D'Angelo Russell

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...

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...

With the NBA draft Thursday, you're going to start to hear some very interesting stories and rumors in the days leading up. One that is making its rounds according to Brad Turner of the LA Times, is that Ohio State guard D'Angelo Russell does not want to play for the Sixers if they take him with the third pick...

Perhaps, Ohio State guard D'Angelo Russell really was sick. The former Buckeye had to cancel his meeting and workout last week with the Sixers because he was "sick." Judging from his workout that was rescheduled for Wednesday, Russell "killed it" and "loves Philly," according to a report citing sources...

According to reports, Sixers big man Joel Embiid suffered a setback in the healing process in his right foot, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Crazy things could be coming to the NBA Draft.

Following up on yesterday’s column, which centered on some of the concerns I have when looking at D’Angelo Russell, Emmanuel Mudiay, and Mario Hezonja as prospects, we can now take a look at what intrigues me about each. These guys are, after all, some of the higher rated prospects on my board...

Ever since the Sixers ping pong ball combination came up with the #3 pick in Tuesday night’s NBA lottery, the general assumption has been that Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell is the front-runner to be picked by the Sixers.

Much of the attention at the NBA combine is given to the public aspects of the event