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Player grades: Tobias Harris, Sixers knock off Nets in preseason matchup

Tobias Harris and the Philadelphia 76ers walked away with a preseason win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday.

NEW YORK — The preseason continued for the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday when they paid a visit to the Brooklyn Nets.

The Sixers entered the game short-handed. They were already without Joel Embiid, James Harden, Danuel House Jr. and Furkan Korkmaz. The Sixers lost PJ Tucker shortly before the tip due to right ankle soreness. Then they lost Tyrese Maxey in the first half due to back spasms.

In the end, though, the Sixers walked away with a 127-119 preseason win over the Nets as Tobias Harris had 18 points and nine rebounds. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 21 points for Philadelphia. De’Anthony Melton contributed 15 points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists. Paul Reed added 18 points, and Maxey produced eight points and three assists before leaving. Jaden Springer had 11 points and five rebounds, Danny Green added six points, and Patrick Beverley had six points and four rebounds.

Here are the player grades from the win:

Nick Nurse, Sixers evaluate defensive effort in preseason loss to Celtics

Nick Nurse and the Philadelphia 76ers evaluate their defensive effort after a preseason loss to the Boston Celtics.

PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers have played the Boston Celtics twice to begin the preseason and they both have been losses. There have been stretches where they look really good and other stretches where they have struggled.

In Wednesday’s 112-101 loss to the Celtics in preseason action, the issue was the defensive end. A lot of Boston’s guards were able to get to the rim and finish with relative ease. That is something that coach Nick Nurse is not happy about.

“I think the biggest thing is, the ones I don’t like is when we get beat up all the way to the basket,” said Nurse. “Like we’re not getting blown by, but we’re kind of just getting boom, boom, boom, hit, and at some point, the physicality of how can we make a play on that? How can we at least make it a harder shot at the end of that? We certainly need to address that.”

The Celtics shot 16-for-44 from deep on the night, and while it is just a preseason game, a lot of those looks were wide-open. The perimeter defense has to be better going forward.

“C-plus, B-minus,” added Danny Green of how he’d grade the team’s defense. “We got a long way to go. It’s mostly to communicate and keep playing. We have times we have lapses. We hang our head. Guys don’t get back, it leads to an open 3. Communication leaving the guy open for a 3. Tonight, we had too many of those where guys are open. Just wide for long periods of time.”

This is a brand new coaching staff introducing a brand new system and it’s something the Sixers are looking to get used to as they move forward under Nurse and the staff. Philadelphia will be looking to continue working on getting everybody on the same page.

“We got to get back to getting back, playing, communicating, and make sure everybody’s matched up on bodies,” Green added. “Especially, with how this league and how many attempts they like to shoot from the perimeter. So we’re gonna do a better job of just staying on our P’s and Q’s.”

With that being said, there are two preseason games left. The Sixers have plenty of time to get their act together and move forward on the defensive end of the floor.

“Team defense, it can be a lot better,” added Paul Reed. “I’ll say that for sure. It’s not where it needs to be yet, but it’s the preseason. We’re still working on getting better. It’s our first time really playing against other people so we’re still working on getting better, but it hasn’t been the best. I think we all know that. I think we can all see where we can get better and everybody’s still learning. Still learning each other so it’s a process, but I’m confident we’ll figure it out before the season starts.”

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Player grades: Kelly Oubre Jr. performs, Sixers fall to Celtics in preseason

Kelly Oubre Jr. performs well off the bench as the Philadelphia 76ers fall to the Boston Celtics in preseason action.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers continued the preseason schedule on Wednesday at home in a rematch with the Boston Celtics. The Sixers fell to the Cs in the preseason opener in Boston and were looking for more productivity in this matchup at home.

Once again playing without James Harden, Joel Embiid and Furkan Korkmaz, coach Nick Nurse wanted to see what he has in the rest of the roster. Kelly Oubre Jr., a new addition, hopped off the bench and poured in 18 points on 6-for-8 shooting with four 3s to help. Despite his efforts, the Sixers took a 112-101 loss.

