<!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-shaq-rips-joel-embiid-delete-him-program');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shaq rips 76ers’ Joel Embiid – ‘Delete him from my program’');   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/2025/09/Hall-of-Fame-center-Shaquille-ONeal.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Shaq rips 76ers’ Joel Embiid – ‘Delete him from my program’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T08:15:30-07:00">September 11th, 8:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T08:15:30-07:00">September 11th, 8:15am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Since retiring from the NBA, Hall of Fame center and analyst Shaquille O’Neal has been a motivating force for the game’s elite centers, offering tough love and constructive criticism, including to Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid. It took him years to do it; however, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-shaq-dwight-howard-flowers-hall-of-fame">O’Neal eventually did give Dwight Howard his flowers</a> amid Howard’s Hall of Fame induction. However, Shaq says Embiid didn’t embrace his criticism.</p><p>In mentioning O’Neal’s relationship with Howard over the years, a reporter asked which of today’s NBA centers he has attempted to give the <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/2025/09/10/shaquille-oneal-qa-i-try-to-be-tough-on-joel-embiid-but-apparently-he-cant-take-it/86074123007/" rel="noopener">same form of tough love</a> to in a recent interview with HoopsHype</p><p>“You gave Dwight Howard a lot of tough love during his career. In the current climate of NBA bigs now, who would you say you’re doing the same, giving tough love to? Shaquille O’Neal:</p><p>“Nobody now because of the bigs that are supposed to be big. The big that I would be tough on is the Joker, but he’s the best center in the league. So I have to say nothing to him,” O’Neal said. “And he has a championship, which means he knows what it takes. So I don’t have to say anything to him. Wemby, he’s still in that baby era. I try to be tough on Joel [Embiid], but apparently, he can’t take it. So I’ll probably have to delete him from my program.”</p><p>O’Neal revealed he once told Embiid to be tougher in the paint, like the centers Shaq played against, and the advice wasn’t well-received. Since then, O’Neal has moved on from trying to impact the 2023 MVP.</p><h2><b>Shaquille O’Neal puts Joel Embiid on blast with NSFW mic drop</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/76ers-Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In a conversation with Zach Randolph over which bigs could keep up with O’Neal during his prime years in the late 90s and early 2000s, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-shaq-joel-embiid-blast-nsfw-mic-drop">Shaq said Embiid told him it’s a different era</a>, which clearly didn’t sit well with the Hall of Fame center.</p><p>O’Neal <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1935786945625424238" rel="noopener">called out</a> Embiid on The Big Podcast with Shaq.</p><p>“Is he mean?” O’Neal asked about Embiid. “Cause I came at him one day, and his response was ‘Guys don’t play like that no more.’ I’m like ‘Motherf****r what? The f*** you talking about?’ Like bro, go inside, punish… I was like ‘I’m done even talking to you.’”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I came at him one day, and his response was 'Guys don't play like that no more'. I'm like motherf*cker what the f*ck?… I'm done even talking to you."</p><p>Shaq on Joel Embiid 👀</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/bigpodwithshaq?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bigpodwithshaq</a>)<a href="https://t.co/vhUC5Od11P">pic.twitter.com/vhUC5Od11P</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1935786945625424238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It appears O’Neal was offended by Embiid’s dismissiveness, and it’s something he’s not willing to let go of.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shaq rips 76ers’ Joel Embiid – ‘Delete him from my program’

<!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/is-ben-simmons-going-to-retire-agent-drops-him');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Ben Simmons going to retire after agent drops him over lack of Knicks interest?');   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/2025/09/Ben-Simmons-1-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Is Ben Simmons going to retire after agent drops him over lack of Knicks interest?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T07:27:15-07:00">September 10th, 7:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T07:33:22-07:00">September 10th, 7:33am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Three-time NBA All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-news-ben-simmons-agent-drops-him-retirement-rumors">Ben Simmons was recently dropped by his agent</a>, Bernie Lee, amid retirement rumors. Lee’s decision came after Simmons rebuffed free agent interest from the New York Knicks, according to the New York Post’s Stefan Bondy.</p><p>“Simmons’ agent, Bernie Lee, recently dropped him as a client… A source said that decision occurred after the point guard sent signals that he wasn’t interested in whatever came from his agent’s conversations with the Knicks,” Bondy wrote.</p><p>NBA insider Marc Stein reported on Tuesday that the Knicks offered Simmons a one-year, minimum contract, which he declined. However, several insiders with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-rumors-new-york-insiders-ben-simmons-contract">ties to the Knicks have since reported that New York did not make an offer</a>. Regardless, the Knicks and Boston Celtics were the only teams with reported interest in the former No. 1 pick.</p><p>Simmons turning New York away begs the question: Is he heading toward retirement?</p><h2>Ben Simmons turns down Knicks interest amid retirement rumors</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Ben-Simmons-2.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Retirement <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-ben-simmons-unsure-continuing-career-amid-knicks-interest">appears to be a distinct possibility for Simmons</a>. Bondy recently reported that the former Philadelphia 76ers star “is questioning whether he even wants to continue playing in the NBA.” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nets-news-ben-simmons-reveals-considered-retiring-offseason-amid-injury-struggles">Simmons revealed in January that he considered retirement</a> last summer while rehabbing a back injury.</p><p>The Aussie’s stock has plummeted since his collapse during the 76ers’ second-round loss to the Atlanta Hawks in 2021. After sitting out the entire 2021-22 campaign, he looked like a shell of his old self over the last three seasons.</p><p>Simmons averaged 5.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists while appearing in just 108 games with the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers. He battled numerous back injuries during that span, requiring multiple procedures.</p><p>While the Knicks had interest in Simmons, it’s not a foregone conclusion that he will have a roster spot next season if he decides to continue playing. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported that Simmons may be forced to sign a non-guaranteed contract and battle for a roster spot at training camp.</p><p>“The reality is, he’s looking at the minimum contract… He might even be forced to take a contract where he’s not guaranteed,” Windhorst said. “He would have to sort of earn his way onto the team through training camp and then maybe not know his status until midway through the season. If that’s the case, maybe he may want to wait a few months to see where a good fit would be… At the end of the day, Ben Simmons’ stock has been falling dramatically for years, and the fact that we’re into September and he doesn’t have a full-time, guaranteed job speaks to that.”</p><p>With NBA training camp two weeks away, Simmons’ future looks increasingly uncertain.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Ben Simmons going to retire after agent drops him over lack of Knicks interest?

