<!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', '/raptors-news-jalen-mcdaniels-reveals-why-hes-a-perfect-fit-for-toronto');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen McDaniels reveals why he’s a perfect fit for Raptors');   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/2023/07/Raptors-Jaden-McDaniels-Jaden-McDaniels-Raptors.jpg"></figure><h1>Jalen McDaniels reveals why he’s a perfect fit for Raptors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-06T11:45:30-07:00">July 6th, 11:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-06T11:45:30-07:00">July 6th, 11:45am</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>The Toronto Raptors leaned more heavily into their reputation as a team that loves long-armed forwards by signing Jalen McDaniels <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-toronto-agrees-to-nba-free-agency-contract-with-jalen-mcdaniels" rel="noopener">in free agency</a>. The 25-year-old joins Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes, rookie Gradey Dick and many others on a Toronto team that is entering a new era.</p><p>McDaniels, a lanky, 6-foot-10 forward with a seven-foot-long wingspan, spent the back half of last season with the Philadelphia 76ers after being traded by the Charlotte Hornets. He showed some shooting potential but will mostly be used for his versatile defense. New head coach Darko Rajakovic can use McDaniels in a variety of lineups and help him continue his transition into an effective 3-and-D player.</p><p>Last season, across 80 games (56 of which came with the Hornets), McDaniels averaged 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 33.2 percent from deep. The Raptors signed him to a two-year contract worth $9.3 million.</p><p>In his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/jW6euqWErFE?feature=share&amp;t=148" rel="noopener">introductory press conference</a> with the Raptors, McDaniels explained why taking his talents north of the border made sense for him. “I felt like it was a good fit for me,” he said. “They have a lot of guys like myself — long, athletic, very versatile, can bring different thing to the table on the court. I feel like I just it their playing style and fit with the guys on the team as well…It feels good just to be wanted by the organization and actually gonna be here. I’m just excited to be here. Just gonna play hard and do my thing out there.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jalen McDaniels on signing with Toronto: “I felt like it fit my playing style.” He mentioned all the long wings on the team. “It feels good to be wanted by the organization.” <a href="https://t.co/FfpRlmcf15">pic.twitter.com/FfpRlmcf15</a></p><p>— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1677000522031570944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Raptors’ offseason has been defined mostly by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-hawks-pascal-siakam-trade-efforts-with-raptors-hit-with-harsh-reality" rel="noopener">trade possibilities</a> involving Siakam and Fred VanVleet leaving for the Houston Rockets in free agency. Replacing VanVleet with Dennis Schroder was a solid move, though they will likely not be able to optimize McDaniels (and other players) due to their lack of high-level point guards. Although Siakam is a solid playmaker, Toronto will need to get more offense</p><p>Still, Jalen McDaniels should prove to be a solid addition to the Raptors. He has the potential to get even better and should be a great fit off their bench.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen McDaniels reveals why he’s a perfect fit for Raptors

<!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', '/raptors-news-toronto-agrees-to-nba-free-agency-contract-with-jalen-mcdaniels/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors agree to NBA free agency contract with Jalen McDaniels');   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/2023/07/Toronto-agrees-to-NBA-free-agency-contract-with-Jalen-McDaniels.jpg"></figure><h1>Raptors agree to NBA free agency contract with Jalen McDaniels</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-01T16:56:05-07:00">July 1st, 4:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-01T16:58:33-07:00">July 1st, 4:58pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors added some wing depth behind Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes after signing free agent forward Jalen McDaniels to a deal.</p><p>McDaniels is <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1675276450855804929" rel="noopener">signing a two-year contract</a> worth $9.3 million to join the Raptors, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. He is expected to come off the bench for Toronto, though he will have to fight for minutes with OG Anunoby and Otto Porter Jr.