<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-rumors-philadelphia-trying-trade-andre-drummond');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers rumors: Philadelphia is ‘trying to trade’ Andre Drummond');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/76ers-news-Andre-Drummond-breaks-silence-over-controversial-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers rumors: Philadelphia is ‘trying to trade’ Andre Drummond</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T21:05:49-07:00">June 30th, 9:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T21:05:49-07:00">June 30th, 9:05pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After making their first big swing of free agency, signing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/76ers-news-philadelphia-signs-forward-tyrese-maxey-ties">Tyrese Maxey’s friend Trendon Watford to a new two-year, $5.3 million deal</a>, the Philadelphia 76ers are looking to do some classic addition by subtraction, scouring the league for a team to take on the contract of backup center Andre Drummond.</p><p>That’s right, mere days after he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/76ers-news-andre-drummond-decision-2025-26-season">picked up his player option</a>, Drummond could be on the move, with Tony Jones of The Athletic reporting that Daryl Morey <a href="https://x.com/Tjonesonthenba" rel="noopener">could be looking to make a deal</a>.</p><p>So why would the 76ers be interested in making a deal to send Drummond packing? Well, his underwhelming 2024-25 season notwithstanding, getting his contract off the books could help to ease the team’s financial burden as they look for ways to bring back Guerschon Yabusele.</p><p>With Eric Gordon already gone and Kelly Oubre also coming up in rumors as a player the 76ers could look to move in order to free up even more cap space, the 76ers have a pathway to opening up the full midlevel exception in order to retain both Yabusele and Quentin Grimes, but that can’t happen if Drummond is still on the books.</p><p>After adding a pair of interesting frontcourt players like Watford and Johni Broome, the 76ers are clearly preparing for life without Yabusele, but regardless of how the next few hours and days turn out, Morey’s rumored interest in moving off of Drummond shows that Philadelphia isn’t simply trying to bring back the same roster while hoping for health but instead attempting to identify areas where they can improve and using their resources to make that happen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers rumors: Philadelphia is ‘trying to trade’ Andre Drummond

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-philadelphia-signs-forward-tyrese-maxey-ties');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers sign forward with Tyrese Maxey ties');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trendon-Watford.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>76ers sign forward with Tyrese Maxey ties</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T19:33:38-07:00">June 30th, 7:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T19:33:38-07:00">June 30th, 7:33pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After watching the rest of the Eastern Conference, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/hawks-news-nickeil-alexander-walker-sign-and-trade-with-timberwolves">especially the Atlanta Hawks</a>, make move after move to improve their roster, the Philadelphia 76ers have finally joined the party, signing 24-year-old forward Trendon Watford to a <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939864272051515417" rel="noopener">two-year, $5.3 million deal</a>, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.</p><p>Standing 6-foot-9, 240 pounds, Watford can do a little bit of everything with the ball in his hands, from playing position versatile defense to hitting 34.9 percent of his 3-pointers, and even passing the ball with impressive finesse for a forward his size.</p><p>And no one is more excited about the deal than Tyrese Maxey, who just so happens to be <a href="https://x.com/SixersAdam/status/1939864581670936669" rel="noopener">good friends with the newest member</a> of the 76ers, according to The Philly Voice’s Adam Aaronson.</p><p>The younger brother of Christian Watford, Watford came into his own at LSU, where he played two seasons as a score-first forward. Though he ultimately went undrafted, he landed in Portland for two years as a reserve forward before taking his talents to Brooklyn after being waived in the summer of 2023, where he played for the last two seasons.</p><p>Free to sign wherever he wanted, Charania noted he chose Philadelphia because of the role they had to offer, even if his deal is seemingly worth at or just above the minimum for a player with his years of service.</p><p>What does this mean for the potential return of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/76ers-news-guerschon-yabuseles-excited-approach-to-upcoming-free-agency">everyone’s favorite French power forward, Guerschon Yabusele</a>? Well, that depends on how the 76ers signed the former Net, as if he’s on a minimum deal, which means basically nothing, but if Daryl Morey dug into the $5.7 million in MLE money he could spend, it could potentially spell the end of the “Dancing Bear’s” run in South Philadelphia.</p><p>Still, whether Watford was signed to replace Yabusele or to play alongside him, his addition to a 76ers team that has been in desperate need of additional bodies at the power forward spot is important nonetheless, as he brings size and versatility to a team that has lacked both.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers sign forward with Tyrese Maxey ties

