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Observations from Paul Reed, summer Sixers in SLC loss to Grizzlies

Here are observations from Paul Reed and the summer version of the Philadelphia 76ers in a Salt Lake City loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Philadelphia 76ers opened up the 2022 summer session in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies just looking to grow their youngsters. It’s the summer so now is the time to ensure that everybody is able to grow and continue to develop as young players.

The Sixers were able to get some good play from their summer league veterans in Paul Reed and Isaiah Joe, but the Sixers could not stop the Grizzlies from deep in a tough 103-99 loss to open up the summer. Memphis was 15-for-30 from deep. Philadelphia will have two more games in Utah before they head to Las Vegas.

Reed had 20 points, 15 rebounds, and four steals to lead Philadelphia, Joe had 19 points, Charles Bassey had seven points and six rebounds, and Jaden Springer had 15 points. Charlie Brown Jr. hopped off the bench and had 15 points and seven rebounds while Grant Riller added 12 points.

Here are some observations from the summer league opener:

One thought on every Philadelphia 76ers player at the All-Star break

Here is one thought on every member of the Philadelphia 76ers as they head into the All-Star break.

The Philadelphia 76ers will go into the All-Star break with a 35-23 record and in third place in the Eastern Conference despite all of the adversity. The Ben Simmons saga was a dark cloud hanging over the franchise no matter what it did on the court all season.

With the addition of James Harden after sending Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers hope they can move forward with the new duo of Harden and Joel Embiid and forget about the Simmons saga.

Of course, the Sixers will have to battle with the Nets as well as the Milwaukee Bucks and others in the East, but this is a talented roster that seems to buy into coach Doc Rivers and what he is trying to get across to his team.

At the break, here is one thought on every player on this team’s roster:

2021-22 Philadelphia 76ers roster after the big James Harden trade

Here is a look at the new Philadelphia 76ers roster with the trade of James Harden.

The Philadelphia 76ers made their big move. They moved Ben Simmons away to the Brooklyn Nets to acquire James Harden and they will look to continue to grow a championship team around Harden and Joel Embiid as they move forward.

The trade does not come without risk as the Sixers moved their best shooter in the form of Seth Curry as well as their backup big man in Andre Drummond to the Nets in this deal. However, they were able to now bring in a superstar perimeter player to team up with Embiid and Tobias Harris in order to try and get the job done moving forward.

With that being said, let’s now take a look at this team’s roster with Harden here now to team up with the big fella:

Player grades: Joel Embiid leads Sixers on big rally past Kings at home

Joel Embiid led the Philadelphia 76ers on a big rally to knock off the Sacramento Kings at home.

The Philadelphia 76ers were looking to continue their recent home success as they welcomed a struggling Sacramento Kings team into the City of Brotherly Love. The Kings had just recently lost by 53 points and then followed that up by trailing by as many as 30 in the next game. This seemed set up to be an easy victory for the Sixers.

However, this is the NBA and there are no such things as easy victories in this league. Despite their recent struggles, the Kings came out with a ton of energy and they built a 17-point lead in the third quarter. However, Joel Embiid kicked it into high gear as he went off in the third quarter–he scored 17 points in the frame–to help the Sixers rally and knock off Sacramento 103-101.

Embiid finished with 36 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists, Tobias Harris added 16 points and eight rebounds, Tyrese Maxey had 13 points and seven assists, and Seth Curry had eight and five assists in his return. Matisse Thybulle had eight points and Danny Green added 11 off the bench.

Here are the player grades following the rally:

Sixers player grades: Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris lead in win over Pelicans

Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris come alive as the Philadelphia 76ers were able to rally past the New Orleans Pelicans at home.

The Philadelphia 76ers returned home on Tuesday looking to build some momentum at home and start off a 5-game homestand the right way. The New Orleans Pelicans offered up that chance as they have been a struggling team and they were missing four of their five starters as well as star Zion Williamson.

The Sixers did not start well as they looked flat from the jump and they had a tough time defending the perimeter. Pelicans guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker and big man Willy Hernangomes gave Philadelphia a lot of issues and the Sixers trailed by double digits early and they trailed by eight at the half as the boo birds came out at Wells Fargo Center.

The Sixers were then able to dig deep in the second half in order to rally for a 117-107 victory. Joel Embiid led the way with 42 points and 14 rebounds with four blocks while Tobias Harris added 33 points and 11 rebounds in support. Furkan Korkmaz also added 13 points with Tyrese Maxey adding 10 points and five assists.

Here are the player grades following a closer than expected win:

Sixers player grades: Joel Embiid lifts team past Spurs on the road

Joel Embiid led the way as the Philadelphia 76ers knocked off the San Antonio Spurs on the road on Sunday.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been excellent on the road in the 2021-22 season as they entered Sunday’s contest with the San Antonio Spurs by sporting one of the league’s best road records at 16-9. After coming off a disheartening loss at home, the road was a comforting place for the Sixers.

Philadelphia built up a double-digit lead at the half and they were able to close out a pesky San Antonio team that does not quit led by the legendary coach Gregg Popovich and a budding star in Dejounte Murray by a score of 115-109. Joel Embiid had 38 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists to lead Philadelphia as he had himself another impressive night.