</p><p>The 25-year-old played for the Charlotte Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers in 2022-23. He started the season with Charlotte before a four-team trade that sent Josh Hart to the New York Knicks and Matisse Thybulle to the Portland Trail Blazers landed him in Philly.</p><p>With the Sixers, Jalen McDaniels saw a decrease in his playing time, dropping from an average of 27.5 minutes per game with the Hornets to just 17.5. Of course his production dipped as well, as he put up just 6.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 24 games in the City of Brotherly Love.</p><p>It remains to be seen how the Raptors plan to use McDaniels and if he will get more opportunities in Toronto compared to his time with the Sixers. However, considering the fact that both Anunoby and Siakam have been mentioned in trade rumors as of late, there could be a chance for McDaniels to contend for a regular rotation spot under new head coach Darko Rajakovic.</p><p>The Raptors still have plenty of decisions to make, especially after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-fred-vanvleet-free-agency-3-year-130-million-contract/" rel="noopener">Fred VanVleet left them</a> for the Houston Rockets. They already added Dennis Schroder to replace FVV and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-jakob-poeltl-four-year-80-million-contract-toronto-2023-free-agency/" rel="noopener">signed big man Jakob Poeltl</a> to a new deal. Nonetheless, it’s still unclear what direction they would want to take.</p><p>McDaniels should fit in nicely whatever the Raptors opt to do, though. He’s just 25 and still far from his prime, though he proved during his run with the Hornets that he’s ready to contribute when given the chance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors agree to NBA free agency contract with Jalen McDaniels

<!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-is-jalen-mcdaniels-playing-in-game-3-vs-nets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Jalen McDaniels playing in Game 3 vs. Nets?');   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/2023/04/sixers-news-is-jalen-mcdaniels-playing-in-game-3-vs-nets.jpeg"></figure><h1>Is Jalen McDaniels playing in Game 3 vs. Nets?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-20T09:10:20-07:00">April 20th, 9:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-20T09:10:20-07:00">April 20th, 9:10am</time><address><a>Jesse Cinquini</a>23-year-old aspiring sports journalist. Associate NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Staff Writer at SB Nation's CelticsBlog and The Knicks Wall.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers forward Jalen McDaniels laid an egg in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-doc-rivers-drops-truth-bomb-fiery-game-2-speech-vs-nets-after-wasted-half" rel="noopener">Game 2</a> against the Brooklyn Nets. He finished with zero points — on 0-for-3 shooting from the field — two rebounds, and four personal fouls in a game the Sixers went on to win by a final score of 96-84. Still, when the Sixers visit the Barclays Center on Thursday night to play <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-mikal-bridges-game-1-sixers" rel="noopener">Mikal Bridges</a>, Cameron Johnson, and the Brooklyn Nets, every Sixers fan under the sun will want to know: Is Jalen McDaniels playing tonight in Game 3 vs. the Nets?</p><h2>Jalen McDaniels injury status vs. Nets</h2><p>The Sixers have McDaniels <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2023-04-20_11AM.pdf" rel="noopener">listed as questionable</a> for Thursday’s showdown due to a non-covid illness, per the NBA’s official injury report. No other Sixers player is currently dealing with an injury.</p><p>Jalen McDaniels, 25, is in his fourth year in the NBA and first as a member of the Sixers franchise. He averaged 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game across 80 appearances with the 76ers and Hornets this season (24 starts).</p><p>The former San Diego State star struggled to score the ball efficiently from the field in the 2022-23 campaign, at least by his standards — McDaniels’ 45.5% field-goal percentage was the lowest of his NBA career.</p><p>Expect the Sixers to beat the Nets on the road on Thursday, regardless of if McDaniels is in the lineup. After all, the Sixers have been road warriors all year, as they finished the regular season with a 25-16 road record, the fourth-best in the entire league. But with regard to the question, Is Jalen McDaniels playing tonight in Game 3 vs. the Nets, the answer is maybe.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Jalen McDaniels playing in Game 3 vs. Nets?

