<!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', '/lakers-news-ex-la-big-man-montrezl-harrell-finds-new-team-not-nba');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex-Lakers big man Montrezl Harrell finds new team, but not in NBA');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Lakers-news-Ex-LA-big-man-Montrezl-Harrell-finds-new-team-but-not-in-NBA.jpg"></figure><h1>Ex-Lakers big man Montrezl Harrell finds new team, but not in NBA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-10T20:07:37-07:00">September 10th, 8:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-10T20:09:17-07:00">September 10th, 8:09pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former NBA big man Montrezl Harrell has found a new home for his career outside of the NBA. Harrell has <a href="https://www.espn.com.au/nbl/story/_/id/41211811/nbl-adelaide-36ers-sign-nba-veteran-montrezl-harrell-olgun-ulug" rel="noopener">agreed to a deal</a> with the Adelaide 36ers of Australia’s NBL, according to ESPN’s Olgun Uluc.</p><p>“Harrell — a 6’7 power forward and 2020 NBA Sixth Man of the Year — will be an injury replacement for Jarell Martin, sources said,” Uluc reported. “Martin is recovered from his patellar tendon injury, but is dealing with a foot complaint that could keep him off the court until November.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-crucial-decision-montrezl-harrell-acl-injury">Harrell missed all of last season with an ACL injury</a>. He played eight seasons in the NBA before that for six different teams, most recently as the backup center for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2022-23.</p><p>Harrell’s most successful stint in the NBA came with the Los Angeles Clippers, where he played three seasons from 2017-20. In 2019-20, Harrell was awarded the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award as the league’s best bench player. During that season, Harrell averaged 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game and was a crucial piece of a Clippers team that reached the second round in the bubble.</p><h2><b>Evaluating Lakers’ big man depth entering 2024-25</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Anthony-Davis.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Anthony Davis is obviously the key cog in the Lakers’ big man rotation, and nothing else matters if their star in the middle is injured or unavailable to play. Davis played in 76 games last season, marking a new career high, and had one of the best seasons of his career. “The Brow” landed on Second Team All-NBA after averaging 24.7 points, 12.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game and also landed in fourth place in the Defensive Player of the Year race.</p><p>Behind Davis, the Lakers’ front court is pretty barren. Obviously LeBron James is back and provides elite positional flexibility when he’s out there. James can play power forward in small lineups or he can slide into the backcourt if the Lakers want to go big, which will allow <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jeanie-buss-cites-jj-redicks-vision-reason-for-hire">new head coach JJ Redick</a> to play around with a lot of different combinations.</p><p>If the Lakers do choose to go big, Rui Hachimura is another big, versatile wing who can space the floor and play defense while providing good positional size.</p><p>The question still remains what the Lakers are going to do when Davis is on the bench or if he has to miss games, and the prospective answers are similar to what they were in years past. Jaxson Hayes is back in the rotation as a hustle player who will work on the glass and hustle on defense, but it remains to be seen if his offensive limitations would hurt the Lakers if he’s forced to play extended minutes.</p><p>Redick and company will also have Christian Wood back at some point when he recovers from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-christian-wood-undergoes-knee-surgery-before-training-camp">his recent knee surgery</a>. Wood can provide spacing off the bench and a much-needed scoring punch, but his defensive concerns have minimized his role in recent years.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-Lakers big man Montrezl Harrell finds new team, but not in NBA

<!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-shocking-montrezl-harrell-roster-decision-2023-24-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sixers make shocking Montrezl Harrell roster decision before 2023-24 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Philly-makes-shocking-Montrezl-Harrell-roster-decision-before-2023-24-season.jpeg"></figure><h1>Sixers make shocking Montrezl Harrell roster decision before 2023-24 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-23T13:43:26-07:00">October 23rd, 1:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-23T13:43:26-07:00">October 23rd, 1:43pm</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers have shockingly cut <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-big-man-montrezl-harrells-official-status-after-surgery-revealed" rel="noopener">veteran big man Montrezl Harrell</a> on the eve of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-daryl-morey-drops-nsfw-truth-bomb-philly-potential-amid-james-harden-situation" rel="noopener">the 2023-24 NBA season</a>. The Sixers made the roster move as Harrell is still recovering from a knee injury and won’t be ready to contribute at the outset of the new campaign.</p><p>“The Philadelphia 76ers are waiving center Montrezl Harrell, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium, Shams Charania <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1716548556117721135">reported Monday</a>. “Harrell’s ACL/meniscus injury and absence make him the release due to a roster crunch, but he’s aiming to make a return after the All-Star break.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Sixers are waiving center Montrezl Harrell, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShamsCharania</a>.</p><p>Harrell’s ACL/meniscus injury lead to his release due to the team’s roster crunch. <a href="https://t.co/sFessRpCGk">pic.twitter.com/sFessRpCGk</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1716545188359729222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Just because the Sixers cut Harrell doesn’t mean the forward won’t be back with the team at some point during the 2023-24 season. In fact, Charania also notes that the “76ers will continue supporting Harrell in his rehab and recovery plan, sources said.”</p><p>Montrezl Harrell is an eight-year NBA vet who has played for six NBA teams — the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, and Sixers — after the Rockets selected him in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft out of Louisville.