Sam DiGiovanni

1 month ago | clutchpoints.com | Sam DiGiovanni

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid's future as an NBA superstar is unclear. The Philadelphia 76ers still believe in him, especially co-star Tyrese Maxey. Maxey didn’t have a very fun 2024-25 season but Embiid's campaign was a uniquely miserable experience. He was insistent that the big man was dedicated to the team and said that he's kept in touch with him to make sure his spirits stay as high as they can. “It sucked.

1 month ago | clutchpoints.com | Sam DiGiovanni

Quentin Grimes shined with the Philadelphia 76ers even as the team went kaput amid an influx of injuries. Grimes' surprising outburst made him a priority for the Sixers to keep this offseason. He surely hopes that one of the teammates he spent a lot of time playing next to is back, as well. In an appearance on The Young Man and the Three, which he claims was his first ever appearance on a podcast, Grimes was asked which 76ers teammate he liked playing with the most.

1 month ago | clutchpoints.com | Sam DiGiovanni

PHILADELPHIA — Jared McCain and Joel Embiid spent a lot of time on the bench together during this Philadelphia 76ers season. The rookie and the veteran both dealt with knee injuries that knocked them out for most of the season. Although those injuries were not quite the same thing, it gave them lots of time to watch games together from the sideline and get familiar with each other. Naturally, they bonded and Embiid helped McCain out as he learned about life in the NBA.

1 month ago | clutchpoints.com | Sam DiGiovanni

PHILADELPHIA — After a disastrous, 24-win season, the Philadelphia 76ers are running it back. Not only are head coach Nick Nurse and president of basketball operations Daryl Morey going to be back, the latter said, but so are all three of the team's stars: Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George. “Ownership gave us the resources to make aggressive moves this offseason to put a championship roster around Joel and Tyrese,” Morey said.

1 month ago | clutchpoints.com | Sam DiGiovanni

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers don’t have the playoffs to look forward to in the spring and summer of 2025. Instead, they have the NBA Draft…maybe. Although they own the 35th overall pick, which is a good selection for the second round, they have to see if they get their first-round pick this year. Their selection is top-six protected and will convey to the Oklahoma City Thunder if it falls out of that range.