<!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-jalen-mcdaniels-receives-worrisome-update-ahead-of-game-3-vs-nets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen McDaniels receives worrisome update ahead of Game 3 vs. Nets');   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/2023/04/McDaniels.jpg"></figure><h1>Jalen McDaniels receives worrisome update ahead of Game 3 vs. Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-19T17:31:50-07:00">April 19th, 5:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-19T17:31:50-07:00">April 19th, 5:31pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is in his first season as an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-doc-rivers-drops-truth-bomb-fiery-game-2-speech-vs-nets-after-wasted-half" rel="noopener">The Philadelphia 76ers</a> have gotten out to a commanding 2-0 lead in their first round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets. As hard and scrappy as the post-Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving Nets play, the talent difference can be a little too much to overcome in the playoffs. One of the key contributors to the Sixers Game 2 win was Jalen McDaniels. McDaniels didn’t score a single point but his impact, especially defensively was felt. He’s had a major impact on the Sixers but it’s possible that they may be without him in Game 3 as the series shifts to Brooklyn. McDaniels is <a href="https://twitter.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1648828180562583553?s=20" rel="noopener">listed as questionable</a> with a non-COVID illness as per Ky Carlin of USA Today’s Sixerswire.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jalen McDaniels is listed as questionable for Game 3 tomorrow with a non-COVID illness <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sixers</a></p><p>— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1648828180562583553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jalen McDaniels arrived on the Sixers in a deal with the Charlotte Hornets at the trade deadline. He’s quickly become one of the Sixers most productive role players off the bench. Doc Rivers trusted him to close out Game 2 instead of P.J. Tucker and the move paid off. Throughout the Sixers first two playoff games, McDaniels has been averaging 2.5 points per game, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists with shooting splits of 40 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range.</p><p>In 24 games for the Sixers in the regular season, including three starts, McDaniels averaged 6.7 points per game and 3.2 rebounds with shooting splits of 48.8 percent shooting from the field, 40 percent shooting from the three-point line and 82.4 percent shooting from the free-throw line. If McDaniels is unable to play in Game 3, the Sixers would be without one of their best defensive players and three-point shooters.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen McDaniels receives worrisome update ahead of Game 3 vs. Nets

<!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', '/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-reverse-poster-on-jalen-mcdaniels-has-twitter-buzzing');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards’ reverse poster on Jalen McDaniels has Twitter 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/2023/03/Timberwolves-news-Anthony-Edwards_-reverse-poster-on-Jaden-McDaniels-has-Twitter-buzzing.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards’ reverse poster on Jalen McDaniels has Twitter buzzing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-07T17:46:29-08:00">March 7th, 5:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-07T17:47:41-08:00">March 7th, 5:47pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Timberwolves star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-calls-out-nba-stars-load-management-trend" rel="noopener">Anthony Edwards has no mercy</a> on the basketball court. Just ask new Philadelphia 76ers big man Jalen McDaniels.</p><p>On Tuesday late in the first quarter of the Timberwolves-Sixers game at Target Center, Edwards muscled his way to the rim and put McDaniels on the wrong end of a poster. Ant-Man couldn’t help but flex after the dunk, and for good reason.</p><p>Check out yourself how Edwards <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1633271250167508993" rel="noopener">pulled off the tough finish</a> and got the foul for a freebie:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ANTHONY EDWARDS TWO-HANDED POSTER SLAM 💪 <a href="https://t.co/KHn0RGgjvi">pic.twitter.com/KHn0RGgjvi</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1633271250167508993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Timberwolves’ bench couldn’t believe what Anthony Edwards just did, and the rest of NBA Twitter clearly had the same sentiments. After seeing Edwards’ epic dunk, several fans took to the social media platform to share their reactions.</p><p>“Literally floated in air, crazy,” one fan wrote.</p><p>“Damn why he gotta do his teammates brother like that,” another one said in reference to Timberwolves’ big Jaden McDaniels, who is the brother of Jalen.</p><p>“When Anthony Edwards is done with his career, he would have put almost everyone in the NBA on a poster,” another supporter said.</p><p>A fourth Twitter user added, “Damn that was absolutely filthy.”</p><p>It was definitely an epic dunk worthy to be in Edwards’ highlight reel. Just how many players in the NBA can finish a dunk in such situation? The Timberwolves youngster showed not only his athleticism but also his strength to finish in the rim.