<!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', '/sixers-news-matisse-thybulles-warning-to-philly-on-shai-gilgeous-alexander-old-friend');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matisse Thybulle’s warning to Sixers on Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, ‘old friend’ Isaiah Joe');   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/2023/01/Sixers-Matisse-Thybulle-Isaiah-Joe-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander.jpeg"></figure><h1>Matisse Thybulle’s warning to Sixers on Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, ‘old friend’ Isaiah Joe</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-12T09:30:11-08:00">January 12th, 9:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-12T09:37:35-08:00">January 12th, 9:37am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, NJ — The Philadelphia 76ers will look to pick up one more win at home before heading on a road trip as they host Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Stopping the star guard will be at the top of the Sixers’ to-do list.</p><p>SGA has been one of the best scorers all season long across the NBA, averaging 30.8 points while shooting 50.1 percent from the field and 34.9 percent from deep. Philly held him to a season-low 14 points in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/instant-breakdown-sixers-thunder-joel-embiidd-shai-gilgeous-alexander" rel="noopener">previous matchup</a> but he is still a highly skilled guard. Matisse Thybulle, one of the Sixers’ best perimeter defenders, broke down what makes him so difficult to guard.</p><p>“He plays at a weird pace. So, it’s just hard to time,” Thybulle said. “As a defender, you get used to being able to anticipate things. Because he’s kind of off-beat in how he takes steps and moves, it can catch people off guard.”</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander’s ability to contort his body, change directions and finish around the hoop (all while being a solid shooter) has made him an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-approaching-kobe-territory-latest-clutch-heroics" rel="noopener">All-Star-caliber player</a> that leads the young Thunder roster. Another one of Oklahoma City’s key contributors is Isaiah Joe. The former Sixers guard averages just 7.0 points per game but shoots 43.5 percent from deep, the best percentage on his squad and one of the 10-best<a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2023_totals.html#totals_stats::fg3_pct"> marks in the entire league</a>.</p><p>“He was in the film knocking down threes,” Thybulle said. “He’s definitely someone that we need to be careful with. He comes off the bench and makes a huge difference for this team, as far as being a spark offensively. As a friend and an old teammate, I’m really happy to see the success he’s been having.”</p><p>Despite the talent from each of the Thunder guards, as well as other young players like Josh Giddey, Lu Dort and Jalen Williams, the Sixers expect to secure the win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matisse Thybulle’s warning to Sixers on Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, ‘old friend’ Isaiah Joe

<!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', '/thunder-news-oklahoma-city-makes-move-to-help-accelerate-rebuild/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder add former Joel Embiid teammate help accelerate rebuild with Isaiah Joe');   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://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DD6F6A61-4A76-486C-900C-CD906A9084C6.jpeg"></figure><h1>Thunder add former Joel Embiid teammate help accelerate rebuild with Isaiah Joe</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-15T18:12:36-07:00">October 15th, 6:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-15T18:12:36-07:00">October 15th, 6:12pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Oklahoma City Thunder took a step towards finalizing their 2022-2023 opening day roster on Saturday with the addition of free-agent guard Isaiah Joe.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1581410363890769920?s=20&amp;t=yFgTr3TcmTfxxQreDqxmmg">According to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>, the Thunder and Joe agreed to a multi-year deal. Joe had spent the previous two seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers after they selected him with the 49th overall pick in the 2020 draft.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent guard Isaiah Joe is finalizing a multiyear deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1581410363890769920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>On the surface, the signing might not appear to be a major move, but Sixers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-philly-fans-disappointed-after-brutal-isaiah-joe-decision/">fans were quite distraught</a> when the team announced they were cutting Joe earlier this week.</p><p>Isaiah Joe played sparingly over the past two season, averaging 3.7 points per game in 10.3 minutes across 96 games. He showed enough though for Sixers fans to believe he was a player who’s development was worth investing in. Where he showed promise was on the defensive end and as a three-point threat.</p><p>He shot 36.8 percent from three-point range in his rookie season and he shot 33.3 percent from three last season. Joe will be joining a Thunder team that is in rebuilding mode and clearly tanking for a shot at the No. 1 overall pick and the chance to draft Victor Wembanyama.</p><p>The Thunder obviously saw enough potential in Joe that they decided to sign him to a multi-year deal rather than just a contract for his season. It’s unclear, however, what the terms of the deal are. Joe will get a solid opportunity on a team that has plenty of minutes available to show that he is a capable NBA rotation player.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder add former Joel Embiid teammate help accelerate rebuild with Isaiah Joe