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-2-important-contract-decisions-amid-free-agency-crunch');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ 2 important contract decisions amid free agency crunch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Eric-Gordon.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>76ers’ 2 important contract decisions amid free agency crunch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T18:30:13-07:00">June 29th, 6:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T18:30:13-07:00">June 29th, 6:30pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-ascending-western-conference-squad-guerschon-yabusele-suitor"> 76ers are making some roster moves</a> before free agency begins, and it seems like they could be looking to make a few changes and sign new faces. The first thing they did was <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939408530357784789" rel="noopener">decline the team option</a> of one of their key players at the end of the season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.</p><p>“The Philadelphia 76ers are declining guard Lonnie Walker IV’s team option worth $2.9 million, making him a free agent, sources tell ESPN. Walker averaged 12.3 points, 23.8 minutes, and 35.4% 3-point shooting in 20 games for the 76ers last season,” Charania wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>About an hour later, another one of their key players <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939421452253446456" rel="noopener">declined their option</a> to become a free agent.</p><p>“Philadelphia 76ers guard Eric Gordon is declining his $3.4 million player option to explore free agency, sources tell ESPN. A return to the 76ers is still possible,” Charania wrote.</p><p>Gordon was not able to play that many games this season, and he had to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist in February 2025, which ultimately ended his year. For Walker, he was important for the 76ers toward the end of the season with everybody dealing with injuries.</p><p>Now, the 76ers will try to retain some of their other free agents, while possibly looking to add new talent.</p><h2><b>76ers looking to retain key free agents</b></h2><p>There are two free agents that the 76ers have who they may be looking to retain, and its Guerschon Yabusele and Quentin Grimes. Yabusele is getting a lot of interest from other teams, and the San Antonio Spurs are one of the teams that could look to re-sign him, according to Marc Stein.</p><p>“San Antonio is being projected by rivals as a team to watch (but presumably not the only one) to lure Guerschon Yabusele away from Philadelphia when free agency begins Monday, league sources tell The Stein Line,” Stein wrote.</p><p>For Grimes, it seems like<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-rumors-philadelphia-hit-stark-quentin-grimes-contract-projection"> the 76ers want to keep him</a>, but it will come down to what his contract could look like, according to Jake Fischer.</p><p>“Multiple numbers-crunchers we consulted indicated that Grimes, after his breakout scoring for the Sixers in March, does appear to be heading for a payday that starts north of the $14.1 million midlevel exception,” Fischer wrote.</p><p>Grimes was the best available player on the 76ers toward the end of the season, and it would be imperative for them to do what they can to bring him back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ 2 important contract decisions amid free agency crunch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-makes-8-4-million-contract-decision-ahead-of-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. makes $8.4 million contract decision ahead of free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kelly-Oubre-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. makes $8.4 million contract decision ahead of free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T13:11:03-07:00">June 29th, 1:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T13:11:03-07:00">June 29th, 1:11pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers Kelly Oubre Jr. just made a major $8.4 million contract decision ahead of free agency. Philadelphia is coming off a dismal season that saw the franchise heavily struggle with injuries. While the uncertainty behind Joel Embiid and Paul George’s health status will always be a concern, there is some room for optimism. Jared McCain will be returning after an encouraging rookie season, and the Sixers have added some much-needed new players from the 2025 NBA Draft. That includes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-emotional-draft-reaction-no-electricity-revelation">No. 3 overall pick VJ Edgecombe</a>.</p><p>While the former Baylor standout has the talent to start right away on the 76ers, the franchise is getting some great news on a key role player. ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939365488057827690" rel="noopener">broke the news</a> on Oubre Jr.</p><p>“Philadelphia 76ers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is picking up his $8.4 million player option for next season to return to the team, sources tell ESPN.”</p><p>The 29-year-old has been a productive starter for Nick Nurse’s team over the past two years. Last season, Oubre Jr. averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.5 steals. The former Kansas standout consistently picked up the top defensive assignments throughout the year and added key wing depth to a 76ers’ roster that desperately needed it. Kelly’s return significantly helps Philadelphia’s quest for a bounce-back season, and there’s a legitimate chance that this could happen.</p><p>The Eastern Conference, on paper, feels more open at the top than it’s been in years past. The Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers are both injury-ridden, with the former undergoing significant roster changes. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers have yet to exorcise their most recent playoff demons, while the New York Knicks are still in the process of finding a new head coach. There are other threats in the conference as well, like the revamped Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks, but Philadelphia has the chance to be relevant again in the East.</p><p>Overall, this was a selfless act by Oubre Jr., who surely believes in this roster’s ability to compete right now. Oubre Jr., Embiid, George, Maxey, Edgecombe, and McCain give Philadelphia a solid six-man core to build around for this upcoming season. While the 76ers do not have much room to sign any impactful free agents, their expectations remain unchanged. This group is supposed to be a legitimate Eastern Conference contender, and with the way the East is shaping up, it’s now or never.