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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid underwent surgery for the second time on his right foot on Tuesday, this time a bone graft procedure. Embiid had two existing screws replaced and a bone graft of the site was done using bone from his hip...

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...

Dario Saric should start looking for his passport. According to a report, the Sixers are in talks to lure international asset to the United States -- and to the NBA for this upcoming season. However, David Pick also cautions in his report that his Turkish team Anadolu "loves him...

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Miss the Sports Bash or do you just want to listen to it again? The Sports Bash ON DEMAND gives you the chance to go back and hear what you missed. Its the Sports Bash with Mike Gill and Todd Ranck. Brett Brown Sixers head coach Brett Brown joined 97 ...

I'm a Sixers fan. I'm a passionate Sixers fan. I want to see my team do well every year. I want the Sixers to be competitive, but I understand that these things take time. The old saying goes like this: "Rome wasn't built in a day...

New Sixers draft pick Joel Embiid took to Twitter to clarify this face: It was a tape delay, don't worry:

With the third pick in the 2014 NBA draft, the Sixers selected Kansas center Joel Embiid. The Sixers assume the risk of him sitting out the entire 2014-15 season, but Embiid would likely have been the consensus top pick if healthy so there is a large reward that comes with that risk...

It's the NBA Draft tonight on 97.3 ESPN and you call follow all the action with Mike Gill and Pete Giordano inside the 97.3 ESPN Sports Bash Sixers war room presented by Westy's Irish Pub. We'll be tweeting live with reaction, follow:  @973ESPN, @MikeGillshow, @PeteyG973 You can also watch the guys reaction on our You Tube  After every pick and trade the Sixers make we'll have instant reaction her