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First things first, Dominick Barlow had to set the record straight: no, he did not attend St. Joe’s Prep in Philly. Barlow attended Saint Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey, as a freshman before the Hackensack native transferred to Dumont High School. He made it clear back in the early days of training camp […]
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For the past eight years, expectations in Philadelphia have been nothing short of sky-high. The 2017–18 season, the dawn of the Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid era, felt like the breakthrough fans had been waiting for. The Sixers had arrived. They’d finally turned the corner, and for the first time in years, it felt like […]
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The Sixers were going to lose in Boston. Fans had long been accustomed to that over the previous four decades whether that be in regular season matchups or in the playoffs. On Opening Night on Wednesday, the Sixers trailed the Celtics by 11 entering the fourth quarter. I had made peace with the loss, mentally, […]
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Fans were cautiously hopeful on Wednesday night heading into the Philadelphia 76ers’ season opener in Boston. Coming off an absolute dumpster fire of a 2024-25 season, championship expectations were out the window, but expectations were present for, dare I say (?), fun. The Sixers then rewarded that optimism with a thrilling 117-116 win over the […]
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It feels like yesterday the Sixers landed the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. The debates ensued, but ultimately, the team chose VJ Edgecombe out of Baylor. It’s only one game, but that appears to have been a wise choice by Daryl Morey and company. Edgecombe dropped 34 while Tyrese Maxey poured […]
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The No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft VJ Edgecombe made his league debut on Wednesday night in the Philadelphia 76ers’ season opening win against the Boston Celtics. And what a debut it was. The rookie from Bimini made history, setting a new Sixers’ franchise record for most points scored in an NBA […]
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Ladies and gentlemen, we are back! The Philadelphia 76ers opened their 2025-2026 season campaign vs. an all-too-familiar foe, the Boston Celtics. This matchup would look a bit different than what we are accustomed to. The Celtics will likely be without the face of their franchise, Jayson Tatum, for the duration of this season, due to […]
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Welcome to the NBA, Mr. Edgecombe. We could get used to that. The Sixers kicked off the 2025-26 regular season with a dramatic 117-116 win over the Boston Celtics Wednesday night. VJ Edgecombe passed Allen Iverson for most points scored by a rookie in his Sixer debut, finishing with 34 points on 13-of-26 shooting along […]
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When: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. ET Where: TD Garden, Boston, MA Watch: NBC Sports Philadelphia Follow: @LibertyBallers
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When: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. ET Where: TD Garden, Boston, MA Watch: NBC Sports Philadelphia Follow: @LibertyBallers
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A decade ago, I was writing for Liberty Ballers as an idealistic college student who knew in his heart of hearts that the Sixers would be a championship team quite soon. Well, a decade later, I am a grouch in his 30s, writing here once again, and the Sixers still have not advanced beyond the […]
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Who else is ready to put the 24-win 2024-25 season behind them? The 2025-26 Philadelphia 76ers sure are. There was little roster turnover in the offseason, but the vibe certainly feels different than a year ago. At this point last year, Joel Embiid and Paul George were both expected to miss a chunk of games […]
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The start of the NBA season approaching means it’s time for my favorite bi-annual tradition: depressing my co-workers by asking them long=term questions about the state of the Philadelphia 76ers. As a team that quickly went from title contenders to ping=pong ball hopefuls, there’s a lot of ways this season can go. So I’ve given […]
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Heading into the 2024-25 NBA season, the Sixers were on the short list of championship favorites. They had a preseason win total of 50.5 and had the fourth-best odds to win the title, trailing only the defending champion Celtics, the Thunder (who eventually won) and the Knicks. However, a tidal wave of injuries wiped out […]
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The 2025-26 NBA season is upon us, with your Philadelphia 76ers taking on the Boston Celtics Wednesday night. Joel Embiid is not listed on the injury report, so we’re already off to a better start than 2024-25. And No. 3 overall pick VJ Edgecombe will make his NBA debut at TD Garden. We wanted to […]
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It’s an unfamiliar vibe as we head into tonight’s Philadelphia 76ers regular season opener against the Boston Celtics. The Conference Finals or bust mindset of years past is gone. Rather than a projected win total somewhere in the 50s, the Sixers are expected to be just over .500 with even the playoffs no certain prospect. […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Philadelphia 76ers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Philadelphia 76ers will officially begin their 2025-26 regular season on Wednesday night when they take on the Boston […]
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If someone told you a month ago that Joel Embiid would be suiting up for the opener in Boston against the Celtics, you’d have called them crazy. But here we are, the day before opening night, and the 2022-23 MVP is not listed on the injury report, meaning the big fella should take the floor. […]
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For many people, myself included, the NBA on NBC represents the first era of NBA basketball they were alive for. To be clear, while there was a stint from 1954-62 in which the NBA was on NBC, the 1990-2002 run is a run that an entire generation of NBA fans grew up with. Of course, […]
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The Coats have found a new coach as everyone moves up the ladder. The Sixers announced that JP Clark has been named as the new coach for their G-League affiliate team, the Delaware Blue Coats. Clark has been an assistant for the Coats since 2021, before that he was a player development coach for the […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
The start of the NBA season approaching means it’s time for my favorite bi-annual tradition: depressing my coworkers by asking them long term questions about the state of the Philadelphia 76ers. As a team that quickly went from title contenders to ping pong ball hopefuls, there’s a lot of ways this season can go. So […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
The start of the NBA season approaching means it’s time for my favorite bi-annual tradition: depressing my co-workers by asking them long-term questions about the state of the Philadelphia 76ers. As a team that quickly went from title contenders to ping-pong ball hopefuls, there’s a lot of ways this season can go. So, I’ve given […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
We’re mere days away from the Sixers kicking off their 2025-26 regular season against the Boston Celtics. It feels like we never left! The vibes are unquestionably better than they were heading into last year’s opener. Joel Embiid played in last week’s preseason finale and came out of it healthy. In fact, he was a […]
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Let’s get the qualifiers out of the way before we begin: yes, it was the preseason, and yes, the Timberwolves played mostly deep reserves. Still, there were plenty of encouraging signs ahead of the Sixers’ regular season opener next Wednesday in Boston. Here are three big takeaways. Processing Joel Embiid played basketball for the first […]
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With the start of the 2025-26 NBA season just around the corner, every major media website is publishing their list of the top 100 NBA players. ESPN dropped its rankings at the end of September, while CBS Sports, The Ringer and Bleacher Report published theirs this week. Only three members of the Sixers made an […]
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