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. makes $8.4 million contract decision ahead of free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-ascending-western-conference-squad-guerschon-yabusele-suitor');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ascending Western Conference squad named Guerschon Yabusele suitor');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/76ers-news-Guerschon-Yabusele-s-excited-approach-to-upcoming-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Ascending Western Conference squad named Guerschon Yabusele suitor</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T18:11:42-07:00">June 28th, 6:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T18:15:29-07:00">June 28th, 6:15pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fresh off a strong comeback season with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-guerschon-yabuseles-excited-approach-to-upcoming-free-agency">Philadelphia 76ers, Guerschon Yabusele is drawing significant interest in free agency</a>, most notably <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-rumors-san-antonio-targeting-ex-1st-rounder-with-victor-wembanyama-connection">from the ascending San Antonio Spurs</a>.</p><p>League sources, via Marc Stein of The Stein Line, project the Spurs <a href="https://x.com/TheSteinLine/status/1939082308142932032" rel="noopener">as a strong suitor for the 29-year-old forward</a> when free agency opens on June 30.</p><p>“San Antonio is being projected by rivals as a team to watch (but presumably not the only one) to lure Guerschon Yabusele away from Philadelphia when free agency begins Monday, league sources tell The Stein Line,” Stein wrote on social media.</p><p>After five years overseas, Yabusele returned to the NBA in 2024 on a one-year, minimum contract with the Sixers. He proved to be one of the offseason’s best value signings, averaging 11.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists across 70 games, while shooting 38.0% from 3 and playing 27.1 minutes per game. He started 43 games, contributing as both a power forward and small-ball center, and provided much-needed flexibility during a season riddled with injuries.</p><p>Yabusele’s defensive versatility and efficient shooting quickly earned him a crucial role in Philadelphia’s rotation. However, the Sixers now face the challenge of retaining him. Due to cap limitations, Philadelphia is only expected to offer the Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception, projected at $5.7 million.</p><p>The Spurs, on the other hand, may offer more financially, and a compelling situation built around fellow Frenchman Victor Wembanyama. The two played together on the French national team and were instrumental in France’s silver medal run at the 2024 Paris Olympics, forming the core of the frontcourt.</p><p>The Spurs’ interest in Yabusele isn’t just driven by national ties. San Antonio is strategically constructing a competitive team around Wembanyama, who is entering his third NBA season. With the second overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Dylan Harper, and last year’s high-profile acquisition of De’Aaron Fox filling up guard minutes, the Spurs are positioning themselves as contenders in the Western Conference. Adding Yabusele would enhance their frontcourt depth, particularly with Sandro Mamukelashvili, Charles Bassey, and Bismack Biyombo hitting free agency.</p><p>Although Yabusele has publicly expressed satisfaction with his time in Philadelphia, the combination of his connection to Wembanyama, previous experience with Tony Parker’s LDLC ASVEL, and a more robust offer could lure him to San Antonio. The 76ers are keen to keep him, but the Spurs may be better positioned, both competitively and financially, to secure his services for the 2025–26 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ascending Western Conference squad named Guerschon Yabusele suitor

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/philadelphia-76ers-2025-nba-draft-grades-every-pick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Philadelphia 76ers 2025 NBA Draft grades for every pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Philadelphia-76ers-2025-NBA-Draft-grades-for-every-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Philadelphia 76ers 2025 NBA Draft grades for every pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T21:06:46-07:00">June 27th, 9:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T21:06:46-07:00">June 27th, 9:06pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After successfully retaining their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-touching-gesture-daryl-morey">first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers</a> had one mission: add athletic character fits with short and long-term potential.</p><p>An easy ask? No, not really, but then again, considering the team’s current build, with three max contracts and a few question marks around them, what else are they to do? If the team went all in on the highest ceiling player, likely Tre Johnson out of Texas, his lack of defensive acumen could have proved disastrous in the playoffs.</p><p>And if they instead targeted the most NBA-ready prospect available at pick No. 3, Duke’s Kon Knueppel, they may miss out on a quality player worth building around after their current core’s expiration date. With Quentin Grimes and Guerschon Yabusele likely Philadelphia’s biggest priorities in free agency, the team could, at best, fill out their roster with minimum contract players, many of whom likely won’t be young or electrifying.</p><p>Fortunately, the 76ers were able to deftly ride that razor’s edge and come away from the proceedings with not one, not two, but three interesting players, all of whom have both short and long-term upside the likes of which Daryl Morey was targeting. Though it may prove impossible to rate a draft class so soon after its selection, it’s hard not to feel positive about the direction Philadelphia is heading.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Adam-Silver-and-VJ-Edgecombe.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>76ers 1st round pick VJ Edgecombe – A+</b></h2><p>VJ Edgecombe’s path to the City of Brotherly Love was winding.</p><p>After watching Ace Bailey look like the favorite for months, the Baylor product slowly but surely worked his way up the team’s internal board as the Rutgers forward fell, culminating in a visit with Daryl Morey and company that effectively punched his ticket to the No. 3 spot.</p><p>And yet, while Edgecombe was clearly going to be the pick at No. 3 if the 76ers took the pick, fans debated heavily whether they should go all-in on the pride of Bimini, The Bahamas, or if Morey would be better off to trade down in the pursuit of win now players at the expense of a decisive rookie addition.</p><p>In the end, the 76ers held pat, keeping the pick and getting their guy at No. 3 overall, and ultimately, that was the right call.