Derek Bodner is a lifelong resident of the Philadelphia area who began covering the 76ers for LibertyBallers in 2010, and will be covering the Sixers on-air with 97.3 ESPN. Besides covering the 76ers, Derek also covers the NBA Draft for DraftExpress.com.
Derek Bodner
Sixers Mailbag: Will Noel be Traded, Consolidating Assets the McGee Trade and More
Welcome to Derek Bodner’s Sixers Mailbag. You can check out his previous installments of the mailbag.
Evaluating Sam Hinkie as a Talent Evaluator
If there’s one thing this entire plan hinges on, it’s Sam Hinkie’s ability to evaluate talent.
Sixers Culture is Ahead of the Curve
It was one criticism of the Sam Hinkie plan that sounded scary. That sounded legitimate.
How could the Sixers develop good habits while playing losing basketball? How could Brett Brown possibly keep the locker room together while losing game after game after game...
Sixers CEO Scott O’Neil Says Joel Embiid Will Play in Summer League
Up to this point, the Philadelphia 76ers have been reticent to commit to whether or not Joel Embiid would play in summer league.
Will Dario Saric Play for the Sixers Next Season?
Last offseason I reported that Dario Saric signed a “2+1″ contract with Anadolu Efes, which meant that the contract contained a buyout at the conclusion of his 2nd season, which ends in 2016.
Sixers Mailbag: Emmanuel Mudiay, Joel Embiid and Nerlens Noel, and More
Welcome to Derek Bodner’s Sixers Mailbag.
Sixers Mailbag: Can Embiid be Better Than Horford, Noel and Embiid Together and More
Welcome to Derek Bodner’s Sixers Mailbag. You can check out his previous installments at Libertyballers.com.
Each week Derek will answer reader questions and tweets and will appear on the Sports Bash with Mike Gill to answer your questions...
Brett Brown on Joel Embiid: ‘Everything is Right on Track’
As Joel Embiid left for Los Angeles earlier this week to meet with his doctor, many Sixers fans feared the worst.
Sixers Mailbag: Joel Embiid vs Anthony Davis, What Does Grant do Well
Welcome to Derek Bodner’s Sixers Mailbag. You can check out his previous installments at Libertyballers.com.
The Sixers Search for a Superstar Continues
Why?
Why would you go out and trade a player that you've spent the last 18-plus months developing, and trade him for an unknown quantity?