NBA Draft

The NCAA recently changed the eligibility rules for college basketball players allowing them to return to college without penalty if they find they would not be drafted by NBA where they would want to.  Marcus Hayes of The Philadelphia Daily News says the 76ers' Jerami Grant is an example of a player who would've benefited from this new rule change:   "Jerami had a pretty good sophomore seaso

Short answer: No. But upon being introduced to the media on Saturday afternoon, Okafor, J.P. Tokoto and Richaun Holmes were obligated for a photo op holding up their new Sixer jerseys. NOTE: These were the actual new ones, not bad looking...

While many fans wanted Ohio State guard D'Angelo Russell, the Sixers ended up with Duke big man Jahlil Okafor, so is this a bad thing? "They were fortunate to get him," ESPN basketball insider Jeff Goodman told me on the Sports Bash.  "They got a player that most people thought would go number one for most of the year and most of the last couple of years...

The 76ers have selected Duke center Jahlil Okafor with the third pick in the NBA Draft. Okafor averaged 17.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in his lone season at Duke. Many fans thought maybe Okafor was taken just to be traded but according to Sixers GM Sam Hinkie that's not the case as Andy Katz reported...

With the draft just two days expect to hear tons of rumors involving the Sixers. The latest one to make its rounds on Tuesday involved the 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers reportedly discussing a trade that would send Portland's No. 23 pick to Philadelphia in exchange for the Sixers No...

Tuesday 6.23.15 on The Sports Bash: Bob Cooney jumped on air to talk a little bit about Thursday's draft. He put no stock in any of the reports that came out today surrounding the Sixers. Cooney still says that D'Angelo Russell is the selection with Towns and Okafor coming off the board...

Sam Hinkie could have his sights set on one player and one player only. According to a report, the Sixers general manger wants D'Angelo Russell so bad that he's even willing to trade up in order to get him. Kentucky freshman Karl Anthony-Towns looks to be the sure fire first overall selection by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but after that things could change...

With the NBA Draft quickly approaching this week, dozens of new players will enter the NBA game. For some, it will be their first time playing the American game of basketball. A crazy stat tweeted out by Jay Bilas today could make you think twice when selecting an international player as your lottery pick:     Since Yao Ming was drafted No. 1 in 200 ...

Earlier on Monday, Sixers fans got the news that the 12th pick in the 2014 draft, Dario Saric, would not be playing for in Philadelphia for the 2015-2016 season.  He will remain in Turkey for at least one more season, the buyout was just too much for the Sixers...

Monday 6.22.15 on The Sports Bash: Todd Zolecki joined Mike Gill to talk about some of the speculation from over the weekend that some major changes could be coming to the Phillies. The rumors are also there in that Ryne Sandberg has "lost the clubhouse...