</p><p>Standing 6-foot-4 with a massive wingspan, Edgecombe is the kind of athletic, two-way scoring guard Philadelphia has been after for years, with Zhaire Smith, Jaden Springer, and even Matisse Thybulle – to a degree – trying and failing to fit that mold. Like Springer and Thybulle, Edgecombe is a great defender who should be able to hold up in the playoffs as a rookie, but he’s no slouch on offense either, with his high-flying game at Baylor one of the true highlights of the 2024-25 NCAA season.</p><p>Is Edgecombe a finished product? No, his shot developed over the course of his lone college season, and his handle isn’t quite ready for prime time, which may force the rookie into a complementary role initially. And yet, Edgecombe is an NBA-caliber rotation player right now, with a Top 5 starter floor underneath a superstar ceiling. Edgecombe is the perfect combination of win-now floor and developmental ceiling, and for a team effectively stealing Golden State’s two timelines strategy, that’s as good as the team could have asked for in the first round.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Broome-driving.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>76ers 2nd round pick Johni Broome – B+</b></h2><p>While Edgecombe was more or less the expected pick at No. 3 for the month of June, who the 76ers would take in the second round was anything but guaranteed.</p><p>First and foremost, the 76ers actually kept the pick, which hasn’t always been the case with second-rounders. The board also broke decently well for the 76ers, with a number of quality players still available at 35, even if some, like, St. Joseph’s Rasheer Fleming, were already taken.</p><p>And with the 35th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/auburn-basketball-news-76ers-draft-johni-broome">76ers selected Johni Broome out of Auburn</a>.</p><p>Now, unlike Edgecombe, this selection was anything but universally beloved, especially considering the Los Angeles Lakers traded up to take forward Adou Thiero with the very next pick. Broome famously had an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-draft-news-johni-broome-combine-moment-nikola-jokic-spin">underwhelming combine low-lighted by a brutal sub-25-inch vertical jump</a>, and his verticality was questioned at Auburn too, alongside his alarming <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/johni-broome-1.html" rel="noopener">60.3 career free-throw percentage</a>.</p><p>Is Broome a modern-day backup big who can put up 3s at a high clip and play alongside any other frontcourt combo on the roster? No; playing Broome and Adem Bona would leave the team with a severe lack of spacing, as would a pairing with Andre Drummond. But Broome can play next to Joel Embiid, as “The Process” is one of the best outside shooting centers in the NBA.</p><p>Assuming Embiid is ready to play for opening night, the 76ers would be wise to help avoid subjecting their MVP-winning center to as much physical punishment as they can, limiting his dominance in the painted area – and the fouls that come with it – to fourth quarters and important key moments. Because Broome is a fantastic passer for his position, dishing out 2.9 dimes per game last season with an assist rate of 19.5, he can eat up those tough paint possessions and either go for his own shot or dish to a teammate, and even if he misses, he can still clean things up on the offensive glass, where he recorded 3.7 boards per game last season.</p><p>Is Broome a guaranteed star in the making? No, but as a backup big with four/five versatility, he has an ability to do a lot of dirty work next to and in place of Embiid, with the potential to become even better if he can become a good to very good 3-point shooter.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hunter-Sallis.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>76ers UDFA Hunter Sallis – A</b></h2><p>And last but not least, while the 76ers only drafted two players, they landed a third in UDFA Hunter Sallis, who could have a major glowup like other unheralded additions like Paul Reed or Justin Edwards in the past.</p><p>Standing 6-foot-5, Hunter Sallis was the guy for Wake Forest, averaging 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.8 steals as a 22-year-old senior. While his outside shot was a bit inconsistent, hitting 34.7 percent of his 3-pointers as a member of the Demon Deacons, he let fly almost half a dozen attempts per game versus 8.8 from inside the arc. Sallis had a positive offensive and defensive BPM in each of his four college seasons, and proved that he can play up or down a lineup between his run in North Carolina and at Gonzaga.</p><p>Is Sallis a guaranteed future NBA player? No, but he’s a willing shooter and a quality defender, and should at the very least be a player worth watching in Delaware as he figures out his NBA fit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Philadelphia 76ers 2025 NBA Draft grades for every pick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-philly-signing-bench-piece-3-year-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers sign breakout bench piece to 3-year contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Justin-Edwards.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>76ers sign breakout bench piece to 3-year contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T17:39:02-07:00">June 27th, 5:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T17:39:02-07:00">June 27th, 5:39pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-andre-drummond-decision-2025-26-season">Philadelphia 76ers have finalized</a> a new three-year contract with forward Justin Edwards after declining his $1.9 million team option for the upcoming season, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1938726135514231073" rel="noopener">The deal includes two guaranteed years</a> and will pay Edwards $2 million in the 2025–26 season, marking a significant step forward in the young player’s promising NBA journey.</p><p>Edwards, a 6-foot-7 forward out of Kentucky, went undrafted in 2024 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/kentucky-basketball-justin-edwards-projected-no-1-pick-2024-nba-draft">despite once being projected as a potential No. 1 overall pick</a>. He signed a two-way deal with the Sixers shortly after the draft and steadily rose through the ranks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-philly-converts-emerging-rookie-wing-to-standard-contract">earning a promotion to a standard NBA contract in February 2025</a>.