</p><p>But hey, props to McDaniels for taking it well despite how embarrassing it is.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards’ reverse poster on Jalen McDaniels has Twitter 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', '/sixers-news-jalen-mcdaniels-painfully-honest-comparison-of-streaking-philly-struggling-hornets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen McDaniels’ painfully honest comparison of streaking Sixers, struggling Hornets');   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/2023/02/Sixers-Hornets-Jalen-McDaniels.jpeg"></figure><h1>Jalen McDaniels’ painfully honest comparison of streaking Sixers, struggling Hornets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-13T20:39:47-08:00">February 13th, 8:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-13T20:39:47-08:00">February 13th, 8:39pm</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>PHILADELPHIA — Jalen McDaniels’ transition to the Philadelphia 76ers has been as smooth as can be. The Sixers have won each of their three games since trading for McDaniels and although he has only played in two of them, he has played well with his new teammates.</p><p>Playing on the Sixers is a big difference from playing with his former team, the Charlotte Hornets, one of the worst teams in the NBA this season. When asked after the Sixers’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/instant-breakdown-sixers-vs-rockets-joel-embiid-james-harden-alperen-sengun-jalen-green">win over the Houston Rockets</a> what it has been like playing for a team with genuine playoff ambitions, McDaniels pointed to one key difference.</p><p>“The energy is just different,” McDaniels said. “Everybody’s positive. We’re just looking for the bigger picture — you know, playoff run, stuff like that. So, guys are really locked in. It’s serious, but we have fun. But it’s just great to be a part of it.”</p><p>The Hornets had just one winning season during McDaniels’ four seasons with the team. This year, the team has won just over a quarter of its games, their worst mark since 2012-13. A combination of injuries, poor roster construction and abhorrent off-court incidents has plunged the organization into brutal depths that will make them years to recover from.</p><p>McDaniels’ ability to contribute to a winning team wasn’t certain after playing on only bad teams for his career. Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey explained that his skillset still <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-why-philly-made-matisse-thybulle-jalen-mcdaniels-trade">made him a desirable addition</a> and someone who Philly can trust in crunch time. The stakes haven’t been that big recently but so far, so good.</p><p>In his first home game with the Sixers, Jalen McDaniels showed how well he is transitioning to a winning team by scoring a f<a href="https://twitter.com/SixersNationCP/status/1625292826857844737?s=20&amp;t=kjbACdW5vZAbY38t3dXLJw" rel="noopener">ast-break, and-one layup</a>. With other hustle plays and a clean-looking jumper, he has looked like a player who can be a real asset to a winning team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen McDaniels’ painfully honest comparison of streaking Sixers, struggling Hornets

<!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-jalen-mcdaniels-sounds-off-on-debut-with-joel-embiid-philly');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen McDaniels sounds off on debut with Joel Embiid, Sixers');   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/2023/02/Sixers-Jalen-McDaniels-Joel-Embiid.jpeg"></figure><h1>Jalen McDaniels sounds off on debut with Joel Embiid, Sixers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-12T04:52:57-08:00">February 12th, 4:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-12T05:21:56-08:00">February 12th, 5:21am</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>BROOKLYN, NY — Two games into his tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers, Jalen McDaniels is undefeated. Neither win was particularly good but still, the beginning of his time Sixers has been good for him and the team.</p><p>After watching from the bench as the Sixers beat the New York Knicks on Friday, he played 15 minutes in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/instant-breakdown-sixers-vs-nets-joel-embiid-mikal-bridges">win over the Brooklyn Nets</a> on Saturday. The young forward said that it “felt good” to play in a high-intensity game that went down to the very end. He said that his nerves subsided after getting the chance to be around and travel with the team more. “If I were to play yesterday, I would have had some nerves,” he said. “Today, I felt good…Felt regular today, honestly.”</p><p>In almost <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPhilly/status/1624554607027404803?s=20&amp;t=SWTrKCp4KYVlGasgOgJK8w" rel="noopener">16 minutes of action</a> during the 101-98 victory, McDaniels scored five points, hit two of his four shots and collected five rebounds. He came off the bench but played two of the most important possessions of the game. Doc Rivers inserted him on their defensive lineup to preserve leads in the final seconds. McDaniels played on the inbounder both times, using his long arms to make passes in the direction of the hoop more difficult.