Tyrese Maxey had 17 points, De’Anthony Melton had 10 points, Tobias Harris added nine and six rebounds, and Paul Reed added 10 points, six rebounds and five assists. Danny Green added eight points while Jaden Springer had 10.

Here are the player grades following the loss:

3 players with the most to prove to Nick Nurse, Sixers in the preseason

Here are three players with the most to prove to coach Nick Nurse and the Philadelphia 76ers in the preseason.

The Philadelphia 76ers have begun the preseason slate as they opened up the exhibition schedule with a 114-106 loss to the Boston Celtics on the road on Sunday. The Sixers have a preseason rematch with the Celtics on Wednesday at home.

With three games left before the regular season begins, there are some players who have much to prove to coach Nick Nurse and the Sixers. Nurse is looking to piece together his rotation and President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey has a decision to make as he will have to remove a player from his roster before opening night on Oct. 26.

Here are three players with the most to prove in the preseason:

Player grades: Tyrese Maxey plays well, Sixers fall to Celtics in preseason

Tyrese Maxey plays well, but the Philadelphia 76ers fall to the Boston Celtics in the preseason opener.

The Philadelphia 76ers began the preseason schedule on Sunday with a visit to where their 2022-23 season ended: the TD Garden. The Sixers took on the Boston Celtics with a lot less on the line as both teams look to prepare for the upcoming season.

The Sixers played without Joel Embiid, James Harden, De’Anthony Melton, and Furkan Korkmaz as coach Nick Nurse wanted to see what he has in other pieces. He knows what he has in Tyrese Maxey as the young guard went to work early and often in this one to the tune of 24 points. The Sixers did drop this one to the Celtics 114-106.

Tobias Harris added 13 points and seven rebounds, Patrick Beverley had 12 points, Jaden Springer added 14 points and five rebounds, and Kelly Oubre Jr. had six and four rebounds.

Here are the player grades following the preseason loss:

Social media reactions to the best UNC basketball team debate

Social media reacts to Danny Green and Theo Pinson debating which UNC national championship team was better, the 2005 or 2009 team.

One of the biggest debates for UNC fans is whether the 2005 or 2009 National Championship men’s basketball team was better.

Well, Tar Heel Danny Green is weighing in on the debate, discussing the topic with Theo Pinson on the Run Your Race podcast by Tidal League. Both teams were loaded and dominated in their ways, but which was superior?

Green leaned more towards the 2009 team, which featured him, Ty Lawson, and was led by Tyler Hansbrough. The 2005 team, on the other hand, featured Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton, and Marvin Williams, to name a few.

Pinson took a snippet of the debate and pushed it on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, sending social media into a frenzy. The clip has now garnered more than 44k views as fans throw in their input on the debate.

Let us look at how social media reacted to the 2005 or 2009 UNC team debate.

Sixers’ Danny Green feeling healthy following road back from injury

Philadelphia 76ers guard Danny Green feels ready to go after a long road from recovering from a torn ACL.

CAMDEN, N.J. — In the early stages of Game 6 in the 2022 Eastern Conference semifinals between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat, Joel Embiid drove to the basket, but he fell on his way to the bucket.

Embiid took a tumble and he fell directly on Green, who was in obvious pain on the ground. Green was unable to finish the game and was diagnosed with a torn ACL.

Considering the veteran had been in the league for 13 years at that point, was 34 years old, and had already won three titles, one could assume retirement was probably coming. However, Green wasn’t going out like that.

Green worked tirelessly and he returned to the floor on Feb. 1 for the Memphis Grizzlies. He ended up playing in 11 games in the 2022-23 season for Memphis and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Now, back with the Sixers, Green is ready to get back at it.

“I had some amazing PTs,” Green said. “They were great. They got me back. A quick spin, but I feel even better now. This summer, I’ve been able to focus on other parts of the rehab, but keeping the knee right, keeping the the quads and the muscles right.”

