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Nate Oats adds Detroit Pistons assistant Brian Adams to coaching staff

Nate Oats completes his coaching staff with an interesting hire from the NBA

Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball program has completed its coaching staff for the 2024-25 season by hiring Detroit Pistons assistant Brian Adams. The veteran coach will replace Austin Claunch who left the Crimson Tide this offseason to become the head coach at UTSA.

Adams has spent time as a coach in college, the NBA, and overseas and joined the Pistons halfway through last season. Adams most notably worked as an assistant for Doc Rivers with the Philadelphia 76ers 2020-23.

Adams will join Preston Murphy and Ryan Pannone on Oats’ staff in Tuscaloosa. With the addition of Adams, Coach Oats now has two assistant coaches with NBA experience.

ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report on the hire.

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Former Sixers assistant Brian Adams joins Pistons’ coaching staff

Former Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Brian Adams will join the Detroit Pistons as an assistant coach.

One of the Philadelphia 76ers former assistant coaches landed a job in the league.

Brian Adams, who spent three seasons as an assistant under former coach Doc Rivers, landed a job with the Detroit Pistons on coach Monty Williams’ staff. Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Pistons are bringing in Adams to replace another former Sixers assistant, Dan Burke, who is away from the team due to a personal situation.

Adams originally accepted a head coaching job in Taiwan, but he will now join the Pistons for their West Coast road trip. They will take on the Houston Rockets on Monday to begin the trip.

As for the Sixers, their attention turns to the Chicago Bulls for a rematch at home on Tuesday. Philadelphia looks to bounce back from a Dec. 30 loss to the Bulls to finish a 2-2 road trip.

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Sixers evaluate big man Paul Reed’s performance at summer league

The Philadelphia 76ers wrap up and evaluate the summer league performances by Paul Reed.

The summer league is very beneficial for younger players to get the necessary reps and court time to grow and develop as a player.

Philadelphia 76ers second-year big man Paul Reed used this time wisely as he showed much improvement in his game. Defensively, he called out schemes and led on that end of the floor. Offensively, he showed obvious improvements with his control and his jumper.

“Paul had such a good showing at the G League bubble that he came in and he put a lot of pressure on himself to play well,” said summer league coach Brian Adams. “So at first, he might have been pressing a little in that first game, and we talked to him, we showed him film, and I think after that he hit the ground running.”

Reed needed to understand he just needed to do the little things that a role player does to help the team win. Once he understood that, everything else came easy and he earned a spot on the All-Summer League second team.

“We’ve been preaching to him, if he does the little things, big things come from it, and he’s done all this type of great stuff role players do,” Adams added. “He defends 1 through 5. He defends the rim. He defends one-on-one. Offensively, he gets to dribble hand-offs to the second side. He rolls. He can pop. Nobody’s working on his jump shot this offseason (more) than Paul, and these last two games we got to see a look at it and so I’m really happy for him.”

Reed has a maniacal work ethic and he wants to be a great player in this league. While he has a ways to go, the second-year big man has a nice foundation to build off.

“Nobody wants it more than Paul, so it was a really great way to finish it,” Adams finished. “I think as soon as that first game ended, we got a great Paul the rest of the time and it wasn’t to say he was bad that first game, I just think he had to hit the ground and get a feel for what it was gonna be like and he really started running after that first game.”

Now, Reed has to carry this with him to training camp at the end of September to battle and earn a spot on the roster.

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Sixers rookie Jaden Springer discusses what he learned in summer league

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jaden Springer discusses his summer league experience while out in Las Vegas.

The NBA summer league is made for the younger players to continue to develop their games. The second-year players will make the trip out to Las Vegas to continue to polish their games while the rookies make the trip in order to get some experience and begin to adjust before the NBA season begins.

For Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jaden Springer, it was definitely a learning experience for him. He was the No. 28 pick in the 2021 NBA draft and he then went out to Vegas to begin his journey in the league.

