Sixers [33-15] - Exum leads Sixers to solid win against Nuggets

Tough losses to open the season, but it looks like the team will be OK when the action is in your hands.

Oubre > Barnes

I am hopping on the Oubre bandwagon.

2/11/15

Philadelphia 76ers [0-2] vs Miami Heat [1-1]

Sixers open their account with gutsy win against Heat



PHI - 25 25 18 28 96
MIA - 29 22 21 15 87

Player of the Game: Joel Embiid
(14pts, 8reb, 5ast, 1stl, 4blk)
(7-11 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-1 FT)


Top Scorers
Shabazz Napier - 26
Jimmy Butler - 22
Nerlens Noel - 17
Joel Embiid - 14
Michael Carter-Williams - 14
Chris Bosh - 12
Luol Deng - 12
Danny Granger - 11
Tony Wroten - 11
Kelly Oubre - 10

Rebounds
Josh McRoberts - 9
Joel Embiid - 8
Nerlens Noel - 8
Chris Bosh - 7
Shabazz Napier - 6
Kelly Oubre - 5

Assists
Dwyane Wade - 6
Joel Embiid - 5
Jimmy Butler - 5
Michael Carter-Williams - 5

Steals
Harrison Barnes - 2
Dwyane Wade - 2

Blocks
Joel Embiid - 4
Tony Wroten - 2
Nerlens Noel - 2
Michael Carter-Williams - 2

Butler highlights
Flash

Embiid highlights
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Simmed Game

PHI - 26 34 22 19 101
CHA - 20 21 25 19 85

Record: 2-2

First win of the season. Oubre did pretty well (10pts, 5reb, 1ast)

Tough losses to open the season, but it looks like the team will be OK when the action is in your hands.

Yep, I felt a lot more capable of winning the Detroit game with my new roster than I did at any point last season.

Oubre > Barnes

I am hopping on the Oubre bandwagon.

I think Oubre has played better in the couple of games so far, but Barnes will improve. I also need Oubre as a bench scorer.

No 0-17 start here.

4/11/15

Early Season Transactions & Injuries

It has been an injury-interrupted start to the season for a lot of players. Big name players aren't immune, with Rajon Rondo having to battle though the pain barrier caused by a sore wrist for the next month and Dwight Howard sitting out a month whilst his strained achilles heals.

Reigning Rookie of the Year Jabari Parker is also playing in pain for the next four weeks with a sore knee he suffered during training earlier this week.

Rudy Gay is still recovering from the torn MCL injury that made him miss the end of last season. New Charlotte recruit Greg Monroe is still waiting to make his debut for his new team after suffering from the same injury as Gay. Luckily for him though the severity of the tear in his knee was only minimal and he should return to playing next week.

It hasn't been a happy start to the season for the Hornets with youngster Noah Vonleh playing restricted minutes for the next few weeks due to a sore knee and point guard Kemba Walker out for over a month with a broken hand.

Key Player Injuries




Long-term Injuries

Fans in New Orleans have quickly come crashing back to reality after the euphoria and winning the draft lottery and drafting Jahlil Okafor with the first overall pick. A 0-4 start to the season has really deflated the Pelicans and their fans.


_93-91 L vs Grizzlies
114-98 L @Jazz
127-109 L vs Rockets
106-112 L @Knicks

They at least have something to be happy about today though after the team announced the signing of veteran sharpshooter Ray Allen. The former Milwaukee, Seattle, Boston, Miami and Philadelphia guard signed a one-year contract worth almost $3 million to play with the Pelicans this season.

Scoring was definitely something the team needed as Jahlil Okafor has struggled to find his rhythm in the NBA yet. The top pick is averaging just 4.5 points per game. Allen will play his role as backup to Eric Gordon and form the bench rotation with guys like Ryan Anderson, Austin Rivers and Omer Asik.

There was some significant new out of Cleveland this week with LeBron James and Kevin Love both agreeing to long-term contract extensions. Both players played key roles in the Cavs' championship win last season.