<!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-goes-off-trade-rumors-what-happened-this-place');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. goes off on trade rumors: ‘What happened to this place?’');   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/2025/09/76ers-guard-Kelly-Oubre-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. goes off on trade rumors: ‘What happened to this place?’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T20:37:09-07:00">September 9th, 8:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T20:37:09-07:00">September 9th, 8:37pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Amidst a trying regular season filled with injuries and numerous setbacks for the Philadelphia 76ers, Kelly Oubre Jr. was one of their most reliable players in 2024-25. Only Ricky Council IV and Guershon Yabusele played in more games. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-makes-8-4-million-contract-decision-ahead-of-free-agency">Oubre Jr. picked up his $8.4 million option</a> for next season, he took a shot at the 76ers fans who don’t approve or are not impressed with his past two seasons in Philadephia.</p><p>Oubre Jr., who has been the subject of trade rumors ahead of the upcoming season, <a href="https://x.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1965593188527472791" rel="noopener">called out</a> 76ers fans in a comment on Instagram, per Sixers Wire’s Ky Carlin.</p><p>“I love Philly, but the love doesn’t seem to be reciprocated,” Oubre Jr. said. “What happened to this place? And for those saying I’m garbage because my 3% went down. $till put up numbers and I’d $Till cook you. I played through finger surgery’s on my (left hand) thumb and pinky for three years, but $Till put my soul in this s***. That’s one thing only GOD can take from me. Hope to see ya’ll soon. Godspeed.”</p><p>Between Jared McCain’s, who was a strong Rookie of the Year candidate before suffering a season-ending knee injury, return, third overall pick VJ Edgecombe arrival, and Tyrese Maxey in the backcourt, Oubre Jr., who’s on an expiring deal, appears to be the odd man out in Philly’s backcourt. While he hasn’t been the most popular Sixer, Oubre Jr., among a crop of young promising guards, is also one of their few assets who could be thrown into a trade in 2025-26.</p><p>Oubre Jr. posted 15.1 points on 47% shooting, including 29.3% from deep, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.5 steals in 60 games for the Sixers last season.</p><h2><b>Kelly Oubre Jr.’s not-so-subtle hint for 76ers fans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/76ers-guard-Kelly-Oubre-Jr-2.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Veteran guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-not-so-subtle-hint-about-contract-decision">Kelly Oubre Jr. hinted his future to 76ers fans</a> months before opting into the final year of his contract, keeping him with the team for at least one more season. Oubre Jr. has continued to show his appreciation and loyalty to the Sixers before and after his free agency process throughout the summer.</p><p>“I’m a Philadelphia 76er. I’m blessed to be a part of this organization,” Oubre said in April. He said he’s taking his decision “day by day, but also, you know, this is a business. At the end of the day, I’m happy and I feel like I like to finish what I start and I don’t feel complete. So, you know, godspeed.”</p><p>It didn’t come as a surprise to see Oubre Jr. lock into his player option for 2025-26.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. goes off on trade rumors: ‘What happened to this place?’

<!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-joel-embiid-paul-george-workout-videos-have-fans-buzzing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joel Embiid, Paul George workout videos have 76ers fans buzzing');   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/2025/04/76ers-Paul-George-Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Gray-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Joel Embiid, Paul George workout videos have 76ers fans buzzing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T20:22:36-07:00">September 9th, 8:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T20:22:36-07:00">September 9th, 8:22pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</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-vj-edgecombe-joins-joel-embiid-paul-george-sixers-practice-court">Philadelphia 76ers have just one goal in mind</a> heading into the 2025-26 season: to make it back to the playoffs and compete for a championship. They may have won just 24 games last year, but that was with the injury bug ravaging the entire team, with Joel Embiid and Paul George missing so much time and suffering severe drop-offs to their production due to them being less than 100 percent healthy.</p><p>The key for the 76ers this upcoming season would be to stay healthy. Embiid will have over seven months of rest and recovery from the knee surgery that ended his 2024-25 campaign early, while George elected to have arthroscopic knee surgery early in the offseason so he could get back on the court as soon as possible. And with training camp set to begin in just 15 days, the 76ers are already <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1965582947131727934" rel="noopener">hard at work</a> — with Embiid and George looking very good in workout photos and videos the 76ers’ official account on X posted.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/cxjgowl3l4">pic.twitter.com/cxjgowl3l4</a></p><p>— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1965582947131727934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This behind-the-scenes look at the 76ers’ training before training camp officially begins elicited a bit of an uproar among 76ers fans, who would want nothing more than to see Embiid and George be healthy and play up to their full potential for the upcoming campaign. Embiid, in particular, caused so much excitement, as he was seen practicing without a knee brace.</p><p>“Everything needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but it’s awesome and encouraging that the #Sixers posted Embiid and George in the lab today,” X user @jmoreno76ers <a href="https://x.com/jmoreno76ers/status/1965589993881223562" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>“Sixers post workout footage featuring both Joel Embiid (with no knee brace!) and Paul George 👀,” @eringrugan <a href="https://x.com/eringrugan/status/1965586945406640432" rel="noopener">added</a>.</p><p>“Braceless Embiid 😭🔥,” @ttpLeem <a href="https://x.com/ttpLeem/status/1965606625403912416" rel="noopener">furthered</a>.</p><p>“Embiid practicing with no brace 👀👀👀,” @sixerfan1220 <a href="https://x.com/sixerfan1220/status/1965605326369243414" rel="noopener">pointed out</a>.</p><p>Considering how badly last season went for the 76ers, any bit of hope is welcome. This certainly provides that.