Hayes: The Sixers' talent is obvious, as are the obstacles
In the preseason opener Tuesday night against the Celtics, giant center Joel Embiid worked through three post moves and scored his first basket as a professional, blocked a dunk at the top of the square, then hit a 24-footer.
Silky forward Dario Saric hit two three-pointers and scored 10 points.
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They don't want to rush the 6-foot-11, 265-pound center back onto the court after surgery in March to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
That is, unless you haven't played in an actual game since March 1, 2014, as a freshman at Kansas and your career has been on the endangered list.
Paul may make it hard for Sixers to cut him
AMHERST, MASS. – It’s still early, but if Brandon Paul can string together a couple more games like Tuesday night’s performance, the 76ers will have to think long and hard before releasing him.
The free-agent signee came off the bench to score a game-high 15 points in the Sixers’ 92-89 preseason victory over Boston at the University of Massachusetts’ Mullins Center.
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Joel Embiid possesses a personality that draws people to him like championship- starved Philadelphia fans flock to a hot rookie quarterback.
His pregame shooting session finished, Joel Embiid lowered all 7 feet, 2 inches, and 275 pounds of himself into the chair in front of his locker