</p><p>The Sixers will utilize their Non-Bird rights to complete the new agreement, and while the third year is not fully confirmed, it’s likely to include a team option which would allow Philadelphia to retain restricted free agent rights in 2027.</p><p>In his rookie season, Edwards played in 44 games and started 26 of them. He posted averages of 10.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.0 steals per game while logging 26.3 minutes per contest. His efficiency stood out for a rookie, shooting 45.5% from the field, 36.3% from 3-point range, and 69.6% from the free-throw line.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-intriguing-rookie-justin-edwards-game-slowing-down-hot-scoring-stretch">Edwards particularly improved</a> in the final month of the season. In April, his numbers jumped to 14.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.2 steals per game on 45.9% shooting from the field and 37.2% from beyond the arc.</p><p>The Sixers’ front office clearly views Edwards as a developmental success. His new contract guarantees him over $4 million across the next two seasons, rewarding his consistent performance and growth as a rotation player.</p><p>This move fits into a broader set of offseason decisions for Philadelphia. The team recently declined Jared Butler’s $2.3 million team option for 2025–26 and expects Andre Drummond to pick up his $5 million player option. In contrast, the Edwards deal represents an investment in long-term depth and development.</p><p>For a player who began the year on a two-way contract and had no guarantees, Justin Edwards’ evolution into a reliable NBA contributor, and now a multi-year signee, reflects both his individual growth and the effectiveness of the Philadelphia 76ers’ developmental strategy. His retention gives Philadelphia a cost-controlled, high-upside wing as they continue shaping their roster heading into free agency.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers sign breakout bench piece to 3-year contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-touching-gesture-daryl-morey');   ga('set', 'title', 'VJ Edgecombe gets touching gesture from 76ers Daryl Morey');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Baylor-Bears-guard-VJ-Edgecombe-7-drives-to-the-basket-around-Texas-Tech-Red-Raiders-guard-Kevin-Overton-1-during-the-second-half-at-T-Mobile-Center.jpg"><figcaption>William Purnell-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>VJ Edgecombe gets touching gesture from 76ers Daryl Morey</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T15:20:08-07:00">June 27th, 3:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T15:33:34-07:00">June 27th, 3:33pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/live-2025-nba-draft-grades-every-1st-round-pick-trade">Philadelphia 76ers drafted VJ Edgecombe with the third overall pick</a> in the 2025 NBA Draft, it was meant to be a franchise-altering move.</p><p>Sure, the team has drafted incredibly well under Daryl Morey since he came to town from Houston, with Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain, and Adem Bona all playing important roles for the team as non-lottery picks last season.</p><p>But after blowing multiple top-3 picks in the post-Joel Embiid era, with four premier selections all off the team for one reason or another, this was Morey’s first chance to really secure an elite prospect during his era of 76ers basketball with Edgecombe earning the nod <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/jazz-news-jonathan-givony-gets-brutally-honest-ace-bailey-stunner">over Ace Bailey and Kon Knueppel</a>.</p><p>And now, with Edgecombe already in Philly for his official photos in a No. 77 jersey ahead of Summer League, 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey has gone the extra mile to make the Baylor wing feel comfortable in his new home, <a href="https://Twitter.com/AidanDoc__/status/1938684166515601636" rel="noopener">flying a Bahamian flag</a> at the team’s practice facility in Camden, New Jersey, to show support for his new draftee.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Daryl Morey on Instagram:</p><p>The 76ers added a Bahamas flag for VJ Edgecombe in the Camden practice facility.</p><p>France flag is still up for Guerschon Yabusele. <a href="https://t.co/oldmRAazZW">pic.twitter.com/oldmRAazZW</a></p><p>— Aidan Doc 🧸 (@AidanDoc__) <a href="https://twitter.com/AidanDoc__/status/1938684166515601636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Now, the 76ers’ decision to fly flags of their players is nothing new, as the French, Cameroon, and Nigerian colors were already on full display in support of Guerschon Yabusele, Joel Embiid, and Bona, respectively – even if, as Aidan Doc noted, Yabusele is <i>technically</i> a pending free agent.</p><p>Regardless of where Edgecombe was drafted, or even if he wasn’t, the team likely would have still given him a similar welcome and would have placed his flag in the gym all the same.</p><p>But what this gesture shows is that the Edgecombe era has officially begun in South Philadelphia – and Camden, New Jersey – with the new No. 77 set to become a fixture of the team’s practices, media, and ultimately on-court product when Summer League, the preseason, and opening night tip off later this year.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A first look at Sixers rookies VJ Edgecombe and Johni Broome in their brand new NBA threads 🔥</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a>)<a href="https://t.co/8dJjmx8rb6">pic.twitter.com/8dJjmx8rb6</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1938721387251937367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VJ Edgecombe gets touching gesture from 76ers Daryl Morey

