Rockets

The first pick in this year's D-League draft, Robert Covington has been signed by the 76ers on Saturday.  According to reports, Covington will sign a four-year, $4.2 million contract with Philadelphia, netting him $1 million for this season alone...

The Philadelphia 76ers and Houston Rockets are talking about a trade involving Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin, reports Marc Stein of ESPN.

The Philadelphia 76ers have acquired the rights to Houston Rockets forward Royce White, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke Friday night on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been officially announced...

The Rockets have made Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin "available" in trade talks, according to CBSSports.com and the Sixers just might be one of the teams on the other end of the phone for Asik. With Houston trying to make a push for Dwight Howard, the Rockets are looking to move Asik, the 76ers have been mentioned as a possible destination for Asik presumably with Sam Hinkie's ties to the Rock

The Sixers have hired former Rockets assistant GM Sam Hinkie to be their new general manager today, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. He will become Philadelphia’s third GM since July 2011, when the current ownership group, led by Joshua Harris, purchased the Sixers from Comcast-Spectacor...