After some initial adjustments, he broke out in the finale on Tuesday. He scored 21 points on 8-for-14 shooting and he knocked down five free throws out of six attempts. He looked under control all game and it looked like he was taking a big step forward.

“The pace of the game,” Springer started. “I just slowed myself down and just let it speed me up. I felt like the coaches put me in a good position and good situation. Those two things really helped me out a lot.”

The summer league experience is about continuing to learn and develop each game. Springer was able to do that and make an impact in the finale in their win over the Utah Jazz in what has been a culmination of learning over their time out in Vegas.

“He’s just gotten better with every game and his ability to get downhill and get the paint and make strong two foot moves is impressive,” said summer league coach Brian Adams. “Defensively, he’s at a high NBA level already, so seeing that on the offensive and getting downhill, attacking in pick-and-roll, getting into the paint, making plays, it was awesome.”

Overall, Springer still has a lot to learn and a lot to develop, but this was an overall positive experience for him and now, he just needs to carry it over to training camp. He was able to get his first taste of NBA basketball and how the game is played as well as how fast the game is. All of that is very important for the 18-year old out of Tennessee to learn.

“For me, really, it was my first taste of NBA basketball so really adjusting to the speed of the game, just learning the pace, that’s the biggest thing for me,” Springer added. “Being able to play with a whole team of guys that can really hoop so that was my biggest takeaways.”

Now, Springer should try and decompress a bit and begin to mentally prepare for the grind of the NBA season getting set to begin on Sep. 28 with training camp.

“All these guys got to take a little time off to just kind of relax a little and get off their legs,” Adams added. “We’ve been out here 14 days and yesterday (Monday) was actually our first day we had a full complete off day. We’re really encouraging them to take a little time.”

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Sixers praise Paul Reed for big performance despite summer league loss

The Philadelphia 76ers praise Paul Reed after his huge performance in the summer league loss in Vegas.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been missing a star player on their summer league roster in the form of Tyrese Maxey so they have had to turn to other pieces on their roster in order to get some production.

On Sunday, the Sixers turned to second-year big man Paul Reed who stepped up in a big way. The energetic big out of DePaul scored 27 points with 20 rebounds, four steals, and four blocks in the tough overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was a solid performance that the young man can take with him into the future.

What’s more, is that Reed is now only the second player in summer league history to have a 20-20 game. The first to do so was Alan Williams.

“Paul was amazing and he was really gut-wrenched last night when we lost so to bounce back like that, that was awesome,” said summer league coach Brian Adams. “His ability to just do all the little things is huge and the more he just focuses on being a role player, it’s amazing how much his line fills up and all those cool stats come that you don’t usually think come with a role player so it’s awesome to see him do that. I was so happy for him. We just wish we could have gotten the win for him.”

Reed’s energy was infectious and it is the type of performance that can inspire other players on the roster, such as rookie Jaden Springer, for example.

“Paul was hoopin tonight,” awed Springer. “He’s been hoopin this whole summer league, but today he turned it up another notch so it was great watching him.”

To start the game, Reed was the only big man on the floor, making him essentially the center. Rookie Filip Petrusev came off the bench in this one so Reed had more freedom to do what he does best and that is to use his athleticism and continue to make winning plays out on the floor.

“I’m comfortable playing any position, really, but I ain’t gonna lie, I like playing the 5 because I get to bang,” laughed Reed. “At the same time, I like playing the 4, because I know out on the perimeter, dudes can’t really guard me like that.”

With that being said, Reed is not going out there looking for his own. He is a guy who would rather help the team win more than anything so he is more focused on team goals rather than his own individual stuff.

“I don’t really be getting in my bag, for real, because I’ve been trying to play within the offense,” he explained. “I’ve been trying to keep it simple.”

The Sixers will have one final summer league game on Tuesday. It is a consolation game that has yet to be scheduled.

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Sixers say Isaiah Joe left summer league loss with left knee injury

The Philadelphia 76ers say that Isaiah Joe has a left knee injury after their summer league loss.