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-andre-drummond-decision-2025-26-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Andre Drummond makes $5 million decision for 2025-26 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Andre-Drummond-reacts-to-a-play.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Andre Drummond makes $5 million decision for 2025-26 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T10:49:43-07:00">June 27th, 10:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T10:49:43-07:00">June 27th, 10:49am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/sixers-spurs-highlight-biggest-winners-2025-nba-draft">Philadelphia 76ers did reasonably well in the NBA Draft</a>, they scored big by securing the return of Andre Drummond.</p><p>On Friday, Drummond <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1938646943829500004" rel="noopener">officially agreed</a> to a player option worth $5 million for the upcoming year, per Shams Charania of ESPN.</p><p>The terms of the agreement allow for Drummond to remain with the 76ers for another year and forgo free agency.</p><p>The 76ers are coming off a season in which they finished 24-58. Two of their top players, Joel Embiid and Paul George, sustained injuries, thus hampering their offense.</p><p>As for Drummond, he had to go through the rigors of injury and underperformance. He missed 17 games due to a toe injury. As a result, Drummond played in 40 games this year.</p><p>In turn, his rebounding numbers declined, as he averaged 7.8 rebounds per game. His career average is 12.1 rebounds per game.</p><p>Altogether, Drummond averaged 7.3 points and 18.8 points per game.</p><p>In addition to Drummond, other veterans, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-rumors-3-veterans-expected-back-next-season">Eric Gordon and Kelly Oubre Jr, are expected to return this season</a>.</p><h2><b>The value of Andre Drummond to the 76ers</b></h2><p>Drummond has played 12 years in the NBA. He has developed a reputation as one of the best rebounders in the game.</p><p>Throughout his career, Drummond won four NBA rebounding titles (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020). Drummond has been with the 76ers since 2024.</p><p>He previously played for the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, and Chicago Bulls.</p><p>When it comes to the 76ers, Drummond provides much relief to Embiid in the paint. Given Embiid’s history with injuries, Drummond is a reliable asset at the five position.</p><p>In addition, Drummond is one of the oldest players on the team at 31 years of age. He is looked at as a mentor and leader for a fairly younger and still developing team.</p><p>He may not be the All-Star talent he once was, but he is still a much needed presence for a team in need.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond makes $5 million decision for 2025-26 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/sixers-spurs-highlight-biggest-winners-2025-nba-draft');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sixers, Spurs highlight biggest winners of 2025 NBA Draft');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/X-Y-highlight-biggest-winners-of-2025-NBA-Draft-Round-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Sixers, Spurs highlight biggest winners of 2025 NBA Draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T03:09:38-07:00">June 27th, 3:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T08:23:41-07:00">June 27th, 8:23am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas perfectly summed up the NBA Draft after the first round concluded on Wednesday: history will remember it as a coronation for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-bob-myers-blunt-victor-wembanyama-cooper-flagg-year-1-take">No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg</a>, but there are several players in this class who will leave their mark in The Association. The Dallas Mavericks stumbled into the top spot, winning the sweepstakes that the league’s cellar dwellers had been yearning for during these last several months.</p><p>Considering the whirlwind of vitriol that swallowed general manager Nico Harrison and the franchise, this dramatic turn of events will rightly command most of the public’s attention. Flagg’s superb skill set and outstanding accomplishments only accentuate that fact. But despite their GM’s highly questionable <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-nick-wright-blasts-nico-harrison-bold-cooper-flagg-comment">“fortune favors the bold comment,”</a> the Mavs did not have to do anything of skill to bring about this momentous occasion. Thus, I cannot crown them a draft winner.</p><p>There are other squads that, while also benefiting from a favorable bounce in the lottery, made shrewd moves and judgements that enabled them to come away with a promising haul on paper. While I am personally high on Flagg, I am going to temporarily pull the spotlight away from him and shine it on some other franchises and prospects who enjoyed their own big night in Barclays Center.</p><p>Let’s take a look at the biggest winners in the 2025 NBA Draft.</p><h2><b>Honorable Mention: Hornets </b></h2><p>Although I recognize the pure shooting ability that Kon Knueppel displayed in his lone season at Duke, Tre Johnson felt like the higher upside prospect at No. 4. The Texas star needs to improve his decision-making, but he oozes potential. That being said, Knueppel provides a vital trait that the Charlotte Hornets desperately require: long-range firepower.</p><p>The Second-Team All-ACC selection shot 40.6 percent from 3-point land last season, which should allow him to quickly earn an important role with the team. Charlotte kept things interesting by trading up to grab UConn standout Liam McNeeley at No. 29. The Big East Freshman of the Year is raw, but many expected him to come off the board a bit earlier. The Hornets are counting on him to fulfill his five-star recruit status.</p><p>They also opted for more immediate production by drafting experienced center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who will try to fill the void left by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/mark-williams-trade-grade-for-hornets-suns-deal">Mark Williams’ departure</a>. He could add solid rim-protection and welcome floor-spacing with a competent 3-point stroke. Sion James, Knueppel’s Duke teammate, adds on-ball defense and a decent shot. Overall, this franchise did enough positive things to earn a shoutout here.</p><h2><b>The 76ers are looking mighty intriguing after an eventful NBA Draft<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/VJ-Edgecombe-runs-down-the-court.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It seems borderline negligent to express overwhelming optimism about the Philadelphia 76ers after their disastrous 2024-25 season. They went all in on Paul George in free agency and paid dearly for it. Injuries plagued the entire core trio, limiting Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and George to a combined 112 games. Who is to say the Sixers’ horrible luck will improve going forward?</p><p>Well, even if it doesn’t, polarizing president of basketball operations Daryl Morey is positioning the franchise for a bright future. He used the No. 3 overall pick on VJ Edgecombe, arguably the best athlete in the 2025 NBA Draft. