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Bryan Colangelo: “Brett Brown Is the Coach of This Team”

Whenever there’s a regime change, questions immediately surface about the future of the incumbent head coach. That’s been no different with the 76ers, as Ken […]

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Sixers End Season With 115-105 Loss to Bulls

There was only one way for the Sixers to end the season that would truly be emblematic of their struggles all year: build a big […]

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Sixers Announce Bryan Colangelo as President of Basketball Operations

Sixers held a press conference today to introduce Bryan Colangelo as the team’s new president of basketball operations. Bryan Colangelo is the son of Jerry […]

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Sam Hinkie Dared To Be Great For Sixers

  “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” Robert F. Kennedy, 1966 The above quote by Robert F. Kennedy, delivered at […]

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Should the Sixers Woo Villanova’s Jay Wright?

Indulge me this post as I find a way to weave the resignation of Sam Hinkie as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers with the […]

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Emotional Allen Iverson Reflects on Hall of Fame Career

Allen Iverson strolled to the podium last night wearing a red Reebok t-shirt, blue ‘phila’ jacket, Philadelphia 76ers hat, an ear-to-ear grin that could only […]

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Sam Hinkie Used a Fake Abe Lincoln Quote in His Resignation Letter

Sam Hinkie resigned as Sixers general manager yesterday, and he did it in spectacular fashion: A 13-page resignation letter that apparently left management unaware he […]

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Sam Hinkie, The Sixers’ Rebuild, and Trusting The Process

There were few more divisive figures in professional sports than Samuel Blake Hinkie. Were. Hinkie stepped down as president and general manager of the Sixers […]

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Sam Hinkie Has Stepped Down From Sixers

According to Marc Stein of ESPN, Sam Hinkie has stepped down as the Sixers’ president and general manager. ESPN sources say Sam Hinkie has stepped […]

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Sixers Avoid Historic Futility Mark

It’s not quite the NBA equivalent of Villanova’s national championship — even if Sixers.com tried to lump the two events together — but it’ll have […]

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Allen Iverson Named to Basketball Hall of Fame

Allen Iverson is headed to the Basketball Hall of Fame. A six-foot guard who led the Sixers to their greatest season since the early 1980s, […]

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Sixers Mailbag #18: Buddy Hield and the 2016 Draft

This week we continue our 76ers mailbag series, where we discuss some of the pressing topics around the team. In the 18th edition of our Sixers mailbag […]

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Missanelli: The Flyers — Yes, the Flyers — Are Philly’s Best Franchise Right Now

It was a bleak sports decade, the 1970s in Philadelphia, until the Philadelphia Flyers won two Stanley Cups. The Flyers’ Cups were a kickstart to […]

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Will the Sixers Tie the Worst Record Ever?

Brett Brown’s 9-66 Philadelphia 76ers team has just seven games left to get a win, and prevent tying the mark for fewest games won during […]

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Jerry Colangelo and his Impact on Free Agency

One of the primary reasons for optimism surrounding the Sixers’ decision to hire Jerry Colangelo as the chairman of basketball operations is that the signing seems […]