</p><p>Over the course of his career, Harrell, an undersized center at 6-foot-7, has averaged 20.5 minutes, 12.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. His biggest contributions don’t show up on a stat sheet, though. The North Carolina native has brought an incredible amount of toughness, effort, and defensive skill to every team he’s been on.</p><p>Harrell signed a one-plus-one deal to get on the Sixers’ roster last offseason, opted out this offseason, and re-signed on another one-year deal. He then injured his knee (announced on August 2, 2023) while preparing for the new NBA season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers make shocking Montrezl Harrell roster decision before 2023-24 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/sixers-big-man-montrezl-harrells-official-status-after-surgery-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sixers’ big man Montrezl Harrell’s official status after surgery, 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/2023/08/Sixers-news-Montrezl-Harrells-official-status-after-surgery-revealed.jpeg"></figure><h1>Sixers’ big man Montrezl Harrell’s official status after surgery, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-23T17:49:51-07:00">August 23rd, 5:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-23T19:19:37-07:00">August 23rd, 7:19pm</time><address><a>James Salmon</a>James is a published author, sports writer and editor from Melbourne, Australia. 'Sport's Greatest Statistical Anomalies' is his book, and aside from being a BRILLIANT read, is testament to his love of all things sport, and in particular stats. A Nets fan, James yearns for the days of yesteryear, when playoffs were all but irrelevant and the likes of Caris Levert and Jarrett Allen were running the show.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Montrezl Harrell has undergone successful surgery on his right knee after rupturing his ACL during the NBA off-season. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-montrezl-harrell-acl-meniscus-injury-update" rel="noopener">news of the ACL injury</a> came earlier this month after he had an MRI after suffering swelling in his right knee following a workout.</p><p>The news, of course, was about as bad as it could be in this situation, with ACL injuries typically requiring close to a year, if not more, of rehabilitation before a player is able to return to the NBA court. Jamal Murray, for example, tore his ACL in April of 2021. He missed the rest of that season and the entirety of the next, not returning until the beginning of last season 18 months after the injury. Of course, that return turned out pretty well for Murray as his Denver Nuggets went on to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-denver-wins-first-championship-game-5-demolition-heat" rel="noopener">win the championship</a>, but the layoff prior to that was a significant one.</p><p>In his first season with the Philadelphia 76ers, Harrell averaged just 11.9 minutes for 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in his 57 games last season, but with reigning MVP Joel Embiid the starting five he was never going to be given the kind of minutes he’d received on previous teams. With him absent, expect Paul Reed – who showed some signs of promise last season – to take on the role as the primary back-up to the Sixers’ superstar center.</p><p>As for Harrell, at 29 years of age he still has plenty of time to recover from this injury and make an impact on the NBA in the future, particularly <a href="https://twitter.com/JGrasso_/status/1694449857639956807" rel="noopener">with surgery having</a> gone well. Though there is no timeline at this point on his return, it’s unlikely he’ll play during the 2023-24 season and if he does it would only be very much at the business end. He’ll still be just 30 years of age at the beginning of the 2024-25 season, so while this is a significant blow, it hopefully won’t be a career-ending one.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers’ big man Montrezl Harrell’s official status after surgery, 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-crucial-decision-montrezl-harrell-acl-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sixers make crucial decision on Montrezl Harrell after ACL injury');   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/2023/08/Sixers_news_Philadelphia_makes_crucial_decision_on_Montrezl_Harrell_after_ACL_injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Sixers make crucial decision on Montrezl Harrell after ACL injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-03T21:11:37-07:00">August 3rd, 9:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-03T21:11:37-07:00">August 3rd, 9:11pm</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a>Quenton Albertie is an author and sportswriter with a focus on the NBA. A native of Fort Hood, TX, Albertie currently lives in Atlanta, GA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite undergoing an MRI on Wednesday that revealed a torn ACL and a medial meniscus tear in his right knee, the Philadelphia 76ers <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-montrezl-harrell-knee-injury-20230803.html" rel="noopener">plan on keeping</a> veteran big man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-montrezl-harrell-acl-meniscus-injury-update" rel="noopener">Montrezl Harrell on the roster</a>, per Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Harrell, who sustained the injury during an offseason training session, re-signed with the Sixers on a one-year, $2.9 million minimum contract in July.</p><p>With both Paul Reed and Mo Bamba also playing behind Sixers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-joel-embiid-grant-hill-usa-basketball" rel="noopener">star center Joel Embiid</a>, the role that the 29-year-old Harrell would have had with Philadelphia moving forward was up in the air ahead of training camp. Harrell is more accomplished than either Reed or Bamba, and his strong-willed approach is appreciated. However, just two seasons after winning Sixth Man of the Year, the Sixers saw Harrell averaging near career-lows across the board.</p><p>This was presumably due to interior scoring taking a hit, but him playing behind a player of Embiid’s caliber — and during an MVP season no less — rather than Ivica Zubac (Los Angeles Clippers) like had a bit to do with it as well. Furthermore, as Harrell had already faced a fair number of critiques for his defense, its more than understandable why he played a minimal role las season.</p><p>That said, there was still solid evidence of the positive impact Harrell can provide when healthy. In seven starts last season, Harrell averaged 13.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game on 61.1 percent shooting from the field.</p><p>There aren’t many reserve centers that can put up those numbers, which is exactly the Sixers would be wise to keep him around. Especially as keeping him on the roster could allow them to both apply for a Disabled Players Exception down the line and monitor his injury rehab in case they can see themselves re-signing him in 2024.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers make crucial decision on Montrezl Harrell after ACL injury