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-jay-bilas-drops-mind-blowing-v-j-edgecombe-dwyane-wade-take">With captivating explosiveness</a> and two-way promise, this rookie should fit magnificently with speedy/crafty point guard Tyrese Maxey.</p><p>Besides adding a new layer to their offensive attack, which on its own is worthy of celebration, Philly also shored up its depth by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-basketball/auburn-basketball-news-76ers-draft-johni-broome">snagging All-American center Johni Broome</a> early in the second round. Shutting down Embiid was probably the organization’s best chance at ever seeing the big man return to MVP-form, but he is going to miss time. Sixers head coach Nick Nurse will want to preserve his health as much as possible, which means a trustworthy backup is essential.</p><p>I will not deny the obvious red flags that stick to Broome. He has limited athleticism, can struggle to defend in space, shot just 60.3 percent from the free throw line during his college career and is still a largely unreliable shooter from distance. However, and this is important, the 2025 SEC Player of the Year is much more skilled than he was getting credit for in the lead-up to the draft.</p><p>Broome has made notable strides as a passer, displays deft footwork in the low-post area, is a monster on the glass and is an effective shot-blocker. He will not be able to impose his will on opponents in the NBA like he did while playing for Auburn — 18.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 rejections per contest last season — but the 22-year-old is incredibly durable and dedicated to his craft. The 76ers were wise not to turn those attributes down.</p><p>While it may sound crazy, when surveying the injury-ravaged Eastern Conference, this group should have a legitimate chance to vie for an NBA Finals appearance during the 2025-26 campaign. Philadelphia must overcome its own health issues, but if it does, then these new additions are going to look even better.</p><h2><b>Spurs continue to build up their resources<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dylan-Harper-reacts-during-a-Rutgers-game.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Similar to the Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs do not deserve much praise for taking the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-unique-way-dylan-harper-meet-high-expectations">consensus best player available at No. 2</a>. However, when combining the size and physicality that Dylan Harper brings on offense with the high defensive ceiling that Carter Bryant boasts, it is hard not to feel enthusiastic about this team’s draft loot.</p><p>Both incoming rookies have notable drawbacks — Harper’s modest 33.3 percent 3-point shooting is not ideal for a Spurs squad that already struggles in that area and Bryant only logged 19.3 minutes per game at Arizona — but their respective physical gifts and abilities should mesh nicely in San Antonio. The former Rutgers guard diced through defenders and into the paint with regularity, while the 3-and-D wing progressed as the season went on.</p><p>Victor Wembanyama is a superstar-in-the-making, De’Aaron Fox is a former All-Star and Stephon Castle is a prototypical glue guy. Together they form an ostensibly sturdy foundation for the Spurs to build upon in the years to come. The newcomers could add even more long-term stability.</p><p>If Harper can expand his offensive repertoire a bit, something that will have to happen with De’Aaron Fox manning point guard duties, then this backcourt could be downright lethal. Bryant will be more of a project, which is not a huge problem given San Antonio’s developmental timetable, but his 3-point prowess should eventually prove extremely useful.</p><p>Put simply, it is all coming together for one of the most intriguing franchises in the NBA today. The Spurs are trying to implement their own version of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-sam-presti-reacts-to-okc-becoming-youngest-champion-in-48-years">the Oklahoma City Thunder model</a>. They are a long, long way from reaching that standard, but they are gradually trending in the right direction. It is time for the growth to reveal itself in the standings, though.</p><h2><b>Hawks may have committed one of the biggest heists in recent NBA Draft history</b></h2><p>It did not take long for first-year general manager Onsi Saleh to cement his reputation as one of the biggest bandits in the league. The Atlanta Hawks executive, at first glance, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/bill-simmons-calls-pelicans-draft-trade-with-hawks-one-of-dumbest-of-decade">ruthlessly robbed the New Orleans Pelicans</a> during the first round of the NBA Draft. He convinced championship-winning president of basketball operations Joe Dumars to trade an unprotected 2026 first-rounder and the No. 23 overall pick just for the right to move up 10 spots on Wednesday.</p><p>Although Maryland center Derik Queen posted stellar numbers as a freshman, he does not jump out as the surefire talent that one needs to be to justify giving up a potential top-five pick in next year’s draft. Moreover, many analysts actually prefer the player the Hawks snatched at No. 23, who just so happens to be Queen’s ex-teammate from Florida’s Montverde Academy.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-why-asa-newell-will-instantly-impact-winning-atlanta">Asa Newell embodies the traits</a> that many modern-day front offices desire in a forward. He is exceptionally versatile on defense and bounces off the court on offense. With Trae Young’s top-notch playmaking and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-larry-nance-jr-awards-dyson-daniels-perfect-defensive-nickname">Dyson Daniels’ active hands</a>, Georgia’s 2024-25 leading scorer could become a fast-break menace in Atlanta. He is a dunk machine who scouts believe has the touch to blossom into a dependable deep threat. I am not going to let him off the hook for a dismal 29.2 3-point shooting percentage, however.</p><p>Yes, he is only 19 and has plenty of time to tweak his mechanics. And yes, he is a fine addition to the Hawks’ transition offense. But I still need to see him withstand more imposing frontcourts before labeling him a hidden gem. Still, his undeniable potential, coupled with Saleh’s masterful negotiating, earns the Hawks a spot on this list.</p><p>They are heading toward a pivotal campaign that may determine Young’s future standing with the team, but fans will be interested to watch it all unfold after a lively start to the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers, Spurs highlight biggest winners of 2025 NBA Draft