<!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', '/sixers-news-philly-fans-disappointed-after-brutal-isaiah-joe-decision/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sixers fans disappointed after brutal Isaiah Joe roster 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://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sixers-Isaiah-Joe.jpeg"></figure><h1>Sixers fans disappointed after brutal Isaiah Joe roster decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-13T11:01:46-07:00">October 13th, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-13T11:03:09-07:00">October 13th, 11:03am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following their final 2022 preseason game, the Philadelphia 76ers have made some key roster moves. Youngsters Charles Bassey and Isaiah Joe were waived to trim the Sixers’ roster.</p><p>Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer <a href="https://twitter.com/PompeyOnSixers/status/1580542923476590594?s=20&amp;t=Or-TCD73pejkNl528XDTkg">reported</a> that the Sixers were releasing Bassey while Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleNeubeck/status/1580551083377631233?s=20&amp;t=Or-TCD73pejkNl528XDTkg">broke the news</a> that they would release Joe, too. Moving on from Bassey made sense given that the Sixers have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-doc-rivers-fluid-plan-for-using-montrezl-harrell-paul-reed-as-joel-embiids-backups/">many capable options</a> to use at center behind Joel Embiid. Joe, though, seemed to fit the mold of a 3-and-D wing well.</p><p>On a team looking to excel on defense and surround its stars with 3-point shooting, Joe made total sense as an end-of-rotation option with the upside to become a key player. Many Sixers fans were not happy that he was a part of the team’s roster cuts ahead of the regular season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WHY JOE TOO?? <a href="https://t.co/lcNBO1N6AI">https://t.co/lcNBO1N6AI</a></p><p>— Subscribe to the You Know Ball Patreon (@TrillBroDude) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrillBroDude/status/1580551221877690369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Knew it but still sucks. Isaiah Joe will have a long career as part of a Warriors death lineup I’m certain so atleast that’s cool</p><p>— Zo (@Tweets_By_Zo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tweets_By_Zo/status/1580552450192592898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">NOOOOOOOOO WHY ISAIAH JOE WTF <a href="https://t.co/kEE8RzxjMf">https://t.co/kEE8RzxjMf</a></p><p>— Hoops Reference (@HoopsReference) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoopsReference/status/1580551138981531648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Really hope another team gives Isaiah Joe a chance, dude can hoop if given the chance.</p><p>— ry (@NinjaBands) <a href="https://twitter.com/NinjaBands/status/1580551348587614209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I like Isaiah Joe, and I think he will be good wherever he ends up. I also think it makes sense to cut him, save the money and stay below the cap.</p><p>Both of these can be true. He was probably not cracking the top 10-12 on this roster (which is a good thing)</p><p>— James Birrane (@jsbirrane17) <a href="https://twitter.com/jsbirrane17/status/1580586324179836929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Isaiah Joe was drafted 49th overall by the Sixers in the 2020 NBA Draft. The 23-year-old appeared in 96 regular season games over his two seasons in Philly, playing 10.3 minutes per game and averaging 3.7 points and 1.0 rebounds.</p><p>The Sixers’ decision to let go of Joe showed that they preferred the roster and <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1580551995437420545?s=20&amp;t=lc5-3NC9nVdhzI-FWgQjxA">financial flexibility </a>over him and his potential. They will head into the season with 14 players, allowing them one spot to add more talent or facilitate a trade easier. Although Joe will miss out on the chance to stick around with the team that drafted him, he should be able to find some minutes on a tanking team and prove he’s a quality player.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers fans disappointed after brutal Isaiah Joe roster decision

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joel Embiid Praises Isaiah Joe After Stellar Preseason Performance');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/76ers-Isaiah-Joe-Joel-Embiid.jpeg"></figure><h1>Joel Embiid Praises Isaiah Joe After Stellar Preseason Performance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-13T05:19:59-07:00">October 13th, 5:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-13T05:20:54-07:00">October 13th, 5:20am</time><address><a>Kevin McCormick</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ben Simmons ending his holdout and reporting to Philadelphia Monday stole the spotlight from the Sixers’ preseason win over the Nets, but there was a lot to discuss regarding what happened on the court. Former second-round pick Isaiah Joe has been a key standout for the 76ers in the preseason and arguably had his best performance against Brooklyn.</p><p>With multiple players out due to various injuries, Joe was tasked with starting at point guard. This expanded role did not phase the young wing player, and he managed to dish three assists in his time initiating the offense. Most importantly, Joe continues to shoot the lights out from beyond the arc.</p><p>Through three preseason games, the 22-year-old is shooting an incredible 63.2% from deep on just over six attempts per game. In Monday’s win over Brooklyn, Joe managed to rack up 20 points on just nine shot attempts, with 15 of those points came from made threes.</p><p>Multiple players have praised Isaiah Joe for the work he’s put in on the court, most recently Joel Embiid. The All-Star center sees a bright future ahead for the young sharpshooter.</p><p>“Isaiah [Joe] is someone that I really think has a chance. You got someone that can handle the ball, can shoot the ball, defend. I think he’s going to be in the league for a long time, and he’s going to be really good, so that’s something I’m excited about,” Joel Embiid said postgame.</p><p><a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2020.html" rel="noopener">The 2020 draft continues</a> to look like a home run for Daryl Morey and the Sixers’ scouting department. Not only did they land the steal of the night in Tyrese Maxey, but they also found potential rotation pieces late in the second round with Joe and Paul Reed.</p><p>Last season, it was Maxey who made it harder and harder for Doc Rivers not to play him more. This season, Isaiah Joe is shaping up to be that player. With how well he’s performed in the preseason, it would be outrageous not to give him a chance to earn rotation minutes.</p><p>Joe has put in the work to grow his game in the offseason and should get an opportunity to be rewarded for it. Not only has he continued to be a deadeye shooter, but grown as a ballhandler as well. There have been multiple plays Joe has made thus far that he was incapable of doing last season. Mix those factors with good defensive fundamentals and IQ, and you have the makings of a reliable three-and-D wing player.</p><p>His style of play is exactly what Rivers<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers/roster" rel="noopener"> is looking for</a>, giving him a greater chance to see more playing time in year two. During training camp, Rivers said he wants the team getting more attempts up from three, and Joe has shown he can do that in bunches. His improved ballhandling also makes him a capable secondary initiator to pair alongside whoever ends up being the point guard for the second unit.</p><p>While it is only preseason and three-game sample size, Isaiah Joe has turned a lot of heads. Only time will tell if this hot streak lands him a spot in Rivers’ rotation when the regular season kicks off next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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