<!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-montrezl-harrell-acl-meniscus-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sixers get crushing Montrezl Harrell injury update');   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/2023/08/Sixers-news-Philadelphia-gets-crushing-Montrezl-Harrell-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Sixers get crushing Montrezl Harrell injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-02T13:38:02-07:00">August 2nd, 1:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-02T13:39:50-07:00">August 2nd, 1:39pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Montrezl Harrell recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-make-crucial-montrezl-harrell-contract-decision" rel="noopener">decided to re-sign</a> with the Philadelphia 76ers during <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-free-agency-2023-tracker" rel="noopener">NBA free agency</a> on a one-year, $2.9 million minimum contract for the 2023-24 season. Unfortunately, Harrell is unlikely to play in any games this upcoming year after he received some bad injury news on Wednesday.</p><p>According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, an MRI done on Harrell’s right knee <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1686833505915822080?s=20" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> that the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year has suffered a torn ACL and meniscus. The injury and swelling in his knee occurred during his offseason workouts. As of now, the team has yet to put a timeframe on his recovery.</p><p>Harrell played in a total of 57 games for the Sixers last season, averaging 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 59.8 percent from the floor. In his second season with the team, Harrell was expected to share backup duties behind league MVP Joel Embiid with Paul Reed and Mo Bamba, both of which agreed to new contracts with Philadelphia this offseason.</p><p>Initially signing a two-year contract with the 76ers last offseason, Harrell elected to decline his $2.7 million player option for the upcoming season, entering free agency as an unrestricted free agent.</p><p>This is yet another setback the Sixers have to deal with as an organization this offseason, as ongoing trade discussions with former league MVP James Harden have dominated headlines. Harden remains on Philly’s roster at this time and there does not appear to be any trade in place involving the 10-time All-Star despite his request to play elsewhere.</p><p>The Sixers are coming off of a 54-28 season, their best record since they won 56 games during the 2000-01 season. However, they have lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in five of the last six seasons, failing to advance to the conference finals since they did so during that same 2000-01 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers get crushing Montrezl Harrell injury update

<!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-make-crucial-montrezl-harrell-contract-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sixers make crucial Montrezl Harrell contract decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Montrezl-Harrell-Joel-Embiid-Sixers.jpg"></figure><h1>Sixers make crucial Montrezl Harrell contract decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-06T20:47:27-07:00">July 6th, 8:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-06T20:47:27-07:00">July 6th, 8:47pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Montrezl Harrell will continue his stay in the City of Brotherly Love after all. That’s after he and the Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1677153359466201089?s=20" rel="noopener">agreed on a new deal</a> that will have the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year for at least one more season, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</p><p>Montrezl Harrell had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-montrezl-harrell-makes-key-player-option-decision" rel="noopener">previously declined his player option</a> with the Sixers for the 2023-24 NBA season that’s worth $1.97 million. However, it appears that he will be getting more money than that, considering that he’s decided to run it back with the Sixers for another season.</p><p>The Sixers will always have Joel Embiid as the undisputed leader in the frontcourt, but Montrezl Harrell will be there to provide depth and act as insurance behind the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player. Paul Reed, who also backed up Embiid last season, remains a free agent, though, Philadelphia has the right to match any contract he gets in the market.</p><p>Montrezl Harrell played minimal minutes for the 76ers in the 2022-23 campaign, seeing just 11.9 minutes per game while averaging 5.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.4 blocks. He shot 59.8 percent from the field and posted a 63.1 true shooting percentage, in large part because of his great lack of attempts from deep. (Harrell has a career 3-point attempt rate of .02 percent).</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-montrezl-harrell-signing-will-be-game-changer-for-joel-embiid-sixers" rel="noopener">Before arriving in Philadelphia</a> in 2022 via free agency, Harrell played for the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, and Charlotte Hornets.</p><p>Before arriving in Philadelphia in 2022 via free agency, Harrell played for the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, and Charlotte Hornets. He won the 2019-2020 NBA Sixth Man of the Year when he was still with the Clippers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers make crucial Montrezl Harrell contract 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', '/sixers-news-montrezl-harrell-makes-key-player-option-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sixers’ Montrezl Harrell makes key player option decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Sixers-Montrezl-Harrell-Joel-Embiid.jpeg"></figure><h1>Sixers’ Montrezl Harrell makes key player option decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-21T06:35:30-07:00">June 21st, 6:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-21T06:35:30-07:00">June 21st, 6:35am</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 Philadelphia 76ers are in the midst of a huge offseason. They have a lot of moves to make in order to maximize this window of opportunity with Joel Embiid. They now have another roster spot open as Montrezl Harrell, after one season with the Sixers, is deciding to go elsewhere.