Sixers Part Ways With James Anderson
On Monday night the Sixers announced that they were waiving shooting guard James Anderson.
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On Monday night the Sixers announced that they were waiving shooting guard James Anderson.
Joel Embiid made a good impression during his quick conference call with the Philadelphia media members.
Joel Embiid was selected by the Sixers with the third overall, but Embiid actually thought he might slide to the second-round.
Philadelphia sports fans have unwillingly had to display an ability to be patient and to wait. Now the Sixers have made it clear that they are going to push that level of patience to the brink and fans of the team will have to decide if they are going to come along for the ride.
Sixers GM Sam Hinkie addressed the media on Friday afternoon.
Are you more or less excited after last night's Sixers draft?
The Sixers are stock-piling assets, picks, and players modeling after the Rockets.
While the Sixers first-round acquisitions might not contribute immediately, their upside has experts and fans hopeful.
The Sixers entered the NBA Draft with a league leading seven picks and the team walked away with seven new players. Not all of the newest Sixers will be on next season's roster, nor will they all play in the first game. However, the team amassed a haul of new pieces and some future draft picks that have to have Sam Hinkie and Brett Brown happy.
Coming into tonight's NBA Draft, things were split among experts and fans on what the Sixers would, and should do with their draft picks. The team wound up not trading up to the top spot in the draft, all but ending their pursuit of Andrew Wiggins. The team did not walk away with a player that would be ready to go on day one. Instead they selected Joel Embiid.
Embiid underwent surgery on his right foot last week to repair a stress fracture in his right foot, inserting two screws into the navicular bone and is expected to be out four to six months.
Following their selection of Joel Embiid at number 3, the Sixers added Elfrid Payton at number 10. Payton comes to the Sixers by way of Louisiana-Lafayette. The team will reportedly deal him to Orlando for Dario Saric.
With the third selection in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers have selected Kansas Center Joel Embiid. The Kansas big man was the consensus number one pick until an injury to his foot required surgery.
Here's a Sam Hinkie poem to get you excited for tonight's NBA draft.
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