Daniel Olinger

2 months 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.

Mar 19, 2025 | 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.

Mar 13, 2025 | 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.

Mar 7, 2025 | 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.

Feb 19, 2025 | 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.