</p><p>Harrell is <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1671505240343068672?s=20" rel="noopener">declining his player option</a> for next season, according to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. The 29-year-old big man’s option was worth slightly less than the veteran minimum.</p><p>In 57 games last season, Harrell averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game, each of which is his lowest mark since his rookie season. The former Sixth Man of the Year award winner started out the season as the Sixers’ backup center but fell out of the rotation due to his shortcomings on defense. Paul Reed usurped his role midseason and never looked back, leaving Harrell deep on the bench.</p><p>Montrezl Harrell signed with the Sixers late last offseason to serve as a sparkplug off the bench and reunite with James Harden and head coach Doc Rivers. He provided a strong dosage of energy and got along very well with Embiid, as the two were often seen pumping each other up before games.</p><p>But after playing 50 games before the All-Star break, Harrell appeared in just nine games after that points. Most of those minutes came in garbage time and meaningless games at the end of the regular season. His most memorable moment with the Sixers was likely when he and Giannis Antetokounmpo <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-montrezl-harrell-fires-back-at-giannis-antetokounmpo-over-ladder-controversy" rel="noopener">got into a heated argument</a> after Antetokounmpo shoved the ladder away from a Wells Fargo Center worker after a game.</p><p>With Reed fully established as the Sixers’ backup center — he will be a restricted free agent this summer but is expected to stay with Philly — Harrell is moving on to see if he can crack another team’s rotation. Although his defense and rebounding abilities are not great, the eight-year NBA veteran still offers a little bit of juice as a roller in the offense that can finish at the rim or make kick-out passes. His days as a high-usage backup are over but he can still be solid in the right situation.</p><p>Danuel House Jr. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-notable-2022-offseason-signing-danuel-house-jr-makes-4-3-million-contract-decision" rel="noopener">opted into his player option</a> with the Sixers while Harden, whose deadline is next week, is expected to decline his and pursue a multi-year deal. Harrell’s decision gets Philly off the hook for a few million dollars and gives them a bit more flexibility with their roster.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers’ Montrezl Harrell makes key player option 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', '/nets-news-youre-not-that-guy-kevin-durant-fires-back-at-montrezl-harrell-for-talking-down-on-nic-claxton');   ga('set', 'title', '‘You’re not that guy’: Nets’ Kevin Durant fires back at Montrezl Harrell for talking down on Nic Claxton');   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/Kevin-Durant-Nets-Nic-Claxton-Montrezl-Harrell-Sixers.jpg"></figure><h1>‘You’re not that guy’: Nets’ Kevin Durant fires back at Montrezl Harrell for talking down on Nic Claxton</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-30T12:15:39-08:00">January 30th, 12:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-30T12:16:13-08:00">January 30th, 12:16pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. Graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum. Keeping you up to date on everything Nets. Follow on Twitter below.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-kevin-durant-twitter-beef-shaq-petty-response" rel="noopener">Kevin Durant</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1620115700613541889">called out Montrezl Harrell</a> after the 76ers center dismissed Nic Claxton’s improvement this season before Philadelphia’s matchup with the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday.</p><p>“Come on Montrezl, you was talking crazy. You not like that,” <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1620124548128722944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1620124548128722944%7Ctwgr%5Ea1de2044787e81dfb1ba55a1eb6c0cdfd0704f12%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2064862action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">Durant said on his podcast</a>, the ETCs. “You’re an enforcer as a basketball player, but you’re not that guy. Clax is having a good year, come on man, don’t do that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"You not like that. You're an enforcer as a basketball player, but you're not that guy. Clax is having a good year. There was a little shade in that."</p><p>Kevin Durant called out Montrezl Harrell for talking down on Nic Claxton 👀 </p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/boardroom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@boardroom</a>)<a href="https://t.co/UTvk5MdSMI">pic.twitter.com/UTvk5MdSMI</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1620124548128722944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The response comes after Harrell said Claxton was “not the focus” of his energy prior to his matchup with the Nets center.</p><p>“I don’t know nothing about that, brother,” Harrell said when asked about Claxton’s emergence. “You’re talking about a guy who steps up, but at the same time, Kyrie (Irving) is the head of that snake… It’s good that (Claxton) is playing well and stuff like that. Cool, but it’s not the focal point of our (defense) or what we’re trying to take away.”</p><p>“So kudos to him, but at the same time, brother, that’s not the focus of my lock-in. I’m just gonna come out and make sure Kyrie isn’t getting downhill, make sure he isn’t creating for his guys and make sure he isn’t causing a whole lot of havoc in order to get Claxton open.”</p><p>Kevin Durant <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1617975426756018177" rel="noopener">has been vocal in his praise</a> of Claxton amid the young center’s breakout. And the former MVP said it shouldn’t be hard for a player like Harrell to do the same.</p><p>“There’s a little shade in that,” Durant continued.  “Of course, Kyrie (is) the head of the snake, just like Joel Embiid’s the head of the snake, but we’re not gonna forget about Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey and you and James (Harden), but come on bro. Give somebody some credit fam, it ain’t that hard.”