</p><p>“Just building trust is all I’m trying to do,” McDaniels said of Rivers’ decision to play him in those crucial spots. “He trusted me…I’m a defender. You can trust me and put me in those positions. So, I appreciate it.” Rivers said he didn’t have any second thoughts about using someone brand new to the team in that spot. He simply wanted to get the best defensive alignment he could have gotten.</p><p>Jalen McDaniels’ size, energy and athleticism <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-why-philly-made-matisse-thybulle-jalen-mcdaniels-trade">made him an intriguing player</a> for the Sixers ahead of the trade deadline. While he still has some work to do with his own game and fitting in with Philadelphia, his first game with the team leaves plenty of room to be excited about the pairing. McDaniels will make his home debut with the Sixers on Monday against the Houston Rockets.</p><p>“I’ll be more prepared, knowing the plays and stuff like that,” McDaniels said when asked what he’ll be looking to do ahead of Monday’s game. “But other than that, I’m just gonna keep doing what I do — going out there, playing hard and making the right play.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen McDaniels sounds off on debut with Joel Embiid, Sixers

<!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-rumors-miles-bridges-role-hornets-sixers-jalen-mcdaniels-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Miles Bridges’ role in Hornets’ Jalen McDaniels trade to Sixers, revealed');   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/2023/02/nba-rumors-miles-bridges-role-in-hornets-jalen-mcdaniels-trade-to-sixers-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Miles Bridges’ role in Hornets’ Jalen McDaniels trade to Sixers, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-11T15:20:22-08:00">February 11th, 3:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-11T15:20:22-08:00">February 11th, 3:20pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Charlotte Hornets didn’t make too much noise during what turned out to be a frenetic NBA trade deadline. More than a few folks out there expected the Hornets to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-2-last-minute-trades-2023-deadline" rel="noopener">sellers ahead of the deadline</a>, only to be left disappointed by the fact that Charlotte only ended up <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/analyzing-hornets-nba-trade-deadline-moves" rel="noopener">offloading two role players</a> in exchange for future second-round picks.</p><p>The Hornets sent Mason Plumlee to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Reggie Jackson, who is now expected to agree on a buyout with the team. The other player that Charlotte ended up dealing was Jalen McDaniels, who is now a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. As it turns out, however, controversial forward Miles Bridges played a significant role in the team’s decision to cash in on McDaniels.</p><p>According to NBA insider Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, “the Hornets are <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumors-mikal-bridges-cam-johnson-miles-bridges-pj-washington-grant-williams-more/">prioritizing retaining</a> Miles Bridges and PJ Washington as free agents.” McDaniels, who is also set to enter free agency this summer, was a fight risk for Charlotte. Another major consideration is Gordon Hayward’s $31.5 million contract for 2023-24. In the end, the Hornets decided that it would be wiser to part ways with McDaniels now as opposed to letting him walk away for nothing in the offseason.</p><p>The intriguing bit here is Charlotte’s plan with Miles Bridges. The 24-year-old remains to be a free agent at the moment amid his high-profile domestic violence case, but it is clear that the Hornets are still very much interested in bringing him back. Perhaps Charlotte’s front office is still waiting for the heat to die down a bit before they decide to sign Bridges to a new deal, which could come this summer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Miles Bridges’ role in Hornets’ Jalen McDaniels trade to Sixers, revealed

<!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-jalen-mcdaniels-sounds-off-on-teaming-up-with-joel-embiid-james-harden-in-philly');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen McDaniels sounds off on teaming up with Joel Embiid, James Harden on Sixers');   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/2023/02/Sixers-Jalen-McDaniels-James-Harden-Joel-Embiid.jpeg"></figure><h1>Jalen McDaniels sounds off on teaming up with Joel Embiid, James Harden on Sixers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-10T15:36:43-08:00">February 10th, 3:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-10T15:38:01-08:00">February 10th, 3:38pm</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>PHILADELPHIA — Jalen McDaniels, the newest member of the Philadelphia 76ers, is looking forward to joining his new team. The young forward, who joins the Sixers after four seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, will look to be another valuable contributor around Joel Embiid and James Harden.</p><p>McDaniels was originally ruled out of the Sixers’ Friday matchup with the New York Knicks due to the details of the trade being finalized. With all the player physicals wrapped up before game-time, McDaniels will be available to play, though Sixers head coach Doc Rivers didn’t make it seem like he will be <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1624178052031819777?s=20&amp;t=avZOSxBC4f2-p_SoJeCh2Q" rel="noopener">jumping right into the rotation</a>.