Philadelphia 76ers News

Let's give a loud shout-out to Banu Turkoglu. Her reported affinity for Toronto rescued the Blazers from making a colossal mistake.

But until a charity game last week in Lake City, Fla., one important man had not seen Speights play in person.

There was a discussion about the possibility of a 1-year contract for Bibby, but no formal offer was made.

During one of the first plays of the 2009 Orlando Pro Summer League, 76ers point guard Jrue Holiday passed to forward Marreese Speights and cut toward the hoop.

While 21 teams will gather in Las Vegas later this week for the NBA summer league, the 76ers are one of the seven squads that will send players to the Orlando Pro Summer League, which begins today at the RDV Sportsplex in Orlando.

July 5 1947 - Larry Doby becomes the first black to play in the American League.

With free agency closing coming in just a few short hours, the Philadelphia 76ers have no questions as to who they're targeting... by Derek Peiffer 4 47 reads Opinion With free agency closing coming in just a few short hours, the Philadelphia 76ers have no questions as to who they're targeting.

What's up with this mascot? The 76ers have abandoned the uniform style worn here byHip-Hop. Now would be a good time for the team to drop the rabbit, too.

With the NBA's free-agent period beginning today, 76ers president and general manger Ed Stefanski plans to talk with Andre Miller's agent.

The Philadelphia 76ers announced today that Head Coach Eddie Jordan has named Mike O'Koren as Associate Head Coach and will retain Jim Lynam and Aaron McKie as assistant coaches for the upcoming season.

Last week, the 76ers mercifully scrapped their unsightly, tricked-out, late-'90s uniforms and logo in favor of returning to the franchise's famous old-school models.

The 76ers had high expectations entering last season after landing Elton Brand in the summer.

Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams make up 20 percent of the 76ers' roster, which is a work in progress.

The Sixers stellar draft Thursday night has this team on the edge of contending for a championship.

Fourteen trades in the NBA coincided with the league's draft last week. The deals included everything from the glitzy transfer of big names - the trades of Shaquille O'Neal to Cleveland and Vince Carter to Orlando - to the more mundane shuffling of future second-round picks or wads of cash for current second-round picks who might or might not ever ...

With the seventeenth pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected the freshmen sensation Jrue Holiday.

The 76ers showed off their spiffy new logo, a design that was really just a return to the old-school brand from some of their glory years.

Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski raved about Jrue Holiday's defense, saying that he had to play it in order to get on the court at UCLA under head coach Ben Howland.

The NBA draft is tomorrow, and the 76ers are remaining steadfast: They still plan to select a guard with the 17th pick.

University of Pittsburgh swingman Sam Young headlines a group of six NBA Draft prospects scheduled to work out for the Jazz this morning, and 7-foot-2 University of Utah center Luke Nevill is among those slated to visit with the team Sunday.