</p><h2><b>Joel Embiid’s return to form will be key for the 76ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Joel-Embiid-shooting-free-throws.jpg"><figcaption>Kim Klement-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Last season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/sources-joel-embiids-ongoing-knee-issues-create-genuine-concern-about-76ers-future">Embiid clearly was not 100 percent healthy</a>, as he was still recovering from the wear and tear he put himself through during the 2024 NBA playoffs and the 2024 Paris Olympics. But he still tried his best to get back on the floor as soon as possible amid mounting pressure on the 76ers to contend.</p><p>His play dropped off big-time; he averaged 10 fewer points than he did the previous campaign, and his efficiency tanked. If he returns to full strength, even if he requires a few rest days in between games, that should be enough to get the 76ers back to playoff contention at the very least. And if George returns to form as well? Then there might be life in their championship hopes yet.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joel Embiid, Paul George workout videos have 76ers fans buzzing

<!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-joins-joel-embiid-paul-george-sixers-practice-court');   ga('set', 'title', 'VJ Edgecombe joins Joel Embiid, Paul George on 76ers practice court');   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/2025/09/VJ-Edgecombe.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>VJ Edgecombe joins Joel Embiid, Paul George on 76ers practice court</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T19:42:06-07:00">September 9th, 7:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T19:42:49-07:00">September 9th, 7:42pm</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>With the summer rapidly coming to a close, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-2025-26-schedule-joel-embiid-paul-george">Philadelphia 76ers are slowly but surely</a> making their way back to the Training Complex in Camden, New Jersey, to prepare for the 2025-26 NBA season.</p><p>Among the fresh crop of talent who will be heading to New Jersey to test their mettle and get their game ready to go for opening night against the New York Knicks is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-earn-respect-philadelphia-fans">rookie phenom VJ Edgecombe</a>, who got his first taste of NBA action in a 76ers pinny in Summer League. Fresh off being the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Edgecombe got his first taste of being a full-on Philadelphia star on Tuesday when, in some informal activities before training camp, the Baylor product got to <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1965586161575047607" rel="noopener">share the court</a> with Joel Embiid and Paul George.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid, V. J. Edgecombe and Paul George putting in work at the practice facility 🧪</p><p>Embiid worked out without a knee brace 👀</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sixers</a>)<a href="https://t.co/qHoIQ1z3tG">pic.twitter.com/qHoIQ1z3tG</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1965586161575047607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Whoa, Embiid is taking shots without a brace on either knee? Now <i>that</i> is an important development for arguably the lynchpin of the 76ers’ success in 2026.</p><p>Wearing a practice jersey and gym shorts, Edgecombe reminded fans why he is one of the most exciting players in this year’s rookie class, with the two-way guard having a unique ability to get up in the air and make something happen, be that an offensive rebound, a block, or his signature slam dunk that made him a social media star in Waco.</p><p>While the 76ers are without a doubt Embiid’s team, as Philadelphia fell apart in spectacular fashion when he was unable to play last season, “The Process” has also proven he can’t lead a team to the NBA Finals by himself. If Nick Nurse’s squad is going to return to their winning ways and prove that last season was nothing but a fluke, they will need strong performances from everyone, be they max contract players like Tyrese Maxey or PG13, or a newcomer like Edgecombe, who has yet to see official NBA action.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VJ Edgecombe joins Joel Embiid, Paul George on 76ers practice court

<!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-joel-embiid-ex-teammate-says-alperen-sengun-now-the-better-center');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joel Embiid’s ex-76ers teammate says Alperen Sengun is ‘now’ the better center');   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/2025/09/Joel-Embiids-ex-teammate-says-Alperen-Sengun-is-now-the-better-center.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Joel Embiid’s ex-76ers teammate says Alperen Sengun is ‘now’ the better center</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T11:50:31-07:00">September 9th, 11:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T11:50:31-07:00">September 9th, 11:50am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Furkan Korkmaz declared Houston Rockets star Alperen Sengun <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1965460139215102360" rel="noopener">“now” the best center</a> he has played with, surpassing former MVP Joel Embiid, following Türkiye’s 91-77 EuroBasket 2025 quarterfinal win over Poland.</p><p>Korkmaz, who contributed 10 points in the victory, praised Sengun’s impact on both ends of the court.</p><p>“Until now I think Joel Embiid was the best player, the best center that I was playing [with], but I think we can tell that it’s Alperen now,” Korkmaz said. “It’s great to be around him, you know, he’s enjoying playing basketball, he helps us a lot on the court defensively and offensively. I think he’s a special kid and everyday he’s trying to give his maximum and this year we are also seeing that he’s playing aggressive defense too not only offense and that gives us a lot of confidence on the frontcourt that we pressure the ball well and he’s helping us from different ways. I hope that he still has a long way to go – he’s gonna grow a lot and then we’re going to see much better basketball from this year to next year, next year to another year. He’s gonna keep adding it.”</p><p>Sengun has reinforced that sentiment with historic production at EuroBasket 2025. The 23-year-old became one of only two players to record a triple-double in this year’s tournament, joining <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/eurobasket-news-luka-doncic-alperen-sengun-accomplish-feat-not-since-1995">Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic in accomplishing a feat not seen since 1995</a>. Against Poland, Sengun finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists along with three steals while shooting 6-for-14 from the field.