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Why are Portland Fans Blaming John Canzano for Darius Miles’ Stalled Career?

Remember Darius Miles? He was one of the many casualties of the disaster that was the 2000 NBA draft. (Can you believe the best player from the entire draft went 43rd? If you want to call it the worst draft in NBA history, you...

Ian Thomsen: Young the key to 76ers' long-term success

Jul 23, 2008

Elton Brand's arrival means a transition to small forward for Thaddeus Young Young, 20, is one of the biggest keys to the Sixers' long-term success Two Sixers concerns: a lack of experience and shortage of perimeter shooting...

Atlantic Division will definitely be more competitive

There are many days left, and more activity to come, in the NBA offseason. At this stage, however, it is fair to say that the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors have made their move up the chart in the Eastern Conference.

In Las Vegas Summer League, Bayless off to a blazing start

The Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love shoots a free throw against the Dallas Mavericks during an NBA summer league basketball game in Las Vegas on July 14. Love missed the T-Wolves' game Sunday against the Knicks but his...

76ers sign first pick Speights

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • July 18, 2008 PHILADELPHIA — Marreese Speights, taken by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 16th overall pick in June's NBA draft, signed with the team on Friday. Speights, a 6-foot-10 forward out of...

76ers see the upside to rookie Speights

By Kate Fagan / The Philadelphia Inquirer Friday, July 18, 2008 - Added 3m ago LAS VEGAS - Shortly before his summer league game, Marreese Speights hurried from a concession stand with popcorn in one hand and a crumpled wad of...

Ian Thomsen: Miles attempting unprecedented comeback

Darius Miles apologized. "I'm physically 100 percent,'' Miles said in his first interview since attempting a comeback unprecedented in this salary-cap era. "I'm not in [basketball] shape, but healthwise and bodywise I'm 100...

Sixers GM Stefanski in Talks to Re-Sign Iguodala

In the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, Phil Jasner reports "The next step in Eddie Stefanski's blueprint for the 2008-09 76ers is already in play. That happened when the Sixers' president/general manager met Tuesday in Las Vegas with...

Sixers' Young maturing

20-year-old is leader on summer team By MARTIN FRANK • The News Journal • July 16, 2008 Thaddeus Young still is the youngest player on the 76ers, even younger than the team's 2008 first-round draft pick, Marreese Speights. But...

Sixers shore up frontcourt, land Brand with five-year, $82M deal

Elton Brand will be bringing his frontcourt talents to Philadelphia. signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, giving them the low-post presence needed to contend in the Eastern Conference. BARON TO STAY PUT: Brand's...