</p><p>Claxton has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-nic-claxton-has-emerged-as-nets-third-star-during-breakout-season" rel="noopener">been one of the NBA’s top breakout players</a> while cementing himself as a Defensive Player of the Year candidate. The fourth-year Net <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/nba-defensive-rating-leaders-this-season" rel="noopener">ranks second in defensive rating</a> among players on pace to play at least 2000 minutes, trailing only Giannis Antetokounmpo. Claxton leads the league in blocks per game (2.7) this season while also continuing his emergence as an elite perimeter defender.</p><p>The Georgia product’s most dramatic improvement has come on the offensive end where he is leading the league in field goal percentage (74.7). The 23-year-old has converted on 28-of-31 attempts (90.3 percent) over his last three games as Brooklyn searches for offense with Durant sidelined.</p><p>Harrell’s comments also drew a response from Claxton before Wednesday’s matchup:</p><p>“I just want to know what he’s doing this year, what his resume is,” <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPost_Lewis/status/1618391391943692288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1618391391943692288%7Ctwgr%5E93b11f47db356b127459fc9edba5155534e58f5d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsixerswire.usatoday.com%2F2023%2F01%2F25%2Fnets-nic-claxton-fires-back-at-sixers-big-man-montrezl-harrell-for-comments%2F" rel="noopener">the Nets big man said</a> via Brian Lewis. “It definitely adds a little fuel to the fire.”</p><p>Claxton backed up his talk by posting a career-high 25 points and 11 rebounds, as well as <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1618416803641954304" rel="noopener">an emphatic block</a> of a Joel Embiid dunk attempt, during a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-key-reactions-to-nets-nail-biter-loss-to-76ers" rel="noopener">137-133 loss</a> at Philadelphia. The performance was part of a career-high five consecutive games with 20-plus points for the Nets center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘You’re not that guy’: Nets’ Kevin Durant fires back at Montrezl Harrell for talking down on Nic Claxton

<!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', '/nets-news-nic-claxton-adds-fuel-fire-montrezl-harrell-comments');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nic Claxton adds ‘fuel to the fire’ amid Montrezl Harrell comments');   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/Nets-news-Nic-Claxton-adds-_fuel-to-the-fire_-amid-Montrezl-Harrell-comments.jpg"></figure><h1>Nic Claxton adds ‘fuel to the fire’ amid Montrezl Harrell comments</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-25T17:18:01-08:00">January 25th, 5:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-25T17:18:01-08:00">January 25th, 5:18pm</time><address><a>Charles Taylor</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets forward Nic Claxton has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-kevin-durant-take-nic-claxton-breakout-season-brooklyn" rel="noopener">shown significant improvement</a> over the course of this season, but there are a few who aren’t so impressed. Count Philadelphia 76ers forward Montrezl Harrell as one of those people who aren’t ready to count Claxton as a threat just yet.</p><p>When Harrell was asked about Claxton’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-royce-oneale-clutch-gene-hilarious-big-balls-reaction-nic-claxton" rel="noopener">impact on Brooklyn</a>, ahead of the Nets-76ers matchup Wednesday night in Philly, he basically said they aren’t looking at the Nets big man as a worry to their defense.</p><p>In response, Nic Claxton, per Brian Lewis of the New York Post via Twitter, called out Harrell’s credentials.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nic Claxton on Montrezl Harrell comments: “I just want to know what he’s doing this year, what his resume is? It definitely adds a little fuel to the fire.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nets</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sixers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/76ers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#76ers</a></p><p>— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPost_Lewis/status/1618391391943692288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After <a href="https://www.amny.com/sports/nets-nic-claxton-play-well-respect-coming-slowly/" rel="noopener">hearing what Harrell said</a>, one could understand why Claxton clapped back the way he did.</p><p>“You’re talking about a guy (Claxton) who steps up, but at the same time, Kyrie (Irving) is the head of that snake.” Harrell said after the Sixers’ shootaround Wednesday. “If Kevin Durant was there, it would be those two. It’s good that he’s playing well and stuff like that. Cool. But he’s not the focal point of our defense. (He’s not) who we’re trying to take away.”</p><p>For the season, Claxton is averaging career highs in points (12.7), rebounds (8.7) and blocks (2.7) per game. On a team that can use an anchor on defense, he has become that guy to protect the rim. In the absence of Durant, Claxton has stepped up the production on offense, scoring 20 points or more in Brooklyn’s last three games.</p><p>Harrell doesn’t seem too concerned, but Claxton has declared himself on the hunt for respect. It should be interesting if they get on the court against each other during Wednesday’s game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nic Claxton adds ‘fuel to the fire’ amid Montrezl Harrell comments

<!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-james-harden-blown-away-by-montrezl-harrells-monstrous-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'James Harden blown away by Montrezl Harrell’s monstrous game in Sixers win vs. Pacers');   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-James-Harden-Montrezl-Harrell-Doc-Rivers.jpeg"></figure><h1>James Harden blown away by Montrezl Harrell’s monstrous game in Sixers win vs. Pacers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-04T20:58:58-08:00">January 4th, 8:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-04T20:58:58-08:00">January 4th, 8:58pm</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 — The Philadelphia 76ers pulled off a crazy win in overtime against the Indiana Pacers. With Joel Embiid out, the Sixers needed the rest of the guys to step up. Montrezl Harrell rose to the occasion with his best performance of the season.