• CHICAGO - In another three months, Sam Hinkie hopes to relocate his family and begin house hunting. For now, the 76ers' new general manager and president of basketball operations - the guy with perhaps the toughest job in Philly - is preoccupied with salvaging a franchise.
  • CHICAGO - Rudy Gobert was the biggest prospect at the NBA draft combine. The center from France stands 7 foot 1/2 in his socks and 7-2 in his sneakers. He has an incredible 7-81/2 wingspan and massive hands.
  • CHICAGO - C.J. McCollum remains intrigued with the 76ers even though they didn't request to interview him at the NBA draft combine.
  • After missing final stretch of season with a foot injury, Lehigh guard wants to show he can take his game to the next level.
  • CHICAGO - There's a thought that Indiana post player Cody Zeller would have gone in the top five of last year's NBA draft.
  • No NBA general manager who wants to get his roster from Point A to Point B ever begins that process by trying to construct a four-team trade.
  • The NBA Draft combine continues through its second day with a few big names finishing up testing. Most notable? Shane Larkin recorded the second-biggest maximum vertical leap in combine history.
  • With Sam Hinkie at the helm it is safe to assume that the Sixers will dial back their dependence on maddening mid-range shots, and instead focus on higher-efficiency areas.
  • A private settlement conference in the Kobe Bryant sports memorabilia case is scheduled for Friday morning in the chambers of U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider.
  • Former Indiana forward Cody Zeller said his interview with the 76ers went well. “I think I’ll fit in well there,” said Zeller, who met with the Sixers’ brass on Thursday at the NBA draft combine.
  • Chip Kelly, Sam Hinkie and Joe Banner blind you with brightness.
  • CHICAGO - Jeff Withey is projected to be picked in the middle of the first round in the NBA draft next month. The Kansas center is keyed up about Friday's interview with the Sixers, who are likely to pick 11th.
  • New Sixers GM Sam Hinkie not just a numbers guy; he's also a basketball fan.
  • As a Sixers’ fan, it seemed like mediocrity was a right.  But last year, [fired coach] Eddie Jordan proved that mediocrity wasn’t as much of a lock as it appeared.  The Sixers could actually do worse.  Much worse.  So fear not, folks, a plan is in motion to return the Sixers to right...
  • Last night, the NBA held its lottery to determine the NBA Draft order for the non-playoff teams and the Philadelphia 76ers have improved their draft position to second overall.  In addition, the team (New Jersey) that had the most ping-pong balls ended up with the third overall pick so the Sixers w...
  • Per Kate Fagan of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Sixers are going to interview a pair of assistant coaches: Bill Laimbeer (Minnesota) and Dan Majerle (Phoenix).  General manager Ed Stefanski will interview Laimbeer (and former Raptors coach Sam Mitchell) on Sunday and Majerle (and Portland assistan...
  • The Sixers aren’t going to contact Byron Scott in regards to the coaching vacancy created by the dismissal of Eddie Jordan last month, according to Kate Fagan of the Philadelphia Inquirer.  Scott, who coached the Nets when Ed Stefanski was the GM there, would have been interested in discussin...
  • In reference to the Sixers’ coaching vacancy, president and general manager Ed Stefanski has contacted the agent of former 76er player, former NBA coach (Bulls, Pistons and Wizards) and current NBA broadcaster Doug Collins, according to Kate Fagan of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Collins hasnR...
  • A typical season for the Sixers is a regular-season finish with a mediocre record, barely making the playoffs and then suffering an inevitable first-round defeat at the hands of a vastly superior team (even if they get off to a good start in the series).  While they fell well short those relatively...
  • Perhaps it came too late, but the news certainly hasn’t come too soon. It’s now official. As expected, the Eddie Jordan era in Philadelphia is over. “Obviously what I thought would happen did not occur and the decision was not a right one and that’s why I made the choice to go no...

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