Elsewhere, Dwyane Wade signed what will likely be the last contract extension of his career, adding another three years to his stay in Miami. Roy Hibbert signed on for another three years in Indiana. There was good news for Timberwolves fans as well with big man Brook Lopez signing a five year extension. Lopez had been acquired in a trade that sent Nikola Pekovic, Kevin Martin and Corey Brwer to Brooklyn. Minnesota also got the pick that they used on Justise Winslow in that trade.

Contract Extensions

Boston
Jeff Green (4yr/$23.45m)

Charlotte
Gerald Henderson (5yr/29.95m)

Cleveland
LeBron James (3yr/$67.74m)
Kevin Love (4yr/$59.51m)

Dallas
Jameer Nelson (2yr/$4.02m)

Denver
Arron Afflalo (4yr/$24.01m)

Indiana
Roy Hibbert (4yr/$30.69m)
David West (1yr/$4.50m)

Miami
Dwyane Wade (3yr/$31.95m)
Danny Granger (1yr/$3.27m)

Milwaukee
Jared Dudley (5yr/$13.96m)

Minnesota
Brook Lopez (5yr/$61.35m)

Phoenix
Goran Dragic (5yr/$55.57m)

Portland
Thomas Robinson (4yr/$27.76m)

Sacramento
Ray McCallum (3yr/$12.10m)

Washington
Paul Pierce (1yr/$4.28m)

Free Agent Signings

Houston
Kendall Marshall (1yr/$4.52m)

New Orleans
Ray Allen (1yr/$2.94m)

No 0-17 start here.

Party time

5/11/15

Milwaukee Bucks [0-3] vs Philadelphia 76ers [2-2]

Sixers continue winning streak in Milwaukee



MIL - 18 29 23 22 92
PHI - 27 23 23 29 102

Player of the Game: Jimmy Butler
(21pts, 7reb, 2ast, 3stl)
(8-18 FG, 5-11 3PT, 0-0 FT)


Top Scorers
Harrison Barnes - 23
OJ Mayo - 23
Brandon Knight - 22
Jimmy Butler - 21
Joel Embiid - 14
Kelly Oubre - 11

Rebounds
John Henson - 12
Nerlens Noel - 12
Joel Embiid - 7
Jimmy Butler - 7
Larry Sanders - 6
Dario Saric - 5

Assists
Michael Carter-Williams - 10
Tony Wroten - 8
OJ Mayo - 5
Brandon Knight - 5

Steals
Jimmy Butler - 3
Larry Sanders - 2

Barnes highlights
Flash

Butler highlights
Flash

Simmed Game

BOS - 15 40 21 26 102
PHI - 21 34 29 26 110

Record: 4-2

Not that it's too surprising as they're quality players, but Barnes and Butler are already looking like good additions.

Jimmy Butler sure is helping out this year on his new team!

Think this season may be epic.

Not that it's too surprising as they're quality players, but Barnes and Butler are already looking like good additions.

Jimmy Butler sure is helping out this year on his new team!

Think this season may be epic.

Butler has been a great addition to my team. Him, Barnes and Oubre have really provided the scoring power that I was lacking last season.

A big difference this season is that I have a vastly improved perimeter threat. Butler, Barnes, Oubre, McDaniels, Hezonja, Wroten and Carter-Williams can all sink them

6/11/15

Twitter News

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Dynasty coming to an end in San Antonio with Manu Ginobili announcing that this will be his last year of professional basketball

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
38 year old Ginobili has won 4 titles with Spurs. Fellow veteran Tim Duncan is 39 and not guaranteed to play beyond this season either

8/11/15

Washington Wizards [3-1] vs Philadelphia 76ers [4-2]

Plenty of offense on show as Sixers defeat Wizards



WAS - 16 24 20 37 097
PHI - 31 33 28 34 126

Player of the Game: Tony Wroten
(22pts, 3reb, 9ast, 2stl)
(10-13 FG, 2-5 3PT, 0-0 FT)