The Philadelphia 76ers were in the middle of a tough summer league battle with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday out in Las Vegas when they had to hold their collective breaths a bit.

Second-year guard Isaiah Joe took a tumble when driving to the basket in the fourth quarter and he remained on the floor for a little while before getting up on his own power. He eventually ended up limping back to the locker room as it was obvious that he was in pain.

After the Sixers ended up losing to Minnesota 99-96 in overtime, the Sixers announced that Joe ended up leaving with a left knee injury. There will be more info on him when appropriate.

“I know they took him back and just put some ice on it and stuff,” said summer league coach Brian Adams. “He’ll be re-evaluated.”

The Sixers will have a consolation game on Tuesday to finish up the summer league in a game that is yet to be scheduled. Joe will probably not play in that game as there is not really a reason for him to push anything.

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Brian Adams comments on Sixers rookie Jaden Springer’s shooting struggles

Philadelphia 76ers summer league coach Brian Adams discusses the shooting struggles of rookie Jaden Springer.

The Philadelphia 76ers have seen some positive things thus far out of their summer league team that is out in Las Vegas. Second-year guards Tyrese Maxey and Isaiah Joe have made big plays on both ends of the floor and second-year big man Paul Reed has been energetic.

There has been one tiny concern for fans and that has been the up and down play of rookie Jaden Springer. The No. 28 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft has been terrific on the defensive end of the floor, but his play on the offensive end has left a lot to be desired.

After shooting 3-for-11 in Saturday’s loss to the Boston Celtics, Springer is now shooting just 10-for-32 from the floor in three summer league games. The form is there, but he has yet to really find the consistency needed to knock down these open shots.

“He shoots it with a lot of arc,” said summer league coach Brian Adams. “It could be an arc thing because sometimes when you shoot is super high it ends up falling short. At the end of the day, I think, Jaden’s a really good all-around basketball player that needs to develop, to keep developing, and so I think his jump shot, whether it’s coming up short because of lower, upper, I couldn’t tell you that right now. I’d have to go back and look.”

Springer definitely will need a lot of development as time goes on. He is just 18-years old, at the end of the day, and the Sixers will need to work with him extensively on his offensive game, but the form is there and the willingness to get better is there as well. At this point, it is about continuing to develop him for the future.

“I think it’s just something that’s gonna keep coming along with his game,” Adams finished. “He’s got a tremendous work ethic. He’s proven he can make them and so now we’ll just get this consistency up and he’ll definitely tweak it in the gym, I’m sure.”

Springer and the Sixers will have one final summer league game on Sunday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Sixers discuss how much they missed Tyrese Maxey in loss to Celtics

The summer version of the Philadelphia 76ers discuss how much they missed Tyrese Maxey in a loss to the Boston Celtics.

The summer version of the Philadelphia 76ers continued with their schedule out in Vegas on Saturday when they took on the Boston Celtics, but they had to do so without star second-year guard Tyrese Maxey.

The young man out of Kentucky was having a terrific summer league, but he returned home to Garland, Texas to host a youth basketball camp. In his absence, Philadelphia had a tough time generating any consistent offense and they fell to the Celtics 100-80.

Isaiah Joe led Philadelphia with 15 points and Paul Reed added 14 and 12 rebounds, but as a team, it was tough sledding on offense. Maxey has been the one generating a lot of the team’s offense as he creates not only for the team, but for himself as well. Replacement Frank Mason III was admirable, but he is not Maxey.

“Maxey’s obviously, especially at this level, he’s a talented point guard in general, but he’s at this level, he’s even that much,” said summer league coach Brian Adams. “Any time you lose your point guard, your team is going to suffer from the standpoint of that’s been your leader the whole camp and whatnot, at the same time though, we were ready for this, we prepared for it, I thought Frank did a pretty good job he was very aggressive, he got downhill.”