</p><p>“I really didn’t think I was gonna get traded,” McDaniels said. The 25-year-old, 6-foot-9 former forward said that he got a call from his agent to inform him of the trade, which saw the Sixers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-grades-after-trading-matisse-thybulle-for-jalen-mcdaniels-at-trade-deadline">send Matisse Thybulle to the Portland Trail Blazers</a>. The opportunity to play for a team with title aspirations is definitely appealing to him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">we’re happy to have you, <a href="https://twitter.com/jalenmcdaniels5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jalenmcdaniels5</a>! 😄 <a href="https://t.co/C7VKvhKKWO">pic.twitter.com/C7VKvhKKWO</a></p><p>— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1624183776258424834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“It’s just like a dream come true,” McDaniels said when asked about getting the chance to play with veteran superstars like Embiid and Harden. “Just wanting to be in the playoffs around great players, franchise players. Gotta make the most of it…and help them help me.”</p><p>One of the main themes of McDaniels’ move to the Sixers is that he is coming from an uncompetitive Hornets team. Although he will have to prove himself on a team with way more talent and urgency to win, he has the potential to make a name for himself with his defense and athleticism. “Definitely exciting,” he said of joining a playoff team. “Them coming after me and wanting me to be here — it says a lot.”</p><p>Jalen McDaniels said that he will be looking to bring versatility on defense and energy to the Sixers. Although he may not be a regular in the rotation just yet, the team believes that he can be a very solid bench piece that finds more success <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-why-philly-made-matisse-thybulle-jalen-mcdaniels-trade">staying on the floor in close games</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen McDaniels sounds off on teaming up with Joel Embiid, James Harden on Sixers

<!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-why-philly-made-matisse-thybulle-jalen-mcdaniels-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Daryl Morey reveals reasons behind Sixers’ Matisse Thybulle-Jalen McDaniels trade');   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/2023/02/Sixers-Daryl-Morey-Jalen-McDaniels.jpeg"></figure><h1>Daryl Morey reveals reasons behind Sixers’ Matisse Thybulle-Jalen McDaniels trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-10T10:09:04-08:00">February 10th, 10:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-10T10:09:04-08:00">February 10th, 10:09am</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 — Speaking with the media after the 2023 NBA trade deadline, Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey discussed the lone trade his front office made. The Sixers took part in a four-team trade that netted them Jalen McDaniels and cost them Matisse Thybulle.</p><p>While the Sixers also received two future second-round picks and sent one out, the crux of the deal was receiving McDaniels, a young, athletic forward from the Charlotte Hornets that the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-grades-after-trading-matisse-thybulle-for-jalen-mcdaniels-at-trade-deadline">hopes can be an upgrade</a> over Thybulle, who will join the Portland Trail Blazers. McDaniels met with head coach Doc Rivers as Morey met with reporters but will be out in the Sixers’ Friday matchup against the New York Knicks due to the trade still being processed.</p><p>“First of all, I just want to say thank you to Matisse,” Morey said to open the press conference. “Great run here, gave us a lot of great minutes, became a fan favorite and we wish him all the best in Portland. We know he’s gonna have a long NBA career.”</p><p>After wishing the former Sixer well, Morey pivoted to the newest one, who he said has the potential to become a starter. “A big theme of our season this year was to prepare for the playoffs and the championship, as you guys know. We wanted to make sure we gave Doc as many two-way players as possible,” he said. “And we think Jalen is one of the up-and-coming solid defenders and is somebody that’s a little easier to keep on the floor in a lot of matchups. We like what he brings and we’re excited.”</p><p>McDaniels, who turned 25 years old a week ago, averages 10.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game this season. The 6-foot-9 wing shoots 44.7 percent from the field, 32.2 percent from deep and 84.6 percent from the free-throw line. His NBA experience to this point has come only on Hornets teams that never came close to being title contenders. To the Sixers, that isn’t a massive issue.</p><p>“We looked at all options for the team. We really think Jalen’s sort of a hidden gem,” Morey said. “Sometimes when teams struggle that much, there are players in there that really just need an opportunity to show what they can do on a better team.”</p><p>While Jalen McDaniels is bigger than Matisse Thybulle and has shown more potential on the offensive end, Thybulle’s defense made him one of the Sixers’ <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2023.html#pbp::11" rel="noopener">most impactful players</a>. Trading him for McDaniels seems like a lateral move as his role will likely be the same as Thybulle’s — use his athleticism to his advantage, play good defense and take open shots. What exactly makes him an upgrade, then?