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ncaa-basketball/auburn-basketball-news-76ers-draft-johni-broome');   ga('set', 'title', 'Auburn’s perfect reaction after 76ers draft Johni Broome');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Johni-Broome_5af33a.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Auburn’s perfect reaction after 76ers draft Johni Broome</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T18:37:20-07:00">June 26th, 6:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T18:38:38-07:00">June 26th, 6:38pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Wednesday, Auburn basketball standout <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/2025-nba-mock-draft-all-29-picks-second-round" rel="noopener">Johni Broome was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers</a>. The second-round pick <a href="https://x.com/AuburnMBB/status/1938398231592911284" rel="noopener">received special recognition</a> from his alma mater on their X page.</p><p>“Big time! Johni is heading to the City of Brotherly Love!” Auburn posted. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Big time!</p><p>Johni is heading to the City of Brotherly Love! <a href="https://t.co/NDTjw1Hvf7">pic.twitter.com/NDTjw1Hvf7</a></p><p>— Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) <a href="https://twitter.com/AuburnMBB/status/1938398231592911284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Broome finished his career at Auburn (2022-2025) with numerous accomplishments. Among his honors included being named the SEC Player of the Year, a Sporting News Player of the Year, and earning All-American honors.</p><p>Broome was also a Karl Malone Award Finalist and was named to the SEC All-Tournament team. This past year, Auburn made it to the Final Four before losing to the eventual champion, the Florida Gators, 79-73.</p><p>Broome finished the season averaging 18.6 points and 10.8 rebounds. Before attending Auburn, he studied at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, from 2020 to 2022. </p><p>He tore his ACL during a practice, which delayed the start of his first season. Eventually, Broome became a nine-time Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week, as well as the OVC Tournament MVP.</p><p>In the conference title game, he scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in an 86-71 win over Belmont. In his first year, Broome averaged 13.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. </p><h2><b>What Johni Broome brings from Auburn to the 76ers</b></h2><p>Additionally, Broome will join VJ Edgecombe on the 76ers. He will also play with veterans Joel Embiid, Kyle Lowry, Paul George, and Andre Drummond. </p><p>In terms of skills, Broome brings with him the notion of being a complete player. He can score and rebound, has an intense basketball IQ, and is an effective playmaker. </p><p>There are even attempts to draw a comparison between Broome and contemporary players. At the NBA Combine, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-draft-news-johni-broome-combine-moment-nikola-jokic-spin" rel="noopener">Broome evoked comparisons to Nikola Jokić</a> despite registering a low vertical jump of 24.5 inches. </p><p>Jokic had the lowest vertical jump at 17 inches. Among the areas needing improvement include versatility, shooting consistency, and defensive quickness. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Auburn’s perfect reaction after 76ers draft Johni Broome

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Edgecombe over Dwyane Wade take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T14:41:14-07:00">June 26th, 2:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T14:41:14-07:00">June 26th, 2:41pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/76ers-rumors-vj-edgecombe-nervous-private-workout-silver-lining"> 76ers got their guy with the No. 3 pick</a> in the NBA Draft, selecting V.J. Edgecombe out of Baylor. Edgecombe is an explosive shooting guard who can make plays on both sides of the ball, and many people have already started the comparisons for him.</p><p>ESPN’s Jay Bilas <a href="https://youtu.be/-AuuQc81Ceg?t=368" rel="noopener">had a few comparisons</a> for Edgecombe, one of which included a current Hall of Famer.</p><p>“You know he’s 19 years old, he’s from the Bahamas. And on the player comp side, I’m saying he reminds me of Victor Oladipo when he was 19 and Dwyane Wade when he was 19,” Bilas said on the Pat McAfee Show. “I’m not saying he’s the Miami Heat Dwyane Wade yet, but at 19, you couldn’t tell these two guys apart, you might even take Edgecombe. Because I think Edgecombe at 19 is probably better than Dwyane Wade was at 19.”</p><p>It’s obvious that Bilas has high expectations for Edgecombe, and saying that he may have been better coming out of the college than Wade is huge. He may not have the same impact on the 76ers in his first year than Wade did with the Heat, but there is a chance for him to grow into something special.</p><h2><b>76ers excited to add V.J. Edgecombe to the team</b></h2><p>After adding Edgecombe to the team, general manager Daryl Morey <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6451967/2025/06/26/76ers-vj-edgecombe-nba-draft-all-star-upside/?source=user_shared_article" rel="noopener">seemed excited about the pick</a>.</p><p>“We’re super excited about V.J. and that we got the chance to draft him,” Morey said via The Athletic’s Tony Jones. “He’s a dynamic athlete. We think he’s one of the best athletes in the draft. We think he has a chance to be a potential All-Star, and he’s going to be a two-way player coming into the league. He has a lot of winning qualities, and we think he is going to be a really good fit. We think he is going to be a great teammate.”</p><p>The 76ers already have a veteran team that is ready to win now, and they are led by Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Paul George. Adding Edgecombe to the fold will be big for them, and he can be a key piece in the present and the future. His ceiling is high, and there’s a chance he could make an impact on Day 1 for the 76ers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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