94-WIP - Radio.com Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been on a tear this season. He is currently averaging 28 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game. We haven’t seen numbers like that from a center since Shaquille O’Neal's days. Joel Embiid has been that dominant, especially as of late. In four of his last six games, Embiid has scored over 30 points, and in those four games, the Sixers have won them all . Embiid is shooting 47.4 percent from the field, 30.6 f

Deseret News Loddy's NBA Locks for the games played in the National Basketball Association on November 16th 2018. Two locks for one game, Philadelphia 76ers vs. Utah Jazz. The 76ers traded Robert Covington and Dario Saric for Jimmy Butler, what impact will that have on the game tonight? A battle of two of the elite centers in the NBA, Rudy Gobert and Joel Embiid, which one will have the upper hand? Utah only scored 68 points against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, how will

*The NBA offseason is cooling down, but the takes at OTG aren't. This month, we are hitting you with the Hot Take Marathon. Check back every day for a spicy NBA take!* The Celtics are the best team in the East. At full health three of their starting five (Hayward, Irving, Horford) are walk up All-Stars. With the rapid growth of Tatum and Brown you could make an argument their best starting five could all represent the Eastern Conference this February in Charlotte. If the Celt

The All-NBA Defensive Teams were announced just a few days ago, now we have the big one: the All-NBA Teams. Who was snubbed? Who was lucky? Who’s gonna get paid? Who’s not? Let’s take a look at all the questions surrounding the announcement of the fifteen players who were lucky enough to make one of the three teams. For record here’s the teams with all the corresponding votes: Courtesy: Twitter, KCJHoop Should Giannis Have Made The First Team Over KD? The Greek Freak had a be

We discuss the fate of the Sixers with the recent injury to their star center, Joel Embiid. Has LeBron done enough to win another MVP? What does Isaiah Thomas’ future in the NBA look like? Will Coach Thibs ever learn to manage his players? Finally, we discuss the future of Jabari Parker and Hassan Whiteside with their respective franchises. We’ve got JBTeam, Rookie Watch and in Off Topic, we go to a tried and true method of smashing Buzzfeed quizzes. All that and more on this

Dec. 7, 2017 - Source: Andy Lyons/Getty Images North America The NBA is so much fun right now. The regular season has been great and there have been some really cool storylines. Some of the most intriguing things to the season has been the step up that some players have taken. There have also been some players that have just made it fun to watch them on a nightly basis. Taking some from both of these columns, here are the top 5 most exciting players to watch. LeBron James Wha

For the last decade or so, the NBA had seen a huge change in the type of player that dominated the hardwood. Due to some convenient rule changes, point guards had become far more important than in previous eras of basketball. These modern point guards were being asked to score the ball more than ever before, leading to blurred lines between the traditional guard positions. Consider this: in the forty years between 1965 and 2004, only one point guard won the MVP award, and tha

31 games is representative of a lot of things for Sixers fans. It’s the culmination of years of losing that would make the Washington Generals blush; the manifestation of a disposed man’s master plan finally allotting tangible results. 31 games is also the acute basketball comparison to the viral videos of poor individuals falling for the belief that they had won the lottery, gripping to the exuberance propelled by a phony scratch off. The bright burning bliss is coldly douse

It is no secret by now that the Philadelphia 76ers have been tanking to acquire better draft picks. Many people have been highly critical of the 76ers front office for the hitting the restart button on their roster, but you can’t acquire superstars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant in free agency unless there is already a successful system in place. Over the last three NBA Drafts since the tank began, the team has selected no lower than the 3rd overall pick. Due to injuries

After two foot surgeries, multiple setbacks and two long years of trusting the process, 2016-2017 finally marked the beginning of Joel Embiid’s NBA career… and he hasn’t disappointed. In a draft class that included Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker Embiid is making the case that, although he was the third overall selection, he may be the top talent from that draft class. Assuming that he stays healthy through to the end of the season, he is virtually a lock for this year’s Ro

Current Record: 8-24 15th in Eastern Conference Featured Star: The city of Brotherly love, the 76ers finally has something to be excited about. After years at being the joke of the NBA, all that losing (or tanking) has finally paid off. “Trust the Process” has become a tune amongst the city as the franchise has gathered up some very promising prospects in Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. If you haven’t had a chance to see the 7-foot big man play yet, tune in. Embiid is the real d