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Until now, I think Joel Embiid was the best player – best center that I was playing [with]. But I think we can tell that it’s Alperen [Sengun] now.”</p><p>Former 76er Furkan Korkmaz 👀</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Eurohoopsnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Eurohoopsnet</a>)<a href="https://t.co/hUkHULWHXO">pic.twitter.com/hUkHULWHXO</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1965460139215102360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Furkan Korkmaz says Alperen Sengun is better center than Joel Embiid after EuroBasket showing</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Rockets-center-Alperen-Sengun-28-drives-to-the-basket-against-Philadelphia-76ers-center-Joel-Embiid-21.jpg"><figcaption>© Eric Hartline-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Overall, Sengun ranks among the top performers in the competition. He holds the seventh-highest scoring average at 21.6 points, the second-highest rebounding average at 10.9, and the third-highest assist mark at 7.1. He has added one steal per game while shooting 59.6% from the field and 37.5% from three-point range.</p><p>His <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/eurobasket-news-alperen-sengun-thing-clear-nikola-jokic-win">EuroBasket form</a> follows a breakout fourth NBA season. Sengun averaged 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists across 76 games with Houston, helping the Rockets to a 52-30 record and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. He earned his first All-Star selection and will enter his fifth season in Houston alongside Kevin Durant, acquired in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-gm-rafael-stone-surprising-confession-kevin-durant-trade">blockbuster trade with the Phoenix Suns earlier this offseason</a>.</p><p>Embiid, now 31, endured a difficult 2024-25 campaign with Philadelphia, appearing in just 19 games due to a persistent knee injury. He averaged 23.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists while shooting 44.4% from the field. His long-term outlook remains uncertain, though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-nick-nurse-unsure-joel-embiid-ready-camp-despite-positive-update">76ers head coach Nick Nurse recently described his progress</a> as “very, very hard-working” and “positive.”</p><p>Philadelphia opens its season Oct. 22 against the Boston Celtics. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-kevin-durant-takes-jab-thunder-response-ring-night-matchup">Rockets will begin their campaign a night earlier in Oklahoma City</a>, where the Thunder will hold their championship ceremony before hosting Sengun, Durant, and a retooled Houston squad.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joel Embiid’s ex-76ers teammate says Alperen Sengun is ‘now’ the better center

<!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/brooklyn-nets/nba-rumors-nets-could-be-76ers-trade-partner-andre-drummond');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Rumors: Nets could be 76ers trade partner for Andre Drummond salary dump');   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/2025/09/Andre-Drummond.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA Rumors: Nets could be 76ers trade partner for Andre Drummond salary dump</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T11:07:59-07:00">September 9th, 11:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T11:16:17-07:00">September 9th, 11:16am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the NBA offseason winding down, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/why-nets-have-more-moves-after-cam-thomas-signing">the Brooklyn Nets remain a dumping ground</a> for unwanted contracts. After absorbing Terance Mann, Michael Porter Jr. and Haywood Highsmith in salary dumps, the Nets still have over $16 million in cap space.</p><p>They could utilize a portion of their remaining space in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, who <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGCsQcYjF2s" rel="noopener">are attempting</a> to shed salary to re-sign restricted free agent Quentin Grimes.</p><p>“There has been buzz all summer long about the Sixers looking to potentially move one of, if not both, Andre Drummond and Kelly Oubre,” said NBA insider Jake Fischer. “If they are able to find a deal for one of those two guys as we get closer to camp, that would open up some more wiggle room for Philadelphia to be able to pay Grimes a little bit more.”</p><p>After re-signing Cam Thomas, Day’Ron Sharpe and Ziaire Williams, Brooklyn still needs to spend roughly $7 million to reach the NBA’s salary floor before opening night. Drummond is on a $5 million expiring contract, while Oubre is in the final year of his deal at $8.38 million.</p><p>A trade for either player could help the Nets reach the NBA’s minimum payroll while adding to their pool of assets.</p><h2>Nets could present trade partner for 76ers amid Andre Drummond rumors</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Andre-Drummond-2.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/grading-nets-michael-porter-jr-cam-johnson-trade-nuggets">The Nets have acquired two first-round picks</a> and a second-round pick alongside Porter Jr., Mann and Highsmith in salary dumps this offseason. Philadelphia could attach an asset to Drummond or Oubre to shed their salary in the coming weeks. The 76ers have 10 second-round picks available to trade.</p><p>The 76ers traded Drummond to the Nets as part of a package for James Harden in 2022 before re-signing him last offseason. The veteran center struggled across 40 appearances (23 starts) in 2024-25, averaging 7.3 points and 7.8 rebounds on 50.0 percent shooting in 18.8 minutes per game.</p><p>Philadelphia spent second-round picks on centers Adem Bona (No. 41 in 2024) and Johni Broome (No. 35 in 2025) in the last two drafts. Both present better options to fill backup center minutes behind Joel Embiid this season.</p><p>Meanwhile, Oubre was a starter for Philadelphia last season after signing a two-year, $16.4 million contract. He posted decent counting stats across 60 appearances, averaging 15.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists. However, his outside shooting continued to regress, as he shot 29.3 percent from three on a career-low 4.2 attempts per 36 minutes.</p><p>Unlike Drummond, the 76ers may be able to move Oubre without attaching a draft pick to his contract. If not, the Nets could take on his salary with the intention of flipping him at the deadline, similar to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/grading-nets-haywood-highsmith-trade-heat">their recent trade with the Miami Heat for Highsmith.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Rumors: Nets could be 76ers trade partner for Andre Drummond salary dump

