Sixers Post Is Coming to an End

Over the last two years here at Philadelphia magazine I’ve had the freelance opportunity of a liftetime, given the leeway and the freedom to craft a somewhat different method of covering your favorite NBA team. I knew I was at the right spot when, in my first week, I asked Brian Howard, my editor at the time, whether I could run an article talking about the Sixers’ Expected Effective Field Goal Percentage. Likely not knowing what the stat was, but without blinking an eye, Brian gave me the green light and let me run with it.

That kind of flexibility allowed me to experiment in ways that, quite honestly, were the reason I reached out to Philadelphia magazine in the first place. Admiring the unique gem Sheil Kapadia and Tim McManus had built with Birds 24/7, I viewed Philadelphia as the place that I could build something similar. From the moment I came aboard my editors, from Brian to Tim Haas to Tom McGrath, put their faith in me, and gave me all the freedom and flexibility I could ever hope in looking to craft something unique. For that, I cannot thank them enough.

You can continue to follow me on twitter, @DerekBodnerNBA, to keep up with my thoughts on the Sixers and the NBA.