Ahead of yet another Sixers back-to-back — they will host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night without Joel Embiid, Paul George and several others before welcoming the Sacramento Kings to town on Wednesday night — let's get into this week's Sixers mailbag, with questions centered around the team's young depth.
While the Sixers are, obviously, not where they expected to be at this point in the season, the injuries have opened the door for undrafted rookie Justin Edwards to get an opportunity.
Multiple members of the Philadelphia 76ers give their thoughts on the play of undrafted rookie Justin Edwards.
The Philadelphia 76ers have won just three of their last 10 games and are 10-21 without Joel Embiid this year. Still, the 76ers brass is confident that Embiid will return to action and lead them to the playoffs.
Edwards finished with three points (1-6 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), three steals and two rebounds over 29 minutes during Saturday's 109-97 victory over Chicago.
The center's contract becomes more of an albatross with every game he misses, every night that he happens to suit up and ends up hobbling from one end of the court to the other.
With the Sixers' star trio of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George all out due to injuries, Justin Edwards stepped up and exceeded expectations against the NBA's best defensive team in the ...
But while the game itself was a wash, one bright spot emerged for Philadelphia: hometown kid Justin Edwards, who dropped 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting from
The 2025 NBA trade deadline is on the horizon. The Philadelphia 76ers will presumably be buyers, though they are not among the most eager teams to make a big splash. The Sixers prefer not to tank the remainder of this season, but their losing record will surely influence their approach before the deadline on Thursday, February 6.
Having already committed three first-half turnovers, the Sixers’ Paul George took a couple of slow dribbles toward the baseline, spun out of a trap and zipped a pass crosscourt … 10 feet over his intended recipient’s head and into the seats.
Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George exited in the second quarter of Saturday’s 109-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls and did not return after jamming his left pinkie. Sixers coach Nick