<!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-buzz-2-possible-trades-help-re-sign-quentin-grimes');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers rumors: ‘Buzz’ around 2 possible trades to help re-sign Quentin Grimes');   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/2025/09/Grimes-scores.jpg"><figcaption> Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>76ers rumors: ‘Buzz’ around 2 possible trades to help re-sign Quentin Grimes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T08:27:11-07:00">September 9th, 8:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T08:27:11-07:00">September 9th, 8:27am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/nba-rumors-did-76ers-make-run-ben-simmons-after-nets-buyout">Philadelphia 76ers are around</a> six weeks away from kicking off their 2025-26 season, one that could be a make or break year <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-2025-26-schedule-joel-embiid-paul-george">for the Joel Embiid era</a>. The 76ers have worked hard to put together some young pieces, including recent 2025 draftee VJ Edgecombe, around Embiid and Paul George, but it remains to be seen whether that will be enough to truly compete this season.</p><p>The biggest storyline for the 76ers down the stretch of last year was the play of Quentin Grimes, whom the team acquired from the Dallas Mavericks. Grimes put together the best stretch of basketball of his career at the end of last season, when the 76ers had already pulled the plug on the year, consistently scoring in the high 20s all the way up into the 40s at one point.</p><p>Grimes has yet to be re-signed on a new contract by Philadelphia this summer, and recently, NBA insider Jake Fischer broke down what moves the 76ers could make to help <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/rumors/2025/09/09/jake-fischer-there-has-been-buzz-all-summer-long/86056182007/" rel="noopener">accelerate that process.</a></p><p>“There has been buzz all summer long about the Sixers looking to potentially move one of, if not both, Andre Drummond and Kelly Oubre,” said Fischer, via Bleacher Report, per HoopsHype. “If they are able to find a deal for one of those two guys as we get closer to camp, that would open up some more wiggle room for Philadelphia to be able to pay Quentin Grimes a little bit more than what he’s looking for right now and what that qualifying offer would be. So, that situation, I think, is still one that’s undetermined as well.”</p><p>It should also be noted that Grimes <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/qdotgrimes/?hl=en" rel="noopener">posted a picture</a> of himself in a 76ers uniform on his Instagram story earlier this week.</p><h2><b>A big decision for the 76ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Joel-Embiid-showed-his-support-for-the-first-place-Phillies.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Re-signing Grimes would give the 76ers yet another combo guard in addition to Edgecombe, Tyrese Maxey, and Jared McCain. While it’s certainly a good thing to have this much guard talent, the 76ers have almost nothing in terms of wing depth behind Paul George, which is especially troubling considering how much of an injury risk at this stage of his career.</p><p>Parting ways with Oubre in order to sign a player for a position at which they are already overcrowded might not be the wisest thing for Philadelphia long term.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers rumors: ‘Buzz’ around 2 possible trades to help re-sign Quentin Grimes

<!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/brooklyn-nets/why-nets-have-more-moves-after-cam-thomas-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why more Nets trades could be coming after Cam Thomas signing');   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/2025/09/Sean-Marks_d5c407.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why more Nets trades could be coming after Cam Thomas signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T08:06:09-07:00">September 9th, 8:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T12:05:49-07:00">September 10th, 12:05pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There has not been a busier NBA team this summer than the Brooklyn Nets. After making three offseason trades and an NBA-record five first-round picks in June’s draft, the rebuilding squad <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-cam-thomas-signing-6-million-qualifying-offer-stalemate">signed Cam Thomas to his one-year, $6 million qualifying offer</a> last week. The signing was the culmination of a failed contract negotiation with the 23-year-old guard.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/why-cam-thomas-signing-6-million-qualifying-offer-marks-beginning-of-end-of-nets-tenure">Thomas’ decision to sign his qualifying offer likely signals</a> the beginning of the end of his Brooklyn tenure. It also leaves the Nets with significant cap space and more roster moves to make entering the 2025-26 campaign.</p><h2>Why Nets have more roster work to do before regular season after Cam Thomas signing</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sean-Marks1.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>NBA teams are required to spend 90 percent of the salary cap while carrying 15 standard contracts at the start of the regular season. After re-signing Thomas, Day’Ron Sharpe and Ziaire Williams, Brooklyn is $649,000 below the salary floor with 18 players on standard contracts, four of whom are on non-guaranteed minimum salaries.</p><p>If the Nets waive their three lowest-paid players to get down to 15 standard contracts, they will be $6.9 million below the salary floor, meaning they’ll have to make a move to add salary before the season.</p><p>Brooklyn could sign a free agent or execute another salary dump trade to reach the salary floor. The team <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/cap/" rel="noopener">has roughly</a> $17 million in remaining cap space and can get to over $24 million by waiving its players on non-guaranteed contracts.</p><p>The Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly explored trades involving Andre Drummond and Kelly Oubre to open space to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/46-million-contract-quentin-grimes-should-sign-76ers-end-holdout">sign restricted free agent Quentin Grimes</a>. Drummond is on a $5 million expiring contract, while Oubre is in the final year of his deal at $8.38 million. The Nets could absorb either player into their cap space or use the $8.8 million room exception to retain their space. In such a scenario, Philadelphia would attach draft capital or a young prospect as compensation.</p><p>While another Brooklyn deal could be coming to reach the salary floor, the team will likely preserve the majority of its cap space entering the regular season, as more teams could be looking to shed salary at the trade deadline.</p><p>The Boston Celtics are $4 million above the first apron and $12.1 million above the luxury tax. League sources expect them to try to duck below both before the deadline. Boston has reportedly explored trades involving Anfernee Simons, who is on a $26.7 million expiring contract, after acquiring him from the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><p>The Nets could be a trade partner down the line as the NBA’s only team with cap space.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why more Nets trades could be coming after Cam Thomas signing