Things unraveled quickly for Philadelphia in the third quarter when they were outscored by the Celtics 30-14 as they could not find any open looks at all after keeping it close in the first half.

“A guy of Maxey’s caliber is always going to make a thing, but that can’t be an excuse at all,” Adams continued. “I thought we were ready and we were prepared and then when the game started, I was happy with our first half overall and then the third quarter, I have to go back and watch, but things kind of fell apart a little.”

Joe had four assists as he did his best trying to create some offense for the team in the absence of Maxey, but it was clearly not enough on the offensive end of the floor.

“Tyrese is a big part of this team, but just like any NBA game, sometimes you got to play without great players,” Joe explained. “You got to learn how to use what you have. Today was a test of that. So I think we just got to keep getting better with what we got because we have the pieces. We have the coaching staff, we have the layout, we just got to put it together.”

The Sixers will wrap up the summer league on Sunday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves out in Las Vegas.

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Sixers guard Isaiah Joe looking to improve playmaking, defense in Vegas

Philadelphia 76ers guard Isaiah Joe is looking to improve as a playmaker and a defender in the summer league.

With the Philadelphia 76ers in Las Vegas competing in the 2021 NBA Summer League, this offers the opportunity for the younger players on the roster to continue to grow and develop their individual games.

For second-year guard Isaiah Joe, he now has an opportunity to show off what he has continued to work on out on the floor in a game atmosphere. The sharpshooter from Arkansas had a big game on Thursday scoring 21 points with five rebounds and four assists while knocking down five triples in a win over the Atlanta Hawks in Vegas.

The five triples made are nothing new when it comes to Joe, but he was able to put the ball on the floor and get to the basket while also creating for others. The four assists are something that he did not get the chance to show off in his rookie season in Philadelphia.

“That’s one thing that I really work on a lot, been working on a lot for the past few years,” said Joe on Thursday. “So getting into the game, the coaching staff, my teammates are real confident in me to be able to play make and so once they put that trust in me, I know that I can go out there and do my thing so we were able to let loose.”

The fact that Joe can now put the ball on the floor and create a bit more is something that summer league coach Brian Adams can use for his offense moving forward in Vegas. It will also help Philadelphia in the coming seasons.

“He’s proving that he can handle and pick-and-rolls as a secondary ball-handler,” said Adams. “We’ve known that, but now this is an opportunity because obviously, he didn’t play a ton this season. He’s getting the minutes to show that and it’s just kind of shining through naturally. It’s great to see and it’s now, as a coach, something I can incorporate more.”

Then, there is Joe’s play on the defensive end. There were plenty of times where the second-year guard was able to step up and make some plays on that end of the floor and that is something that he has continued to take pride in.

“Effort, film, being able to trust that you have help on the defensive end, I think all those play a big aspect in defense,” Joe explained. “You gotta be really, really aggressive on the ball and off the ball and I think our coaching staff, they really harp on defense first, and that’s one thing I really take pride in as I’m leaning on our defense and we’re going to continue to do that.”

The Sixers got a bit of a preview of Joe’s entire package in the 2020-21 season when they were hit hard with the league’s health and safety protocols. Joe had to play much more due to the fact that Philadelphia could not turn to anybody else. He is now able to show that off even more in the summer league.

“At the end of the day with Isaiah, because he shoots the ball so dynamically, I think we always just think shooter, shooter, shooter, but he’s actually a pretty good on-ball defender,” Adams added. “Defensive, schematically, he knows what to do.”

It also helps that Joe can lean on guys like Ben Simmons, Danny Green, Matisse Thybulle, and others for any more advice that he needs. He has kept in touch with the team’s veterans throughout the offseason.

“We stay in touch a little bit,” Joe finished. “They always, as veterans, they always try to stay in touch with us just to make sure that we’re doing alright. I really appreciate that because moving on to the future, I want to do that to young guys too, so that really gives us confidence. It helps us with our future.”

Philadelphia will take on the Boston Celtics on Saturday out in Vegas.

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