</p><p>“I think it’s pretty straightforward,” Morey said. “If you’re making it harder for the team on offense, I think it makes it harder to keep you on the floor defensively.” While McDaniels’ shooting splits are below average, his free-throw percentage suggests he has the potential to be a solid shooter, which Thybulle never consistently was. In 55 games last season, McDaniels shot 38.0 percent from deep.</p><p>The Sixers making only one move that cost them a rotation player suggested that they were eager to decrease their payroll and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-phillys-main-trade-deadline-focus-will-annoy-fans" rel="noopener">duck the luxury tax</a>, which the McDaniels-Thybulle swap accomplished. Morey addressed those concerns when asked about them.</p><p>“The focus was just [to] make the team better. We feel like we did that,” he said. “I think as part of my job, I have to look at the bigger picture. We have a lot of guys we’re gonna re-sign and the moves we did both improve the team now and make it easier to keep this team together going forward.”</p><p>Jalen McDaniels will be an important piece to a Sixers team desperate to win it all. His performance will have implications not just for himself but for this era of Philadelphia basketball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Daryl Morey reveals reasons behind Sixers’ Matisse Thybulle-Jalen McDaniels trade

<!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-grades-after-trading-matisse-thybulle-for-jalen-mcdaniels-at-trade-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sixers grades after trading Matisse Thybulle for Jalen McDaniels at deadline');   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/2023/02/Sixers-Daryl-Morey-Jalen-McDaniels-Joel-Embiid.jpeg"></figure><h1>Sixers grades after trading Matisse Thybulle for Jalen McDaniels at deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-09T14:38:13-08:00">February 9th, 2:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-09T14:44:49-08:00">February 9th, 2:44pm</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>Another hectic, eventful NBA trade deadline is now over. The Philadelphia 76ers ended up making just one move, which was centered around a swap of Matisse Thybulle for Jalen McDaniels. It’s a move that could work out for the Sixers but is far from a hugely impactful one.</p><p>The Sixers’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-sixers-get-jalen-mcdaniels-send-matisse-thybulle-to-blazers" rel="noopener">only move on deadline day</a> was taking part in a three-team trade with the Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers. They sent out Thybulle and a 2023 second-round pick while receiving McDaniels and two future second-round picks (one in 2024 and another in 2029). The move got them <a href="https://www.libertyballers.com/2023/1/17/23506715/repeater-tax-could-affect-how-sixers-approach-trade-deadline-daryl-morey-josh-harris?_ga=2.214694674.447171560.1675978104-347070200.1675889020&amp;_gl=1*uvhzxo*_ga*MzQ3MDcwMjAwLjE2NzU4ODkwMjA.*_ga_2M5GYNY1YS*MTY3NTk4MDM1MS4zLjEuMTY3NTk4MDM2Ni40NS4wLjA." rel="noopener">below the luxury tax threshold</a>, avoiding that tax and the repeat offender tax.</p><p>Despite a lot of holes to fill on the roster — just about all of which were laid out in their most recent loss to the short-handed Boston Celtics — the Sixers made just one move ahead of the trade deadline. Let’s give grades to what they did and did not do.</p><h2>Jalen McDaniels-Matisse Thybulle swap: C+</h2><p>The Sixers’ rotation will seemingly stay the same with a simple swap involving two defensive-minded wings. McDaniels — whom the Hornets drafted with the 52nd overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft — has four inches on Thybulle, has shown to be a better shooter throughout their respective careers and should offer more value at the point of attack on defense.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">67 seconds of Jalen McDaniels kicking ass on defense <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sixers</a> <a href="https://t.co/aTCRWb2diQ">pic.twitter.com/aTCRWb2diQ</a></p><p>— Jacob Moreno (@Jacobmorenonba) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jacobmorenonba/status/1623752300446593024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>However, McDaniels is far from a home run. His shooting splits — 53.4 percent from inside the arc, 32.2 percent from behind it, 84.6 percent from the free-throw line on low volume — are not that impressive and his ability to create his own shot is not to be consistently trusted.</p><p>McDaniels being a questionable upgrade over Thybulle is even worse considering that he will be an unrestricted free agent after the season while Thybulle will be restricted. Although the Sixers have his bird rights, re-signing him is more complicated. Getting an additional second-round pick is nice but neither of them is likely to be as valuable as the one they traded away. Plus, one of them will not convey until well after Joel Embiid’s prime.</p><p>It should also be noted that years ago, <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2019-06-07/jalen-mcdaniels-court-case-videos-sdsu-aztecs-basketball-nba">two lawsuits were filed against McDaniels</a> over him filming women performing intimate acts without their consent and sharing it among friends, which had serious adverse effects on the women’s lives. He apologized to them afterward and seemingly took responsibility for his behavior during the pre-draft process.