<!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/nba-rumors-did-76ers-make-run-ben-simmons-after-nets-buyout');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Did 76ers make run at Ben Simmons after Nets buyout?');   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/2025/09/Simmons-vs-the-76ers.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Did 76ers make run at Ben Simmons after Nets buyout?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-08T08:50:18-07:00">September 8th, 8:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-08T08:50:18-07:00">September 8th, 8:50am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/philadelphia-76ers-2025-nba-cup-east-group-b-predictions">Philadelphia 76ers have had</a> an interesting offseason, drafting VJ Edgecombe to join their young core of guards to surround Paul George <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-nick-nurse-unsure-joel-embiid-ready-camp-despite-positive-update">and Joel Embiid with</a>. Despite this, the 76ers don’t have a lot in the way of real depth on their roster, and recently, it came to light that the team once toyed with the idea of bringing back an interesting and highly controversial player: Ben Simmons.</p><p>Simmons <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-nba-free-agency-rumors-ben-simmons-made-philly-return-repairing-fractured-relationship-joel-embiid" rel="noopener">apparently had interest</a> in rejoining the 76ers after his February buyout with the Brooklyn Nets, although he ultimately ended up signing with the Los Angeles Clippers for the rest of the season.</p><p>“There had been some overtures, I would say, between Ben Simmons and the Sixers once he was securing a buyout from Brooklyn,” NBA insider Jake Fischer said, per Bleacher Report (via Sportskeeda). “He still has some friends in the area. I believe his brother was living in Philadelphia for a time, and there was some interest from Philadelphia at that point in time.”</p><p>Fischer also added that “I can’t say I have any updated information on the Sixers’ interest in Ben Simmons there. And I do think Embiid and Ben have repaired that type of fracturing that went down behind the scenes as well.”</p><h2><b>A potentially wild scenario</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Clippers-guard-Ben-Simmons.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The last time we saw Ben Simmons in a Philadelphia 76ers uniform, he was passing up a dunk opportunity against noted elite shot blocker Trae Young in Game 7 of the 2021 Eastern Conference semifinals. The 76ers went on to lose that game and series, essentially solidifying that Simmons would no longer be a member of the team moving forward, and he was eventually traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a move that brought back James Harden.</p><p>Simmons has spent the better part of the last few years injured, which is not dissimilar to what the 76ers have continued to experience with Joel Embiid, who has been out for the majority of the last two seasons.</p><p>Still, it’s hard to imagine that the reunion between the two sides would be a tenable solution to their respective issues.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Did 76ers make run at Ben Simmons after Nets buyout?

<!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/siegels-scoop-jonathan-kuminga-josh-giddey-follow-cam-thomas-qualifying-offer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Siegel’s Scoop: Will Jonathan Kuminga, Josh Giddey follow Cam Thomas’ qualifying offer decision?');   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/2025/09/Siegels-Scoop-Will-Jonathan-Kuminga-Josh-Giddey-follow-Cam-Thomas-qualifying-offer-decision.jpg"></figure><h1>Siegel’s Scoop: Will Jonathan Kuminga, Josh Giddey follow Cam Thomas’ qualifying offer decision?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T09:00:50-07:00">September 4th, 9:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-05T09:18:53-07:00">September 5th, 9:18am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is now September, and the start of training camps is right around the corner. While the restricted free agency market has dragged on, leaving the likes of Jonathan Kuminga and Josh Giddey without contracts, the first domino has fallen with Cam Thomas.</p><p>Although he wanted to secure his long-term future, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-cam-thomas-signing-6-million-qualifying-offer-stalemate">Thomas accepted his $5.9 million qualifying offer</a> from the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.</p><p>This is a bold move by the 23-year-old shooting guard, especially considering that he left a good amount of money on the table. While the Nets and Thomas were never close to reaching a long-term commitment with one another, the Nets were willing to increase his pay on a small deal.</p><p>The best offer, from a financial perspective for Thomas, was a <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1963595759724495236" rel="noopener">short-term contract</a> valued around the mid-level exception ($14.1 million for the 2025-26 season), league sources told ClutchPoints.</p><p>It turns out this deal was a <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46153839/sources-nets-cam-thomas-picks-6m-deal-fa-2026" rel="noopener">two-year, $30 million offer</a> that contained a team option, according to ESPN. Thomas declined this offer, as well as a one-year, $9.5 million contract that would have paid him more during the 2025-26 season, but he would have had to waive his no-trade clause.</p><p>As a result of not getting the exact terms he wanted in a deal with the Nets, Thomas has set the stage for the rest of this year’s restricted free agent market to settle their disputes.</p><p>Kuminga, Giddey, and Quentin Grimes remain in their convoluted situations, and they have less than four weeks to decide on whether they too will follow in Thomas’ footsteps by accepting the qualifying offer.</p><p>Out of these three players, Kuminga is the most likely to do so.</p><h2><b>Jonathan Kuminga trending towards no deal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Warriors-Jonathan-Kuminga-dribbling-.