise history.
Tony Jones of The Athletic noted...
Mavs’ Cooper Flagg, Hornets’ Kon Knueppel named Rookies of Month in NBA first
Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel just made a little history together. The former Duke teammates were named the NBA’s Rookies of the Month for...
NBA Notes: Sixers, Joel Embiid, Celtics, Payton Pritchard, Knicks
76ers
Joel Embiid finally returned Sunday night, and while the Sixers didn’t get the win, they at least got their MVP back on the floor.
Embiid...
NBA scout on Sixers: They’re not good enough without Joel Embiid
The 76ers love their young guards. Everyone does. But if Philadelphia wants to climb in the East, the whole thing still comes back to...
NBA Notes: Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Sixers, Joel Embiid, Kings
Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo is inching closer, but the Bucks still aren’t ready to greenlight him.
He’s listed as questionable for Friday in New York with a...