Top Scorers
Kelly Oubre - 22
Tony Wroten - 22
Nate Robinson - 21
Otto Porter - 20
Jimmy Butler - 17
KJ McDaniels - 16
Joel Embiid - 14
Harrison Barnes - 13
Mario Hezonja - 12
Aaron Harrison - 11
John Wall - 11

Rebounds
Otto Porter - 8
Nerlens Noel - 8
Kevin Seraphin - 7
Greg Oden - 6
Mario Hezonja - 6
Joel Embiid - 5
Georges Niang - 5

Assists
Tony Wroten - 9
Michael Carter-Williams - 9
John Wall - 6

Steals
Michael Carter-Williams - 4
Jimmy Butler - 3
Tony Wroten - 2
Nerlens Noel - 2
Marcin Gortat - 2

Blocks
Greg Oden - 2
KJ McDaniels - 2
Joel Embiid - 2
Jimmy Butler - 2
Michael Carter-Williams - 2

Oubre highlights
Flash

Wroten highlights
Flash

Simmed Game

PHI - 20 16 24 26 86
WAS - 24 20 23 21 88

Record: 5-3

Just a perfect shooting night in Washington. The last quarter turned into a shoot-out thanks to my bench guys and their sloppy defending.

Seven players in double figures

12/11/15

Philadelphia 76ers [5-3] vs Atlanta Hawks [3-5]

Sixers continue offensive hot streak against Hawks



PHI - 30 34 28 24 116
ATL - 23 17 22 24 86

Player of the Game: Kelly Oubre
(23pts, 2reb, 3ast, 2stl)
(9-11 FG, 5-6 3PT, 0-0 FT)


Top Scorers
Kelly Oubre - 23
Kyle Korver - 18
Jimmy Butler - 17
Michael Carter-Williams - 14
Harrison Barnes - 13
KJ McDaniels - 11
Dennis Schroeder - 10
Jeff Teague - 10
Mario Hezonja - 10
Joel Embiid - 10

Rebounds
Mike Scott - 9
Al Horford - 8
Dario Saric - 7
Joel Embiid - 7
Nerlens Noel - 7
Kyle Korver - 5
Jimmy Butler - 5

Assists
Michael Carter-Williams - 11
Jeff Teague - 9
Dario Saric - 5
Tony Wroten - 5

Steals
Michael Carter-Williams - 3
Mike Muscala - 3
Jeff Teague - 2
Kelly Oubre - 2
Tony Wroten - 2

Blocks
Harrison Barnes - 2
Jimmy Butler - 2
Michael Carter-Williams - 2

MCW highlights
Flash

Oubre highlights
Flash

Simmed Game

PHI - 15 24 22 23 84
UTA - 27 24 37 27 115

Record: 6-4

Oubre scored 17 points in the first half. (7-8 fg, 3-3 3pt). He is quickly becoming a legitimate ROTY candidate.

I increased the difficulty from pro to all-star halfway through the second quarter. I think I'm good enough now to permanently have it on all-star.

You shouldn't have simmed that game, I think you could have won it.

OUBRE IS THE MAN

16/11/15

Philadelphia 76ers [6-4] vs Oklahoma City Thunder [7-1]

Oubre has breakout game as Sixers upset Thunder



PHI - 27 28 27 22 104
OKC - 24 20 27 25 96

Player of the Game: Kelly Oubre
(29pts, 5reb, 3ast)
(10-21 FG, 5-9 3PT, 4-4 FT)


Top Scorers
Kelly Oubre - 29
Russell Westbrook - 27
Jeremy Lamb - 22
Joel Embiid - 22
Kevin Durant - 15
Jimmy Butler - 14
KJ McDaniels - 13

Rebounds
Steven Adams - 10
Serge Ibaka - 9
Kevin Durant - 7
Dario Saric - 7
Kelly Oubre - 5
Joel Embiid - 5
Nerlens Noel - 5

Assists
Michael Carter-Williams - 11
Kevin Durant - 8
Tony Wroten - 6
Jimmy Butler - 5

Steals
Michael Carter-Williams - 4
KJ McDaniels - 3
Steven Adams - 2
Serge Ibaka - 2
Kevin Durant - 2

Blocks
Steven Adams - 2
Michael Carter-Williams - 2

Oubre highlights
Flash

Simmed Game

CHI - 14 18 34 24 90
PHI - 25 28 28 20 101

Record: 8-4

Very happy with this win. My first game on all-star difficulty, against the western conference leaders

You shouldn't have simmed that game, I think you could have won it.