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>All along, the Golden State Warriors have called Jonathan Kuminga’s “bluff” about his $7.9 million qualifying offer.</p><p>Between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-jonathan-kuminga-standoff-warriors-final-stages">shutting the door on sign-and-trade opportunities</a> and offering him a large sum of money on a short-term deal, the Warriors have remained confident in their standing with the restricted free agent this offseason.</p><p>However, this situation has given Golden State fans and those supporting Kuminga every reason not to be confident in the trajectory of where things are heading.</p><p>Kuminga has essentially been handcuffed by the Dubs as a restricted free agent this offseason.</p><p>While there was an understanding entering the summer that the team and 22-year-old forward would <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/sources-warriors-unmoved-kings-suns-jonathan-kuminga-sign-trade-pursuit">explore sign-and-trade opportunities</a>, no deal of value ever materialized to the Warriors’ liking. Not to mention, owner Joe Lacob, general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr., and the front office made it clear they would not be bullied into a deal.</p><p>If there was a trade that brought them draft compensation and a young talent to replace Kuminga, the Warriors would’ve been open to said deal, sources said. But that’s the problem — this type of trade was never offered to the Dubs despite the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns expressing strong interest in Kuminga.</p><p>Since the start of free agency, the two parties have been far apart in contract negotiations.</p><p>This is not only due to Golden State’s unwillingness to adjust its offer but also in large part because Kuminga doesn’t envision a future with the Warriors after their ongoing, failed contract discussions over the last two years.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/jonathan-kuminga-josh-giddey-intel-entering-september-siegels-scoop">Warriors’ offer has stood firm</a> to this point: a two-year, $45 million contract with a team option in Year 2 and language that would force Kuminga to waive his no-trade clause.</p><p>Essentially, they want Kuminga to return on their terms and on a contract that can easily be flipped into value before the trade deadline in February. From Kuminga’s point of view, this deal would strip away any ounce of leverage he still owns over the Warriors, and it results in him not having a say on his future.</p><p>Unless Golden State was willing to offer him a long-term deal in the $25 million to $30 million per year range this offseason, Kuminga and his representation have had their eyes set on 2026 free agency, when multiple teams will have a lot of cap space to pursue the athletic forward.</p><p>If the Warriors were to slightly alter this two-year proposal, giving some leverage back to Kuminga in the form of a player option or guaranteed money, then perhaps a compromise could be reached.</p><p>There haven’t been any indications suggesting that the Warriors are thinking of changing their offer, and unless they do so over the course of the next week, Kuminga is prepared to end talks and accept his qualifying offer, league sources said.</p><p>At the end of the day, Kuminga wants to feel valued, and the Warriors haven’t given him ample reasons to want to stay.</p><p>That is why all roads currently lead to Kuminga becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer and being able to choose his next home without the Dubs dictating such.</p><p>From the Warriors’ perspective, this puts them in a bind.</p><p>The whole idea of not settling on anything regarding Kuminga over the last two years was that the organization didn’t want to lose him for nothing. Well, if Kuminga accepts his qualifying offer as a result of the Warriors not changing their current contract offer, that is exactly what will happen.</p><p>With the way things have been trending, Kuminga’s “bluff” of accepting his qualifying offer appears to be on the verge of becoming the Warriors’ reality.</p><h2><b>Bulls confident in Josh Giddey approach</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Josh-Giddey-walking-into-Bulls-arena.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When the Chicago Bulls traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey last offseason, they did so with the mindset that the Australian guard would be one of the faces of their franchise moving forward.</p><p>In his one season with the organization, Giddey proved to be the all-around talent this franchise needs to expedite its rebuild, which has been happening since the 1997-98 season.</p><p>That is why the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/siegels-scoop-josh-giddey-jonathan-kuminga-rfa-market-unchanged">Bulls haven’t entertained any sign-and-trade talks</a> regarding Giddey this offseason. At no point did the team pursue such an idea, nor did they hold discussions with any team about moving Giddey, sources said.</p><p>Throughout the summer, the long-standing belief from Chicago was that they would reach a long-term deal with the 22-year-old. He clearly wants to return, and the team can’t afford to lose Giddey at this juncture.</p><p>However, the Bulls clearly need Giddey more than he needs them, which is why he does hold some leverage in this restricted free agency situation and has held out to this point.</p><p>Although they held firm on their offer of around $20 million per season, the Bulls have recently increased their proposed contract to try and end this stalemate. Chicago has presented Giddey and his representation with a four-year contract in the ballpark of $85 million to $90 million, league sources said.</p><p>This is likely the last contract proposal the Bulls will offer this offseason, as it’s essentially a compromise from what both sides wanted. Whereas the Bulls entered the summer wanting to keep Giddey on a deal around $20 million per season, he wanted to be paid close to $30 million per year.</p><p>While the Bulls had hoped that a deal would’ve been reached by now, they remain confident that Giddey won’t follow the same path as Kuminga and Thomas in restricted free agency.</p><p>Then again, if he isn’t happy with this new offer from the Bulls, then the $11.1 million qualifying offer is the only other choice.</p><h2><b>Cam Thomas sets stage for Jonathan Kuminga, Josh Giddey</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Nets-Cam-Thomas-with-hands-on-hips.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It always seemed likely that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-rumors-why-cam-thomas-showing-increasing-interest-6-million-qualifying-offer">Cam Thomas would accept his qualifying offer.</a></p><p>Since the start of the 2024-25 season, the Nets had been signaling a change with Thomas. Aside from his role slightly changing on the court and the team wanting him to become more of a passer than he had been previously, Brooklyn didn’t seem interested in a long-term extension.