</p><p>Harrell was instrumental to the Sixers’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/instant-breakdown-sixers-pacers-james-harden-tyrese-haliburton" rel="noopener">overtime win</a> throughout the game and on both sides of the court. He scored 19 points on 8-9 shooting to go along with five rebounds and four blocks. The points were a high point for the season and the blocks were the most he has had in a game over the last four seasons.</p><p>“Huge. Huge,” James Harden said of Harrell’s game. “With Joel being out, Montrezl was playing well on both ends of the ball…He’s a true vet.”</p><p>Doc Rivers had nothing but praise for Harrell, too. “He was great. You know, we talked about being a star in your role every night, right? And he did exactly what his role said he should do: be the low man on defense,” the Sixers head coach said. “And we talked about that on film because they’re so quick. They’re gonna beat you off the dribble. And if the low man is not there, they’re gonna make layups and I thought ‘Trezz got a charge, four blocks. He was there all night.”</p><p>As for the man himself, Montrezl Harrell simply said that he owes his success to his teammates for helping him get open. He spent his postgame media session talking about the profound love he has for basketball. The intensity he shows, especially <a href="https://twitter.com/MONSTATREZZ/status/1610847182738817025?s=20&amp;t=8KQ6Ft-jzxSUEHpy-ozF1Q">after thunderous dunks</a>, is a reflection of the passion he has for what he does.</p><p>“I don’t take any day for granted,” Harrell said. “It’s a lot of the ups, a lot of downs throughout the whole season but I just try to stay even keel and make sure I get my work in and just be a pro.” The Sixers backup center added that he takes a great deal of pride in being a star in his role. In a season that has featured a lot of downs for him on the court, his great game against the Pacers gives him plenty to be happy about.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

James Harden blown away by Montrezl Harrell’s monstrous game in Sixers win vs. Pacers

<!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', '/bucks-news-that-st-was-weak-matt-barnes-slams-sixers-montrezl-harrell-over-giannis-antetokounmpo-ladder-saga');   ga('set', 'title', '‘That s**t was weak’: Matt Barnes slams Sixers, Montrezl Harrell over Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo ladder saga');   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/2022/11/that-st-was-weak-matt-barnes-slams-sixers-montrezl-harrell-over-giannis-antetokounmpo.jpg"></figure><h1>‘That s**t was weak’: Matt Barnes slams Sixers, Montrezl Harrell over Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo ladder saga</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-22T17:54:49-08:00">November 22nd, 5:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-22T17:54:49-08:00">November 22nd, 5:54pm</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>Giannis Antetokounmpo took a lot of criticism after a video of himself forcefully pushing down a ladder after their game against the Philadelphia 76ers went viral. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar wanted to get some shots up after the loss, but he was prevented from doing so by the Sixers. This led to a whole lot of brouhaha with Giannis being on the receiving end of some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-gets-massive-backlash-after-tossing-ladder-to-the-floor-in-loss-to-sixers" rel="noopener">harsh criticism</a>.</p><p>Matt Barnes has now come to the defense of Giannis, though. The one-time NBA champ got brutally honest in <a href="https://twitter.com/ProCityHoops/status/1595164062849339393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1595164062849339393%7Ctwgr%5E1d8f4a87d6ab7957982316daa9ff8c6e9566e866%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">sharing his thoughts</a> on the matter as he blasted both the Sixers and Montrezl Harrell for his role in the incident. Harrell was seen getting the ball after one of Giannis’ shots as he wanted the Bucks star to get out of the court. Harrell also had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-montrezl-harrells-nsfw-message-thanasis-antetokounmpo-after-giannis-incident">heated confrontation</a> with Giannis’ brother Thanasis during the incident. According to Matt Barnes, Harrell was in the wrong:</p><p>“I don’t mind the Philly energy at all but I just definitely didn’t like the situation,” Barnes said. “I’ve seen Kobe do it. I’ve seen other superstars do it. My question is: would Trezz have that energy for LeBron? Would Trezz have that same energy for Steph? Would Trezz have that same energy for KD? I don’t think so. And not that he’s afraid of them, but I think he has more respect for those guys.</p><p>“Giannis is the best player in the world right now. So you’re trying to tell me he can’t get 20 minutes — I don’t give a f**k where we’re at — to get some extra free throws up? They’re lucky all it was was a pushed ladder.”</p><p>Barnes also took a swipe at Sixers assistant coach Willie Green for trying to get involved in the situation. Barnes said that he had no right to intervene and that the assistant coach should have just “let the grown men talk.”</p><p>Barnes then sent a bold warning to the Sixers about inadvertently waking up the beast within Antetokounmpo:</p><p>“Giannis will definitely internalize this and remember this,” Barnes said. “He’s gonna make Philly pay for it in the long run.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Would Trezz have that energy for LeBron? Would Trezz have that same energy for Steph? Would Trezz have that same energy for KD? I don’t think so… they’re lucky all it was was a pushed ladder.”</p><p>Matt Barnes on Giannis trying to shoot free throws after the 76ers game <a href="https://t.co/vj5TNVioJ4">pic.twitter.com/vj5TNVioJ4</a></p><p>— ProCity Hoops (@ProCityHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProCityHoops/status/1595164062849339393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Towards the end of his rant, Barnes noted that Harrell was his “homie” but he still didn’t appreciate the Sixers big man’s actions.</p><p>“Don’t f**k with Giannis’ quick little 15, 20-minute routine to get some extra free throws up. I thought that s**t was weak,” Barnes ended.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘That s**t was weak’: Matt Barnes slams Sixers, Montrezl Harrell over Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo ladder saga

