Daniel Olinger

Bloomington

Philadelphia 76ers Reporter at The Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers (76ers)

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Articles

Would Jared McCain Go First in a 2024 NBA Re-Draft?

1 week ago | rightstorickysanchez.com | Daniel Olinger

In a Sixers season filled with horrible and disappointing turns, there may have been no bigger bummer than the announcement of Jared McCain’s season-ending injury in mid-December. The first two months of the season were already a calamity, with the team 7-16 (fun fact the Sixers were never once in the top ten of the East during the regular season) and stars in and out of the lineup with injury.
The Only “Solution” for Tanking in the NBA

3 weeks ago | rightstorickysanchez.com | Daniel Olinger

The Sixers are 3–24 in their last 27 games. That’s pretty bad. Worst in the NBA for any team over their last 27 games, for a matter of fact. But the Sixers are far from alone. Over the same timespan, the Jazz are 4-23, and the Hornets are 7-20. TL;DR — a few of the same teams having been losing a lot of games the past couple of months, and the powers that be in the NBA seem to be taking notice.
5 March Madness Games You Should Watch

1 month ago | rightstorickysanchez.com | Daniel Olinger

There’s nothing better than March Madness. Specifically, there’s nothing better than the first round of March Madness. Five straight days of (almost) non-stop basketball, every game holding incredible stakes, and an annual guarantee that something insane is going to happen. If you’re like me, you’re planning on blowing off as many responsibilities as possible Thursday through Monday to binge watch college basketball to an unhealthy degree.
Four Centers the Sixers Could Look at in the 2025 NBA Draft

1 month ago | rightstorickysanchez.com | Daniel Olinger

It’s been a full decade since the last time the Sixers used a first-round pick on a center. Ever since drafting Jahlil Okafor third overall in 2015 — the third straight center the Sixers had picked in the lottery up to that point — the team has used its first round-capital to acquire Ben Simmons, Timothe Luwawu-Cabbarot, Furkan Korkmaz, Markelle Fultz, Zhaire Smith, Landry Shamet, Matisse Thybulle, Tyrese Maxey, Jaden Springer and Jared McCain.
Is Dylan Harper the Clear No. 2 in the Draft?

1 month ago | rightstorickysanchez.com | Daniel Olinger

You all know the drill by now. This season has not gone well. The Sixers keep their pick for the 2025 NBA Draft if it lands in the top six. Anything after that, and it goes to the OKC Thunder. Two weeks ago, I wrote about Cooper Flagg, who is as locked in to the No. 1 overall pick as any prospect in recent memory. He’s in the same tier as Wemby in 2023 and Anthony Davis in 2012. There is no debate what the Sixers would do if they win the lottery and get the top pick.
Cooper Flagg Is a Prospect Worth Tanking For

2 months ago | rightstorickysanchez.com | Daniel Olinger

There’s a solid chance Cooper Flagg first got on your radar last summer when stories of his incredible play for the U.S. select team against the country’s Olympic squad surfaced. The hype was understandable. It's not normal to have a star-studded performance against the best players in the world before you even play your first college game. But there was actually a moment years prior where Flagg truly announced himself to the basketball world, a performance that foretold just how special he was.
Jared Butler Is One of my Favorite Basketball Players Ever

2 months ago | rightstorickysanchez.com | Daniel Olinger

There’s a million different reasons to choose your favorite basketball players. It can be as simple as the best guy on your hometown team, to the guy who plays basketball with the style you’ve always wanted to play with yourself. Thanks for reading The Rights to Ricky Sanchez! Subscribe for free to receive silver-lining posts from The Danny the rest of this godforsaken season.
A Full Breakdown of the Quentin Grimes-Caleb Martin Trade

2 months ago | rightstorickysanchez.com | Daniel Olinger

Let me take you back to the most impressive moment of Quentin Grimes’ young career. It’s May of 2023, and the Miami Heat hold a 3-1 series lead over the New York Knicks. The Knicks have a six-point lead with just under two minutes left in Game 5, but the Heat are rallying behind Jimmy Butler. That’s when Grimes gets clipped hard by a Bam Adebayo screen, and immediately falls to the floor while holding his left leg.
Justin Edwards Has Embraced His Role as the Sixers' 3-and-D Wing

2 months ago | rightstorickysanchez.com | Daniel Olinger

Below are the statistical profiles of two different rookies just over halfway through the season:Rookie A — 32 games played, 3.2 Points Per Game, 27.4% 3PT Shooting, 40.7 TS%Rookie B — 17 games played, 7.2 Points Per Game, 32.8% 3PT Shooting, 56.6 TS%Rookie A is Reed Sheppard, who was picked third overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA Draft following one of the most remarkable shooting seasons in college basketball history. Rookie B?
Explaining Paul George's Shooting Struggles

Jan 10, 2025 | open.substack.com | Daniel Olinger

5.6 points per game. 7.8% from behind the three-point line. 4.2% on two-point field goal attempts, and 9.5% on free throws. Those numbers are the difference between Paul George’s averages in his last season with the Clippers compared to what he’s done in his first 24 games in a Sixers uniform. The future Hall of Famer is down to 16 points per game on 48-33-81 shooting splits, despite scoring nearly 23 a night last season in Los Angeles while posting the first 50-40-90 season of his entire career.