</p><p>Ongoing rumors of Thomas being shopped around the trade deadline led to the foregone conclusion that his long-term future wouldn’t be with the Nets.</p><p>At no point did the Nets want to commit long-term money to Thomas this offseason, sources said. Brooklyn wanted to maintain cap flexibility after not utilizing their cap space in free agency, and the organization structured their conversations with Thomas around this idea.</p><p>The Nets never offered more than a short-term deal valued around the mid-level exception.</p><p>With Thomas wanting a fresh start and not seeing his NBA future being in Brooklyn, especially after the team invested so many first-round picks in guards over the last two years, a decision to accept his qualifying offer was easy.</p><p>Thomas will now play out his one-year contract with the Nets and is determined to prove his value entering 2026 free agency in hopes of securing a long-term contract over $20 million per season from another team, sources said.</p><p>So, where do the Nets and Thomas go from here?</p><p>After accepting his qualifying offer, Thomas now owns a no-trade clause and has full control over his future. The Nets can’t trade him without his permission, and it’s hard to imagine any team would target the young guard before the 2026 trade deadline since he will be entering unrestricted free agency.</p><p>With the Nets still rebuilding and focusing on their youth, it will be interesting to see if Thomas is shut down late in the year or sees his overall minutes decrease.</p><h2><b>76ers’ financial problems with Quentin Grimes</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/76ers-Quentin-Grimes.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Like the Bulls with Giddey, there is no reason for Philadelphia 76ers fans to worry about Quentin Grimes not being on the team’s roster for the 2025-26 season.</p><p>Grimes will be filling the Sixers’ 14th roster spot and once again be a key offensive weapon for the team to turn to. The only question is whether he will accept his qualifying offer to find common ground on a new deal from the organization.</p><p>The problem with a new, long-term contract from the 76ers is that they find themselves in a <a href="https://www.capsheets.com/philadelphia-76ers-cap-sheet/" rel="noopener">financial crunch.</a></p><p>With 13 players under contract for the 2025-26 season, Philadelphia is right at the luxury tax line and about $10 million from the first apron.</p><p>Any long-term contract with Grimes immediately pushes the 76ers over the first apron, and it could result in them becoming a second-apron team this year. If this were an option for the Sixers, then a new deal would’ve been agreed upon by now. As a result, it’s safe to assume that Daryl Morey and his front office will be avoiding the second apron altogether.</p><p>As far as what Grimes wants, he has followed a similar approach as the other restricted free agents this offseason by asking for a contract that exceeds his overall value to the team. Grimes has wanted a deal over $20 million per season, but the Sixers don’t want to surpass $15 million since doing so would force them to go over the second apron.</p><p>There haven’t been any updates about where Grimes and the 76ers stand in their holdout, and it’s unknown if there is some sort of compromise the two sides can reach before the 2021 first-round pick is forced to pick up his qualifying offer.</p><p>If a new deal is reached with Grimes and he doesn’t accept his qualifying offer, the Sixers will be an apron team during the 2025-26 season. Grimes’ qualifying offer is valued at $8.7 million, which would put the 76ers right below the first apron entering the year with 14 players under contract.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Siegel’s Scoop: Will Jonathan Kuminga, Josh Giddey follow Cam Thomas’ qualifying offer decision?

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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">Entertainment</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Paul George has officially been a member of the Philadelphia 76ers for over a year, having <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/grading-76ers-212-million-paul-george-max-contract-in-free-agency">signed a four-year, $212 million max contract</a> for the team on July 6, 2024.</p><p>And yet, apparently, the biggest free agent signing of the 2024 NBA offseason didn’t make it over to Twitch, as, in a special tour of the City of Brotherly Love, from stops at the NovaCare Center to hang out with Howie Roseman, to a chance to get in the kitchen and cook up an all-American cheese steak, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/robert-griffin-iii-humbly-accepts-losing-2-races-to-ishowspeed">viral sensation IShowSpeed</a> got to hang out with George in his car and was surprised to see him in Philadelphia.</p><p>Why? Well, because he <a href="https://x.com/infodash_/status/1962954125190300164" rel="noopener">didn’t know</a> PG13 was a member of the 76ers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">iShowSpeed: “What you in Philly for?”</p><p>Paul George: “I play here.” 💀💀💀 <a href="https://t.co/jbzRIBzQAI">pic.twitter.com/jbzRIBzQAI</a></p><p>— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/1962947280795017316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Now, in Speed’s defense, George wasn’t exactly a fixture of the 76ers’ rotation last season, assuming the streamer even caught a game, with the nine-time All-Star appearing in just 41 of a possible 82 games before being shut down with an adductor and knee injuries. While the 76ers were among the worst teams in basketball last year, as their Top-3 draft pick clearly proves, they didn’t even play particularly well when PG-13 was available, <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/sixers-record-with-paul-george-this-season" rel="noopener">going 15-26</a> according to Statmuse on the way to a 24-58 overall record.</p><p>Will the 76ers be able to put it all together this fall? Will the additions of VJ Edgecombe, Trendon Watford, and a fully healthy Jared McCain be enough to get the 76ers over the hump and produce quality results regardless of Joel Embiid’s status game to game? Or will the 76ers remain a team with unlimited upside but just as much risk, with a few poorly timed injuries or some diminished play resulting in another disaster of a season?</p><p>While only time will tell, one thing is clear: IShowSpeed at least now knows that Paule George is a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. Whether he actually watches the long-time Los Angeles Clippers forward suit up for his new squad, however, remains to be seen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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