<!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-montrezl-harrell-fires-back-at-giannis-antetokounmpo-over-ladder-controversy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Montrezl Harrell fires back at Giannis Antetokounmpo over ladder controversy after Bucks vs. 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/2022/11/Sixers-news-Montrezl-Harrell-fires-back-at-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-over-ladder-controversy.jpg"></figure><h1>Montrezl Harrell fires back at Giannis Antetokounmpo over ladder controversy after Bucks vs. Sixers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-19T15:24:53-08:00">November 19th, 3:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-19T15:30:12-08:00">November 19th, 3:30pm</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>After Giannis Antetokounmpo shared his version of the events that led to the viral ladder incident at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 76ers forward Montrezl Harrell fired back and emphasized that the Milwaukee Bucks star didn’t give the whole story.</p><p>For those who missed it, Giannis made headlines on Friday after he pushed a ladder to the ground while arena workers were only trying to clean up the court. Apparently, however, it all started when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-the-true-story-of-giannis-antetokounmpo-ladder-toss-incident" rel="noopener">Harrell prevented Antetokounmpo from shooting some free throws</a> after the game–even stealing the ball and telling the two-time MVP to get off the court.</p><p>According to Antetokounmpo, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-speaks-on-viral-ladder-incident-vs-sixers" rel="noopener">offered Harrell to share the court and shoot together</a>, but the Sixers backup big refused and kept barking at him. When Giannis decided to get his own balls instead, that was only when the arena employees came out and put the ladder in front of the hoop. The Bucks superstar felt disrespected after his requests to get the ladder moved were rejected, though he pointed out that he was only trying to get the ladder out of the way and that its fall was only an unfortunate accident.</p><p>Harrell, however, took to Twitter to <a href="https://twitter.com/MONSTATREZZ/status/1593863933642915841" rel="noopener">share his version of the incident</a>. The Sixers vet pointed out that Antetokounmpo ignored his request to get off the court so he could workout, which then led to his angry response.</p><p>“Aye make sure you get the complete story. I ask the man can he get off the court so I can workout [because] they had to change the court over [but] he ignore me, so hey that’s what you get! Respect is respect! GOODNIGHT!” Harrell said hours after the story became a hot topic.</p><p>For what it’s worth, however, Harrell didn’t help himself in resolving the issue. He has been painted on a negative light after other videos showed him <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-montrezl-harrells-nsfw-message-thanasis-antetokounmpo-after-giannis-incident" rel="noopener">threatening the Antetokounmpo brothers</a> instead of dealing with it calmly.</p><p>It remains to be seen how Giannis Antetokounmpo will respond to Montrezl Harrell’s claim, though it’s quite clear there is some bad blood between the two now.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Montrezl Harrell fires back at Giannis Antetokounmpo over ladder controversy after Bucks vs. Sixers

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Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and love discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The highly anticipated matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks saw two of the top players in the game in Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo square off, with the 76ers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-doc-rivers-mvp-in-win-vs-giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-and-it-isnt-joel-embiid" rel="noopener">coming out on top</a>. There weren’t many fireworks during the game, but there were some afterwards, when Antetokounmpo <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-gets-massive-backlash-after-tossing-ladder-to-the-floor-in-loss-to-sixers" rel="noopener">shoved a ladder</a> over as he was trying to complete a post game workout. This caused Montrezl Harrell and Giannis’ brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, to exchange words shortly after.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I'm one of them. Try to find out. You got me f*cked up. I'll beat your ass in here."</p><p>Montrezl Harrell to Thanasis Antetokounmpo 😳</p><p>(via jimowczarski/IG) <a href="https://t.co/ZVOGdmDJ47">pic.twitter.com/ZVOGdmDJ47</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1594015537633398786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the game, Giannis appeared to be trying to get a post game workout in while 76ers staffers were working on the hoop Giannis was shooting on. Antetokounmpo tried to move the ladder once before it was moved back, and then proceeded to <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35057391/giannis-antetokounmpo-ladder-incident-meant-no-disrespect" rel="noopener">angrily shove the ladder</a> to the ground after the workers moved it back in his way.</p><p>This quickly caught Harrell’s attention, and he eventually got into an argument with Thansis. Harrell was upset with the whole situation, and threatened Thanasis as the two were separated at half court. Harrell’s NSFW message was caught on camera, and it looks like the veteran big man was not happy with the Bucks brothers’ behavior.</p><p>It was strange to see the usually mild-mannered Giannis angrily shove the ladder the 76ers staffers were using out of the way, but Harrell’s reaction wasn’t nearly as surprising. Harrell is a very vocal player, and after all, Giannis was shoving ladders and Thanasis was trying to justify it. Either way, it doesn’t look like any fight broke out as a result, but the Antetokounmpo brothers may not want to cross Montrezl Harrell anytime soon after this incident.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Montrezl Harrell’s NSFW message to Thanasis Antetokounmpo after Giannis incident