Tobias Harris added 18 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists, Tyrese Maxey chipped in with 18 and six assists, Furkan Korkmaz added 17, and Isaiah Joe added eight points. Charlie Brown Jr. also added seven points and two steals.

Here are the player grades following a bounce-back win on the road:

Sixers player grades: Shorthanded Clippers rally from 24 down to stun Sixers

The shorthanded version of the Los Angeles Clippers were able to rally from a big deficit to knock off the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been playing some good basketball of late as they have been taking advantage of what has been a soft schedule as of late to move up in the standings. They looked to do the same on Friday when the Los Angeles Clippers came to town while missing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

After a slow start that saw them fall behind the Clippers by 13, the Sixers went on a big run spanning across the end of the first and into the second quarter that saw them build a 24-point lead. However, they could not sustain it as the Clippers put on a huge rally to stun the Sixers 102-101.

Joel Embiid had 40 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists to lead the way for Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey added 19 points and seven assists, and Tobias Harris added 20, seven rebounds, and four assists. Georges Niang had seven and four boards off the bench while Andre Drummond added five and 11 rebounds.

Here are the player grades following a tough loss to take:

Sixers player grades: Joel Embiid lifts team past Mo Bamba, Magic

Joel Embiid lifts the Philadelphia 76ers past the Orlando Magic despite a career night from Mo Bamba.

The Philadelphia 76ers returned home on Wednesday to take on a struggling Orlando Magic squad looking to get back on track following a loss on Monday. The Sixers had already beaten the Magic twice on the season and it seemed like Orlando would be the team to get back on track.

However, what they didn’t game plan for was Mo Bamba having a career night. Bamba had a career-high in points at the half and he knocked down seven triples in the first half to help the Magic take a 57-47 lead over the Sixers at halftime. That was despite Joel Embiid having 24 points of his own at halftime.

Nonetheless, Embiid finished with a ridiculous 50 points to tie his career-high on 17-for-23 shooting and 12 rebounds to lead the Sixers to a 123-110 win over the Magic despite 32 and three blocks from Bamba.

Tobias Harris added 21 points on 8-for-13 shooting, Tyrese Maxey had 14, and Furkan Korkmaz had eight points, six rebounds, and five assists coming off the bench in this one. Seth Curry also added five and eight rebounds. Andre Drummond did add nine points and five rebounds in his minutes while Georges Niang had 10.

Here are the player grades following the win:

Sixers player grades: Sleepy, slow effort leads to road loss to Wizards

The Philadelphia 76ers looked a bit slow in a road loss to the Washington Wizards on Monday.

Maybe it was a hangover from their previous road win over the Miami Heat, or maybe it was the 2 p.m. EST start time, whatever the case may be, the Philadelphia 76ers looked a bit sleepy and a step slow on Monday when they took on the Washington Wizards.

The Sixers gave up 61 points in the first half as the Wizards and the effort just wasn’t there at all in this Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee as the Sixers fell 117-98 on a tough day for them. Bradley Beal returned from the health and safety protocols for Washington and he scored 13 points as he was one of seven Wizards who scored in double figures in this one.

Joel Embiid led the way for Philadelphia with 32 points and eight rebounds, Tyrese Maxey had 18 points, Seth Curry added eight points and five assists, Furkan Korkmaz had six points, five assists, and five rebounds Tobias Harris had seven points on 3-for-11 shooting before fouling out. Georges Niang scored seven and Isaiah Joe had eight off the bench.

Here are the player grades following this loss:

Sixers feeling impressed by Charlie Brown Jr. as a perimeter defender

The Philadelphia 76ers give their praise to Charlie Brown Jr. as a perimeter defender.

The Philadelphia 76ers originally signed Charlie Brown Jr. to a 10-day hardship exception when they were dealing with December’s COVID-19 wave across the league. They needed bodies and brought him up from their G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.

After seeing him in action, they converted him to a two-way deal, and he made an impact in Saturday’s road win over the Miami Heat. He only scored two points and he missed his 3-pointers, but his defensive effort really stood out for coach Doc Rivers.

“He is a heck of a defensive player,” Rivers said. “I think we were laughing because he came down and guarded Jimmy Butler, the next play he guarded (Tyler) Herro, next play he was on (Duncan) Robinson, next play he was on Strus. He is a one-man zone. He is just guarding anybody with the ball, but he is long, athletic and a really high basketball IQ.”

To Rivers’ point, the Sixers employed Brown Jr. against those three players and even Kyle Lowry on some possessions. His impact on that end was clear. In the first half, when Philadelphia’s offense was bogged down, the Sixers relied on Brown Jr. to get some defensive stops, keeping the team in the game.

“That was big for us,” said Tobias Harris. “Guys came in, stepped up. Charlie Brown came in, and he just gave us a huge lift. It’s great that he got that opportunity to showcase how good he can be on the defensive end. He really helped us there.”

There will be more opportunities for Brown Jr. to make an impact on the defensive end and prove he can be of value in big games.

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