Green claims he is ready to get back at it and he is looking to earn a spot on the roster in order to help the Sixers win. Philadelphia could always use another shooter and Green provides it. He is a career 40% shooter from deep. He shot 39.5% from deep in two seasons with the Sixers.

“This is the best my body’s felt in a long time, especially having kind of a year off to just focus on those things,” Green added. “So I’m excited. It’s a great opportunity to not just prove to everyone around me, but to myself that I can still be who I was before I left here.”

Also, considering the way things ended for Green in his first go-around with the Sixers, he has his mind focused on achieving his goals in Philadelphia.

“We had a great opportunity in my first year,” Green recalled. “We lost to Atlanta in the second round. I feel like if I was healthy, we’d have a better shot at getting over that hump. … Then in my second year, even though Joel was out the first two games, he had a broken face at the time, we played really good basketball at home. We evened the series at 2. I was in really good rhythm. If I didn’t get injured, things may have gone different.”

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A key question for every Philadelphia 76ers player on the roster

Here is a key question for every player on the roster as the Philadelphia 76ers prepare for the upcoming season.

The Philadelphia 76ers are ready to convene for training camp on Tuesday when they head to Colorado State University to begin preparation for the upcoming season. The Sixers are expected to remain contenders in the East despite the ongoing James Harden saga.

As the new season approaches, now is the time to begin previewing the 2023-24 season and begin getting ready for the adventure that is Sixers basketball.

With camp approaching, it is time to begin talking basketball. Here is a key question for the players on the roster with guaranteed deals:

Danny Green explains why he made his return to Sixers in free agency

Danny Green explains why he returned to the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency.

The Philadelphia 76ers brought back a familiar face late in free agency: Danny Green. The veteran out of North Carolina played two seasons in Philadelphia (2020-2022) and is back after playing 11 games in 2022-23 for the Memphis Grizzlies and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Green averaged 7.8 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 39.5% from deep during his time in Philadelphia. He developed a good relationship with Joel Embiid. He played for coach Nick Nurse with the Toronto Raptors in 2018-19, the season they won the title.

Green hopped on the “76ers Insiders” podcast to explain why he chose to return to Philadelphia:

Being familiar with the city, being familiar with the team, and the group, those guys having minutes on the floor with them and knowing how they operate was a big decision aside of playing for Nick so both those combined made it easy decision for me. I know that I can play in the system or play with those guys and thrive. We know how to play off each other and, hopefully, figure it out and make it work regardless of who was coaching and who’s on the floor. We can make something special happen and I feel like there’s some unfinished business. Both years I was here, the first two times, I had gotten hurt in the playoffs against Atlanta. I felt we had a good shot and against Miami, Jo was hurt the first two games with his face. That thing was broken, and then I got hurt, and we were playing well at home. So, you know, who knows what would have happened if those things didn’t happen? So yeah, I think we had some unfinished business with the group that we had during those years. I think that we can still make something special happen with the guys that we have here now.

Green is on a non-guaranteed contract so he will have to earn his spot on the roster. At 36, it’s fair to wonder how much he has left in the tank, but he is still a valuable player thanks to his knowledge and his shooting prowess on the floor.

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Sixers training camp: who’s the odd man out in the guard rotation?

With training camp approaching, the Philadelphia 76ers have to figure out the guard rotation behind Tyrese Maxey and James Harden.

Training camp is quickly approaching for the Philadelphia 76ers as they get set to head out to Colorado State University in preparation for the 2023-24 season. The Sixers are still expected to be contenders in the Eastern Conference despite the James Harden saga over the summer.

Among the questions the Sixers must figure out is what the guard rotation will look like behind Harden (if he does show up) and Tyrese Maxey. While Harden and Maxey will be fully entrenched in the starting lineup at the guard spots, the Sixers will need to decide who gets the minutes off the bench.

While De’Anthony Melton and Patrick Beverley will certainly get the bulk of the minutes, there could be a few minutes left over for somebody to make an impact. The question is which one will be left out?