<!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-paul-reed-reveals-his-mindset-amid-battle-with-montrezl-harrell-for-backup-center-role');   ga('set', 'title', 'Paul Reed reveals his mindset amid battle with Montrezl Harrell for Sixers’ backup center role');   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/2022/11/Sixers-Paul-Reed-Montrezl-Harrell.jpeg"></figure><h1>Paul Reed reveals his mindset amid battle with Montrezl Harrell for Sixers’ backup center role</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-09T11:17:40-08:00">November 9th, 11:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-09T11:21:02-08:00">November 9th, 11:21am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>ClutchPoints' Sixers beat reporter | 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>CAMDEN, NJ – The backup center spot has been a sore yet important subject for the Philadelphia 76ers in recent years. The team has gone through tons of options throughout the years, coming up with mixed results for the player that steps in behind Joel Embiid. Paul Reed has given the Sixers a young, defensive-minded option behind the superstar but his path to playing time has always featured an obstacle.</p><p>Despite the potential Reed shows, Doc Rivers has shown a profound preference for veterans when Embiid isn’t on the court. After fighting for minutes with DeAndre Jordan last season, Reed is in the same position. This time, it’s between him and Montrezl Harrell.</p><p>Reed <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/reedpa01/gamelog/2023">has played more minutes recently</a> but he still has not secured a surefire spot in the Sixers’ rotation. “At first, it was a little challenging,” Reed said when asked how he prepares for games when he’s not sure he’ll play. “But I kinda prepared my mind mentally to be able to handle it and it’s been working for me.”</p><p>Harrell, when asked about the situation during the preseason, said that both he and Reed are there to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-doc-rivers-fluid-plan-for-using-montrezl-harrell-paul-reed-as-joel-embiids-backups">provide energy down low</a> for the Sixers bench. The pair of undersized centers give the Sixers a duality that allows them to prioritize defense or offense. While Reed has a knack for steals and blocks while providing good versatility, Harrell can attack the basket, draw fouls and handle the ball better.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Best sequence of the game for Paul Reed. He's been a ridiculous defensive playmaker this season, with 10 steals in 57 minutes: <a href="https://t.co/dm9WgEyJIZ">pic.twitter.com/dm9WgEyJIZ</a></p><p>— Jackson Frank (@jackfrank_jjf) <a href="https://twitter.com/jackfrank_jjf/status/1589854401820528640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Reed is doing his best to not let the fluidity of his playing time mess with his ability to create havoc on defense and impact the game for the Sixers. “I would normally prepare [for games] by just doing all the things I normally do: coming in, working out, just staying mentally ready,” he said. “For me, it’s just about staying in the moment and just being grateful for where I’m at. That helps me a lot mentally.”</p><p>The Sixers having two decent options behind Embiid is certainly an upgrade over the days when they had none. Paul Reed and Montrezl Harrell may be duking it out for minutes but they still work together to help Philadelphia stay competitive when Embiid sits.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Paul Reed reveals his mindset amid battle with Montrezl Harrell for Sixers’ backup center role

<!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', '/celtics-news-montrezl-harrell-reveals-reason-he-spurned-boston-sixers-free-agency/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Montrezl Harrell reveals reason he spurned Celtics for Sixers in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Celtics_news_Montrezl_Harrell_reveals_reason_he_spurned_Boston_for_Sixers_in_free_agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Montrezl Harrell reveals reason he spurned Celtics for Sixers in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-19T13:29:32-07:00">October 19th, 1:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-19T13:30:25-07:00">October 19th, 1:30pm</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics may have defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in Tuesday night’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-early-overreactions-celtics-opening-night-win-over-sixers/">season opener</a>, but Philly won the battle over big man Montrezl Harrell in free agency.</p><p>The two Eastern Conference foes were fighting for Harrell during free agency, yet the former Sixth Man of the Year eventually decided to join the Sixers. In an interview with <a href="https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2022/10/why-montrezl-harrell-picked-76ers-over-celtics-in-free-agency.html">MassLive</a>, he disclosed why he made that choice and ultimately rebuffed the C’s:</p><blockquote>“Honestly, it didn’t work out. We did have conversations but their mindset, where they wanted me to play or how they wanted me to play was not ideal. The situation I’m basically in or was going to be in, it wasn’t going to work out.”</blockquote><p>According to the 28-year-old, Boston wasn’t going to give him the playing time he thought he deserved:</p><blockquote>“If you are telling the player before the season even started they aren’t going to be playing games, that’s tough to say. That’s not going to work. I can’t do nothing with that. That’s how it went.”</blockquote><p>The Celtics wanted him for some added big depth with Robert Williams III injured, however, that didn’t seem to be enough for Montrezl Harrell. Instead, Boston opted for 6-foot-10 journeyman Noah Vonleh, who was out of the league last year playing in China.</p><p>Although Boston couldn’t land Harrell, that didn’t seem to be a problem <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/james-harden-back-3-other-overreactions-sixers-opening-night-loss-celtics/">on Opening Night</a>. The Celtics still played stout defense on Joel Embiid and were able to overcome their center injuries to beat Philly, 126-117.</p><p>Despite wanting more playing time, Harrell saw only 11 minutes in the season opener. He put up two points and one block but quickly received three personal fouls. During the game, some fans even commented on his rough start:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What does Montrezl Harrell bring to this team other than fouls</p><p>— Kawhi Enthusiast (@easymoneykidwei) <a href="https://twitter.com/easymoneykidwei/status/1582545042882801665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 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">Paul Reed is unironically better than Montrezl Harrell, Doc, just play him already.</p><p>— Logan Adams (He/Him) (@LoganA_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/LoganA_NBA/status/1582546050191003648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While he didn’t get a chance to shine in this game, it seems like Montrezl Harrell <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-doc-rivers-fluid-plan-for-using-montrezl-harrell-paul-reed-as-joel-embiids-backups/">see more of the court</a> in the coming weeks.</p><p>As for the Celtics, they’ll prepare to travel to South Beach for a Friday matchup versus Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. The Eastern Conference Finals rematch is sure to entertain and reignite some emotions from last year’s playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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