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Grizzlies confirm trade with 76ers netting Roddy, Green

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies announced Friday the final pieces of their draft night trade sending guard De'Anthony Melton to the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to forward David Roddy and wing Danny Green. The 6-foot-6 Green has started 709 of 819 regular season games in 13

Jun 24

NBA Mock Draft Consensus 2.0: Mathurin, Duren move up in the lottery

NBA Draft Week is about to get hectic, but right now there’s nothing but calm before the storm of pre-draft maneuvering and draft-night trades. The chatter is intensifying, though, fueling new rumors as teams at the top of the draft put up their best smoke screens. The Orlando Magic certainly

Jun 22

Nikola Jokic captures 2nd straight NBA MVP title

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic plays for Denver. And for Serbia. Both places can once again make the same claim: For the second consecutive season, they're home to the best player in the NBA. The league announced Wednesday night that Jokic had captured back-to-back MVP awards. The Nuggets' big man

May 11

'There's hope': 76ers waiting to see if Embiid can come back

MIAMI (AP) — The best that Philadelphia coach Doc Rivers could offer Saturday about Joel Embiid's possible availability for the Eastern Conference semifinal series against Miami was a two-word answer. "There's hope," Rivers said. For now, Philadelphia will cling to that. The 76ers and Heat both hit the practice floor

Apr 30

76ers' Embiid has broken orbital bone as East semis loom

MIAMI (AP) — Joel Embiid feared this would be the case. Turns out, he was right. The Philadelphia 76ers announced Friday night that Embiid — the NBA scoring champion and an MVP finalist — has a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion. Those injuries, for now anyway, have him

Apr 30

Embiid scores 33 points, 76ers finish off Raptors in Game 6

TORONTO (AP) — James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers are headed for the second round, not home for Game 7. Joel Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds, Harden added 22 points and 15 assists and the 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-97 in Game 6 to end their first-round

Apr 29

Raptors top 76ers 103-88 behind Siakam, force Game 6 at home

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pascal Siakam gave a pregame pep talk to keep the Raptors calm in a hostile Philly environment where they already lost twice and fell into a playoff hole. The message was simple: "Listen to our voices." How do they like the sound of this? The resilient Raptors

Apr 26

Siakam scores 34 as Raptors avoid extinction

TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, Gary Trent Jr. added 24 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-102 Saturday to avoid a four-game sweep in their first round playoff series. Game 5 is Monday night in Philadelphia. No

Apr 23

Raptors' Barnes wins NBA Rookie of the Year, edging Mobley

NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto forward Scottie Barnes was voted NBA Rookie of the Year on Saturday, edging Cleveland's Evan Mobley in a close vote. Barnes got 48 first-place votes and 378 points from a global panel of 100 sports writers and broadcasters. Mobley received 43 first-place votes and finished

Apr 23

Embiid hits winning 3 in OT, 76ers beat Raptors for 3-0 lead

TORONTO (AP) — After pushing the Toronto Raptors to the brink of elimination, Philadelphia's Joel Embiid pledged to finish the job as quickly as possible. Embiid made a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in overtime to give the 76ers a 104-101 victory on Wednesday night and a 3-0 lead in

Apr 21

Embiid hits late 3 in OT, 76ers beat Raptors for 3-0 lead

TORONTO (AP) — Joel Embiid made a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 104-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night and a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. After 76ers coach Doc Rivers called a timeout to save the possession as

Apr 21

Brunson, Kleber lead Mavericks past Jazz to even series at 1-1

DALLAS (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 41 points, Maxi Kleber had 25 with eight of Dallas' playoff-record 22 made 3-points and the Mavericks, without superstar Luka Doncic, evened up their first-round series with a 110-104 win over the Utah Jazz in Game 2 on Monday night. The Mavericks,

Apr 19

Embid scores 31 to lead 76ers to 2-0 series lead on Raptors

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid took a stiff arm moments after tipoff and the 7-footer pushed back. Trying to keep his composure, Embiid absorbed a few more deliberate blows from a Raptors defense clearly trying to bully the big guy. Coach Doc Rivers gave Embiid a quick message: "No, Jo,

Apr 19

NBA releases list of awards finalists

NEW YORK — Nikola Jokic is a finalist to win a second straight NBA MVP award, along with two-time winner Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid. The NBA unveiled the top-three finishers in voting for its individual awards Sunday, with the expected names in the running for the marquee award. Jokic,

Apr 17

Maxey breaks out for 38 points, 76ers beat Raptors in Game 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had Sixers fans roaring "Maxey! Maxey! Maxey!" after each electrifying play -- and he crammed a season's worth into the breakout game of his young career. He wowed on whirlwind layups, connected on 3-pointers from Curry-range and did whatever he desired at all times as

Apr 17