</p><p>Just how well Jalen McDaniels can fit into a team with legitimate playoff aspirations remains to be seen, though surrounding him with more talent could help bring out the best in him. On paper, the Sixers got a potential upgrade off the bench and got more second-round picks to use in future trades. We’ll see how far that actually moves the needle for them.</p><h2>Not trading for a backup center: D-</h2><p>The Sixers’ recent history with the backup center position has been as sore of a subject as there can be. When there were rumors that the team was looking to add another backup alongside Montrezl Harrell and Paul Reed, fans were ecstatic. Those hopeful feelings faded after the 3:00 PM EST trade deadline passed as teams all over the league found backup big men for prices that Philadelphia seemingly could have matched.</p><p>Jarred Vanderbilt was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-sixers-eyeing-trade-for-jazz-big-man-as-joel-embiid-backup" rel="noopener">reportedly a top target</a> for the Sixers but he ended up being used in a three-team deal. Still, Mo Bamba was traded for only Patrick Beverley (who was waived) and a second-round pick. Mike Muscala was traded for second-round picks. Guys like Andre Drummond and Kelly Olynyk weren’t moved but also could have likely been moved by their respective teams for the right price.</p><p>The Sixers should see plenty of names in the buyout market with the likes of Nerlens Noel, Serge Ibaka, Khem Birch potentially up for grabs. Although none of them seem like huge difference-makers, Philly could find an upgrade. This is the lone reason why they don’t get an “F” here. Refusing to add a single center in the buyout market would be a team building malpractice.</p><p>The good news for the Sixers is that the Eastern Conference playoff picture didn’t get that much tougher. Although the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics each found upgrades in the form of Jae Crowder and Muscala respectively, the Nets are starting over and the Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t make a single move. Some other teams below them made moves but the Sixers still have the potential to make a playoff run.</p><p>That potential combined with just one seemingly lateral move makes the 2023 trade deadline disappointing for the Sixers. They didn’t fix any currently existing issues and suggested to their fans that simply saving money was their overall priority. If McDaniels isn’t a big upgrade and they still fail to fix the backup center issue, Philly may have wasted its best chance in years to make a deep playoff run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers grades after trading Matisse Thybulle for Jalen McDaniels at deadline

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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>The Philadelphia 76ers have started making moves ahead of the 2023 NBA trade deadline. Matisse Thybulle is going to the Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Hornets forward Jalen McDaniels is joining the Sixers.</p><p>Thybulle is <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1623737940655370248?s=20&amp;t=Cl6juBFEPGMzzvIdVU90vw" rel="noopener">heading to the Blazers</a> while the Sixers receive McDaniels, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Sixers will give up a <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleNeubeck/status/1623740597432463361?s=20&amp;t=bolZBqXLr1DD_cAxQNtB5g">2023 second-round pick</a> that belongs to Charlotte, perhaps their biggest trade chip, but also net two future second-round picks, according to Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice. The Hornets will also receive Svi Mykhailiuk and a future second-round pick.</p><p>If there are no more moving parts in the trade, the Sixers will <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1623745946839384065?s=20&amp;t=vmoiT78Nu3H95aFivSIyAg">get under the luxury tax</a>, which was a goal of theirs heading into deadline day.</p><p>Matisse Thybulle has been on the trade block for a while and a trade involving him <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-signs-point-to-sixers-matisse-thybulle-trade-before-deadline" rel="noopener">seemed very likely</a> leading up to the trade deadline. Although his defense has been helpful for the Sixers, his offense has failed to come around. He will serve as the replacement for Josh Hart in the Trail Blazers’ lineup.</p><p>Jalen McDaniels, a 25-year-old forward on an expiring contract, gives the Sixers athleticism and versatility at the forward spot. In 56 games this season, he averages 10.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals while shooting 44.7 percent from the field and 32.2 percent from deep.</p><p>The Hornets will receive the 2023 second-rounder — the pick is the most favorable between themselves, the Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets, so it will most likely be their own pick going back to them — and now don’t have to worry about signing McDaniels in free agency.</p><p>The Sixers needed to find ways to shore up their perimeter defense and although Thybulle helped do just that, his shortcomings on the other end hurt his value. Philly will hope they can get enough out of McDaniels and also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-philly-eyeing-trade-deadline-upgrade-that-fans-will-absolutely-love" rel="noopener">find a backup big man</a> before the trade deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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