OUBRE IS THE MAN

Unfortunately I have no control against which games I play. Every second game is going to be simmed.

Oubre is playing like a left-handed Carmelo Anthony so far. I'm very happy with my draft choice

If he keeps this form up he will easily win rookie of the year. Emmanuel Mudiay is the leading rookie so far and is only scoring like 11 points per game.

Unfortunately I have no control against which games I play. Every second game is going to be simmed.

Why is that? Is there any option I missed in the game?

I'd suggest that's self-imposed.

Unfortunately I have no control against which games I play. Every second game is going to be simmed.

Why is that? Is there any option I missed in the game?

I'd suggest that's self-imposed.

Absolutely. I chose to do it because I just don't have the will power to play full 82 game seasons any more. I played nearly 12 full seasons over my last three dynasty threads, plus post-season games. And that took time.

Simming half the games speeds things up a lot and keeps things interesting.

Phil89, Good choice on Oubre. He has a lot of potential.

Phil89, Good choice on Oubre. He has a lot of potential.

I really like Oubre. I thought about drafting Emmanuel Mudiay, but I felt that getting my own LeBron/Durant/Melo type wing scorer would be a better move. Plus, Michael Carter-Williams is solid.

Oubre has really surprised me with his three point shooting so far. Having him, McDaniels, Butler, Wroten and Hezonja sinking three pointers has really boosted my offense this season.

I think Oubre is a real contender for the rookie of the year award. Maybe he is a dark hose to be the sixth man of the year also. Depends if I decide to bench Harrison Barnes or not.

Phil89, Good choice on Oubre. He has a lot of potential.

I really like Oubre. I thought about drafting Emmanuel Mudiay, but I felt that getting my own LeBron/Durant/Melo type wing scorer would be a better move. Plus, Michael Carter-Williams is solid.

Oubre has really surprised me with his three point shooting so far. Having him, McDaniels, Butler, Wroten and Hezonja sinking three pointers has really boosted my offense this season.

I think Oubre is a real contender for the rookie of the year award. Maybe he is a dark hose to be the sixth man of the year also. Depends if I decide to bench Harrison Barnes or not.

He really is a contender for the ROY award. His scoring instinct is off the charts. He can be a good defender too.

19/11/15

Portland Trail Blazers [7-2] vs Philadelphia 76ers [8-4]

Sixers withstand late push by Blazers to win in Portland



POR - 22 18 25 27 92
PHI - 23 24 28 24 99

Player of the Game: Harrison Barnes
(29pts, 4reb, 1ast, 1stl, 1blk)
(12-16 FG, 4-6 3PT, 1-2 FT)


Top Scorers
Damian Lillard - 34
Harrison Barnes - 29
CJ McCollum - 23
Joel Embiid - 14
Jimmy Butler - 14
Kelly Oubre - 13
KJ McDaniels - 10

Rebounds
Thomas Robinson - 12
Joel Embiid - 10
LaMarcus Aldridge - 8
CJ McCollum - 5
Dario Saric - 5
Kelly Oubre - 5
Nerlens Noel - 5
Jimmy Butler - 5

Assists
Michael Carter-Williams - 10
Joel Embiid - 5
Nerlens Noel - 5
Damian Lillard - 5

Steals
Damian Lillard - 5
Joel Embiid - 2
Jimmy Butler - 2

Blocks
Joel Embiid - 4
Kelly Oubre - 2
Michael Carter-Williams - 2
LaMarcus Aldridge - 2

Barnes highlights
Flash

Simmed Game

PHI - 21 24 30 25 100
BKN - 25 25 16 21 87

Record: 10-4

Who's your top scorer in PHI-BKN game?